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Gdynia for a day while on a cruise ship


mochadot18 17 | 245
17 Jul 2019 #1
Hello, next month ill be Gdynia for a day while on a cruise ship. What is the best thing to do while there?? I havent been to Poland since i was a kid but am originally from there and have been relearning Polish so would also love to practice it a little with locals if possible. I love photography and shopping. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! We are 2 females in our mid 20's btw.

Thank you!!
pawian 221 | 24,014
17 Jul 2019 #2
See the Aquarium in Gdynia, with giant sea turtles and medium size sharks.
Dougpol1 31 | 2,640
17 Jul 2019 #3
What is the best thing to do while there?

Passengers from the cruise ships go straight to the shuttle coaches 100 metres from the gangplank, which take them to Gdansk. Nothing to see in Gdynia.
pawian 221 | 24,014
17 Jul 2019 #4
Nothing to see in Gdynia.

Well, it depends on people`s interests. I visited Gdynia Aquarium as a child, still keep black and white photos of our visit. Then, an obsessive animal watcher, I dreamt of visiting it again as an adult. Decades passed and I got a chance to take my kids to it and see how they got fascinated with it just like me in the past.

Of course, compared to world`s aquariums, this one is mediocre, but still a great attraction in Gdynia.



Dougpol1 31 | 2,640
17 Jul 2019 #5
still a great attraction in Gdynia.

The Ladies are here in Tri City for one day. Perhaps they wouyld like to chat to some Polish gentlemen - not to kiddies at the bloody aquarium:):) they could always go down to the Bulwar, but if they don't want to hang drinking beer, what else is on offer? They could visit the Emigration museum just by their cruise ship (it's amazing) but they will be hungry and thirsty and eager to test their land legs.

I don't like Gdansk much. It's dirty and noisy and just another rebuilt 18th century merchant town (Konisberg was by all acounts much prettier). But the OPs will have much better adventures there, than in tedious small town Gdynia I would have said. Unless - as the person states, family was from Gdynia - in which case the OP can head up to Kamienna Gora on the funicular railway and grab a view of the port, walk along the beach to Redlowo, then walk back to the port, go along the Skwer Kościuszki ( where the aquarium is..) and visit the bars, with glorious sea views - and have a fish supper. It's all very staid for young people though.
pawian 221 | 24,014
17 Jul 2019 #6
Perhaps they wouyld like to chat to some Polish gentlemen - not to kiddies at the bloody aquarium:):)

Yes, right.. :)
But if they were lucky, they could run into nice Polish gentlemen in the Aquarium, too.

PS. To each etc. I would choose the lousiest aquarium over the most grandiose entertainment in the area being anywhere in the world. I had a fish tank as a boy and I know all species characteristics and needs by heart.
OP mochadot18 17 | 245
2 Sep 2019 #7
Okay well yall r terrible at suggesting things. Thankfully we have a polish friend who did some good suggesting for us. We ended up going to gdansk and went to the awesome festival there. It was beautiful, got to practice my polish and bought a lot of awesome handmade things!!!
cms neuf 1 | 1,705
2 Sep 2019 #8
Glad you had a good time - where is your next stop ?
Dougpol1 31 | 2,640
2 Sep 2019 #9
Okay well yall r terrible at suggesting things.

Gdansk. Nothing to see in Gdynia.

Glad you followed my suggestion.
OP mochadot18 17 | 245
12 Sep 2019 #10
@cms neuf
Back in the us..... ive done some 20 countries in the last year haha time to spend some time with my dog and puppy. Plus just got back from burning man right after i got back from europe haha maybe japan though in november

@Dougpol1
Hey for like some 5 hours we were there it was good enough with the festival going on lol


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