Blogs from Western Norway, Norway, Europe - page 4

Well it was our last full day in Norway and we tried to get the most out of it but like normally on your last day we ended up packing which seemed to take up most of the day, which is weird as I never unpacked in our Cell Block H. I just left my suitcase under the bed still full as no space in the wardrobe. We went to the briefing on what you need to do to leave the ship so all well on the western front. We had booked on a tour of the Marble Mines starting late afternoon so that was exciting and part of the trip was to go on the Atlantic Ocean Road. This road, only 5.2 miles long, took 6 years to build during which time it was hit ... read more

Well it started yesterday with, to be totally honest, a full day travelling to Bergen. This seems so weird as it is not that far but I suppose when you have to change in Amsterdam and have a couple of hours there it does take its toll. We arrived in Amsterdam and knowing that alcohol was really expensive on the ship, e.g a bottle of house wine £50, we thought we would have a beer in the terminal before we went to the gate - BIG MISTAKE as we did not envisage having to go through customs again. Now because we are not in the EU we had to queue up and not go through the electronic gates. Well when you have only 2 boarder guards on and we seem to have people with issues with ... read more

8th October It was only 50 miles from Flam to Skjolden so at 7pm last night the Captain decided to leave Flam earlier than scheduled which meant we arrived in Skjolden around 11pm. All passengers were over the moon because it meant we were not moving through the night. We woke to a dry day, blue skies & beautiful snow capped mountains. Our tour today was not until the afternoon, so a late breakfast and then going on deck to the enjoy the magestic fjord scenery. We often don’t go to the restaurant for lunch but go to the lounge called the ‘Living Room’ where they serve small open sandwich & little fruit tarts, so along with a coffee that’s just enough. 1.15pm we head to the playhouse to have our tickets checked and receive our ... read more

So, what is it like in quarantine? First, you set your alarm an hour before going into port so you can see some of the scenery from your balcony. You pray the ship docks on the starboard side so that you can see into the city. Yeah, it did today. (Well really yesterday) One of the nurses comes and takes vitals in the morning. Then, you start your routine of room service, movies, reading, checking news and emails… for me a nap was also needed. (thank you Cathy for suggesting- In an Instance). After that Susan and I message back and forth and call on the ships phone. Yep, that is our day. Susan tries to do steps around her room. I don’t have a ton of energy. Then about 6, the DR calls to check ... read more

Well today is not what we expected. Susan woke up not feeling great so decided it was time to take a covid test. Boy it pop’d up positive too quickly. We both put on masks and I opened the door to the deck. Then I called the front desk and told them. They said medical would be contacting us shortly, Well,…. Medical opened an hour later and I called and they had not heard anything from the front desk. They asked us to show up at 9. We did and they did a rapid test on us both, Susan – positive, me – negative. They then did a PCR test for us both. Susan is quarantined in the room, I’m free to go about as long as I’m masked. I leave to go for a long ... read more