All Blog Posts

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...

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...

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...

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...

We did manage to sleep after the excitement of the Northern Lights and woke up this morning in Havøysund. Once again there were lovely...

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”...

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...

Today we woke up and were sitting down for breakfast as the ship was travelling through Trondheim’s Fjord, this is the third longest...

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...

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...

This morning we sailed into Budapest, there were lots of lovely views over the city, on both sides – I was surprised that the ship wasn’t...

Today is the day that we visit Bratislava - this is the capital city of Slovakia and lies on the river Danube. There has been a...

Today we are in Vienna. This is the capital city of Austria and has magnificent buildings and amazing architecture, especially in the...

We started today in Melk - Tiggy and Polar had a lovely view as we arrived! Melk has been an important spiritual and cultural centre in...

We woke this morning to misty views over the Danube at Linz. Linz is the third largest city in Austria and is home to the steelmakers...

We woke up this morning in Passau. This is a frontier town between Germany and Austria and lies at the confluence of three rivers – the...

It was an early start today, a very early start, a bags before breakfast early start! We got our bags out on time and then headed to...

We were sailing all morning and early afternoon today to get to Bamburg. So that meant a lie-in!!!! Hurrah!! I thoroughly enjoyed mine....

This morning we arrived in Würzburg, a city located in the Franconian region of North-West Bavaria. However, we were warned not to call...

This morning was a nice relaxing morning as we continued along the Main River towards Miltenberg. During the morning Mum and I went up to...