Enola Knezevic<p>Is it being German or is it being a cruise ship passenger that makes one feel entitled? Or both?</p><p>I've never been on a cruise, I do not see the appeal, spending too much time on the ship, and too little in each port of call, having everything organised and just following the guides. I do travel by ships sometimes, but combine them with trains and stay longer in towns and explore them on my own. </p><p>So, the Narvik mountain (Narvikfjellet) is a huge construction site and closed for visitors, except on certain days when the cruise ships arrive. Like today. Still, there are fences and the visitors are asked not to cross them for their own safety. </p><p>So, I bought the cable car ticket for today for 30 eur. I waited until the evening hoping for fewer crowds. Besides one guy with a huge backpack and me, everyone seemed to be German speaking and from the cruise ship. Some of those people did behave. </p><p>At the lower station a guide tried to give me a cable car ticket thinking I was from her ship. Could have saved 30 eur. </p><p>But once we reached the top, they started crossing the fences, smoking at the restaurant terrace/picnic tables, and one girl did some gymnastics while her guide photographed her, she was barefoot, and she did it on one of the tables. </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Germans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germans</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/cruiser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cruiser</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/cruise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cruise</span></a></p>