AusMum

Ours will be on The Endeavour in September next year, so will look forward to your posts! are you planning to do any days in Iceland pre-cruise? we are considering doing the Ring Road

Both are awesome cities

You are so much closer to Alaska than we are - even if you use a more 'affordable' cruise line than Silversea, then land based into Denali etc, it's an amazing part of the world.

We got to see glacier calving on both of our trips to Alaska; you are right in saying it's very bittersweet, but the sound is amazing. Our son was 4 when we first went to Alaska. he got an award at school for doing a presentation at assembly on 'Glacier Calving in Alaska'. As I write this I realise why he's so drawn to wanting to work in renewable energies, and how much of a positive impact travel has had on his ambitions.

Perth (Salter Point) - you? Our cruise is in September next year, so we will be in Iceland in late August. I have a wedding to go to in Denmark in August, so we needed something that suited our time frame. Any words of wisdom for an Australian in Iceland? We had booked to go to Antarctica in 2021, but it was only with Celebrity, and we had to cancel. We always hated the journey we would have to take to get there, via Argentina. The dates had us passing through Sydney for NYE, so it was always going to be difficult. We were watching Foxtel, where we saw an ad for The Arctic on Silverseas. They enticed us with images of polar bears etc, and both of us said, "Hey, let's go there, it seems to be so much easier to get to." We have our 30th wedding anniversary next month, so I guess we are just celebrating a year late.

The first thing I do when I get home from work is check for your updates! Am going to miss your blogging when this cruise is over.

I love Singapore! If I can help you in any way whilst you are in Perth, just inbox me 🙂.

Can't you have as much as you like?

I think this recent weather has been helping us to prepare lol. I keep getting hubby to stand outside in his new gear from the Anaconda sale, and have said, "This is as hot as it ever gets in Iceland!". Which journey are you taking?

What camera did you use back then? I've just purchased a new camera, and can't wait to find out how it captures my Iceland/Greenland adventures

Hey, you are in the same part of the world as me now (although I am much further south here in Perth) - we have been experiencing the coldest and wettest winter in something like twenty years, so am not surprised the weather has also been a bit 'off' up north. We are planning to drive as far north as Karratha, in about 10 days time. JJS your best option would be to fly from the US to Sydney, spend a few days in Sydney, then travel to Broome via Perth. Broome is a small town, but it's a major destination for Australian tourists - they have regular flights on decent aircraft. Because Western Australia has a massive mining economy, with so many workers living a 'fly in fly out' lifestyle, big airlines like Qantas fly there. Broome also has a large oil and gas (offshore) industry. We have only cruised from Perth to Broome (much cheaper cruise company) and we also had issues getting into some ports. Things like weather can't be controlled, which makes it difficult when you live miles away from a destination and it might be a "once in a lifetime" opportunity.

We were lucky enough to witness whales bubble net hunting in Icy Straits Alaska - it was such an emotional experience I cried

but what colour is it? lol

sorry if you have already answered this - did they give you a backpack on this cruise?

I'm organised and don't leave until September next year! Loving some of the suggestions, and can't wait 🙂

I've seen people complain about men not wearing ties etc, but Crocs are beyond hideous.

no bears yet?

there should be a Croc ban 🙂

that's exactly how we feel!

I've become addicted to your update, so you are going to have to do it all again lol what's the room service menu like? loved how you made the most of bad weather and ordered a bottle of champagne!

We feel your pain - that's all we are allowed on Australian flights (even all the way to Europe etc), and 8kg of hand luggage.

Can't wait to do Iceland and Greenland - hubby bought me a new camera today to practice with before we get there 🙂

I guess the ice cream doesn't melt lol

I can't believe even the smaller, more 'upmarket' cruise ships also try to sell you are work.. I hope you got to go ashore! Looks like most nights are 'casual' on this itinerary?

we have two days in Iceland before the cruise and one day after. Ours will be on the Endeavour and only goes up the east coast of Greenland.