MS Romantika (Holland Norway Lines) Eemshaven to Kristiansand 2022

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This video was filmed 1st & 2nd September 2022.
This is an information video for the Holland Norway Lines ferry from Eemshaven in Holland to Kristiansand in Norway.
We show you where to go when you arrive at Eemshaven ferry terminal and the check-in procedure.
You will see what it is like to drive onto the ship and how the decks are laid out.
We give you a tour of our cabin and the passenger areas of the ship, including the cafe, restaurants, shops and outside deck.
On arrival at Kristiansand we show how we drove off the ferry and into Norway.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:34 Arriving at Eemshaven ferry port
01:01 Checking in
01:39 Eemshaven ferry terminal
02:24 Boarding the ship
03:16 Deck plan
03:43 Coffee
04:01 Cabin tour
04:31 Emergency exit route
04:56 Reception
05:04 Cafe and restaurants
05:55 On board shops
06:29 Outside deck
06:49 Grande Buffet
07:51 Bar and entertainment
08:35 Next morning
08:46 Breakfast
09:21 Arriving in Kristiansand
09:55 Disembarking
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@LifeistooshortCK 10 ай бұрын

IMPORTANT ! Hi everyone. This ferry no longer operates on this route. It is still operating somewhere else as mentioned in the comments. I will leave it up though as a bit of history.

@MrJatzeq 7 күн бұрын

No way ! 😢

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

This video is for those just wanting info on the ferry. If you watched our last episode you will already have seen most of it. Our next Norway video is out this Friday 👍

@OrangeMapleLeaf Жыл бұрын

Excellent video. The only thing that you did not mention is that you can take your dog with you in your cabin, rather than it being locked up in a kennel. The dog can be walked on one of the decks outside. This makes this ferry unique for dog owners.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

We didn’t know that. That is excellent. 👍

@kvoulsphotography Жыл бұрын

Hello. The same vessel MS Romantika was operated by Tallink, an Estonian shipping company. The ship is still owned by Tallink, however it's chartered to H&N lines. Next summer I highly recommend taking Tallink, to explore the Baltics and the nordic countries. Tallink has currently a fleet of 15 ships, 6 of them chartered due to Covid (including Romantika), and 1 under construction. They operate on the Stockholm-Helsinki, Stockholm-Turku, (Stockholm-Riga used to be a route, but Tallink has no interest at the moment, and all of the ships operated from Riga are currently chartered), Tallinn-Helsinki, Tallinn-Stockholm, Paldiski-Kapellskar (Only for trucks and cars, no foot passengers allowed). Most of their ships are built after the 2000s, and they have the same design as MS Romantika, maybe even more modern. What can I say about the prices, well, prices are lower than Holland Norway Lines, obviously depending on the date, route and cabin you're taking. They have a big choice of cabins, starting from the cheap underwater cabins up to suites. Also I highly recommend not taking a car, you could save up to around 350 euros. 2 way cruise without a car would cost you around 300 euros, maybe a bit more. Although, buffets and a cabin on both ways are included, and you will have a whole day to explore your destination before going back. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask me. Greetings from Estonia!

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Wow thank you for all this great information. I am sure other viewers will be interested in it 👍. Maybe our travels will take us that way one day ❤️

@333Playing Жыл бұрын

Forgotten to mention that M/S Romantika was signed on this current route for 3 years as instead parking at Riga harbor to wait for the day of launch on Riga - Stockholm route again. Also new ship M/S MyStar what was under construction got ready and it started to operate on Tallinn Helsinki route yesterday as taking M/S Star out of route however ship will be back on route next year with new departure time from Tallinn.

@dp3494 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Excellent intro to the ferry crossing we are taking this year

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Enjoy 🙂👍

@lcook0825 Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Very nice video and a comfortable crossing for sure.

@davidpalin1790 Жыл бұрын

I sailed from eemshaven while working at a German offshore windfarm. Access to the port was OK 👍

@karinu.5717 Жыл бұрын

Very informative and entertaining. Thanks!

