Comments on: Amerikalinjen Review: A Striking Norwegian American Hotel in Oslo

By: AlexR

AlexR — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 01:34:56 +0000

My grandmother was from Norway, but my first trip wasn’t until I was 49 with my own family, and our first few nights were at the Amerikalinjen. I can’t imagine a better experience than this hotel, after picturing what it would be like to visit my motherland for my entire life. Everything about this hotel was perfect and stunning. We loved the low-fuss style with world-class elegance, very central location, and most importantly, the breakfast buffet! It’s possible my ancestors bought their tickets to travel to the US from this very hotel, a very fitting return for those of us from the US with Norwegian roots, or for anyone traveling to Norway for the first time – it gives a fitting impression of what is to come.

By: Rolf Sabye

Rolf Sabye — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 15:09:37 +0000

From 1955 to 1966 my parents and I made seven back and forth crossings from Bergen to New York on NAL. The first was on the old Stavangerfjord, then Oslofjord, Bergensford, Sagafjord and finally Vistafjord. Although they were all nice small ocean liners, the Vistafjord and Sagafjord were the newest and nicest of them all. I still have a small box of memorabelia from the sailings, including dinner menus, bar menus, ribbons from the “Captains dinner” which we wore on our jackets and a ticket from 1966 showing I paid $359 for the one way crossing when I went home by myself to visit family in Bergen. Would love to visit the NAL hotel if I take another trip home.