Rare VMax1700 Posted September 2, 2022 Author #101 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Friday morning we had a nice sail in to Akureyri though it was still a bit foggy. The bow was opened for viewing and there was a commentary by the Cruise and Travel Director Tjalling. We gained an hour on Wednesday night and another hour on Thursday night so we are now only 4 hours ahead of E.T. Arriving in to Akureyri 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted September 2, 2022 Author #102 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Rotterdam moored in Akureyri 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted September 2, 2022 Author #103 Share Posted September 2, 2022 The davitts holding the lifeboats/tenders on Rotterdam. These are why she can use Panama Canal. The davitts can slide outwards hydraulically and then lower the boats 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted September 2, 2022 Author #104 Share Posted September 2, 2022 The sun came out just as we returned to the ship. 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted September 2, 2022 Author #105 Share Posted September 2, 2022 We have left Akureyri and sailing towards Isafjordur, which is a tender port. The ship is blasting her foghorn and we are rocking a bit. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted September 2, 2022 Author #106 Share Posted September 2, 2022 @puppycanducruise Regarding your question about staying in Hotel New York.........let's put it this way, if this will be the only time you sail from Rotterdam, then yes it is worth staying there simply for the atmosphere and memorabilia and the very short walk to the terminal. We have a cruise booked next year currently slated to sail from Amsterdam and if it is moved to Rotterdam then we will probably stay at the Rotterdam Hilton again. It was great to do Hotel New York once, but once is enough. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisetrekker Posted September 2, 2022 #107 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Did you do a ship tour in Akureyi ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted September 2, 2022 Author #108 Share Posted September 2, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Cruisetrekker said: Did you do a ship tour in Akureyi ? Yes, the tour to Santas Gift store, the museum and botanical gardens. It was ok. I had been on walkabout in the morning. It is a very small town. DW checking that there really is only 113 days until Christmas Day! The bike museum that I wanted to visit, but it was closed today. Edited September 2, 2022 by VMax1700 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisetrekker Posted September 2, 2022 #109 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Woohoo ! Looks like your photo is the right way around... In Isafjourd are you doing Arctic Foxes ? The Center has one baby fox and another that is a little older .. really cute ! ❤️ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisetrekker Posted September 2, 2022 #110 Share Posted September 2, 2022 If not this town is even smaller .. LOL Public Garden has a whale bone arch to take pictures in 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rare VMax1700 Posted September 3, 2022 Author #112 Share Posted September 3, 2022 On 9/2/2022 at 10:47 PM, VMax1700 said: The davitts can slide outwards hydraulically Actually the davitts operated with cables and pulleys! In Isafjordur today they used the tenders and I got this image of the empty davitts. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted September 5, 2022 Author #113 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Two days later........ First the image of the davitts that I was trying to post before internet went down..... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted September 5, 2022 Author #114 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Friday's program 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted September 5, 2022 Author #115 Share Posted September 5, 2022 and Friday's MDR Menu 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted September 5, 2022 Author #116 Share Posted September 5, 2022 We received certificates that we had crossed the Arctic Circle! At 2 am on Friday we reached a latitude of 66°33.83'N so we just scraped into the Arctic Circle by a few metres! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted September 5, 2022 Author #117 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Saturdays MDR menu 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted September 5, 2022 Author #118 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Sunday's MDR menu 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCTribeFan Posted September 5, 2022 #119 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Saturday's menu looks like one where I could happily order at least a half-dozen dishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunmore2 Posted September 5, 2022 #120 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Yes, those menus have many nice choices. I’m getting worried because I haven’t seen a bread pudding photo lately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted September 5, 2022 #121 Share Posted September 5, 2022 On 9/2/2022 at 6:07 PM, VMax1700 said: @puppycanducruise Regarding your question about staying in Hotel New York.........let's put it this way, if this will be the only time you sail from Rotterdam, then yes it is worth staying there simply for the atmosphere and memorabilia and the very short walk to the terminal. We have a cruise booked next year currently slated to sail from Amsterdam and if it is moved to Rotterdam then we will probably stay at the Rotterdam Hilton again. It was great to do Hotel New York once, but once is enough. Thanks for your honest answer. We sailed from Rotterdam a few years ago on the Norse Legends cruise but we stayed for several days in Amsterdam before the cruise (so much to do there) and took the train and then a taxi to the ship the day we sailed. We thought it might be nice to stay in Rotterdam this time and explore Rotterdam a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisetrekker Posted September 5, 2022 #122 Share Posted September 5, 2022 4 hours ago, Dunmore2 said: Yes, those menus have many nice choices. I’m getting worried because I haven’t seen a bread pudding photo lately. The best bread pudding was on the breakfast menu in the MDR every morning. Other than that it was available almost everyday at lunch at the Rise station n the Lido 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunmore2 Posted September 5, 2022 #123 Share Posted September 5, 2022 40 minutes ago, Cruisetrekker said: The best bread pudding was on the breakfast menu in the MDR every morning. Other than that it was available almost everyday at lunch at the Rise station n the Lido I commented “tongue in cheek”, as @VMax1700 is noted for his decadent bread pudding photos. I’ll have to check out the mdr breakfast version in November. Thanks for the recommendation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted September 6, 2022 #124 Share Posted September 6, 2022 (edited) Menus look fine, but, lasagna three days in a row? That must have been one HUGE pan of it they made on day one! 😏 ~Nancy Edited September 6, 2022 by oakridger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted September 6, 2022 Author #125 Share Posted September 6, 2022 16 hours ago, Dunmore2 said: Yes, those menus have many nice choices. I’m getting worried because I haven’t seen a bread pudding photo lately. Just for you! 😉 Before: and after: 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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