Trips Ordered

2021-11-01

1

17:30

Tide

393066 (11)

2021-11-03

1

17:00

Tide

393066 (11)

2021-11-04

1

17:00

Tide

393066 (11)

2021-11-05

1

17:00

Tide

393066 (11)

2021-11-06

1

17:00

Tide

393066 (11)

2021-11-07

1

17:00

Tide

393066 (11)

2021-11-08

1

17:00

Tide

393066 (11)

2021-11-09

1

17:00

Tide

393066 (11)

2021-11-10

1

17:00

Tide

393066 (11)

2021-11-11

1

17:00

Tide

393066 (11)

2021-11-13

1

17:00

Tide

393066 (11)

2022-11-11

1

17:15

Boreal

Needed to switch drivers at 1AM because our driver Morten would have had too long hours on his driving card otherwise. I don’t think the guests minded this.

Had to send own driver due to Morton having too long hours on his driving card. Agreed on a later discount

2022-11-12

1

17:15

Tide

We did not use Boreal on this date

2022-12-09

1

17:15

53

Boreal

Geir, from Boreal, drives fast but stable. He has 35 years of experience driving and he is friendly and connected with some guests outside for a little bit.

2022-12-10

2

17:15

53

Boreal

No mention

17:30

16

Boreal

I got help from Greger to suit people up, everyone went for the suits.

2022-12-11

1

17:15

53

Boreal

No mention

2022-12-12

2

08:30

16

Boreal

Maya was great though and made all the difference, good driver, helpful, friendly and talking to the guests in a smooth and professional way.

Wrong vehicle. Arrived with BB and met us with dirty MB at last hotel where we switched. Driver Maya was good driver, helpful, friendly and talked to guests in a smooth professional way.

17:15

53

Boreal

No mention

Late. Arrived 17:22.

2022-12-13

1

17:15

49

Boreal

Cancelled by CL in advance

2022-12-14

4

08:30

16

Boreal

Åge arrived on time (8:28) with a clean and tidy MB. In the beginning it was hard to communicate with him. I would ask him a question, he would give me an answer and then act in a different way. For example "Can I talk with the guests while standing up? Yes, a little. Great, we can drive then (the bus stand still..) Åge, we can go. Okay! (still stands still) Åge, should I sit down? Yes, I can't drive with you standing up. It happened in front of the guests and was a bit awkward. However, throughout the day our communication became better and it was nice to work with him. He's a kind, helpful person and a good driver. He also knows the area very well, since he grew up in Ersfjordbotn.

17:30

16

Boreal

Cancelled by CL in advance

17:30

16

Boreal

Boreal did not have this order in their system

17:15

53

Boreal

Greger's driving was a bit jerky and we could notice that he didn't know the bus very well, as it was a bit chaotic every time we wanted to change the lights inside the bus. The temperature of the bus in general was good, but we had problems because the front part of the bus was very hot due to the heating to avoid the humidity of the windshield.

2022-12-15

1

17:30

16

Boreal

CL called and emailed to cancel in advance

2022-12-16

2

17:15

16

Boreal

Ragnar drove well and safely, but told us that the blue lights inside could not be turned off while driving the bus, which we found strange. All the way back we had a beeping sound because the toilet tank was full.

CL requests switch to BB

17:30

16

Boreal

No log

2022-12-17

4

08:30

16

Boreal

Waiting for confirmation

17:15

16

Boreal

No mention

CL requests switch to BB

17:30

16

Boreal

No mention

06:30

16

Boreal

Since my driver from Boreal didn't know how to stir drytech and I didn't trust him to do it by himself, I stirred all of them in the guide dressing room while the guests got changed and went to the bus where they had lunch on the drive back. The driver was a smooth and fast though!

Black MB confirmed by Åge on 16 Dec

2022-12-18

3

06:30

53

Boreal

No log

CL requests switch to Snowmobile

17:15

53

Boreal

No mention

17:30

16

Boreal

Aslak from Boreal was nice and drove smoothly. We could turn off all lights outside the bus, but after a looong delay, so not so easy to be reactive and take pictures, right off the bus. And it’s pretty much always cold inside the bus as the back is not separated from the guests seats. The guests ventilation was also blowing cold air and when I mentionned it to Aslak, he just said that it was the same last night and no one complained. I had a knowing glance with one of the guest, and we let it go.

2022-12-19

3

17:15

Boreal

No mention

17:30

Boreal

No log

17:30

Boreal

No log

2022-12-20

4

06:30

53

Boreal

Driver Per was extra work because he voiced unhappiness about his shift.

17:15

Boreal

It was my first time working with Greger from Boreal, and I didn't feel safe at 2 separate points tonight. First was when we were on the way to Grunnfjord, as I asked him to turn the high beams off so I could see the sky more clearly. He had already done this a few times, but this time he turned off all the lights and we were driving blind for a couple of seconds, resulting in a few audible gasps from the back. The second was worse, during the drive back. His phone rang and he swiped it away, and I thought he was declining, however he then took his hand off the wheel and attention away from the road to grab his headphones, all while we were approaching a curve at speed. He quickly darted back to the wheel and gained control again, but it was a worrying moment, and at this point I was genuinely scared, but I don't think any guests noticed this time. A few times when I came to the bus to check on guests or get equipment he was sleeping, and I had to wake him to get equipment out. He's a very nice guy, but the above points overshadowed that.

17:15

Boreal

Pawel, the driver join to the fire and showed his own pictures of strong NL to the guest while we were having a challenging night. Other than that drive was smooth and comfortable and he was helpful.

Same day request

17:30

Boreal

No mention

2022-12-21

4

08:30

16

Boreal

No mention

17:15

Boreal

During arrival at Sommarøy we were parking next to another BB, and when we were discussing this with Ragnar, he snapped at Meda, saying "I'm the driver and I know best, I will not have this discussion with you" in an angry tone, very much in front of the guests. I think he's a great driver and very safe, but this marred my opinion of him significantly.

17:30

Boreal

No mention

BB confirmed. Request change back to MB

17:30

Boreal

Cancelled at 17:20 on 20 Dec

2022-12-22

4

06:30

53

Boreal

Geir was great, smooth driver, very helpful with drytech and logistics. Super nice guy,would love to work with him again!

17:15

Boreal

Aslak is an interesting guy with a few red flags about him. Smooth driving all night, but later in the night, he started off jokingly saying he won't stop again, but he became more serious as time went on, and I feel that if we did have reports of stronger lights on the way back, he genuinely wouldn't have stopped the bus. He was already reluctant to stop before Kilpisjärvi on the way back. He wasn't paying much attention to the door through the night, and guests would knock on the door to be let in and he seemed to ignore it for a second, quite a few occasions I had to go over and press the button, even though he was sat in the drivers seat. On the way back, he was loudly discussing how much he hates Russians for a minute, before I managed to move the subject on. Closer to Tromsø he was discussing a bridge being built, and suddenly came out with a very anti-immigrant sentiment which I did not appreciate.

17:15

Boreal

Our driver Ragnar in the beginning was tough to work with, Dani had to sit down during his presentation otherwise he was not going to drive. Previously this was not an issue, during the tour the co-operation went smoothly and he was friendly and a good driver.

17:30

Boreal

The driver Jan was nice and drove well.

2022-12-23

4

08:30

16

Boreal

17:15

Boreal

No mention

17:30

Boreal

Canceled on 22 Dec

17:30

Boreal

Boreal driver, Stig was nice, careful and proactive The drive back was a bit long due to snow, wind, ice on wipers and snow plows. The Boreal Lofoten MB has a lot more room in the back and large top compartments, which make packing a lot easier and neater.

2022-12-24

5

06:30

53

Boreal

No driver confirmed by Mustafa

17:15

Boreal

Pawel from Boreal is fantastic. Super chatty, amazingly smooth driver, and eager to learn how to be a good tour driver, asked for my feedback at the end. I hope to work with him again!

17:15

Boreal

No log

17:30

Boreal

No mention

17:30

Boreal

No mention

2022-12-25

6

06:30

53

Boreal

No driver confirmed by Mustafa

08:30

Boreal

No driver confirmed by Mustafa

08:30

Tide

TB-020449-S02 (1)

17:15

Boreal

Ragnar was great today, smooth driving, no issues. Bus couldn't turn its light off so we duct taped them.

