An attractive city with many points of interest, most of which are easily accessible on foot around the central area or by the public transport system. Several of my fellow passengers expressed an interest in returning for a weekend City Break in order to visit more of the city than was possible on a single day in port. ...
The Tromso cable car was closed for maintenance and we decided not to hike over the bridge to visit the modern cathedral, as we had been to both before and it was raining. The cathedral in town was closed. We managed to find the Tourist Office, which was just as well since there was nothing available at the port or elsewhere. ...
Tromso was another excellent port. Our tour went up the mountain to the scenic lookout, then to the cathedal in town with its stained glass wall and magnificent pipe organ (were we lucky enough to be able to hear part of a concert by the organist) and then a tour of the Arctic Museum and the exploits of Roald Amundsen. While theoretically could visit all of these places on your own, those who ...
Tromsø was our first port. It was very nice. I was surprised that the sidewalks were so icy but Viking had loaner cramp-ons for those who needed them. The Arctic Cathedral was beautiful. ...