Nynashamn Sweden
Sweden

41 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Carnival Cruise Line (8 Cruises)

Norwegian Cruise Line (28 Cruises)

Oceania Cruises (5 Cruises)


Frequently Asked Questions

Most ships anchor in the roadstead and tender passengers into the port. Nynäshamn is a Baltic port town of 13,000 people, about sixty kilometres south of Stockholm.
Yes, and many passengers do. The station is about fifteen minutes on foot from the port and the commuter train reaches Stockholm in roughly an hour, arriving in the city centre with no traffic to manage. Cruise lines also offer shuttles and organised excursions.
An hour by train each way, plus the walk between port and station at both ends. That calls for a long port day and strict clock-watching: work out the return before you leave, not when you are ready to head back.
For many passengers, yes. You get a quiet call between sea, forest and smokehouses, without two hours on a train. Those who choose the capital see Gamla Stan, the Royal Palace and the Vasa Museum; those who stay see ordinary Sweden. Neither group comes back disappointed.
Because its smokehouses have built its reputation over generations: herring, salmon and mackerel cured the old way draw food lovers from across the country. The smell of woodsmoke often reaches the quay before the scenery does.
At the marina along the waterfront, where a row of shop cabins and kiosks sells smoked fish to eat on the spot, usually on dark bread with potato salad. The tables look straight out over the archipelago.
Two pocket museums run by enthusiasts: a small railway museum, which explains how the town grew with the railway in the early twentieth century, and the Mopedum, in the former bathhouse, which returns you to the Sweden of the 1950s to 1970s through restored mopeds and period posters.
At Lövhagen point, 4 km south: forest trails, flat rocks and coves where residents swim from the first warm days. Further out, the Käringboda nature reserve spreads pine forest and pasture down to the sea, with marked trails and viewpoints over the archipelago.
By taxi or rental bicycle, which leaves enough margin to get back in time. These outings suit passengers who want neither the train to Stockholm nor a day on the quay.
The passage between the skerries, which lasts many minutes: the open deck becomes the best place on board. The town recedes with its red cabins and its scent of woodsmoke while the Baltic takes over again.