# Norway cruise -- live, online! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 19, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norway-cruise-live-online/586053 "2011-06-19T18:09:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norway-cruise-live-online/586053/1 "2011-06-19T18:09:54Z")
“The world’s most beautiful voyage” is being broadcast for 134 hours, continuously, live from Norway. You can follow the ship online here: > **[Hurtigruten minutt for minutt](https://tv.nrk.no/serie/hurtigruten-minutt-for-minutt)** > > Helt siden 1893 har passasjerer reist langs Norskekysten med Hurtigruten. Turen blir kalt "Verdens vakreste sjøreise". Nå kan alle reise med - samtidig - i verdens lengste TV-program! Spektakulære fjorder, midnattsol og ekte norsk natur danner rammen... They are about halfway thru the trip and stop at several islands along the way, greeted by brass bands and waving spectators. The technology is amazing. They have multiple cameras on shore and on the ship, including one that appears to be below the bow that can be remotely controlled. The video can be viewed in real time, even full screen if your connection is fast enough, and you can rewind what you just saw and play it again. The audio is good, too. Did I say it was amazing? Hurtigruten! ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norway-cruise-live-online/586053/2 "2011-06-19T18:18:03Z")
This is awesome! God, I wish I still smoked weed… ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norway-cruise-live-online/586053/3 "2011-06-19T18:36:52Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > This is awesome! God, I wish I still smoked weed… Aw, are you pining for the fjords? 🙂 Gotta go..I hear a ship’s horn blasting… ---
**Author:** ![Found\_In\_Translation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ebca7d/32.png) [@Found\_In\_Translation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Found_In_Translation)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norway-cruise-live-online/586053/4 "2011-06-19T18:42:58Z")
Thank you for the link. My wife and I will be doing this cruise in September/October. Amazing scenery. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norway-cruise-live-online/586053/5 "2011-06-19T18:57:24Z")
Who ordered the rainbow? Right on cue! ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norway-cruise-live-online/586053/6 "2011-06-19T19:02:37Z")
Is there something else I click after the link because there’s no webcam coming up for me. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norway-cruise-live-online/586053/7 "2011-06-19T19:14:18Z")
Interesting video. From the description of the ship, the last statistic line is the only one I understand. Byggeår:1997 Byggested:Kleven verft, Ulstein Passasjerer:691Køyer:457 Bilplasser:45 Bruttotonnasje:11384 Lengde:123,3 Bredde:19,5 Fart:15 Do they have an official fart counter on board? ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norway-cruise-live-online/586053/8 "2011-06-19T19:16:03Z")
[English version](http://www.nrk.no/hurtigruten/?lang=en), or just click on the UK flag at the upper right corner of the live image. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norway-cruise-live-online/586053/9 "2011-06-19T19:20:23Z")
> [@FloatyGimpy](#): > > Is there something else I click after the link because there’s no webcam coming up for me. If I were the organizers, I’d take offense at being called a “webcam.” 🙂 This is a multiple-feed, HD site with all the bells and whistles that technology can offer for what looks like an infinite budget. Do you have a fast Internet connection? Sometimes the feed halts for me, too, but I imagine they might have a bandwidth bottleneck. > [@Morgenstern](#): > > Do they have an official fart counter on board? No, but they have a compass rose in the upper left corner showing the ship’s orientation. And you can see the ship’s radar screen on another link. And the map is in real-time. Cool, hunh? ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norway-cruise-live-online/586053/10 "2011-06-19T19:28:06Z")
> [@FloatyGimpy](#): > > Is there something else I click after the link because there’s no webcam coming up for me. When my feed halted for a few minutes, I found I had to mouseover the image, then click on the Play button to get it to start up again. Also check out the 3D and radar buttons. But no English translation of the audio. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norway-cruise-live-online/586053/11 "2011-06-19T19:43:00Z")
This is what the page looks like for me. I do have high speed internet. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/56821557@N06/5849510105/](http://www.flickr.com/photos/56821557@N06/5849510105/) ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norway-cruise-live-online/586053/12 "2011-06-19T22:48:23Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > Interesting video. > From the description of the ship, the last statistic line is the only one I understand. > Byggeår:1997 > Byggested:Kleven verft, Ulstein > Passasjerer:691Køyer:457 > Bilplasser:45 > Bruttotonnasje:11384 > Lengde:123,3 > Bredde:19,5 > Fart:15 > > Do they have an official fart counter on board? _Byggeår:1997_ = year built. _Byggested:Kleven verft, Ulstein_ = Where the boat was built: Kleven verft, Ulstein _Passasjerer:691Køyer:457_ = Passengers:691. Don’t know what Køyer is. _Bilplasser:45_ = Car spots:45 _Bruttotonnasje:11384_ = Gross weight in tons:11384 _Lengde:123,3_ = Length:123,3 _Bredde:19,5_ = Width:19,5 \*Fart:15 \*= Speed: 15 knots There’s the old joke about the swede that got in a car accident in England. While describing to the police what happened, he said: “First there was a big fart, and then a terrible smell”. _Fart_ = _speed_ and _smell_ sounds like _smäll_, which is a loud sound like, for example, in a crash. ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norway-cruise-live-online/586053/13 "2011-06-19T22:57:13Z")
I think _Køyer_ means _cabin_. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norway-cruise-live-online/586053/14 "2011-06-19T23:32:41Z")
On the English page, it says: Year built:1997 Place built:Kleven verft, Ulstein Passengers:691 Berths:457 Car spaces:45 Gross tonnage:11384 Length:123,3 Beam:19,5 Speed:15 Some units would be useful. Is the speed in knots or kilometers? And the length and beam in meters? ---
**Author:** ![Spiny\_Norman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Spiny\_Norman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiny_Norman)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norway-cruise-live-online/586053/15 "2011-06-20T05:55:33Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > On the English page, it says: > > Year built:1997 > Place built:Kleven verft, Ulstein > Passengers:691 > Berths:457 > Car spaces:45 > Gross tonnage:11384 > Length:123,3 > Beam:19,5 > Speed:15 > > Some units would be useful. Is the speed in knots or kilometers? And the length and beam in meters? Speed in knots, length & beam in meters. ---
**Author:** ![Septima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norway-cruise-live-online/586053/16 "2011-06-20T11:36:13Z")
_Køyer_ means bunks, as in bunk beds. BTW, I speak fluent norwegian, so feel free to ask about weird words. Fart counter is _Fartmåler_ = Fartometer. ---
**Author:** ![Walther\_Ego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Walther\_Ego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walther_Ego)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norway-cruise-live-online/586053/17 "2011-06-20T12:13:28Z")
Tug [Fart](http://www.laivagalleria.net/?attachment_id=1618) ---
**Author:** ![Marine\_One](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marine_one/32/3461_2.png) [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2011, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norway-cruise-live-online/586053/18 "2011-06-21T13:50:14Z")
OK, what were they giving the passengers to eat when they were coming back to the boat in Honningsvag? (June 21 around 15:30) It looked like chicken Mcnuggets with some kind of sauce in a plastic cup.