@katienorthenmore1892 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff .thank you . Inspiring 🙂

@ianluscombe Жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this video. I am doing this trip on my motorcycle next summer and feel better for having an insight into the ship.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Enjoy your trip Norwegian roads are amazing for bikes 👍

@davecoop9579 Жыл бұрын

Another good one, I really appreciate the effort you both put into your videos, thank you. I am so pleased that you detail the costs and prices so clearly - it's very helpful.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Cheers Dave you are welcome 👍

@davidmarshall5596 Жыл бұрын

This is a very good review of the ship & everything that goes with it..that idea of showing you what was on offer food wise was good so that you could see what it's like before you purchase. Think Carole has a sweet tooth 😋 good innit Carole 😋 😜 nothing better than a lovely dessert 🍨. ..keep the videos coming 👌

@leylamujanovic6498 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. I am from Kristiansand. Will definitely take a trip now ☺️

@jaijaimaa1189 Жыл бұрын

Ahhhh, great video. I took the ferry, too, two weeks ago. I liked the trip even that my cabin was not so clean.

@PigeonmanLabradors Жыл бұрын

Perfectly done guy's Great info for anyone considering a similar trip... For many people the unknown journey can be quite daunting. Your lovely informative films make decisions much easier... Thank you 😊

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Glad to be of help Gary. Thanks for watching 🙂

@getawaygeese Жыл бұрын

Great info on this one guys …. Useful if ever we take that route

@rawlyroo5975 Жыл бұрын

That sunset was stunning ☀️

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

It needed to be for the cost of the ferry 😁👍

@maryg.249 Жыл бұрын

Good to rewatch what you’d had on the other video. Looks like it was a smooth trip over and Ken got his tummy satisfied with delicious food. 😂Mary

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

That’s dedication. This video was just intended for those who just want quick facts about the crossing 😁👍

@szymonwojt9903 Жыл бұрын

I live in Søgne just outside Kristiansand and wanted to take the ferry to Nederland some day, thank you for making a great video about it, hope your trip in norway was nice :)

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

We had a lovely time in Norway and can recommend the ferry 🙂🇳🇴

@leenewcome85 Жыл бұрын

Good video thanks for sharing.......

@AlphaChinoz 2 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for this video! I hope they will establish a new route soon enough, there are talks about it. Best regards from Norway

@LifeistooshortCK 2 ай бұрын

It was a shame they discontinued that route 😕

@AlphaChinoz 2 ай бұрын

@@LifeistooshortCK yes, I've wanted to visit the Netherlands for years now, and I love taking cruise ferries (I have family in Finland so we usually took the Stockholm-Helsinki line once or twice a year)! I watched "Undercover" on Netflix, it's a Belgian/Vlanders crime series and I couldn't believe how similar Dutch and Norwegian was. So hopefully I get to go there to visit both the Netherlands and Belgium, and to go there by ship from Norway perhaps next year

@barendnu Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! I really enjoyed watching it, and it was very informative. Living in the netherlands, I hope to take this ferry one day.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Glad you found it helpful 🙂

@dapolarbear Жыл бұрын

Very civilized arrival times! (I'm not a morning person). Still about 3-4 hours drive tho from Hoek van Holland but amazing news there is now a more direct ferry route.

@RaimoLehtinen Жыл бұрын

🙂👍...MS Romantika is a great ship.

@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 Жыл бұрын

good vid thanks lee

@JonTanOsb Жыл бұрын

So nice. It's like a cruise ship, but you can take your car. :) Jon in rural BC, Canada

@Flossy_tops Жыл бұрын

It’s our intention to drive up to Norway one day, so thank you for the info you’ve provided. Sometimes all one wants is the basics such as costs, routes, ideas etc and this video provided that. We as a couple always prefer easygoing and not too planned trips, and although next year will be “our” time to explore, in the back of our minds we probably have around 10 years left for touring in our/a van …. Love your videos by the way! ❤️

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

We plan the minimum which is why we paid over the top for a one way crossing. It gave us the freedom to come back another way if we had the energy left to do that 😁👍

@Flossy_tops Жыл бұрын

@@LifeistooshortCK yes that’s a good point! ... And sometimes I think to myself “well if I hadn’t spent so much doing that, I could have done something else” … but as you quite rightly say “Life is too short” so just do it 😊

@OverlandingNL Жыл бұрын

We took the same ferry in june 2022, ate at the buffet as well going and coming back. The food was good and while the price isn't cheap it is including the drinks so it isn't all that bad. We had a wonderfull time on the ship as well with our car + caravan and can't wait to go again!

