Author Archives: Serene

There are so many extra things we learned about Iceland that didn’t fit into our earlier posts – so I’m adding an additional post to get down some of these other interesting things.   Some of these extras were from … Continue reading →

We visited the island of Heimaey on August 18th.  It sits off the southern coast of Iceland.   We learned that our ship was staying in place using dynamic positioning and thrusters.  We were above the electricity cables providing service … Continue reading →

In preparing for the port of Reykjavik on August 17, I had hoped to book tours to the Blue Lagoon and the Golden Circle. Those are two very popular attractions out of Reykjavík. The ship offered both tours but not … Continue reading →

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 →