An early start saw me pulling the curtains to see the silhouette of jagged and towering mountainsides a stone’s throw from the balcony. Despite the drifting banks of fog, occasional glimpses of the awe inspiring scenery whetted the appetite for the day to come. A quick breakfast in the Waterside buffet restaurant was in order….
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Fjords Cruise Stavanger
We awoke to find ourselves in a rather overcast Stavanger, with Fred Olsen’s Balmoral backing in opposite us. After breakfast it was time to brave the elements and take a wander around the town which is right by the terminal. Despite the weather, the town appeared quite pretty with many white wooden houses and other…
Fjords Cruise Sea Day
We woke to a pleasant sunrise through partly broken clouds. Oriana had dropped back behind us but was still following our course. Having lost an hour due to the clocks going forward overnight, a relaxing lay in was called for, but as our neighbours were apparently a herd of raging wilder-beast, we didn’t get much…
Fjords Cruise Embarkation Day
CruiseMiss guest blogger, Scott, recently embarked on his first cruise to the Fjords and his first cruise with P&O Cruises. This is his cruise diary! Norwegian Fjords (N221) – Ventura 1-8 September 2012 – Southampton, Sea, Stavanger, Skjolden, Geirangerfjord, Bergen, Sea, Southampton We arrived at Ocean Terminal around 1130 and were happy to see that…
Cunard Queen Victoria Suffers Engine Failure
Cunard has had to cancel an upcoming cruise onboard Queen Victoria after the ship suffered partial propulsion system failure on Monday. The ship is currently just off the coast of Portugal and is en-route back to Southampton; however she is sailing at less than 10% of her top speed which is 23.7 Knots. Although her…
Cruising and Music
Cruising and music go hand in hand. Maybe not quite as loved up as cruising and food but they still have a pretty strong bond. There are many music cruises available now too, with P&O Cruises Music Festivals at sea, The music infused Blue Man Group onboard Norwegian Epic and even the Rock Cruises that…
Good Week Bad Week for Royal Caribbean
Bad News Poor Jewel of the Seas had a really close encounter when she paid a visit to the Faroe Islands recently. She hit an overhead cable which was strung between two islands. The incident left one crew member injured and the ships mast more or less in half. Fear not though, she remained seaworthy…
Norwegian’s Pride of America $30 Million Refurbishment
Norwegian Cruise Line’s, U.S. flagged ship, Pride of America is to undergo a $30 million refurbishment and upgrade. The 2,124 passenger ship will enter dry-dock in Honolulu on March 23rd 2013, her stay is expected to be 14 days. Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian Cruise Line CEO, commented “As the only large US-flagged cruise ship, Pride of…
Norwegian Breakaway Hull Art
Norwegian Cruise Line yesterday released official images of how the bow and forward hull on the line’s newest ship, Norwegian Breakaway, will look. The cruise line commissioned pop artist, Peter Max, to paint the 114,000 ton vessel and it may well be his largest canvas yet, in all the painting will cover 40,000 square feet…
Le Boréal Expedition Cruise
Ever considered an Expedition cruise? To be honest, with all the information about a normal cruise that buzzes around my brain an expedition cruise never really got given much consideration, until now! Because of my work background I knew enough to say yes Prince Albert II is a Silversea expedition ship, or Celebrity Cruises offer…
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