Norwaylady

Tonight’s show is Andrei Cavassi. The ladies are ready to “claim” their usual spot😂😂😂🥂 We meet our housekeeping on our way out of the door 🚪 Very friendly, she would take care of our requests. Empty minibar and a sharp container to the Queen👍🏻 So this is a good start😇 Before the show, Captain loannis presented some of the senior officers on stage. CD Ernest welcomed the audience and kicked off the evening. The show tonight is a cello show with the orchestra. Great show, good mix of old and new music 🎵 He will be back for a matinee show on the first sea day⚓️ Martini Bar Crew is very alive🥳 The 20.00 flight was on 🔥 live music very alive in grand foyer We are Select dining, guess who was standing by the stand??? Irwin the doorkeeper from Blu last year😂💙⚓️ He was 😱🤩🥳😘 HELLO ladies💙 I asked politely if it was possible to get us a set table 20.30? He said he would try😉 Tonight is the beeper day😂 NOT a problem. We are happy campers😅💙👍🏻

It was coffee O’clock time for the Queen☕️ So we went downstairs to Al Bacio. We are off to a great start ✔️ After our coffee break it was time to head upstairs to see if our suitcases had arrived✔️ YES So then it was time to unpack and get ready for the evening💃🏻💃🏻

No luggage at 15.00… So we went to OV to get some food. The lunch bonanza was taken away. So dessert was still served and salad, pizza etc. I spy some familiar faces of crew members from last year 💙⚓️💙 Salad on the terrace wasn’t bad😂😎🥗 The Queen was happy🥰 everyone was happy🤩 Captain Ioannis has just finished safety training in public and we are soon ready for departure⚓️🇬🇷💙

We went straight to our muster station. Ping, ping ✔️✔️ It’s a very long time since I stayed in a blue card balcony on Millennium class😅😆 Nothing wrong or bad about it as of now. But those extra centimetres in concierge and aqua class are seriously making a difference to how big or small the stateroom feels🙃 Bed was made up as two separate bed on arrival😊 That’s a first time from arrival😉 Door sign is up, so just need some luggage and we will be all set up🏡

Paperwork on arrival in the stateroom Dinner suggestion…. (No way I’m eating dinner at that time😅)

What day is it??? Cruising Day🇬🇷💙⚓️ Not a bad view to wake up to💙 After a good night sleep 💤 the ladies was ready for breakfast. Breakfast was served between 7-10 on the mezzanine floor. It’s a buffet style breakfast. Greek breakfast and continental/american. So Greek 🇬🇷 yoghurt, olives, fruit, pastries etc. Continental bred, butter, ham, cheese, jam, muesli etc. American scrambled eggs, bacon. Juice, coffee, tea, hot chocolate etc. So a very good breakfast for everyone💙👍🏻 The bed was comfortable and the room has everything you need. Fridge, ac and a view🤩🇬🇷💙👍🏻The room was spotless. No dust on hide away areas (yes I do a little round😂) Really a bargain in the city centre. Walking distance to everything. At 10.30 we checked out and dropped off our bags. Our car will arrive 13.00 to take us to Piraeus. The Queen wanted to go for a little walk. Some souvenir shops are open… So of we went😜 I wanted to do a grand walk, but The Queen was not there😜 So we had a slow walk in the Plaka. We had some Greek 🇬🇷 delights….😋 Then it was time for the return to our hotel. Driver texted me 12.30 to say he was on his way and that we needed to walk 20m to left to be picked up. Due to pedestrian areas regulations. (Same as on arrival) Driver arrived 12.45, so we jumped onboard and off we went to the port⚓️ We arrived on the pier 13.05. Bags dropped off asap and checked in at 13.12. The line thru security is after the check in area. The line was around 15.minutes wait. Then it was all clear to go out and walk onboard⚓️💙⚓️

After dropping off the bags 💼 and checking out the room, it was time for a little walk and dinner 🍽️ The hotel is very centrally located and everything is in walking distance. Since it’s Easter 🐣 the majority of restaurants are closed. So we took a walk and found one. We went for grilled sardines and Greek 🇬🇷 salad 🥗 After dinner we went back to our hotel. The party girls (not)🥳😂🥳 had to visit the rooftop terrace🤩 What a view 🤩😁👍🏻 It’s approved💙✨💙 We had some coffee on the terrace and soaked into the view of Acropolis✨

Driver arrived 18.40 on site. Friendly driver, clean car and everything was 👍🏻 The drive from the airport to our hotel was 35.minutes. It’s Greek 🇬🇷 Easter 🐣 So it’s public holiday and very quiet. (No traffic) All stores and museums etc are closed. We stay at a 3* hotel, Athens Center hotel Square. It’s very central. Friendly staff during check in. Decent sized room and view🤩 Price for 1 night including breakfast was 1083 NOK.

