Category Archives: Europe

Moselle and Rhine River Cruise

Here I am popping up again, after so long, this time in Germany!  We have started on our river cruise and today we are in Bernkastel-Kues.   This morning we explored this picturesque little town followed by a wine tasting experience.

Yesterday we had to take our passports (just in case!) on our bus trip to Luxembourg.   We paid our respects at the impressive American Cemetery, the resting place of General Patton and enjoyed our time in the city.

The weather went from hot last Thursday when we boarded in Frankfurt, to a little cooler and a few showers of rain yesterday and today.  At the moment, it is overcast but fine so far.

However I think a river cruise is a wonderful way to explore this beautiful part of the country and I’m loving every minute regardless of what the weather has in store!

SS Victoria
Luxury cruising.  Spacious and comfortable.  Staff are wonderful and the food is amazing.
Floor to ceiling windows throughout.
A very narrow house!

Bernkastel-Kues

Destination: Europe

Our holiday that we booked so long ago last year is here at last and here is our itinerary:

4 May – Depart Southampton on Sapphire Princess

5 May – Brussels, Belgium

7 May – Copenhagen, Denmark

9 May – Stockholm, Sweden

10 May – Tallinn, Estonia

11/12 May – St Petersburg, Russia

13 May – Helsinki, Finland

15 May – Gdansk, Poland

18 May – Southampton, England

The next two weeks will be spent travelling around the UK so will post if and when I can.  Getting excited now!

Torshavn, Faroe Islands

Thurs, July 18

This morning we woke up to heavy fog and could barely make out the outline of the Faroe Islands. Unfortunately whilst we were at breakfast, the captain made the announcement that regretfully he has had to cancel the stop, due to 35-37 knot strong winds, making it too dangerous to try to manoeuvre the ship into such a narrow port. Also tendering was not an option due to the difficulties involved in trying to anchor in such deep water.

We had been looking forward to seeing the oldest wooden house in the world dating back to 900 A.D. as well as turf-roofed cottages and Norse buildings etc. So it was disappointing for many of us who had not been to this out-of-the-way port before.

The fog is now quite thick and there is not much visibility past the balcony railing (maybe not 50, but quite a few shades of grey!) and I can hear the ship’s horn sounding quite often now. So we continue on our way through the North Atlantic Sea on our way to New York.