17:30

Boreal

No log

17:30

Boreal

Viktor and I went the extra mile and unloaded their tone of luggages from the bus + brought them to the hotel reception while they were checking in

2022-12-26

5

06:30

53

Boreal

08:30

Boreal

No log

Late by more than 30 minutes and arrived with 12 seater MB instead of 16. Have to use our own MB

17:15

Boreal

No mention

17:30

Boreal

Driver Stig from Boreal was great, would happily work with him again.

17:30

Boreal

2022-12-27

3

17:15

Boreal

Some Borealis drivers are a mess. it is a lottery and the way they come in with their demands is both unprofessional and makes the tour harder to run. Ragnar is generally a nice guy, but he likes to start the tour with "let me explain what is allowed in my bus" attitude. He asked me to sit in the chair and have a seatbelt on all the time. So my presentation was awkward. But then I know, he is right, the law, the law. Then he also said that we can't use the front row, as he is afraid to get covid. I had to count the seats to figure that the bus had 57 seats. Take away the front row and we would be left with 53, which is exactly how many guests we had. So we had to convince him to let us use the seats, to which he agreed, but still wanted me to sit behind him. He ran the engine the whole night non stop. The guests came and complained that the bus in the back is a sauna. I had no comments, asked them to take the jackets off. Later, another Borealis BB pulled in. I spoke with the guide and we got nice separation. As we were about to make a fire, Ragnar came and said that another Borealis BB might come and that we should plan our night and fire so that there is space for them too. But then it might not show up, so he left it to us. I then decided to make a fire closer to our bus. Then the other driver came over as we were making a fire and called us idiots as we were making it too close to the entrance to the bus. I told him to mind his business, as he was rude. But then he went to our driver and made him concerned about the fire. Then Ragnar came and made an announcement how if the fire alarm goes off in the bus, we would have to kill the fire. Then the two started moving our boxes and people and they were getting ready to move the bus without letting us know. They turned it around and the entrance was exatcly the same distance to the fire. The wind was all over the place, so it did seem pointless. In my opinion the fire was far enough and the guests were blocking the smoke either way. I would have been happy to talk to my driver and come up with a solution, but at that point it was just annoying. The other driver was staying in our bus for most of the evening chatting with Ragnar. I hope I never meet the guy on one of my tours.

17:30

Boreal

Had a great time with the guests but because of Per it’s not a TA night. Per: The man has a general spirit of being nice but he was tough to work around. He didn’t want to reverse to the parking for packing. His driving though town was very slow and insecure. During my introduction of the guests he quite awkwardly commented that he has lived in Rio. After my presentation I asked him to turn off the blue light and he accidentally opened the door as we drove 80 km/h on E8. He agreed to turning off the car for two shorter periods in the beginning of the night but then he had enough, didn’t want to get cold so he said there will be no more stopping of the engine. I offered a suit for him to stay warm but he didn’t want it. I talked to his boss and we agreed that next night he will have to be better dressed as we should be able to turn off the car for periods of the night. When he heard that 2x Chenghong live at penguin hotel he offered to drop them off there on the way to his garage, that was nice.

17:30

Boreal

Boreal driver Zibi was great, no complaints there. But the MB was problematic. The lights only turn off when the engine is off and the vehicle is locked. So that means that you can't really have the MB standing nearby keeping warm for guests to return to as they please. When we arrived at the parking, our MB really interfered with Alex in BB and Marieke in MB's photos and we couldn't really do anything about it until we were all out of the bus and ready to go to our camp spot. Then Zibi drove 2 minutes away from us down the road when we're stopped so that he could keep the van warm and not create artificial light. When 2 guests wanted to get back on the bus I had to call Zibi to come back and then leave the parking again with the guests, whilst we continued at our camp spot. It didn't make a huge impact this evening and no-one in the group seemed to mind, but it could be problematic on a very cold night, where you need to keep the van warm and nearby.

2022-12-28

5

08:30

53

Boreal

Today Boreal sent Stole to drive for us. Honestly, he was one of the best drivers I've had from Boreal. Stole was helpful, kind, understanding and a good and safe driver. However, the vehicle could have been a bit more tidy. There were lots of stuff in the overhead compartments which we didn't need - thermal suit, bright yellow jacket, a big tripod, bags, etc. It was a bit tricky for the guests to fit their belogings up there.

08:30

Boreal

Cancelled on 26 Dec by CL

17:15

Boreal

Zibi from Boreal was a bit quircky, he sat in the guides seat with his feet in the air most of the night watching stuff on his phone on speaker. I don't think it affected the guests much though. He was also quite particular about a place to turn the bus around and drove by really large areas where any other driver would have turned around. He was quite defensive about that when I asked at certain points if we could turn around here so I just let him do his thing. Didn't affect the tour much. Overall he drove well.

17:30

Boreal

Driver Stig from Boreal was great and bus was perfect.

17:30

Boreal

Aslak is a very nice and kind driver, even though he didn't help much, but he was a great addition to my tour.

2022-12-29

4

06:30

53

Boreal

Eugene from Boreal is a quiet guy and did a good job driving smoothly.

17:15

53

Boreal

Right before departure, Ragnar told us he wouldn't go anywhere other than Breivikeidet or Skibotn, despite the team's plan to go to the coast. This didn't seem to be based on the actual forecast, which showed N Ringva as less windy than Breivikeidet, and chatting to him later it seems he was basing this off experience in these areas rather than the forecast. Despite Breivikeidet working well, I still don't like how this went down. The driver should be aware that we wouldn't go anywhere that would risk safety, and the fact that the driver can overrule a decision made by the team and enforce limitations on us, based seemingly on anecdotal experience, doesn't sit right with me. We ran a real risk tonight of being the only team to not see something based on going the opposite direction, and I don't think getting lucky with gaps changed that. I think it was also made 'worse' by Ragnar mentioning at the end that he was chatting to Aslak (Michiel's driver) and Aslak told him they hadn't seen anything, so Ragnar was then going 'you should always listen to me' etc etc, essentially 'I told you so'. “I second the last part and think this is beyond acceptable to have a driver that makes us dance to his tune with no logic.” - Marius

17:30

Boreal

Aslak told me in the bus that he had been chatting with Ragnar and you guys saw something… I told him to not say it too loud and I don’t think anyone heard it, but it could’ve been bad if anyone had heard.

17:30

Boreal

2022-12-30

4

08:30

Boreal

Ivar from Boreal was friendly and when he was focusing on driving his driving was good but he was not made for multi-tasking and clearly didn't know the bus at all.

Boreal bus (AS41455) was embarrassing. A very squeaky right suspension that was constantly cracking while driving. There was cracks and holes in the upholstery of the seats and in the rear seats one of the seatbelts didn't retract.

17:15

Boreal

Greger was driving good and he was helpful and kind.

17:30

Boreal

Cancellation confirmed by Mustafa 28 Dec

17:30

Boreal

It’s not fun to work with Eugen. He is making clear in front of guests that he does not like to do this job, he had better life in Bergen. In the middle of my presentation he is interrupting me loudly, asking aggressively if I’m done, because he gets dizzy from the lights inside of the bus. I just overall have the feeling that he doesn’t care about the guests or the tour at all.

2022-12-31

4

06:30

53

Boreal

17:15

53

Boreal

Pawel was fantastic again, helpful and chatty and as eager to see lights as we were!

17:30

Boreal

The driver Vladimir was nice and drove well. He helped loading the bus a bit as well.

17:30

Boreal

No log

2023-01-01

5

08:30

Boreal

great driver from Boreal (Trond)

17:15

Boreal

Dag was great. He’s a very competent driver and he didn’t create any trouble. He knew all the buttons and handled things with ease.

17:30

Boreal

The driver Zibby was nice and drove well. He helped loading the bus a bit as well. A good guy!

17:30

Boreal

06:30

Boreal

2023-01-02

1

17:30

Boreal

Pawel was great. He understands our needs and tries his best to meet them (parking, door, lights, etc.). He also acknowledges that those MBs aren’t good for NL chases.

2023-01-03

3

17:15

Boreal

Greger was great tonight. Super kind, great driving.

17:30

Boreal

The driver Björn was very nice and helpful.

