We leave tomorrow morning (Thursday) for London, UK, to board the Celebrity Infinity out of Harwich, about 2 hours northeast of London. We sail Friday evening for a 10-day Norwegian Fjords Cruise. I am doing double duty on this cruise--I will be giving my normal Destination Talks on different aspects of history, culture, etc., and then I will also be giving Port Talks for each port that we're visiting. So, yes, I will be busy. This cruise is from July 26 to August 5, coming back to Harwich.
On August 5, although we are staying on for the next cruise (British Isles), we will go ashore and have lunch with George and Tawny, some friends we met on a Barcelona-Dubai cruise in October 2011. After lunch and chatting, we'll get back on the ship for the next 10 days cruising the British Isles. I will be giving the Port Talks on this cruise, which, of course, had me learning a lot more about the ports than I would have if were just regular passengers. This cruise ends August 16 back in Harwich, and we will fly back to Boise that day.
Our return home will be short-lived, however,as we head back out five days later for Stockholm and two cruises in the Baltic region. Ah, but more about that later.
Here is the itinerary for the Norwegian Fjords cruise:
I guess I'd better go start packing! Bye for now.
On August 5, although we are staying on for the next cruise (British Isles), we will go ashore and have lunch with George and Tawny, some friends we met on a Barcelona-Dubai cruise in October 2011. After lunch and chatting, we'll get back on the ship for the next 10 days cruising the British Isles. I will be giving the Port Talks on this cruise, which, of course, had me learning a lot more about the ports than I would have if were just regular passengers. This cruise ends August 16 back in Harwich, and we will fly back to Boise that day.
Our return home will be short-lived, however,as we head back out five days later for Stockholm and two cruises in the Baltic region. Ah, but more about that later.
Here is the itinerary for the Norwegian Fjords cruise:
Date
|
Port/City
|
Activity
|
Arrival
|
Departure
|
Sunrise/set
|
July 26
|
Harwich, England
|
5:00 PM
|
0515/2058
|
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July 27
|
At Sea
|
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July 28
|
Oslo, Norway
|
Docked
|
7:00 AM
|
4:00 PM
|
0449/2156
|
July 29
|
Kristiansand, Norway
|
Docked
|
7:00 AM
|
4:00 PM
|
0514/2153
|
July 30
|
Stavanger, Norway
|
Docked
|
7:00 AM
|
4:00 PM
|
0520/2205
|
July 31
|
Ålesund, Norway
|
Docked
|
8:00 AM
|
10:00 PM
|
0455/2227
|
August 1
|
Geiranger, Norway
|
Tendered
|
7:00 AM
|
4:00 PM
|
0458/2224
|
August 2
|
Flam, Norway
|
Docked
|
9:30 AM
|
7:30 PM
|
0519/2209
|
August 3
|
Bergen, Norway
|
Docked
|
9:00 AM
|
5:00 PM
|
0522/2206
|
August 4
|
At Sea
|
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August 5
|
Harwich, England
|
4:00 AM
|
0530/2041
|
I guess I'd better go start packing! Bye for now.
