Port of Elsinore reopens for all cruise vessels in May 2011 after a total rebuilding into the "Cultural Port of Elsinore". The new ISPS appoved "Royal Quay" have facilities for both cruise vessels alongside and tenders from anchored cruise vessels. There is ample size for Busparking just 10 meters away from the quayside. Maximum size for Cruise vessels alongside is 150 meter with a draught up to 6,5 meter and no limits for Cruise vessels at anchor. Tenders are facilitated at the new 15 meter floating tenderpier wich takes 2 tenders at the time. The well sheltered anchorage with +20 meters of waterdepth is situated only 0,3 nm away from the breakwater and with easy acces to the port.
There is a longstanding tradition that Elsinore is the first city to be visited by Queen Margrethe of Denmark at the onset of the annual summer cruises with the royal yacht ‘Dannebrog’. The Queen is received at the "Royal Quay" at the beginning of May to the accompaniment of great festivities, music, flags and flowers, and the same royal reception can be experienced as a cruise tourist in Elsinore.
The cruise passengers are welcomed by the local tourist office with brochures and tourist information. The Royal Quay is immediately adjacent to historical Elsinore, with its well preserved houses, several of which date back to the 1550s, as well as a modern commercial scene throbbing with life. Down the motorway, along the scenic coastal route or by train, Copenhagen is less than an hour away. Elsinore is also a good base for trips around the North Zealand, with Frederiksborg Castle, Fredensborg Palace and world-famous Museum of Modern Art, Louisiana.
Towering immediately beside the port and Elsinore is Kronborg Castle – immortalized by William Shakespeare, who set the plot of the Hamlet tragedy at Kronborg and Elsinore, no less. In the actual city you will find the Carmelite Abbey – the best preserved medieval abbey in Northern Europe – together with the Cathedral and St. Marys’ church.
Elsinore is truly a natural yet quaint meeting point for the past and present, and the city is the perfect gateway to a kingdom of experiences. The Port of Elsinore and the tourist office welcome you to Elsinore and Kronborg Castle.