17:30

Boreal

Zibi is a very nice person

The bus he came with was dirty, I found quite a lot of trash in it and it smelled like a garbage bin! On the top, a very strong rusty sound came from the front right suspension through the whole drive, wich gave an unsafe feeling to everyone on the icy roads.

2023-01-04

5

17:15

Boreal

no log

17:15

Boreal

no log

17:30

Boreal

Zibi was strange

Boreal bus was clearly not cleaned after today's fjords.

17:30

Boreal

Driver was late

Vehicle needs a serious deep clean.

08:30

Boreal

no log

2023-01-05

2

17:30

Boreal

no log

17:30

Boreal

Bjørn was very nice and helpful (although might have been a bit interested. He invited me out for a coffee or a movie a couple times..)Only real problem was the insanely slow driving. All night long between 35 and 45km/h :flushed:

2023-01-06

2

17:15

Boreal

Bus arrived late for meeting point as driver (Daniel) was apparently not aware that he needed to be at Grønnegata 65

frozen toilet that was not informed beforehand

17:30

Boreal

Bjørn drives slow. Almost all the time 10-20km below the speed limit.

2023-01-07

1

17:30

Boreal

no log

2023-01-08

4

17:15

Boreal

Andy is an interesting guy. Spent a lot of time smoking outside. He initially refused to turn the engine off if we got strong lights, and only agreed when I got stern with him about it and even then 'only 5 minutes'. Decent driver however, especially given the wind, and definitely wanted the guests to see something almost as much as we did.

17:30

Boreal

no log

17:30

Boreal

no log

08:30

Boreal

tour cancelled. Asked for credit note.

2023-01-09

4

08:30

Boreal

no log

09:45

Boreal

no log

17:15

Boreal

Andy is a strange guy. One minute he seems to love driving tours, the next he seems to be getting angry at guests doing small things, and seems very impatient, for example, he opened the door for a guest, the guest would talk to me for a second, and because they didn't hop in within a few seconds, he'd close the door again. At some points he was quite rude with an abrupt announcement on seatbelts over the mic even after we'd checked seatbelts ourselves, and 'told off' a group at the end for wearing spikes in the bus.

17:30

Boreal

no log

2023-01-10

2

08:30

Boreal

no log

Boreal's bus wasn't cleaned. Trash, used tissues in the nets, losts of gravel on the floor. Spent 10' vacuuming it before the tour.

17:15

Boreal

Would like to work with him again

likes it when the guide communicates his points o the guests properly

2023-01-11

2

08:30

Boreal

Eugen smokes a lot and doesn’t really join the group

17:15

Boreal

Åge was great. A Quiet guy, great driver, no problems.

Bus was lovely, very spacious and modern, with a wireless mic that I have fallen in love with.

2023-01-12

1

17:15

Boreal

Pawel from Boreal was late, but we managed to be at the terminal on time and the guests didn't notice the delay.After drop off Pawel drove our guests who were from the cruise ship to CK Breivika. They were very thankful for that.

2023-01-13

1

17:15

Boreal

no log

2023-01-14

2

17:15

Boreal

no log

17:15

Boreal

not a boreal driver, mykola was on shift

2023-01-16

1

08:30

Boreal

Åge was great but I had a little bit of a communication barrier with him as he spoke little English, but we made it work.

The bus had no back compartment, and so we used the back row of seats, making it a little tight with 14 pax, but nobody seemed to mind.

2023-01-18

1

17:15

Boreal

Knut is a nice guy and cautious, safe driver, didn't speak much with him due to a language barrier however

He gave all the guests a Boreal reflector and said they could all keep it. I'd be happy to work with him again.

2023-01-19

2

17:15

Boreal

no log about driver, only logged about the tour

suggested to end the tour early to assist in injured couple

17:15

Boreal

2023-01-20

1

17:15

Boreal

2023-01-21

2

17:15

Boreal

no log about driver, only logged about the tour

17:15

Boreal

Frode was nice, good driver for the most part, made one very questionable overtake maneuver during a bend on the way home. Big, big language barrier, as he spoke no English.

Bit of an issue heating the back of the bus as cold air seemed to be blowing in from vents, and the language barrier made this hard to resolve. The way to fix this seemed to be to crank up the heating in front and let it passively reach the rest of the bus.

2023-01-22

1

17:15

Boreal

no log

2023-01-23

2

08:30

Boreal

Marzena is a very competent driver and a good person to work with.

Can we have a 20-seater?

17:15

Boreal

Our driver, Frode, is a nice guy and great driver.He hardly speaks any English, so could be difficult to communicate if none of the (assistant) guides speak Norwegian/Swedish. - He hit the bus mirror when overpassing another bus stopped to assist a car ditched on the side. We heard many guests gasping (surprise effect).

2023-01-24

3

08:30

Boreal

no log

17:15

Boreal

no log

17:30

Boreal

Frode is nice, but the language barrier makes it difficult sometimes. He doesn’t offer to help with anything else than driving

2023-01-25

3

08:30

Boreal

17:15

Boreal

Great driving, no issues

17:30

Boreal

no log at all

2023-01-26

3

17:15

Boreal

Åge does not want anyone to use the toilets while bus is in motion, which is understandable. However, in a case as tonight where time is of the essence due to unpredictable weather, not being able to use the toilets for 3-hours drive could be difficult for some guests

17:30

Boreal

Pawel is nice and drives good. He doesn’t ‘see’ work when you don’t tell him exactly what to do. He likes talking. A lot. He sometimes thinks he knows better (for example with the heating and lights of the bus) and is not that easy to communicate with.

17:30

Boreal

Eugen was great! However a bit upset at the end because we were late. He told me he had to be back at the office (saying goodbye) at 3:30, otherwise he’s gotta explain why he was late, and he absolutely hates doing that. According to that, we were 20 min late.

2023-01-27

4

17:15

Boreal

Åge is a great and experienced driver! He got a bit annoyed when we left so late from our last stop, BP NKB, as his normal shift should have ended at 03:15. We weren't aware of this. Something to bring up with his boss and all of us, just so we know if we are OK to occasionally get back that late.

17:15

Boreal

no log

17:30

Boreal

no log

17:30

Tide

No capacity at Boreal

2023-01-28

2

17:15

Boreal

no log

17:30

Boreal

No driver yet

2023-01-29

3

08:30

Boreal

17:15

Boreal

no log

17:30

Boreal

Knut didn't offer to help and I didn't ask, so not sure if he would be willing to do it. He drove well. He's living and working in Bergen and came to Tromsø for a short time to help Boreal. I wouldn't mind working with him again. I believe he understands English, but he said he prefers Swedish, so we stuck to Swedish/Norwegian.

2023-01-30

3

08:30

Boreal

17:15

Boreal

17:30

Boreal

2023-01-31

2

17:15

Boreal

17:30

Boreal

2023-02-01

2

08:30

Boreal

nolog

17:15

Boreal

Åge was great

2023-02-02

2

17:15

Boreal

no log

17:30

Boreal

2023-02-03

3

08:30

Boreal

no log

17:15

Boreal

no log

17:15

Boreal

no log

2023-02-04

3

17:15

Boreal

no. log

17:30

Boreal

Knut doesn't speak any English and refuses to. I had difficulty explaining certain things and tried explaining in English but he didn't seem to want to understand. He didn't help with loading or anything during the tour,ad a small argument with Knut because he at first refused to drive to a private address because it's passed 3am but when I explained it's really close he agreed

White boreal MB was dirty. Some rubbish around the seats which I cleaned up before pickup. Found a glove that I gave to Knut. Hairs on the seats and lots of stains

17:15

Boreal

he smoked a lot, including lighting up in/very close to the bus, he used his phone whilst driving and talked constantly on his phone seemingly running his own business.

2023-02-05

3

08:30

Boreal

17:15

Boreal

17:15

Boreal

no log

boreal sent a MB instead of a BB

2023-02-06

3

17:15

Boreal

Åge is a great driver, but his attitude for long drives (especially to Finland) is quite frustrating. He gives this vibe of not wanting to drive far as he thinks it doesn't make sense. He went to empty the toilet tank straight on the carpark, and said that bathroom was full when they were on their way back (even after emptying the tank)

08:30

Boreal

Cancelled on 4 Feb over phone

17:30

Boreal

Cancelled on 5 Feb over phone

2023-02-07

4

17:15

Boreal

Driver was enthusiastic in mitigating the poor situation caused by delay, fantastic driving, will want to work with him again

1 hour and 10 minutes late. First bus that arrived with Viktor was a 44 seater that was in pretty bad condition. Rubbish in the seats and it had viking signs in it, so it looked like it had just come from a Viking cruise tour. Green exterior, no Boreal branding. 50-seater was still missing at 18:25.