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

We were pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food and wouldn’t hesitate to use the service again too 🙂

@russfoggan4092 Жыл бұрын

Great video guys, the wife and I will be heading back across the pond after 25 years living in the USA and we fully intend to build a van and follow some of your routes and obviously visit some of your eateries along the way, my belly also rules me head!!!!

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Well we can recommend having a van. Just wish we had got it years ago now. After 25 years in the US it will be a bit of a shock to the system 😁👍

@FraserAtSea Жыл бұрын

Great to find this video - the Norwegian ferry routes are absolutely fantastic. Also, the facilities on this ferry look excellent - VERY well equipped as a ferry!

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Best ferry we have used so far 👍

@FraserAtSea Жыл бұрын

@@LifeistooshortCK Yeah - really impressive!

@drdal Жыл бұрын

I am Norwegian and I take this ferry to The Netherlands and I think it was very nice trip to Groningen and so return to Norway. I think it is much easier for norwegians to take a trip to the Netherlands if they are from the Southern Part of Norway. I have never been in the Netherlands before this ferry connection. I think Norway and The Netherlands have come much more near each other with this ferry connenction. And the Grand Buffet food was very good.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

@@drdal that’s good to hear. We hope the ferry continues beyond its two year lease 🙂

@drdal Жыл бұрын

@@LifeistooshortCK Yes, and the landscape in Netherlands are so different from montainius Norway. Such a flat landscape from Eemshaven to Groningen, but it was very cool with the farms, canals and the windmills.

@toxendon Жыл бұрын

Eyyy my hometown!

@collinhunter9792 Жыл бұрын

OOOHHH BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL. Ace trip and i lovevmy food aswell. thank you guys for this. i would never have known you could get from Netherlands to Norway like that. from memory, i always thought norway n sweden "hung" jus parralell with the top half of britain, gees. if that makes sense.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

It does 👍

@s2v10r4 Жыл бұрын

Was on this ship when I was way younger. Such a beauty. I reccomend Tallink if you want to go on a nice little cruise on the baltic sea aswell.

@s2v10r4 Жыл бұрын

Also it's nice to see how they kept the original Tallink deck plans. You can tell by the font and colour scheme.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Would love to do a Baltic cruise one day 😀

@JohnMitch Жыл бұрын

Thanks for a good video. A little pricy for food and drink onboard, I would have stocked up at a lidl or aldi and prepped some sandwich rolls and a large flask of coffee and ate in the cabin, I could not justify paying 38 euros for a meal.

@steveo7998 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoy watching your videos, thankyou for allowing us to take part in your travels, I hope to retire in 2 to 3 years time and hope to hire a campervan and travel the UK, thanks for your inspiration. By the way iam a subscriber cheers.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub. We hope you get to travel when you retire 👍

@steveo7998 Жыл бұрын

Thankyou, I am also hoping for the opportunity, all the best to both of you,

@218colin1 Жыл бұрын

Some eye watering prices for ferry and the food.

@suebt8794 Жыл бұрын

Can't get over the price!! Great vlog though the food looked nice.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Yes it was a lot 👍

@hunchbackaudio Жыл бұрын

We did this trip with the family last summer and it was great. Saved me loads of time driving trough Germany (which I hate, because it's boring). Traveling without doing anything, it doesn't get any better. Would like to do it again soon. Great entertainment as well by the way. Been to Norway many times, but this is the way to go, from the Netherlands anyway.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Yes we are not fans of long distance driving either so we really enjoyed the ship 👍

@hunchbackaudio Жыл бұрын

@@LifeistooshortCK We had our share of driving in Norway though, but that's a completely different experience. Had so many aaahs and ooohs from the backseats, lol.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

We start loving those roads in our next episode 😁👍

@MultiJono81 Жыл бұрын

This ship is on charter from the Estonian cruise ferry company Tallink. Her normal line is between Stockholm & Riga where many of the passengers will be on a 2 night cruise back and forth.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Didn’t know this thanks 👍. I wonder if it will continue.

