Day 19 – Aug 8 End of Homelands Cruise This segment of our travels wound down on Day 19, which began with a 5-day pre-extension tour in Iceland. If you want to see that, click here and then select “next” after each post to continue reading those stories. Our last port stop of the Homelands … More Homelands Cruise – Stockholm, Sweden
This port stop was another substitution on our original itinerary, for we were scheduled to stop at Tallin, Estonia. We all know who the culprit is for that. OK, end of rant 😉 Anyhow, Karlskrona is a coastal and naval city located in the picturesque archipelago of the southern Swedish province of Blekinge. Did you know … More Homelands Cruise – Karlskrona, Sweden
Day 16 – Aug 5, 2022 If you’re like us, you probably haven’t heard much about Gdańsk, Poland unless you’re a history buff. We only knew it was one of the stops on our itinerary, but we were pleasantly surprised when we arrived. Hopefully by the time you finish reading this post you’ll agree it’s … More Homelands Cruise – Gdańsk, Poland
Perhaps you’re wondering if we’ve been eating well, since I haven’t posted any food pictures for this trip. Wow, have we ever! Steve wants to gain some weight, while I prefer to maintain my poundage (or kilograms here). With all the wonderful food aboard Viking Star, Steve is getting his wish; me, not so much … More Homelands Cruise – Denmark
Day 10 and 11 of 56, Jul 28 -29, 2022 Our ship’s next port of call was an overnight stay at Oslo, the capital of Norway. I think of Oslo as that far-away country where the Oslo Peace Accord was signed, where famous ski jumping happens and where Nobel prizes are awarded. Our visit presented … More Homelands Cruise – Oslo, Norway
Day 9 of 56 – July 29 We made a short stop at Stavanger, another one of Europe’s southern ports and interesting old towns in Norway. This is the third-largest city and one of the oldest settlements in the country. We opted to do separate excursions on this stop. Steve satisfied his flying urge by … More Homelands Cruise – Stavanger, Norway
July 28, Day 8 of 56 As of this writing we’re back home in Arizona, and the catch-up posts are slowly being hatched where we left off many weeks ago in Bergen, Norway. With spotty internet connectivity, a busy touring schedule during the trip, plus being in the moment is more important, catching up is … More Homelands Cruise – Eidfjord, Norway
If you’ve just started following us recently, this is leg 2 of our 56-day, multiple-cruise, 2022 travel adventure. In case you missed our posts covering our Iceland pre-cruise excursion, you can view them here, here, and here. Once again we are back cruising aboard a big ship, the Viking Star, on the Homelands Cruise that … More Homelands Cruise – Bergen, Norway
We finally arrived at Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, a day late and a few dollars short. It was around 5:30am local time, and we couldn’t wait to get to our room so we could dump our luggage and join the day-long excursion. Of course, things didn’t quite work out that nicely. The Viking representative … More Reykjavik, Iceland – Finally!