17:15

Boreal

did not mention

Bus toilet was very dirty, Jonas cleaned it up

17:30

Boreal

Eugene is helpful and a good driver.

17:30

Boreal

2023-02-08

2

08:30

Boreal

17:15

Boreal

did not mention

Toilet came half full, had to make an additional stop. Bus did not come with spike tires — hence driver didnt want to drive on ice as he think it was too dangerous

2023-02-09

3

17:15

Boreal

did not mention

17:15

Boreal

17:30

Boreal

2023-02-10

2

17:15

Boreal

did not mention

17:15

Boreal

2023-02-11

1

17:15

Boreal

2023-02-12

5

08:30

Boreal

17:15

Boreal

17:15

Boreal

17:30

Boreal

17:30

Boreal

2023-02-13

5

08:30

Boreal

Cancelled via phone on 11 Feb

17:15

Boreal

She is amazing, very experienced (she used to guide NL tours, and now has been driving trucks, BBs and MBs for 7 years!) and knows all the spots in the region. Safe driving, great talks, she keeps an eye on Whatsapp Guides group too.. she is perfect!

17:15

Boreal

did not mention

17:30

Boreal

Pawel was great today, helpful and fantastic driving once again.

The new Boreal bus is OK. The interior is good, the space in the back is ample, but has no shelves, and so everything is piled on, resulting in it being a bit of a mess when you want one item out of the back. Drivers don’t seemed to be trained in this new bus before. Lack of a guide seat is inconvenient.

17:30

Boreal

did not mention

2023-02-14

3

17:15

Boreal

Satisfied with driver

17:15

Boreal

Christian is a good driver, very cooperative and good to chat to. Sometimes a little fast over the bumps but for the most part good driving the whole night

17:30

Boreal

Knut was very nice and the driving was very smooth.

To change to BB or order new BB The lights were not working inside of the bus, only when the door was open. That made a wierd atmosphere when I made the presentation. The door was even a bigger problem. It wasn’t closing properly. There was a descent gap between the door and the frame, which gave us a very loud noise for the whole trip and it was absolutely obvious that something is not ok with the vehicle.

2023-02-15

5

08:30

Boreal

Drove too fast even after reminding him not to

17:15

Boreal

Andy is a nice guy, he drives really well. Gets nervous and scared very easily, making others uncomfortable. He also talks too much without filtering. He said stuff like “I don’t like this” “You should listen to me” things that make our guides uncomfortable and feel like they are being override. Disappeared for 10minutes without reason during the tour too.

17:15

Boreal

Jon was a nice driver but seemed very uninterested in trying to fix problems, palming any off any (such as the toilet overflowing, he didn't even attempt to fix it and so we just had to lock the toilet for the remainder) with the excuse of him not having driven the bus before.

The bus we had was not ready for the chase at all. (Reg: DR68632) Full of rubbish and evidently toilet tank nearly full.

17:30

Boreal

Frode is smiling and lovely but barely speaks english so super hard to communicate and it might not look very professional. Driving was fine. Stopped the bus without informing in advance so to pee along the road, was awkward as guests were puzzled with sudden stop.

17:30

Boreal

did not mention

2023-02-16

6

17:15

Boreal

Age was particularly awesome tonight, smooth driving and even offered water to one of the guests.

17:15

Boreal

Tor is a nice guy, very good driving. He is attentive and willing to help us.

17:30

Boreal

Eugen is great

No lights inside when the door is closed. So presentation in the dark, while driving. Pretty imposible to connect or captivate people’s attention. Might have been sleeping already, I couldn’t even tell.

17:30

Boreal

Frode was great

08:30

Boreal

did not mention

06:30

Boreal

Steve was a supportive driver

Tour started late but mistake on our part

2023-02-17

4

08:30

Boreal

Age was great, drove well and helped whenever he could. However, didnt’ really have sense of urgency causing slow urgency and language barrier worsened the situation.

17:15

Boreal

17:15

Boreal

Was willing to help all the time

17:30

Boreal

Doesn’t help at all. Smokes too much even in the van while coughing endlessly. Does not know how to navigate around town. He even hit a speed bump so hard that everything went flying.

Bus does not have lights when door is closed once again. The lack of lights made it difficult for our guide to wake the guests up when it is time for drop-off.

2023-02-18

3

17:15

Boreal

Driving was great, made it as smooth as possible despite the terrible conditions

17:15

Boreal

Driver did not help with cleaning even after arriving with such a dirty bus, simply mentioned that there was no time because there was an excursion right before.

Found a lot of rubbish at check-in, obviously not cleaned. Driver mentioned toilet onboard can only be flushed when engine is on, very puzzling.

17:30

Boreal

Eugen is helpful and nice

2023-02-19

3

08:30

Boreal

He came at 7am but was sleeping in the bus at 8am. Driver had a flight to catch and told our guide that tour had to be ended early. He also drove a MB for the first time, hence hitting every bump on the way there. He did not speed but his lack of knowledge of the roads made the trip feel very unsafe. He wasn’t happy that food was provided for him.

17:15

Boreal

Åge drove smoothly. It was helpful that he knew the roads well so we knew beforehand we couldn’t take Rundhaug bridge.

17:15

Boreal

Tor is AWESOME! It is so easy to work with him, communication is fluid and he helps in every way he can to ensure a great service. Very good and smooth driving too. We would love to work with him as much as we can!!

Changed from MB to BB on 18 Feb. Driver to be confirmed on 19 Feb because previously assigned driver is ill

2023-02-20

3

17:15

Boreal

Knut drove well and carefuly. No complains.

Bus was in good condition.

17:30

Boreal

did not mention

17:15

Boreal

did not mention

2023-02-21

5

17:15

Boreal

Geir was super professional, nice to talk with and the bus was clean. A pity that it was his last shift

48 seater arrived instead of 55 seater and we had to hire an extra driver and vehicle to accommodate extra passengers who did not have a seat.

06:30

Boreal

Greger lit the fire for the guides

17:30

Boreal

Good driver

Hard bus to work with. No microphone, no lights when the door is closed. The lack of lights makes it uncomfortable for guests to find their stuff as well. The lack of guide seat is also problematic, making our guide job extremely hard as they will be kneeling on the dashboard to see something.

17:30

Boreal

Tor is a great driver and very nice person. I loved to work with him.

Confirm that it must be MB, not BB

17:15

Boreal

Did not mention

BB could not park at DNB so we had to load equipment at Prostneset. Driver screamed at us in front of all waiting guests for opening the storage compartment of his BB.

2023-02-22

3

08:30

Boreal

17:15

Boreal

Andy was really good and willing to help. He likes to talk a lot with us and the guests but it was fine.

48 seater arrived instead of 55 seater again.

17:30

Boreal

Marzena is a good driver, nice and friendly with guests.

Driver was locked out of her Minibus which is parked at Strandvegen. Showed up without Minibus. At 18:40, Thomas, Veronica, all guests and the rest of the team are still on standby waiting for the vehicle. 18:41, David ran into Marzena somehow and she said it’s not possible to get into the Minibus. Absolutely no update from Boreal regarding the situation. MB arrived at 18:45. Packed by Thomas & Veronica

2023-02-23

4

17:15

Boreal

Marzena is easy to work with, awesome driver, great personality! We would love to have her working with us more. :)

06:30

Boreal

no log about driver

17:15

Boreal

Åge was great today, but he again stated very clearly that he 'finishes at 3am', and later in the night was asking when we were leaving and that we had to leave at a certain time to be back for 3am.

17:30

Boreal

Tor is great and has a can do attitude

Minor inconveniences with the bus are:

2023-02-24

3

08:30

Boreal

17:15

Boreal

A great experienced driver and man. Focus and easy to work with.

