Kristiansund Cruise Port Events: Kristiansund Opera Festival (February), Nordic Light International Festival of Photography (April), Cruise Season: All Year
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KRISTIANSUND CRUISE PORT Events: Kristiansund Opera Festival (February), Nordic Light International Festival of Photography (April), Cruise Season: All year. Useful links/cruise information: www.visitkristiansund.com, www.knhavn.no Kristiansund, the colourful harbor. Photo: Terje Rakke Nordic Life AS Kristiansund. Photo: Terje Rakke Nordic Life AS Sundbåten harbor sightseeing in Kristiansund ACTIVITIES: Other activities: Duration 1-2 hours. Distance: 3-6 km by boat. - Explore the town or the Atlantic Road by kayak Capacity: 47 per trip. Fishing trip - Diving off the Atlantic Road The Sundbåten harbor ferry has been in operation for Duration: 3 hours. Starts at the pier, - Seal safari off the Atlantic Road more than 130 years. A guided tour around the four two minutes from the cruise port. - Sea eagle safari islands of Kristiansund is a great way of learning Capacity: 10-30 pax. more about the history of the town. New, beautiful Deep sea fishing off Kristiansund on board the Worth a visit: Sundbåt built in the old style. Combine with a visit to 78-foot MS Hagbart Waage. Fishing trips are also Arnulf Øverland Art Gallery & the old part of the town, the Norwegian Klipfish Museum. available off the Atlantic Road with a guide and all the shipyard museum Mellemværftet, combined with fishing gear provided. a visit to the Patrick Volckmar café which has its own Modern Kristiansund – The Petro Center, old coffee roaster, Varden viewpoint with a Mid-Norway`s documentation center for oil and Hiking tour 360-degree view of the sea, fjord and mountains, and gas & a visit to Vestbase oil base The area has many hiking trails. One of them is a the modern church in Kristiansund, Kirkelandet Kirke. Duration: 2 hours guided hiking tour to Ørnhammaren (the eagle’s This excursion starts with a guided tour of the Petro ridge) Duration 3.5 hours inc. bus journey. Opera, Photo Festival and local food: Center in Kristiansund, a two-minute walk from the Bus from the town, approx. 25 minutes to Cultural Kristiansund: Enjoy a unique and different cruise port. Learn more about the oil activities off the Vadsteinsvika. experience: Opera/musical in the opera-town or coast of Norway from models of platforms, supply Breathtaking views of the sea and surrounding area. Nordic Light International Festival of Photography. boats, drill bits and films and an interesting guided There is a good path all the way to the top. Food & culture: Farm visit to the World Cheese tour. Continue by bus for a guided tour of Norway’s The summit is around 350 m above sea level, with a Champion, Tingvollost, where you will learn about biggest oil base, Vestbase. total climb of about 270 m. organic farming on this four-hour tour. A guide will tell you about the area and we eat lunch at the summit. Length: 4 km The Atlantic Road - The World`s best Road Trip. Photo: Øyvnd Leren PORT OF KRISTIANSUND PORT ATM: YES / 50 m Max size ship in port: No restrictions, Distance to nearest pilot station Currency exchange: YES, 300 m DNB Nor (bank) but recommended approx 100.000 GT nautical miles/Hours: 12 nm Tax refund: NO Max number of passenger per day in port: 5000 Visiting address: Astrups Gt 9, NO-6509 Kristiansund Public telephones in pier area: YES Max number of ships per day in port: 2 ships Mailing address: Astrups Gt 9, NO- 6509 Kristiansund Internet access in pier area: YES Ships stay min /max: No Limitation KRISTIANSUND Contact person: Harbor inspector Mailboxes in pier area: YES / bus station 600 m Environmental limitations /restrictions: No Restrictions Phone /Fax: Watch number +47 992 99 120 Distances - airport: Kristiansund Airport Kvernberget/8km Port facilities according to E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Distance to city center: 0 Cruise Norway`s guidelines: YES – the Atlantic Road Internet: www.knhavn.no Nearest hospital: Kristiansund Hospital/500 m Maximum ship length: 366 m/205 m TOURIST INFORMATION PORT SERVICES / FACILITIES & INFORMATION Maximum ship draft and depth in sea: 9.5 m / 10 m The Atlantic Road – The world`s best road trip and the cultural town of Kristiansund. Visiting address: Kongens Plass 1 Bunkers delivery /method: YES, by bunker boat Maximum ship air draft if bridge: No restrictions Distance from port: 400 m Capacity 200m3 M/T Griptank The Atlantic