Monthly Archives: September 2025

As we approached Isafjordur on August 16, we had nice views from our balcony.  A pilot boat approached to drop off the pilot who would direct our ship into port. We had decided, after our last fjord cruise, that it … Continue reading →

We sailed towards Akureryki on August 15. There are 20,000 residents in Akureryki, Iceland’s second largest city. We were at breakfast when the captain announced a jumping whale on the starboard side.  That is the side our cabin was on … Continue reading →

This was our first inkling of a view of Iceland! It looked a little better as we made our way onto land on August 14.   Our tour this day, our first in Iceland, was to the Valley of Waterfalls — … Continue reading →

I had several things on my sea day “to do” list on August 13th. It was the second sea day of our second cruise, this being the stretch between Norway and Iceland.   We had benefit of an extra hour … Continue reading →

This is where Ålesund is on a map. This is what it looked like as we approached by ship on August 12.  We were in different parts of Norway about eighteen months ago on our winter Northern Lights cruise. It … Continue reading →

Departing for our 10 o’clock food tour, we got caught up with the last of 1500-ish people disembarking the ship in Rotterdam. That was poor planning on my part as we had to go through the same lines and try … Continue reading →

Our sea day, August 8, was a calm one on the North Sea. We’ve missed ports and had excitement on previous sailings through the North Sea. On a previous cruise, we had to learn that ginger and green apples are … Continue reading →

As we arrived in Edinburgh by tender on August 7, we were greeted by a lone bagpipe player.   We began our first of three tours,  learning a few things as we rode on the coach to the old city. … Continue reading →

After six port days in a row, we had a scheduled sea day on August 4, 2025. And then we had an unscheduled sea day. Storm Floris delivered high winds and rough seas across and around Scotland.  We missed out … Continue reading →

In preparation for visiting Liverpool, I gathered our British pounds left from a previous trip to London.  My goal, after the next few weeks, was to have no pounds or euros left. We always tried to tip tour guides in … Continue reading →