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    Europe, Antarctica , South America and the Caribbean
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  1. We loved our aft view corner for sunning and the wake view and since we were headed East it always had a sunset . We indulged in the Chef's table with a wine pairing And an over the top show . These distractions made the 2 sea days to the Azores more relaxing .
  2. Norris we did enjoy them for the view and convince . We have a very good private guide there that we have used several times who takes us around the Island for about $ 300 . She show us a couple of local places in the South . One was on the water where the fishing boats come in named Zeerover . No menu , fresh off the boats tell them what you want and how to cook it . One we picked was Kammi's Kitchen . She had never eaten there but they had curried Goat for Pat and curried Conch for me and homemade coconut ice cream . Tell us if you want Esther's contact info .
  3. A couple more photos from Bermuda . The lighthouse and the Eclipse from the the top of the Fortress . And a view of the Eclipse from the ferry just ahead of the storm . Click twice on the photos to enlarge them .
  4. We do Norris . We didn't enjoy our first cruise on that one when it was new . Maybe it was the Spring Break crowd or the fact that I was the odd man out with a large group of hostile women toward men . Anyhow , we miss the Pinnacle Grille Breakfasts on the newer Pinnacle Class . We prefer the Eurodam and Nieuw Amsterdam size and dining wise .
  5. Thanks Norris , Our original plan was to do the NS in August this year . 2024 Aug 03 21 days, round-trip Ultimate Viking Explorer Amsterdam $2439 Date / Time Port 03 Aug 16:00 Departing from Amsterdam, Netherlands North Holland hotels 05 Aug 08:00 - 16:00 Eidfjord, Norway Hardangerfjord 06 Aug 11:00 - 19:00 Lerwick, Mainland Shetland, Scotland 08 Aug 10:00 - 18:00 Akureyri, Iceland, Lake Myvatn 09 Aug 08:00 - 17:00 Isafjordur, Westfjords Iceland 10 Aug 08:00 - 23:00 Reykjavik, Iceland 11 Aug 08:00 - 17:00 Grundarfjordur, Iceland 14 Aug 08:00 - 17:00 Qaqortoq, Greenland 15 Aug 07:00 - 13:00 Nanortalik, Greenland 18 Aug 11:00 - 18:00 Torshavn, Streymoy, Faroe Islands 19 Aug 10:00 - 18:00 Stornoway, Isle of Lewis and Harris, Scotland 20 Aug 08:00 - 16:00 Invergordon, Scotland 21 Aug 08:00 - 22 Aug 16:00 Leith-Edinburgh, Newhaven-Rosyth-Queensferry, Scotland 24 Aug 07:00 Arriving in Amsterdam, Netherlands North Holland hotels But that morphed to the NCL Star version with a stay in Iceland for a week and London for a couple of days in May this year . 2024 May 18 12 days, one-way from Portsmouth UK to Reykjavik Portsmouth UK $1299 Date / Time Port 18 May 16:00 Departing from Portsmouth UK, England hotels 20 May 07:00 - 17:30 Leith-Edinburgh, Newhaven-Rosyth-Queensferry, Scotland 21 May 06:00 - 15:00 Invergordon, Scotland 22 May 15:30 - 21:30 Ulvik, Norway Hardangerfjord 23 May 09:30 - 20:00 Bergen, Norway 24 May 08:00 - 19:00 Alesund, Norway 25 May 09:00 - 18:00 Lerwick, Mainland Shetland, Scotland 26 May 09:30 - 18:30 Torshavn, Streymoy, Faroe Islands 27 May 09:30 - 18:30 Djupivogur, Iceland 28 May 10:00 - 20:00 Akureyri, Iceland, Lake Myvatn 29 May 08:00 - 16:00 Isafjordur, Westfjords Iceland 30 May 04:00 Arriving in Reykjavik, Iceland hotels But as I said it was double the cost in Europe so we chose Antarctica on the NCL Star .
  6. It looked rainy the next day so we did the bus ride around the island . We stopped for the smallest drawbridge in the would but it didn't need to open . The Crystal caves . It was raining so we ducked inside literally . Leaving Bermuda for the Azores . The small ship was the Pacific Princess - The Love Boat .
  7. There were several reasons for the purchase , 4 K is one but my pocket Sony has 4 K and a quieter zoom . The old 6 D is heavy and 9 years old + the mode dial cover and eye piece kept falling off . The mode dial piece I crazy glued but it got stuck in the auto function . The D 90 is lighter , touch screen , 32 .5 mp , shoots sports @ 10 fps , 45 point auto focus and has a joy stick and a better sensor . I know that you have seen our Nieuw Statendam review but you may want to review it again . We really liked the spa and had a Vista suite on that one too . Where and when is the Artic cruise to ? Our next HAL is a family cruise on Thanksgiving this year on the NA .
  8. No worries . 9 of our past cruises have been HAL and 1 Princess and 1 NCL all suites except the Neiuw Statendam . So if you have any HAL questions , fire away . PS got a new Canon to learn the D 90 . Good call on the aft corner suites , our favorite was on the Zuiderdam a sister to the Noordam . The largest covered balcony .
  9. A small walk around the Connie circa 2009 . Deck 10 Solarium Ocean liners special dining Food at Ocean liners Unknown deck greenhouse Deck 4 Grand Foyer Main Dining Room
  10. Welcome to South Florida in the Spring ! Today 91 F = 32.7 C heat before a cool front and some rain Tomorrow 73 F = 22.7 C to 52 F = 11.11 C ( known as French fries in a Volleyball game score ) tomorrow evening .
  11. @Bimmer09 on HAL how can this be ? Congrats on your aft corner and your trips . May we suggest you and Carole take a look at our last reviews as they may help . And we defected from HAL for a half price cruise in January to Antarctica and Patagonia which blew Alaska out of the water with a suite that felt like home on NCL . 2 balconies , 2 baths , 2 dining areas at the HAL for the price of the aft corner on HAL .
  12. As we got closer to the city of Hamilton the bus got more busy with kids from school We got off at a Park And a little later there was a Town Crier competition . This video is from 2015
  13. Horseshoe Bay We had to walk around these rocks by the water . Every time a wave would come in it would cover the sand walkway so we had to time it between waves . We had to walk up toward the road here There was a pit stop here where you had to climb up a step in order to be seated on the throne The area where we ascended to meet the bus
  14. It takes about a hour and a half to safely navigate the channel to Bermuda , but the crew did a great job with the markers so close sometimes , that it seemed like you could almost touch them . But the NCL Dawn wasn't so lucky , in 2015 , she ran aground in Bermuda . http://fox8.com/2015/05/19/norwegian-cruise-ship-runs-aground-near-bermuda/ Arrival at the Dockyard in Bermuda We had an overnight stay so we purchased a 2 day pass to the public Bus and Ferry to Hamilton for $25 . We hopped the bus at it's origin in the Dockyard and rode to Horseshoe Beach . We had to walk down a bluff to get to the rocks at Horseshoe Beach . From there we walked along some of the best beaches that we have ever seem to Warwick Bay where we walked up the hill to catch the bus at the street . https://www.google.com/maps/@32.2535827,-64.8183897,16.77z?entry=ttu
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