17:15

Boreal

Driver was very good

2023-02-25

2

17:15

Boreal

Age was pretty upset with us, will not be working with us anymore

17:30

Boreal

Steve is really great. Smiling, easy going and helpful, he is lovely. However doesn’t know the roads or hotels in the city center, so pick up can be a bit trickier as well if too many locations.

16 seater is too squeezy, it was difficult to arrange the boxes, causing a lot of sound throughout the trip, making it uncomfortable for back seat passengers

2023-02-26

3

17:15

Boreal

Age drove well but became annoying when he asked to drive back as he only works till 3am.

06:30

Boreal

Geir is awesome. Very kind, friendly, good with people and a great driver.

17:30

Boreal

2023-02-27

1

17:15

Boreal

Cancelled due to weather conditions after discussion and Boreal’s decision.

2023-02-28

3

17:15

Boreal

Driver was professional and bus was clean

17:15

Tide

17:30

Tide

2023-03-01

2

08:30

Boreal

Cancelled for free via email with Ronny

17:15

Boreal

Knut was great. Not much of a talker but did as we requested and drove safely and smoothly.

2023-03-02

2

17:15

Boreal

Greger was wonderful, even set up a camping table for our team’s cafe Aurora.

17:30

Boreal

Cancelled via email by Veron on 1 Mar

2023-03-03

2

17:15

Boreal

Andy was great tonight, went to look for a camera for passenger even after clocking off

17:15

Boreal

2023-03-04

3

06:30

Boreal

no log about driver

17:15

Boreal

no log about driver

17:15

Boreal

Carolina was great. Fantastic driver and great to chat to.

2023-03-05

1

17:15

Boreal

Åge was quite eager to go home tonight. He wasn't keen in driving any further than Finland's border.

2023-03-06

1

17:15

Boreal

Åge was willing to help and drove really well.

2023-03-07

1

17:15

Boreal

Wojciech drove very smooth and well. Even he helped us carrying some things. Great guy and driver.

2023-03-08

3

08:30

Boreal

Greger was awesome. Arrived early, had lots of good chat and positivity

The bus, though, looked a bit worn out

17:15

Boreal

Not a nice cooperative man

17:15

Boreal

2023-03-09

2

06:30

Boreal

Roar (the driver) was a bit special. When we met him, he was a bit upset he needed to be so early just for packing and then waiting for the guests to arrive. We explained him that sometimes guests arrive earlier and we need him to be at the time we ask. At the end of the day, he drove well and was quite friendly

17:15

Boreal

Our driver Knut was amazing, he helped a lot and made our job easier by being a bit flexible with where to stop

2023-03-11

1

17:15

Boreal

Åge was fine, he did his job well.

2023-03-12

1

17:15

Boreal

Åge was good. Drove well and did what we asked him to do

2023-03-13

1

17:15

Boreal

Knut drives well but doesn't go the extra mile. Also does not speak English very well

2023-03-14

1

17:15

Boreal

Knut was a professional driver.

Bus was good too

2023-03-15

2

08:30

Boreal

17:15

Boreal

Pawel was fantastic as always

2023-03-16

1

17:15

Boreal

Tor was great

2023-03-17

3

08:30

Boreal

Marzena drove well and was helpful.

17:15

Boreal

Did not help much apart from driving

17:15

Boreal

Pawel was great, amazing job.

2023-03-18

3

06:30

Boreal

17:15

Boreal

Eugene was great and no problems with the bus.

17:30

Boreal

No log about driver

2023-03-19

1

17:15

Boreal

Eugene was a fun and happy driver on his last shift of the season with us!

2023-03-20

2

08:30

Boreal

No confirmation from Boreal

17:15

Boreal

Wojchiech is a stellar driver - very friendly, helpful, fantastic and professional driver. Happy to work with him anytime!

Dreilich 3412 57 seater

2023-03-21

2

06:30

Boreal

17:15

Boreal

Our driver Pavel is always of good company, chatting and he drove us safe despite difficult conditions on the journey

57 seater Pawel

2023-03-22

2

08:30

Boreal

Roar drove well and was nice. Was a bit upset when we ended later than his supposed finished time

Not confirmed as of 19 March according to Boreal Ops

17:15

Boreal

Pawel, fantastic as always

57 Pawel

2023-03-23

2

06:30

Boreal

Did not mention

17:15

Boreal

Eugene was amazing, willing to help and atentive all the time. He is a good profesional driver.

2023-03-24

2

08:30

Boreal

Driver Pawel was good, but seemed distracted driving at times, sometimes checking his phone. Did amazing job getting getting us out of the deep snow though.

17:15

Boreal

Geir was great.

2023-03-25

1

17:15

Boreal

Did not mention

2023-03-26

2

08:30

Boreal

17:15

Boreal

Eugen was great.

2023-03-27

1

17:15

Boreal

Was not driving safely as he had both his hands off the steering wheel at one point of time while taking off his jacket. He was even using his phone while driving. Moreover, when they met a MB on the way, the driver of the MB was also a Boreal driver (Marzena). Marzena asked Zibi if it was ok for his guest to use BB’s toilet and ZIbi agreed without consulting guides.Did not feel right.

2023-03-28

1

17:15

Boreal

Knut did it great, is nice to work with him.

2023-03-29

1

17:15

Boreal

Did not mention

2023-03-30

1

17:15

Boreal

Pawel was amazing. The conditions were hard and he did it really well.

2023-09-09

2

17:30

Tide

TB-034553-S01 (2)

Ali apparently hadn’t been on a chase before. He drove well and was friendly and proactive in helping prepare Drytech and carry boxes. He speaks Arabic and Norwegian but no English.

17:30

Tide

TB-034553-S01 (2)

Plamen was great

2023-09-23

2

17:30

55

Tide

TB-035024-S01 (2)

Did not mention anything about driver.

17:30

55

Tide

TB-035024-S01 (2)

2023-09-27

1

17:30

TB-035533-S01

2023-10-02

2

17:30

02:00

57

Tide

TB-035705-S01 (9)

Driver Arnulf was nice to work with, very considerate, but on the way home, he didn’t keep enough distance tailing our MB.

17:30

03:00

57

Tide

TB-035705-S01 (9)

Einar was great, helpful and relaxed. I fell could count on him for whatever needed.

2023-10-03

1

17:30

00:45

50

Tide

TB-035705-S01 (9)

Did not mention

2023-10-04

2

17:30

02:45

50

Tide

TB-035705-S01 (9)

Did not mention

17:30

03:00

16

Tide

TB-035705-S01 (9)

Phenias drove with unnecessary and dangerous lane crossing and overtaking, some were illegal. His attitude was generally nice and cooperative.

Thomas emailed Tide regarding this

2023-10-05

1

17:30

02:35

50

Tide

TB-035705-S01 (9)

Did not mention

2023-10-06

1

17:30

03:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S01 (9)

Did not mention

2023-10-07

1

17:30

03:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S01 (9)

Did not mention

2023-10-08

1

17:30

01:15

50

Tide

TB-035705-S01 (9)

great guy, great driver, helped out when he could. Happy to work with him again.

2023-10-09

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S02 (17)

Did not mention

2023-10-10

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S02 (17)

Did not mention

2023-10-11

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S02 (17)

Did not mention

BB door suddenly blew open but it was fixed after pulling over to fix it.

2023-10-12

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S02 (17)

Did not mention

2023-10-13

3

08:30

16

Tide

TB-035705-S02 (17)

Tor was nice, but drove quite fast over the bumps, especially on the way back (the boxes in the back were jumping in the air).

17:30

16

Tide

TB-035705-S02 (17)

Pawel, amazing as always. Helped out when he could.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S02 (17)

Did not mention

2023-10-14

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S02 (17)

Did not mention

2023-10-15

2

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S02 (17)

Did not mention

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S02 (17)

Cancelled by us free of charge before Cut-Off Time. Dag

2023-10-16

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S02 (17)

Adrian did a great job driving.

2023-10-17

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S02 (17)

Did not mention

2023-10-18

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S02 (17)

Did not mention

2023-10-19

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S02 (17)

Cancelled for free before cut-off time

2023-10-20

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S02 (17)

Adrian did a great job driving us all the way to Saarikoski.

2023-10-21

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S02 (17)

Adrian did a great job driving.