Lufthansa uses the SAS lounge in Oslo. SAS lounge is okay. In my earlier lives, you will see more details from the lounge and what they offer. It’s a fast track security service if you travel in Biz or hold a Star*G card. Security check is normally easy at OSL. No priority is normally 5-15.minutes waiting time. The most busy times are from 6.00-8.00 and from 15.00-18.00. If you travel during 20.6-18.8 it’s school holidays. So it’s more families and “untrained” travellers on the airport. The most crazy period of this holiday for departure is from 20.6-15.7. If you are flying eu/shengen, it no immigration in Oslo. Since you are flying LH, you will clear immigration at the airport where you are leaving Schengen area. So if you fly OSL-FRA-NRT/HND. You will clear immigration to leave Schengen in FRA at transit. If you leave/arrive Schengen in Oslo, you will do immigration. I usually just walk straight through the automated gates. Usually no lines or only 2-3 minutes wait. Depending on your passport, you can use automated gates or need to do manual checkpoints. If you hold a Schengen passport, you can use the automated gates.

It’s not a fun job😆😂😂😜 it’s warm, itchy and narrow…. 22.5’ attic/roof is 😑 no space to stand up, low ceiling and due to construction you need to crawl out on the edges🫠 So a full work out😝 next time….. I will definitely think twice if I will do the work or if I will pay for it😝

Welcome to Athens🇬🇷💙🤍💙 Flight went well. The Queen was satisfied, no jumping around or other issues😇 Crew was attentive and very friendly today. Bags arrived on the belt in 5.minutes time…. So plenty of time before our pre ordered car 19.00. I texted our driver to notify that we are ready for pick up as soon as possible🙃 He said he would be at the airport around 18.40.

Today’s flight is operated on a A320. Configuration 3+3. SAS Plus & Go. We are seated in SAS Plus. Flight fully booked in Go. And empty middle seats to all in Plus👍🏻 Flight left on time 13.10. Flight time 3h 20m. Crew was quick to start the inflight service after take off. They said it would be 2 service rounds during the flight. The first for meal, drinks etc and another round later for beverage and snacks. Plus guests has a free bar. Wine, champagne, long drinks, sodas, juice etc. SAS Plus Service today is a light lunch and hand made chocolate. The menu is “clean Scandinavian” food. So salmon and vegetables. Food tasted great and the chocolate from Lund is delicious😋 This flight has WiFi. So HELLO 👋🏻 to all from SK4637✈️

The Queen is ready for departure🩷

A very good morning! No red eye flight today🥰 My furry mafia was fluffing in bed. They detected the suitcase 🧳 last night🧐🧐 So I little time extra in bed petting the cats was important🥰🥰🥰 Last items was thrown into the carry on and breakfast was together by Mr🥰 We talked through the list of to do and coordination of the electrician next week. At 10.30 it was time to go to the airport🙂 Mr was driving me🥰 The Queen was meeting me at the airport. She had lead a course from Friday until Sunday morning at one of the conference hotels at OSL. So she was arriving straight from work🤓 Bag dropped off in 2 minutes and security cleared in 5🙃. Now the ladies are chilling in the SAS Lounge until it’s time to go ✈️🗺️⚓️

So my day has gone pretty well…. It’s 19.50 and I managed to print AND prepare the luggage 🧳 tags 🏷️🥳 Yep, busy day💪🏻🐜💪🏻🐜💪🏻🐜 Had to do a tour’D construction stores to pick up things the house needed for the renovation project. (Mr was home working on the attic😜) And I have to make sure his occupied while I’m away😆❤️😂🐜 So he has a list: -put up the blinds on the ocean side in the living room -change 2 lamps on the 1 floor -talk to the ventilation company and have them on a guided tour of the house. So we can plan for the inside renovation. -take a tour to the garbage disposal area to make a donation of the trash from the construction site. -prepare the ceiling by the entrance door for painting (this means wash and scrap off old paint) -get a new outdoor lamp by the entrance So perhaps it’s time to actually start packing🤭🤪😅🤔⚓️🥳😆 (The Queen was finished packing last week😝 Who said this lady didn’t suffer from travel fever 🤒🤭😜) Anyway, if you want to follow my journey to here and there🧳🗺️🏖️🚗 I have a instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/al_be_ra_bo?igsh=bWR3NWkzZW52eXNt&utm_source=qr It’s in private settings, so just send me a message🩷👍🏻