Do I need to get sime Norwegian currency for a one day cruise excursion?
Posted by
Duluth🌲
9371 posts
Norway uses their own currency; not the Euro, as they are not a member of the EU.
Keep in mind that you can always use your credit card or Apple/Google Pay. Norway is very much a cashless society, so you will have no problem doing tap and pay with your phone or card while you are there.
Posted by
Salem, Oregon, USA
3193 posts
This prior post may be of help: https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/norway/norwegian-krone-needed-in-norway-or-just-a-credit-card
Posted by
Bellingham, WA
971 posts
This are two different questions. I don't know whether they take euros (not sure why they would), but the last time I was in Norway (probably 10-15 days in 2018), I never got any local currency because I was able to use a credit card everywhere I went.
Posted by
Schwerin
3859 posts
No, maybe only at very very touristy sites but I have not seen that. Currency is NOK and you can pay nearly 100% by credit card. Was doing multiple car round trips, also up to North Cape.
Posted by
15 posts
As everyone has been telling you, it's a cashless society. Mastercards fly; Google Pay flies; Apple Pay flies.
If you want to tip, we found that Norwegian restaurant tallies do allow spaces for that, and perhaps your one-day cruise excursion does too. The same goes for Sweden.
We had a problem tipping in Copenhagen, and it just so happens Copenhagen is a place where servers told us they can use Euros if we didn't have local currency--they are often out and about to Germany.