Road has been ranked the world’s best road trip by the British newspaper ‘The Guardian’. Mailing address: POB. 508, Kongens plass 1, Supplies: YES ANCHORAGE NO- 6501 Kristiansund Waste handling: YES Minimum depth: 24 m The Norwegian people have voted the road ‘the Construction of the Century’. The road zigzags across bridges and Phone / Fax: +47 715 85 454 Waste water method: By Truck Distance from anchorage to tender pier: 9 nm skerries, bringing you right out to the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. Kristiansund has a rich history and is known as the E-mail: [email protected] Tugboats: YES, if ordered in advance Internet: www.visitkristiansund.com Kristiansund tug service Klipfish (dried, salted cod) and opera town. Beautifully situated on four islands at the edge of the ocean, Kristiansund Anchorage: YES GENERAL INFORMATION Pontoons: NO has a spectacular harbor, and it is an intimate, colorful and convivial town that is perfect for day trips. The region is full Terminal/Restrooms in pier area: NO, Pilot: VHF Channel 13 and 16 of contrasts, with deep fjords, steep mountains, lovely villages and vibrant island communities – all within easy reach of restrooms in shopping center Emergency: Channel 16 Shuttle bus: No need Medical emergency: Phone 113 Kristiansund. Parking place for buses: YES Charts: 36-454 Taxi: YES Tidal movement: 1.5 m Rental cars: YES ISPS approved: YES Public transportation: YES Designated quays for cruise ships: YES Shopping: 50 m Ship tenders allowed: YES AttRACTIONS / EXCURSIONS The Atlantic Road & Bergtatt Marble Caves picturesque stave church – you will be charmed by Local currency: NOK Beam: No restrictions – mesmerizing adventures inside a mountain this island. Guided tour of the island and a visit to The Atlantic Road & Håholmen Island/ Duration: 4 hours Grip Stave Church dating from 1470. Kvernes Stave Church A bus trip on the world`s best road trip, the Atlantic Duration: 4-5 hours Road. The road zigzags across bridges and small City sightseeing – historical Kristiansund The Atlantic Road is a unique stretch of road that islands and is a truly unique experience. The tour From the first Norwegians, and exciting Viking takes you right out to the ocean`s edge. The road has then continues to the Bergtatt Marble Caves of Naas, history, to the success of the oil industry been voted the world`s best road trip, Norway`s which are old lime and marble mines. This is a unique Duration: 3-4 hours engineering feat of the century and Norway`s most experience inside the mountain and we`ll have a An exciting city sightseeing tour that covers the beautiful cycling route. The road is only a 30-minute taste of the crystal clear water. The tour can also history of Norway. Traces from the very first drive from the center of Kristiansund. At the Atlantic include a visit to the Nilsen Museum and its collection Norwegians were found in Kristiansund and we`ll Kirkelandet Gomalandet Road, we will visit Håholmen island, an old fishing of historic vehicles dating from the early 1900s. hear about history from the Stone age, the Viking KRISTIANSUN D Devoldholmen village dating from the 18th century. Board a replica battle at Rastarkalv, and see and smell the klipfish c i t y c ent r e QUAY: LENGTH: DRAFT: AIRDRAFT: BEAM: HEIGHT QUAYSIDE: Viking ship for a short boat trip. A film of the Grip Island era. The city was destroyed in the Second World War Vågakaia Nordsundet – boat tour to a medieval fishing village and rebuilt and we can see architectural examples en Storkaien nr. 8 366 m 9.5 m No restrictions No restrictions Low water 3.55 m Norwegian adventurer Ragnar Thorseth’s round-the- High water 2.30 m Nordlandet Duration 3 hours, approx. 1 hour by boat route. The city is known for its rich cultural activity Markussundet world- trip on a Viking ship will be shown. The Devoldholmenkai no. 12 205 m 10.2 m No restrictions Low water 3.55 m 1 500 m Storkaia Atlantic Road can also be combined with a visit to the Situated 14 km out at sea, Grip used to be one of the and has an beautiful, old Operahouse, Festiviteten. High water 2.30 m SCALE beautiful Kvernes Stave Church, which is in a most important fishing villages on the coast of Modern Kristiansund and the history of the oil Sørsundet beautiful situation on historic ground. Western Norway. Today, Grip is a summer holiday industry can be included as the last part of this tour. Innlandet paradise. Narrow streets, colorful houses and a PAGE 56 CRUISE NORWAY PRODUCT MANUAL 2013/2014.