@MultiJono81 Жыл бұрын

@@LifeistooshortCK it just might. They have also chartered their ships out for accommodation at COP in Glasgow & currently for refugee accommodation in the Netherlands. It seems that Russia & Ukraine has really affected Baltic Sea passenger traffic. Many routes that historically had 2 ships plying each direction daily now only have 1 ship with a service every other day. Hope you can do a review on the Silja Line twins between Helsinki and Stockholm.

@Barflax Жыл бұрын

Have been on this ferry when she was on Stockholm to Riga route then hers home harbour was Riga, still belong to Tallink-Silja line. Want her back for travel to Riga from Stockholm.

@martine5923 Жыл бұрын

Its crazy how much they increesed the prices I moved back to Norway from Netherlands in early May this year and round trip was like 1500NOK with a car and a cabin with window both ways

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

I imagine it’s all linked with the fuel crisis. Much higher and it will become a ghost ship. 👍

@autarch6376 Жыл бұрын

As someone living in Kristiansand I've noticed alot more cars from the Netherlands than I'm used to. I do hope they visit our zoo

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

This new ferry line will be good for the tourist industry 🙂🙏

@georevox5638 Жыл бұрын

Hello Carol & Ken, unfortunately the first part of this wonderful video will soon become a kind of historic document as the Romantika will leave Eemshaven as a port of call by mid April 2023. Between April 18th and the end of May it will sail between Cuxhaven at the mouth of the river Elbe in Germany and from early June it will sail between Emden / Germany and Kristiansand / Norway. As Emden is located right opposite of Eemshaven on the german bank of the Ems estuary, it will be just a small detour. Holland Norway Line told me that they had to change ports as they had to share the berth in Eemshaven with construction vessels for future windfarms off the duch coast and this disrupted their operations too much. This is really sad as their terminal looked quite lovely in your video. I love your videos and look forward to every new adventure of the little red campervan

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Wow didn’t know this. Thanks for the information. I will pin the comment so later viewers are aware 👍

@hcjkruse Жыл бұрын

I travelled the overnight ferry to Harwich and back many times for a day of work in the city. This one looks lovely. Not sure whether I am interested in the onboard entertainment. A good night sleep, clean cabin and taking our dog with us. Curious about Norway. Stay near Kristiansand or travel to Bergen and further? not sure yet.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

We did a big southern loop including Bergen 👍

@the-other-windsors Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that guys, very informative. 9 euros for 2 coffees. A sign of things to come. Heard it's expensive in Norway. You said that the ship shop had everything you could possibly want... But... Did it have giant Toblerone! 😁🐕🚙

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

You couldn’t get a giant Toblerone in your camper and neither can we so stop fantasising 😁👍

@the-other-windsors Жыл бұрын

@@LifeistooshortCK we wouldn't have store it for long!! 😁🐕🚙

@clareclark6535 Жыл бұрын

Toblerones are always in duty frees lol

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Good point 😁👍

@MrFinlandsuomi Жыл бұрын

👍

@leonwilks4114 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic series so far fair play to you both and I have one little question where you said its cheaper for a return but you was unsure which way you were coming back,could you have not booked a return whether you used it or not,or did you mean it would have been it would have been more for a return than the £566 apologies in advance if that sounds confusing lol.. looking forward to these travels as the aurora borealis is on my bucket list. take care each

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

It would have been more than £566 for a return but not double the single fare. We did not think we would be coming back that way as we wanted to explore some of Denmark on the drive home 🙂

@hcjkruse Жыл бұрын

The buffet is a higher quality than the buffet on Stenaline Harwich Hook of Holland. The breakfast was a bit expensive. How clean were the cabins? How stable was the ship compared to larger ferries?

