Category: Iceland

Today, we arrived in Iceland. After a rough, rocky night, there was a palpable sense of relief and maybe a vague sense of euphoria as folks emerged from their cabins for breakfast, rubbing their eyes and squinting at the new day. Anyone on decks 4 or 5 in particular, whose deadlights had been closed for the duration of the rough...

This morning, we arrived at our first port-of-call on the trip; Kollafjordur in the Faroe Islands. The first thing that I noticed (and was mildly disappointed about) was the grim fact that the Faroe Islands don’t appear to be included in the list of non-UK locations in which my EE phone and data contract will work. So, although I had...

Today, we’ve continued on our Northerly transit towards the Faroe Islands. This morning, as we ate breakfast, we had the Isle of Lewis off the port side, and the Isle of Skye, with with its distinctive towering Cuillin peaks, disappearing behind us on the starboard side. In contrast to yesterday’s clear sunny skies and calm waters, we’ve had a noticeable...

Yesterday evening, after dinner, both Tracey and myself were mega-tired. Maybe it was the long drive, or a combination of the whole embarkation process; the fact was, neither of us fancied the welcome show, and after taking a walk around the deck and watching the sun set (see photo above), we settled in a couch in the Captain’s Club with...

Today, we drove the five hours from North Yorkshire to Cardiff to join the Good Ship Marco Polo. The port of Cardiff isn’t a lot to write home about; the ‘Cruise Terminal’ seemed to be of the temporary, pop-up marquee variety that might feasibly be folded up once the ship has departed, only to be unfolded and popped-up again on...