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CRUISE SHIPPING MIAMI 2014
DESTINATIONS AND ATTRACTIONS
DENMARK NEWS
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Get a short update on ”What’s New” for cruise guests visiting the country:
Three new remarkable shorex attractions open close to Fredericia
Within the next three years, three remarkable attractions will open less than 45 minutes from the cruise berth of Fredericia. The
impressive, new LEGO® Brand House located in Billund will be filled with various activities with lots of imagination and fun, suitable
for both adults and children. As well as the ‘experience centre itself, there will be cafes and shops to enjoy.
In 2015 the international Ceramic Museum Grimmerhus opens, an outstanding
place for traditional design and spectacular ceramics, which is the only ceramic
museum in the Nordic Region. Only 25 minutes from the cruise berth, visitors will be
able to see the impressive collection of the world-renowned Royal Copenhagen
porcelain, representing Denmark's proud 235-year design tradition.
The third attraction in Fredericia is the amazing “bridge walk” joining Jutland to
Funen - around 57 metres above the water, which opens from summer 2014.
Pictured beside.
For further information visit: www.cruisefredericia.com
Meet the Vikings - if You dare!
Just 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the cruise quay in Hundested, there is a
reconstructed Viking village with longhouses and other small houses. In
summer 2014 open-air performances will tell the story of Viking life including
dramatic sword fights, lure and mead drinking. Afterwards it is possible to join
a Viking raid on Roskilde Fjord. As part of the ship’s crew, you are responsible
for rowing out of the harbour, setting sail and perhaps manning the helm.
For further information visit: www.hundestedhavn.dk
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To be or not to be…
The Shakespeare festival in Elsinore is a Danish event, which in
1816 established the Shakespeare tradition at Hamlets Castle,
Kronborg.
In 2016, to mark both the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death and
the 200th anniversary of the world’s oldest Shakespearean tradition at
Kronborg Castle, a HamletScenen will celebrate Shakespeare with a
unique programme taking place in, July and August, in the courtyard of
Hamlets Castle Kronborg in Elsinore. The anniversary performance will
involve international, world-class performers. Hamlets Castle Kronborg is
within walking distance from the Royal Quay in Elsinore, where cruise
ships up to 150 meters in length can dock.
For further information visit: www.hamletscenen.dk
Brand new museum in Aarhus, Denmark embraces the past present
In Aarhus, Denmark the newly-designed Moesgaard museum will open in Autumn 2014, where visitors can experience viewing a
very large and historical archaeological exhibition but in a new and modern way. The museum, located close to the sea in a natural
setting, has been redesigned by the world-famous Danish architect, Henning Larsen, who also designed the Danish Opera House.
The museum brings the past, it’s people and objects, to
life in a very modern way and explains the history that has
influenced our present day.
For further information visit: www.visitaarhus.com and
www.moesmus.dk
Educated guides will make your smile even broader when visiting Aarhus
- the Danish city of smiles
Aarhus, Denmark’s second largest city, is often referred to as ‘the city of smiles’ as visitors experience great hospitality when visiting
this beautiful place. Aarhus has now decided to make visiting cruise passengers smile even more broadly: from 2014 a brand new
educational guide will secure the most enjoyable stay in Aarhus for cruise visitors. Being a guest with only a limited amount of hours
to get to know a city, it is of course very important that you get to see it in the best and easiest way.
VisitAarhus has in corporation with an agency, developed a cruise passenger guide education where talented guides with excellent
language skills are trained to receive visitors with the best level of service. A guided tour in Aarhus can be e.g. a guided city walk
with facts about the history of Aarhus, the cultural communities, architecture etc. The educational cruise shipping guides will deliver
fun stories, historical knowledge – and of course a broad, welcoming smile.
For further information visit: www.visitaarhus.com
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has successfully combined efficiency and
not only the Danish capital Copenhagen,
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friendliness in strong collaboration with
key operators in the cruise industry.
but also all the major cruise destinations
along the Danish coastline.
Aarhus as the European Capital of Culture in 2017 will make the city’s cultural life boom
The cultural life in Aarhus is both creative and colourful, ranging from the poster museum ‘Plakatmuseet’ to modern and
classical art at the art museum ‘ARoS’ – and from archaeology exhibitions at ‘Moesgaard’, to a peep look into our own daily
life in the 1970s at ‘The Old Town’ in Aarhus.
With Aarhus being the “European Capital of Culture in 2017” the amount of cultural attractions will boom and offer around
18,000 small and large events, in both Aarhus and the surrounding region. With this fantastic boost in events, Aarhus will
prove an ideal holiday choice for the tourist visitor.
The theme for Aarhus as the “European Capital of Culture” is RETHINK and the aim is to make the city into a place where it is
possible to experiment and rethink the way we live. The city will simply be a cultural lab where new ways of thinking and
alternative solutions will occur. Focus will be on e.g. integration, tourism and urban development - and everyone is welcome
to participate in the festivities up to and during 2017.
For further information visit: www.visitaarhus.com
Jump ship for the mystery of the deep
On a cruise ship guests experience the sea in all its beautiful splendour. However, Denmark’s National Aquarium also offers the
opportunity to explore the marvels and mysteries that remain hidden below in the deep waters.
“Den Blå Planet” is Northern Europe’s largest and most modern aquarium and
circumnavigates the world’s cold and warm oceans, the great African lakes
and the mighty Amazon River.
The unique and prizewinning architecture is inspired by a great whirlpool and
home to 20.000 fish and other marine animals living in 53 large aquariums
and habitats with 7 million litres of water. The experience is like being pulled
down and spun around in the water – meeting the creatures of the deep in their
own realm. The visit concludes with enjoying New Nordic cuisine in the eatery
ØST with its spectacular view over Oresund.
For further information visit: www.denblaaplanet.dk
Tivoli news in 2014
Classic Wooden Roller Coaster 100 Years
Tivoli’s oldest and most popular ride attraction is also one of the world’s oldest wooden roller coasters still operating, and one of
only seven roller coasters worldwide with a brakeman on board each train. In other words, it is a unique attraction and well worth a
great celebration when it turns 100 years old in 2014. The 1914 roller coaster is undergoing refurbishment and will open for Tivoli’s
summer season in April with mountain peaks, grotto and waterfall. The mountain peaks are an original feature but were removed
in the 1920s because Copenhagen city politicians didn’t like them.
The Queen’s Costumes
Queen Margrethe of Denmark is a talented set designer in her spare time and has worked many times for Tivoli Gardens. 2014 will
see a revival of the Queen’s latest production, Andersen’s The Steadfast Tin Soldier (opening 16 June), at the Pantomime Theatre,
as well as the much larger production of The Nutcracker at the Tivoli Concert Hall (opening 20 November). Tivoli’s Nutcracker
production sets Clara’s dream not in the land of the Sugar Plum Fairy but in Tivoli and this has really sparked the imagination of the
set designer. Choreography by artistic director Peter Bo Bendixen. Performed by The Tivoli Ballet Theatre.
For further information visit: www.tivoli.dk
CRUISE COPENHAGEN NETWORK, NOERREGADE 7B, CRUISE COPENHAGEN NETWORK: NOT JUST A NETWORK, A TEAM
WORK
Since 1992, Cruise Copenhagen Network
Cruise Copenhagen Network represents
DK-1165 COPENHAGEN K - TLF +4533257400
has successfully combined efficiency and
not only the Danish capital Copenhagen,
WWW.CRUISECOPENHAGEN.COM
friendliness in strong collaboration with
key operators in the cruise industry.
but also all the major cruise destinations
along the Danish coastline.