2023-10-22

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S02 (17)

Did not mention

2023-10-23

1

17:30

01:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S03 (7)

Did not mention

2023-10-24

1

17:30

15

Tide

TB-035705-S03 (7)

Did not mention

Changed from BB to MB same day. Dag

2023-10-25

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S03 (7)

Robert was nice. As always helpful and flexible, however sometimes instructions needs to be given more than once, not able to multitask and also seems to not be sure how the lights work, being slow or turning on the wrong light. Besides that, is good to work with him.

2023-10-26

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S03 (7)

Bus came with a dirty toilet with dirt on the floor and hair on the toilet seat

2023-10-27

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S03 (7)

Pawel is a very helpful driver

2023-10-28

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S03 (7)

Peter is a good driver and bit talkative, but he is a helpful driver!

2023-10-29

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S03 (7)

Einar was great however did struggle with operating the lights on the bus.

2023-10-30

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-036932-S01 (11)

Dionyzi was great driving us to Finland, however on the journey back spent a fair bit of the drive in the middle of the road or left lane when turning. He is a man of few words, doesn’t speak English but can speak Norwegian, Spanish, Italian, Polish etc.

2023-10-31

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-036932-S01 (11)

Robert is of great help, always available. Communication needs to be clear, any requests need to be very straight but well explained like where to park, direction, position on the parking lot, lights and as so. Regardless, he will do his best to attend the requests. When we decided to come back, trying to reverse the bus out of the parking, it took quite some time and a lot of back and forward even with the guides helping outside. I feel Robert got a bit nervous with the situation and I needed to be in front of him telling him when to turn the wheel.

2023-11-01

2

17:30

50

Tide

TB-036932-S01 (11)

Cancelled on 31 Oct for free (before cut-off)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-036932-S01 (11)

Robert did a great job.

2023-11-02

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-036932-S01 (11)

Dionysi is a man of few words. Had a bit of confusion on departing, as for some reason he looped back into the bus terminal from the centre and said 'Here is good?'. Smooth from there on out. Mostly good driving, a little sporadic on the acceleration though and fast over some bumps.

2023-11-03

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-036932-S01 (11)

Did not mention

2023-11-04

4

17:30

50

Tide

TB-036932-S01 (11)

Runar was a great driver, and very helpful with emergency stops and switching engine/lights off. He arrived before us at the terminal and let all the guests in so we had to disembark everybody and check them back in. It was his first ever NL chase however, so not a big deal considering he didn't know.

18:00

50

Tide

TB-036932-S01 (11)

Meet at office (Grønnegata 65 / DNB) at 18:00.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-036932-S01 (11)

17:00

16

Tide

TB-036932-S01 (11)

Meet at office (Grønnegata 65 / DNB) at 17:15. Paul was great. Super helpful with urgent stops.

Cancelled for free in advance by Dag, and then reordered again before 10:00 on 3 Nov by Veron (no late booking fee).

2023-11-05

2

17:30

50

Tide

TB-036932-S01 (11)

Runar is amazing - very helpful, kind, great driver. He even blocks the lights of the bus with silver tape and some cardboard (came up with the idea himself).

08:30

50

Tide

2023-11-06

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-036935-S01 (8)

Runar is helpful and drives well.

2023-11-07

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-036935-S01 (8)

Runar is still awesome to work with!

2023-11-08

2

17:30

50

Tide

TB-036935-S01 (8)

Runar is the best!

01:00

50

Tide

TB-036935-S01 (8)

Did not order this

2023-11-09

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-036935-S01 (8)

Robert is a nice guy, and for the most part a good driver, but seems to struggle to understand basic instructions. I have to tell him 3 times to pull in somewhere despite being very clear in the first instance. He seems bewildered at points, and was always asking 'so we're staying here now?' every time we stopped and seemed shocked whenever we moved somewhere. He also made a very sketchy overtaking maneuver on a bend in Fagernes, which I mentioned to him.

2023-11-10

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-036935-S01 (8)

Robert did great, drove safe and was helpful.

2023-11-11

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-036935-S01 (8)

Runar is very helpful and drives well.

2023-11-12

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-036935-S01 (8)

Runar was great again, super nice to work with.

2023-11-13

1

17:30

00:30

Tide

TB-035705-S05 (12)

Runar great once again. The last couple of nights he does however seem to be getting a bit more annoyed at the state of the bus/toilet at the end of chases, and says we need to stop it happening.

2023-11-14

1

17:30

03:15

Tide

TB-035705-S05 (12)

Runar is helpful and drives well as always.

2023-11-15

3

17:30

00:30

Tide

TB-035705-S05 (12)

Runar is once again an incredibly safe and efficient driver.

08:30

15:56

Tide

TB-035705-S05 (12)

Einar started out great, and was great with anything regarding the tour in terms of stopping and helping out, and chatty with the guests. However, he's not the best driver I feel. Too fast on bumpy roads quite often, and very aggressive towards pedestrians (honking at them if they don't cross immediately).

17:30

00:29

Tide

TB-035705-S05 (12)

Adrian was very helpful and always kept an eye on the sky while driving safely

2023-11-16

2

17:30

02:05

Tide

TB-035705-S05 (12)

Dionizy was great.

17:30

02:55

Tide

TB-035705-S05 (12)

Adrian, fantastic as always. Did all the Drytech when I got pulled away with stronger NL.

2023-11-17

2

17:30

02:57

Tide

TB-035705-S05 (12)

Åge was a great driver and was super helpful packing up the bus.

16:30

23:41

Tide

TB-035705-S05 (12)

Runar was great!

2023-11-18

1

17:30

01:45

Tide

TB-035705-S05 (12)

Runar was great until Marius asked him to turn off the engine for 5 min. Started refusing and finding excuses not to, but finally did it. Only for 5 min.

2023-11-19

1

17:30

01:27

Tide

TB-035705-S05 (12)

Runar was maybe taking a few bumps too fast and expressed that he didn’t want to turn the engine off at all tonight because of the cold, before we even stopped at the spot. Toilet paper was wet when the bus arrived, so he replaced it. At around 22:30 ran out of flushing liquid, so the toilet was closed from then on.

2023-11-20

1

17:30

01:41

50

Tide

TB-035705-S06 (12)

Did not mention

2023-11-21

1

17:30

01:50

50

Tide

TB-035705-S06 (12)

Runar was great.

2023-11-22

2

17:30

00:00

50

Tide

TB-035705-S06 (12)

Pawel was great and very helpful.

17:30

00:14

50

Tide

TB-035705-S06 (12)

Cancelled on Nov 21

2023-11-23

2

17:30

02:55

50

Tide

TB-035705-S06 (12)

Pawel seemed a little impatient tonight, performing a few unnecessary overtakes and refusing to stop for a final sky check at Telegrafbukta after reports of NL as he wanted to ensure he was finished by 3:30am. Did not take the feedback from our guides and complained that he does not want to carry on with CL anymore

17:30

03:05

50

Tide

TB-035705-S06 (12)

Arnulf was a good driver, but didn't know the operation of the lights whatsoever, and seemed very lost at points. Would quite often close the doors and I had to go and ask them open again, even happened at the emergency stop when we wanted people out quickly.

2023-11-24

2

17:30

01:23

50

Tide

TB-035705-S06 (12)

Odd is a great driver. Very happy to help out, turned the engine off whenever I asked with 0 issue, and was extremely apologetic for the toilet situation (below). He says the bus is getting reprogrammed to turn the lights off while the engine is on. He was chatting to the guests outside, and was happy to make all the stops we needed and stay out however long we needed also. Would love to work with him again.

17:30

01:40

50

Tide

TB-035705-S06 (12)

Runar was a dream!

2023-11-25

3

17:30

00:50

16

Tide

TB-035705-S06 (12)

Did not mention

17:30

00:15

50

Tide

TB-035705-S06 (12)

Emil was a great driver, and was helpful with packing etc. He did seem worried about how messy the bus could get by the end of the tour, and asked for us to be stern about food/drinks on bus. He was super pleased with the condition at the end of the tour! Happy to work with him again.

07:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S06 (12)

2023-11-26

1

17:30

01:12

50

Tide

TB-035705-S06 (12)

Runar was great as always :)

2023-11-27

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S09 (14)

Emil is really great. Good driver and very helpful.

2023-11-28

2

07:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S09 (14)

Robert drove well, but on the way back we felt that he was breaking too much and too jerky while going down the slope in Helligskogen.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S09 (14)

Runar was really great as always. Good driver and very helpful.

