Day 11 - Obsolete Guns and the "Dried Cod Capital"
We started off today in Trondheim. Mum and I didn’t get off the ship - too busy enjoying breakfast. We left Trondheim just after 9:30am,...
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Northern Lights
Day 12 - The End Of the Adventure
This is the last day of our holiday. No excursions today and we have to be out of our cabins by 10am. Mum and I returned to our normal...
Day 10 - Postman Polar Bears and the Seven Sisters
We awoke today just north of the Arctic Circle, which we crossed at 8:35am. King Neptune wasn’t invited on board this time so there was...
Day 09 - Church, Trolls and the Battle of Troll Fjord
Today was an early rise due to our excursion leaving at 8:10 am. So it was up at 6:30, breakfast at 7am and getting ready to leave at...
Day 08 - The Northernmost Town in the World!
We woke today in Havøysund, in the dark, at 8am. Picture 1 – Havoysund We were due to arrive in Hammerfest, the northernmost town in the...
Day 07 - Huskies, Huskies, Huskies!!!
It’s Husky Day!! We awoke this morning as the ship was docking in Vadsø, the only port that we do not call in on our way South. This town...
Day 06 - Reindeer Crossing and The North Cape
We did manage to sleep after the excitement of the Northern Lights and woke up this morning in Havøysund. Once again there were lovely...
Day 05 - Snow, Rudolph Stew and Northern Lights
We awoke this day to find the ship docked at Harstad. This town flourished at the end of the 19th century when the “herring years”...
Day 04 - Crossing the Arctic Circle, an Ice Bath and Northern Lights
This morning we woke up just south of the Arctic Circle. This is located at 66° 33’ north and is the southernmost point at which the...
Day 03 - A Fancy Cathedral Front, Colourful Wharf Buildings and A Bike Lift....
Today we woke up and were sitting down for breakfast as the ship was travelling through Trondheim’s Fjord, this is the third longest...
Day 02 - Art Deco Buildings and a Polar Bear Looking for Hugs
Today we were awakened by the swaying of the ship – “back and fore, side to side, we all sway together….” – it was pitch black when we...
Day 01 - The Adventure Begins....
Up early today, really early, so early in fact that I was in two minds as to whether to go to bed or not! We stayed last night at an...
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