Back in Boston after 24 days on the Nieuw Statendam We arrived in Boston around 7 AM, and would be the first of three cruise ships in port today. Later we would be joined by the Zaandam and the Enchantment of the Seas. For reasons which were never explained, the...
A Foggy Mountain and a Mansion were the highlights of our final port visit. Our final port of the cruise was Bar Harbor, Maine. This was our first port in the USA so we had to clear Immigration before going ashore. We were assigned times by deck that were announced...
Timbits, Titantic, and Yarn combined with a little chocolate for an enjoyable Halifax port visit. Halifax Overcast skies with a little rain greeted us as we moored at the downtown Halifax cruise terminal. Our travel agent, Craft Cruises, arranged for an excursion to...
Early this morning, towel animals invaded the Lido pool, unannounced. We missed a unique event this morning by the Lido Pool on our final sea day before Halifax, Bar Harbor, and then back home in Boston. Towel Animals Invaded the Lido Pool Without any notice in the...
A quick stop in France, on the way back to Canada! After visiting Canada for the last two ports, we would make a quick visit to France before going returning to Canada and then back to the USA. FRANCE! How are we going to do that? Dating back to the US Revolutionary...
Whale Watching and Puffins in the morning - the Stanley Cup in the afternoon We glided through The Narrows, which as the name implies, is the narrow channel leading to St John's Harbor. I was surprised to see how close we were to the streets which were at the same...
Lighthouses and Lemonade in St Anthony We didn’t have any special plans for St Anthony. There are some walking trails and the Grenfell Museum and House. Grenfell was one of the first Physicians in this area. Once again, the weather was perfect as we headed ashore...
Relaxing in the Labrador Sea Sea days are a chance for us to relax and catch up a little with my Blog. We enjoyed a nice lunch today at the NY Pizza with fellow bloggers Tim and Angela. Tim shared with me a tip for using MS One Note to create my daily blog posts. ...
An outdoor museum in Nanortalik surrounded by icebergs Today was our second and final port in Greenland. We stopped once on the way over to Iceland, and we are now stopping once again on our way back. There isn’t much to see in Nanortalik and Holland America only...
We were winemakers for a day - at The Blend! We had an enjoyable lunch with future World Cruisers Joyce and John in the MDR today. I tried the $13 upcharge Lobster Roll. It was OK, but nothing like the one we had in Boston the day before the cruise. I am hardly an...