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Wednesday August 8th, 2018 Departing San Francisco

Neil Wylie

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Wednesday August 8th, 2018 Departing San Francisco

Off on our next cruise, this time it’s round trip from Southampton on the Cunard Line Queen Victoria stopping at: Kristiansand, Norway -...

Thursday August 9th, 2018 Southampton, UK

Neil Wylie

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Thursday August 9th, 2018 Southampton, UK

We had arranged through Cunard for a driver to pick us up at Heathrow and drive us down to Southampton. We waited in the arrivals lounge...

Friday August 10th, 2018 Southampton, UK

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Friday August 10th, 2018 Southampton, UK

Breakfast was included in the room rate at the hotel and it was the usual English breakfast buffet, including fried eggs that had been...

Sunday August 12th, 2018 Kristiansand, Norway

Neil Wylie

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Sunday August 12th, 2018 Kristiansand, Norway

Kristiansand is a city in southern Norway. Its old town, Posebyen, features traditional wooden houses. In the center, neo-Gothic...

Monday August 13th, 2018 Copenhagen, Denmark

Neil Wylie

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Monday August 13th, 2018 Copenhagen, Denmark

Copenhagen, Denmark’s capital, sits on the coastal islands of Zealand and Amager. It’s linked to Malmo in southern Sweden by the Öresund...

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Tuesday August 14th, 2018 At Sea

I don’t normally write about sea days but this afternoon we attended a gin tasting in the mid-ships bar. This was a limited seating paid...

Wednesday August 15th, 2018 Stockholm, Sweden

Neil Wylie

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Wednesday August 15th, 2018 Stockholm, Sweden

Tricky sail in through dozens of small islands (though we were fast asleep) to get to the city of Stockholm which itself is situated on...

Thursday August 16th, 2018 Tallinn, Estonia

Neil Wylie

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Thursday August 16th, 2018 Tallinn, Estonia

Tallinn in the former Soviet bloc country of Estonia has become a very popular tourist destination and we noticed several cruise ships in...

Friday August 17th, 2018 St. Petersburg, Russia

Neil Wylie

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Friday August 17th, 2018 St. Petersburg, Russia

This is the first of two full days in St. Petersburg and we’ve opted for ships shore excursions for both days. Self-guided visits ashore...

Saturday August 18th, 2018 St. Petersburg, Russia

Neil Wylie

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Saturday August 18th, 2018 St. Petersburg, Russia

For our second day in St. Petersburg we are going on an all-day tour to visit two palaces located outside the city. Catherine’s Palace,...

Sunday August 19th, 2018 Helsinki, Finland

Neil Wylie

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Sunday August 19th, 2018 Helsinki, Finland

Our 5th port in a row and we are feel a bit exhausted! We took the ship’s shuttle bus into the city and explored the main shopping...

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Monday August 20th, 2018 At Sea

Tonight was a formal night and we opted to dine at the onboard specialty restaurant; an area of the buffet set up as a restaurant with...

Tuesday August 21st, 2018 Wernemunde, Germany

Neil Wylie

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Tuesday August 21st, 2018 Wernemunde, Germany

Our last stop on this cruise – the time has gone by really fast. The ship docked in the former east German town of Wernemunde in the past...