Lectures on Norway Iceland cruise

[wcGma]

What are the topics presented on the cruises that visit Norway and Iceland?  What are typical re: history, Viking mythology, animals, natural features?  If you’ve been, I would appreciate your input. 

[TayanaLorna]

I recall there were some great lectures - Vikings and Norway/UK involvement in WWII on our Bergen to London cruise. I don't recall any wildlife, Sami or geological lectures but give me a day to pull out my Viking Daily's and I will let you know.  On our Iceland cruise we were out every single day for 8-10 hours and did not attend talks but I will look at those Daily's also.  We did Midnight Sun cruise in 2018 and Iceland in 2021.  Both fabulous.

Edited July 15, 2022 by TayanaLorna
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[Peregrina651]

9 hours ago, wcGma said:

What are the topics presented on the cruises that visit Norway and Iceland?  What are typical re: history, Viking mythology, animals, natural features?  If you’ve been, I would appreciate your input. 

 

To a certain extent, it depends on who they have hired for the journey, so what has been presented in the past isn't necessarily a good gauge of what will be presented on future cruises. Any of the subjects mentioned are possible topics and you won't know for sure until you board. Viking tries to give a variety of topics, a little  of everything in order to appeal to as board an audience as possible.

[TayanaLorna]

Ok from old Viking Daily's:

The Hanseatic League - Baltic area traders 13th to 15th C

From BBC Worldwide - Vikings Episodes 1, 2 & 3

The Playwright & the Goddess - Arthur Miller & Marilyn Monroe

Stories of the Stars - Myths about constellatiions

Who Owns the High Seas? Future of the Oceans

Arctic Convoys of WW II

BBC Worldwide - the Art of Scandinavia Episodes 1, 2 & 3

Resident Historian on The Vikings

Fantastic Northern Lights

The Words & Music of Norway

The Arctic Ocean & the Search for the Northeast Passage

The Bayeux Tapestry

Scandinavia What Unites and Divides It

The North Sea

The Planets Our Neighbors in Space

BBC Documentary - Napoleon

Berlin Caberet from the 1920's through the 1940's

History of Time

When We Walked on the Moon

Viking Seamanship and Navigation

Viking Exploration of the North Atlantic

Huldufolk, Icelandic & Faroese Folklore

NATO on its 70th Anniversary

 

Looks like there is something for everyone.  These exact lectures most likely will not be on your cruise but it gives you an idea of the diversity.

[duquephart]

At least a couple (by a former RAF fighter pilot) on our recent Homelands were nothing short of excellent. Several on the above list sound very interesting. Viking should make these available.

[wcGma]

Wow. Quite an impressive list. Hope some of these will be on our cruise though also anticipate some longer days in Iceland as well as post dinner 🍷 somnolence might limit time and energy to watch. Thank you for taking the time to dig out those dailies and post. 

[Jim Avery]

Speaking of "lectures" on Norway....

 

https://apple.news/AYDKBJmR_TymM0p8CmOvZ1Q

[CurlerRob]

37 minutes ago, Jim Avery said:

Speaking of "lectures" on Norway....

 

https://apple.news/AYDKBJmR_TymM0p8CmOvZ1Q

 

Always nice to be popular ... I'm still chuckling about the "only leave behind pennies" line in the article. I'll have to find that restaurant or hotel! 🍺🥌

[Jim Avery]

2 minutes ago, CurlerRob said:

 

Always nice to be popular ... I'm still chuckling about the "only leave behind pennies" line in the article. I'll have to find that restaurant or hotel! 🍺🥌

Haha, yes and if you count all the "pennies" we have all spent with that nice Norwegian T. Hagen.....