2023-11-29

3

07:30

16

Tide

TB-035705-S09 (14)

Robert is kind and helpful but his driving is quite annoying. The way he steps on the gas pedal and a few seconds later lifts his foot makes for very jerky driving, the sad thing is he does it constantly, throughout the whole ride, weather he is alone on the road in helligskogen or the road is wide in LVD. He also seem to be afraid of the right side of the road, always keeping to the left, this almost gets a bit dangerous when meeting trucks but also smaller cars, where the road is a bit more narrow. Just as he is about to meet a vehicle he swerve left, as if he just realised he is driving too close to the side of the road (when he in fact has a meter of road to his right), this feels unsafe. He makes big “micro adjustments” to the steering wheel All The Time which ads to the driving feeling jerky and uncomfortable. Someone pressed the “stop” button and so the “STOPPAR” message was shining the whole way there and back and also the radiators where cold there and back despite me asking him to turn on the Webasto. He is good with the lights in the bus :+1:

17:30

16

Tide

TB-035705-S09 (14)

Paul-Arne was a good driver.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S09 (14)

Runar as usual, he did everything and did a great job with the team, helped and was a great driver.

2023-11-30

2

07:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S09 (14)

Adrian is amazing

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S09 (14)

Åge was a great driver, very enthusiastic about the prospect of lights but perhaps was overheard in his excitement

⁠

Great to work with him nonetheless.

2023-12-01

3

08:30

16

Tide

TB-035705-S09 (14)

Tide’s driver was very nice and chatty.

08:30

16

Tide

TB-035705-S09 (14)

Thomas the driver was happy, helpful and drove well, a bit fast sometimes but it felt safe

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S09 (14)

Jan was great. His first time driving in Tromsø (and seeing NL!) but he was smooth as anything. Bus is a bit different, with door at the very back rather than the middle, and toilet at the back, but great.

2023-12-02

2

07:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S09 (14)

Adrian is still amazing

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S09 (14)

Emil was great as always, helping out when needed. He even did some babysitting!

2023-12-03

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S09 (14)

Jan did a great job driving, he just was seen something annoying when we tried to make several stops and when we finally stopped at a "bus stop" but then he understood the situation.

2023-12-04

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S10 (11)

Bjørn was great.

2023-12-05

2

06:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S10 (11)

Adrian was amazing!

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S10 (11)

Bjorn was a great driver.

2023-12-06

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S10 (11)

Bjorn is great!

2023-12-07

2

06:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S10 (11)

Bjørn is driving mostly good. He needs to get to know the roads better, because he brakes too late sometimes.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S10 (11)

Bjørn was correct, a great driver and he met all expectations.

2023-12-08

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S10 (11)

Jan drives well, but it is very inflexible and has a very "I know" attitude.

2023-12-09

2

06:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S10 (11)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S10 (11)

Dionizy drove well for the most part, maybe a bit fast in town. He shouted rudely at a customer’s demands. A bit of a wildcard

2023-12-10

2

06:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S10 (11)

Bergsvein was friendly and accommodation and helped carry equipment. Glad to work with him again.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S10 (11)

Emil is an absolute delight to work with. He is very proactive, very helpful, and very hospitable to both us guides and guests.

2023-12-11

2

06:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S12 (14)

Bergsvein drove great, I’d love to work with him again.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S12 (14)

Morten was lovely, helpful and a pleasure to work with!

2023-12-12

2

06:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S12 (14)

Espen was amazing. Very friendly, kind and happy person. Drives safe and comfortable.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S12 (14)

Bjørn was good! Smooth driving, relaxed and positive attitude, friendly guy.

2023-12-13

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S12 (14)

Emil is a great driver, just as excited about NL as us! Happy for even the smallest things, lights, engine, all golden. Absolute pleasure working with him, the more we can work with him the better!

2023-12-14

2

06:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S12 (14)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S12 (14)

Adrian was great!

2023-12-15

2

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S12 (14)

Martin is great, drives super smooth and very available for us. I will be happy to work with him more often.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S12 (14)

He drives well - safe and comfortable. Also, was helpful and carried some stuff for us, was friendly and turner off the lights when I asked him to do so.

2023-12-16

3

06:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S12 (14)

No log

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S12 (14)

Jan is a good driver and nice to work with.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S12 (14)

No log

2023-12-17

2

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S12 (14)

No log

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S12 (14)

Runar is ok, a bit septic about driving to Finland but we managed to change is mind as we had already bus driving towards this direction and updated us on the road condition.

2023-12-18

2

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S13 (19)

Runar was amazing, helped out with the stuff and drove nice and safe

08:30

Tide

TB-035705-S13 (19)

Arnulf was great, he helped out every now and then, drove nice and safe and was a great sport.

2023-12-19

2

06:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S13 (19)

No log

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S13 (19)

Emil is very talkative, also with the guests. And also a good driver that thinks proactively about the chase and wants to help out whenever he can.

2023-12-20

1

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S13 (19)

Emil is great to work with!

2023-12-21

2

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S13 (19)

Emil is a super driver, full of excitement for the NL! Might be good to have a word about discretion however, as during the chase back he stopped the bus and turned the lights off in the middle of the road to check if he could see NL.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S13 (19)

There was not much time with Bjorn to say much. Seems to drive well, but did not slow down before taking the turn to parking which made it not smooth. Again there was an issue with the lights but because he doesn't know how to keep the lights around the bus off while the engine is working. Seems that is an issue that needs to be addressed if we keep chasing with the JBV BB.

2023-12-22

4

06:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S13 (19)

Driver Espen was friendly and drove safely.

17:15

16

Tide

TB-035705-S13 (19)

Juel (Tilde driver) was kind and drove careful but the minivan was not good.

an't see through the windscreen whilst driving as seat is too far and windscreen is small. Boot is a chaos to find things and get things out. Car lights can't be turned off if engine is running so had constant light in the back.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S13 (19)

Åge lovely as always. Got stuck trying to leave BP as the icy incline up to the road was too slippery to get enough traction to reverse out. He stayed super calm (when we were not) and managed it with the chains like a pro. WE

⁠

ÅGE!!

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S13 (19)

Arnulf ran through a red light at the traffic lights outside Scandic Grand while pedestrians were crossing the road and they had right of way. Very dangerous. When I mentioned it his response was incoherent.

2023-12-23

4

06:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S13 (19)

Driver Asgeir approached turns a bit fast, but overall, it still felt safe.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S13 (19)

Runar was great as always! We are glad to have him back after his holiday :)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S13 (19)

Åge was a great driver.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S13 (19)

Arnulf is not a good driver. He was far too fast going through Kattfjordeidet, with the bus suspension doing overtime. Even I was getting a motion sickness feeling. I asked him multiple times to slow down, getting more stern as we went on, but he just grunted and ignored me. Same on return, was very uncomfortable and didn't listen. Doesn't listen about the lights either, and does them as and when he pleases. On return blasted bright lights with no warning, meaning an unpleasant wake up for the guests with no warning on the mic as is usual.

2023-12-24

4

06:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S13 (19)

Dionyzi drove well and was very friendly today.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S13 (19)

Åge is a great driver

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S13 (19)

Adrian was ok

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S13 (19)

No log

2023-12-25

3

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S14 (23)

Runar was great once again!

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S14 (23)

No log

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S14 (23)

Åge was great. Kind person, drives comfortable and well. Very nice to work with.

2023-12-26

4

06:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S14 (23)

No log

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S14 (23)

Bjørn was correct and had a good driving.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S14 (23)

Runar is great!

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S14 (23)

2023-12-27

3

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S14 (23)

Åge is great!

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S14 (23)

No log

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S14 (23)

Bjorn drives well and does just as much as is asked, which is great.

2023-12-28

3

06:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S14 (23)

Espen drove great.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S14 (23)

Tommy was a great driver, needs a bit of guidance and explanation as he has not driven with us much before. Also protested a bit against having a fire in the parking area. Otherwise great!

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S14 (23)

Bjørn is a great driver but needs to work on his discretion.

2023-12-29

4

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S14 (23)

Einar, great driving, not too much to say. Happy to work with him.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S14 (23)

Marcin is chill. Relaxed driving. Calm guy. I like him.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S14 (23)

Dagfinn was amazing. Safe driving and very kind.

06:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S14 (23)

No log

2023-12-30

3

06:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S14 (23)

Runar were very helpful.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S14 (23)

Åge perfect as always!

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S14 (23)

Adrian was great, good driver and very helpful

2023-12-31

3

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S14 (23)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S14 (23)

Jan is ok

17:30

50

Tide

TB-035705-S14 (23)

Adrian was great and helped out a lot by pushing to Kattfjordeidet in time to reach a parking spot before 0:00. So well done to him

2024-01-01

2

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S01 (18)

Jan is correct and drives safely

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S01 (18)

Rashid was amazing!

2024-01-02

3

06:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S01 (18)

No log

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S01 (18)

Joel was nice. Good driving and friendly attitude. The bus arrived not properly clean - some hair on the seats, trash on the floor and in the chair pockets, rocks and general dirt on the floor.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S01 (18)

Emil is great. Maybe got a little too confident with his driving home but it was mentioned that he should take a bit more care.

2024-01-03

2

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S01 (18)

Jan was nice

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S01 (18)

Adrian, fantastic as always.

2024-01-04

2

06:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S01 (18)

Espen was friendly and drove well, however, on the way home near Laksvatn there was an incident that appeared to be road rage-related. He was overtaking someone while honking, possibly after being overtaken by that driver previously. We didn’t understand what was happening in detail and didn’t address it during drop-off as there was a driver change in Prost.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S01 (18)

No log

2024-01-05

3

06:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S01 (18)

Arnulf’s driving is okay for the most part, but sometimes choppy. Back in the city he disregarded pedestrians trying to cross the road.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S01 (18)

Adrián was great as always

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S01 (18)

Jan was good, no notes really.

2024-01-06

3

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S01 (18)

Adrian is a champ as always.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S01 (18)

No log

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S01 (18)

Robert was super nice and drove well.

2024-01-07

3

06:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S01 (18)

No log

17:15

50

Tide

TB-039601-S01 (18)

Adrian was cool, very helpful, but not too cheerful today

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S01 (18)

Erik is super! Lovely guy and even better driver.

2024-01-08

2

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S02 (22)

Adrian was absolutely amazing!

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S02 (22)

Eirik is *amazing*, really good with people and drives super safe.

2024-01-09

5

06:30

49

Tide

TB-039601-S02 (22)

No log

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S02 (22)

Åge was great!

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S02 (22)

Joel is a great driver, kind, helpful and even spoke a few words of Portuguese.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S02 (22)

Runar was great! Driving very safe and shared with us his good vibes.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S02 (22)

Erik is wonderful, he has such a sweet and shiney personality. Very safe and cautious driving.

2024-01-10

2

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S02 (22)

Pavel was a good driver, being kind, driving safely.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S02 (22)

Robert is lovely, super helpful. Drove very cautiously tonight which was appreciated, however held up a lot of traffic at one point. Discussed with him to pull over on the way home if he sees the same.

2024-01-11

2

06:30

49

Tide

TB-039601-S02 (22)

No log

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S02 (22)

Erik was great, very happy and really cautious. Very good driver and great energy.

2024-01-12

2

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S02 (22)

Robert is a nice guy and drives well.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S02 (22)

Espen was a great driver. Chill, friendly, very good sense of humor and a very smooth driver. He told me it was his first chase, so very special night for him, obviously. Would love to go on tour with him again.

2024-01-13

4

06:30

49

Tide

TB-039601-S02 (22)

Adrian was great!

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S02 (22)

Robert is great! Drives smoothly and safely. Super helpful all the time and have the care for guests as well.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S02 (22)

Espern is a good driver i would like to work with him again

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S02 (22)

Sveren was amazing, a really good driver and super helpful.

2024-01-14

5

08:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S02 (22)

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S02 (22)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S02 (22)

Espen was very nice. Did not want to turn off the engine at first but randomly did it on his own later on.

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S02 (22)

Pawel was not in his best mood today.

16:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S02 (22)

Adrian, shock horror, great as always.

2024-01-16

2

06:30

49

Tide

TB-039601-S03 (14)

Bjørn might have sensed that we were a bit late because he drove a bit uncomfortably fast on the way back.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S03 (14)

Erik was great! Had some bus issues but he handled it like a champ and kept it lowkey as he could in front of guests.

2024-01-17

2

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S03 (14)

Åge is a beautiful man! Smooth driving, very positive and friendly, knows the roads so, so well.. Simply a delight to work with.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S03 (14)

Erik is great! Drives smoothly and safely. Super helpful. He says that we are the company that he most likes to work due to the environment that we creat on the tour

2024-01-18

3

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S03 (14)

No log

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S03 (14)

No log

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S03 (14)

Espen is amazing. First time driving with him and already one of my favourite drivers from Tide.

2024-01-19

2

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S03 (14)

Martin is great!

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S03 (14)

Robert is a good driving happy to work with him again

2024-01-20

3

06:30

49

Tide

TB-039601-S03 (14)

he was nice and cooperative.

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S03 (14)

Adrian been amazing with driving and helping out.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S03 (14)

Espen is very nice to work with. Positive attitude from beginning to end. And genuinely very happy to drive to Finland

2024-01-21

2

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S03 (14)

Paul, good driving, and helpful

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S03 (14)

Espern is a great driver and a super lovely guy, love working with him!

2024-01-22

2

08:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S04 (21)

No log

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S04 (21)

Espen is a good driver and nice guy. A bit fast sometimes, but only on long straights with no other cars around. Felt safe the whole night.

2024-01-23

2

06:30

49

Tide

TB-039601-S04 (21)

No log

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S04 (21)

Jan is a great guy, safe driver, love working with him.

2024-01-24

3

08:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S04 (21)

Dionizy is lovely and spontaneously helped carrying things over when camping but his drive is not so smooth and a bit fast (flying boxes on some bumps).

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S04 (21)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S04 (21)

Erik was amazing, really good driver, helpful and gentle with the people on the bus

2024-01-25

4

06:30

49

Tide

TB-039601-S04 (21)

Sergei driving was borderline dangerous, but he was a really nice guy.

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S04 (21)

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S04 (21)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S04 (21)

Ingve is a very good and serene driver. He helped out as well when he could. Very nice guy!

2024-01-26

4

08:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S04 (21)

17:15

16

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TB-039601-S04 (21)

Had a good experience with Arnulf as a driver. Very lovely person and safe driving.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S04 (21)

No log

17:30

50

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TB-039601-S04 (21)

Dionyzi is interesting. seems that he likes to get back early. Drives faster on the way back, even on bumpy road. And impatient, beeping at minibuses on the road doing drop offs.

2024-01-27

3

06:30

49

Tide

TB-039601-S04 (21)

No log

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S04 (21)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S04 (21)

2024-01-28

3

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S04 (21)

Martin was lovely but maybe a bit new and inexperienced around here

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S04 (21)

Espern is amazing, super careful on the more cautious roads and a very pleasant guy.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S04 (21)

he is a disrespectful and grumpy person.

2024-01-29

3

08:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S05 (20)

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S05 (20)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S05 (20)

2024-01-30

3

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S05 (20)

Marcin is incredible, very delightful and a careful driver, also happy to help without being asked.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S05 (20)

Jan was great, drove very safely all the way in such challenging conditions.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S05 (20)

Runar was 10/10

2024-01-31

2

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S05 (20)

Adrian is always super nice to work with.

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S05 (20)

Jan was good. Lost traction for a couple seconds just after mini zoo but managed it well and drove great for the remainder of the night.

2024-02-01

2

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S05 (20)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S05 (20)

2024-02-02

4

08:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S05 (20)

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S05 (20)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S05 (20)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S05 (20)

2024-02-03

4

06:15

49

Tide

TB-039601-S05 (20)

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S05 (20)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S05 (20)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S05 (20)

2024-02-04

2

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S05 (20)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S05 (20)

2024-02-05

4

08:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

2024-02-06

3

06:15

49

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

2024-02-07

3

08:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

2024-02-08

4

06:15

49

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

2024-02-09

5

08:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

2024-02-10

6

06:15

49

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

17:15

16

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

17:30

50

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

2024-02-11

6

06:15

49

Tide

TB-039601-S06 (31)

June 2025