Cruise to Greenland & Iceland

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To celebrate our 25th Anniversary we signed up for a Celebrity cruise from Cape Liberty NY with stops in Halifax, St. John’s, Greenland then 3 stops in Iceland.

We tacked on 3 extra days in Reykjavik to get in some extra sightseeing.

Here are a few sample pics.

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Photos

Route
New York, Halifax, St. John’s, Qaqortoq (Greenland), Prince Christian Sound, Akureyri, Isafjordur, Reykjavik.

Celebrity Summit
Our home for 2 weeks.

The Lady
A great start as we left NY and headed out to sea.

Peggy’s Cove
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lobster Roll
Had to have one, even at inflated tourist price!

St. John’s Newfoundland
Entering The Narrows on a blustery morning.
The previous 2 days we were subjected to gale force winds of 40+ knots, but the ship handled it well.

Deck 7
The seemingly endless hallway.

Qaqortoq
We outnumbered the locals!
Home to many fishermen & hunters & thankfully not yet teeming with tacky tourist shops.

Local fishermen
And yes, we asked their permission.

In the galley.
We took a tour below decks to take a look at how to prepare to feed 3000 cruisers at least 3 times a day.

Pastry chefs
Bread sticks by the basket load.

Puffin with a mouthful
Each sea day we attended lectures with a National Geographic rep. who was very entertaining.

Entering Prince Christian Sound Greenland
The most spectacular of days!
It started in very dense fog…the ship creeping along at 5 knots avoiding ice bergs.
No one mentioned Titanic.

Sound # 2
Too many glaciers to name.

Room with a view
Not a bad view to be had!

Akureyri. First stop in Iceland
First settled by Vikings in the 800s.
Great sod insulated buildings.
Their animals shared the buildings in winter for mutual warmth.

Arctic fox
The only predator in Iceland & too small to bother sheep. New born lambs are a bit at risk.

Thermal action
Iceland is infamous for its volcanic activity & regular eruptions. The locals feel is has been great for the tourism business.

Moving plates
Evidence of geological change are everywhere. Here, 2 of Earth’s major plates, the European & North American, are moving apart.

Gullfoss
One of many spectacular Iceland waterfalls…fed from melting glaciers in the highlands.

Lunch by the harbour.
Cod & chips by the sea!
Interestingly, Iceland is not part of the EU as they don’t want to share their fish stocks.

Marlie meets a Troll
Icelanders have a fondness for trolls, goblins and such. Guides pointed out numerous rocks known to be their hangout.

Looking over Reykjavik
Definitely a great place to visit. A very walkable city with friendly locals.
Also by far the most expensive place we have visited (including London, New York & Paris.)
A lunch of 2 bowls of mushroom soup with a slice of bread cost $60 Cad. $18 - 24 for a glass of wine.

Comments

[Marg and Ted]

FABULOUS!
So here we are on a dreary morning…yet again!…in Gravenhurst, awestruck over your blog and wonderful photos! Yet again, you have described an exciting adventure with such interest and passion.Thanks for sharing and Happy Anniversary! BTW The puffin photo is extraordinary …

[imras]

Far North
Hi Guys! Thanks for the enthusiastic comments. We hesitated to go away at the peak of summer but there is such a narrow window to visit those northern lands. Glad we did it.