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

We had flat calm on the crossing so can’t comment on how good it is when its rough. The whole ship was clean 👍

@rl3799 Жыл бұрын

Interesting - thanks. Is 8pm really that late for dinner or am I strange in thinking it's a perfectly decent time?

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

We were tired from the drive

@voyagein2thecoreofthenight700 Жыл бұрын

and is there a way to geton the boat without a car? bus line leading here?

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

You would have to check on an App such as Moovit or Glimble. It depends where you are coming from.

@neilwhitehouse8140 Жыл бұрын

Great video. How long does the video take to put together. Any Discovery Channel ocfers yet?👍💥

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Several hours but it’s getting faster as I learn more. No offers yet 😁👍

@neilwhitehouse8140 Жыл бұрын

@@LifeistooshortCK great passion. Love binge watching them on a late shift. Have a great tour.

@Professionalmoochers Жыл бұрын

This is REALLY wetting our appetite for next year. We best sell a kidney to pay for the ferry 😁

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Yes it is expensive but it was nice not to drive all the way to Hirtshals in Denmark. There are rumours of a new service from Scotland at some point.

@Professionalmoochers Жыл бұрын

@@LifeistooshortCK i agree. This crossing will help us feel fresh enough to travel further north as we hit Norway. We’ve looked into that, looks like they’re proposing a crossing from 2025 so we’ll maybe consider that for a future trip 😁

@annies8075 Жыл бұрын

Is this a duplicate video? I started watching this and seems like I've already watched this?

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

See pinned comment. This is just an information video about the ferry. The next episode of our Norway series will be on Friday 🙂

@lynnemarie7885 Жыл бұрын

yeah, I am so confused hahahah

@ginashiel105 Жыл бұрын

Can you get a ferry from there to Finland?

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

I don’t think so.

@danielheywood2660 Жыл бұрын

Did you see any dogs on board?

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

We didn’t and I would have noticed as I love dogs 👍

@sachali8857 Жыл бұрын

when i went to Norway at the end of august there were a lot of dogs.

@805gregg Жыл бұрын

All you need to know is if your cruise ship has more than 750 passengers, that's way too many check out Azamara small boats, small crowds better experience

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Now you have done it. Carol will be looking them up 😁👍

@2010gtoner Жыл бұрын

good stuff.

@AltrightBuddha Жыл бұрын

We're considering using the ferry crossing between Kristiansand and Eemshaven next summer. Eventually going all the way to Ireland. Seems like a small boat, but hope there is something for kids.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

There is a children’s play area and a video games room.

@anderslarsen6009 Жыл бұрын

Small? Its around 200 meters long.

@lcook0825 Жыл бұрын

Hi guys.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Hello Larry. It’s getting blooming cold over here. 👍

@lcook0825 Жыл бұрын

@@LifeistooshortCK here too. The wind seems to be more than normal as well.

@damienlafferty7555 Жыл бұрын

Am I missing something this film is the same film you put out 5days ago 🤔

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

See the pinned comment. I did say I was doing 2 versions of the video

@damienlafferty7555 Жыл бұрын

@@LifeistooshortCK such a tease 🤣

@clanseller55 Жыл бұрын

all you need to know now is that they discontinued the eemshaven > kristiansand line

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Where is the ship operating now ?

@clanseller55 11 ай бұрын

@@LifeistooshortCK it is now going from a port on the german side of the eems

@mattijousmaa6084 Жыл бұрын

Sauna is not pronounced saw-na. It's like "sound with d replaced with a."

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting us know 🙂👍

@moonmother. Жыл бұрын

🌷🌸🍃🛳

@barbaravogt8049 10 ай бұрын

Leider ist Holland Norwegen seit heute 30.8.2023 insolvent und alle Fahrten sind gestrichen

@LifeistooshortCK 10 ай бұрын

That is such a shame.

@sannertome 10 ай бұрын

Unfortunately bankrupt 😔

@Tom-sg4iv 10 ай бұрын

This crossing is now bankrupt

@LifeistooshortCK 10 ай бұрын

☹️