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I am reading this after following a link from a summer Iceland cruise thread about flies or midges. I looked on Amazon (in US) and saw “Premium Mesh Mosquito Head Net Outdoor Pack of 4 Face Neck Fly Netting Hood” for $6.99 plus tax. Not sure how premium they will be for less than 2 dollars each, but I just ordered them. I think they’ll be worth the limited space they’ll take up in a suitcase, and the small cost. Thanks, I would never have thought of these! I started a Word document cruise packing list on my phone (in addition to the port-specific information documents 😉), and I am jotting anything I order now so I remember to actually pack it next summer.

Thanks for the advice on creating a Word document. I have cruise notes everywhere and it makes much more sense to collect comments, recommendations, and reviews this way. Now I am putting them in one document on my phone with subtitles (and attributions). Appreciate the tip!

We are doing Jewel of the Seas June 2024…I’m starting to search out what to see but with winter coming all the excursions are now winter based. I’m hoping to find some interesting sites to see. This thread is full of ideas (many summer activities). Regarding the day in Alesund, there is a link on page 17 in this forum included by Hallasm with lots of information specific to Alesund. That’s one of the ports we will visit in July!

Yes, after reading your post, I started looking at these museums online—both the Kode Museums and the University Natural History Museum and gardens. Very exciting! I will probably pick one or the other to visit. I definitely over-museum my husband. He has agreed to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, but we are (I am) researching an additional activity for our day in port there. I can’t burn him out too early because we have post-cruise days in Reykjavik which is home to a couple of my favorite museums.

Which museums did you visit in Bergen and what do you recommend? Did you go on your own and what transportation did you use? Thank you!

Our July 2024 cruise includes port days in Bergen, Alesund, and Geiranger and I am so happy to have followed this thread. Hallasm, you are amazing and I have pages of notes from your posts. Thanks to everyone for their advice.