Rare Ken the cruiser Posted July 4 #1 Share Posted July 4 (edited) This post was recognized by LauraS! "And another from Ken the cruiser! Thank you for generously sharing your time at sea with everyone at Cruise Critic! See your post featured on our: Click: Cruise Reports page. When you return, please consider submitting it to the site for publication as well: Click: Write a Review" Ken the cruiser was awarded the badge '"Live from...."' and 5 points. It’s time to start getting ready for our upcoming 21-day cruise on the Sky Princess out of Southampton that includes visiting ports in Norway, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Estonia, and Finland! The last time we cruised to the Baltic was back in 2018 and are looking forward to visiting this part of the world with Princess for the first time! 7-Day Norwegian Fjords 14-Day Norway, Denmark & Sweden Date Port Arrival Depart Date Port Arrival Depart 7/12 London-Heathrow 6:25 AM 7/20 Southampton UK 4:00 PM 7/13 LHR Ship Transfer 10:00 AM 7/21 At Sea Southampton UK 12:00 PM 4:00 PM 7/22 Skagen DE 9:00 AM 6:00 PM 7/14 At Sea 7/23 Copenhagen DE 7:00 AM 5:00 PM 7/15 Bergen NO 12:00 PM 8:00 PM 7/24 Warnemunde GE 8:00 AM 10:00 PM 7/16 Skjolden NO 8:00 AM 4:00 PM 7/25 At Sea 7/17 Olden NO 8:00 AM 5:00 PM 7/26 Stockholm SE 8:30 PM 7/18 Stavanger NO 10:00 AM 5:00 PM 7/27 Stockholm SE 2:00 PM 7/19 At Sea 7/28 Tallinn EE 8:00 AM 6:00 PM 7/20 Southampton UK 7:00 AM 7/29 Helsinki FI 7:00 AM 5:00 PM 7/30 Visby SE 8:00 AM 6:00 PM 7/31 At Sea 8/1 Kristiansand NO 8:00 AM 6:00 PM 8/2 At Sea 8/3 Southampton UK 7:00 AM 9:00 AM LHR Ship Transfer 11:00 AM 3:55 PM We have excursions booked where we will visit a few glaciers and waterfalls and some to sites with a little more historical relevance. Informative Links: Current Sky Princess Location Northern Europe Weather Wildlife in Norway As always please feel free to follow along, and if you have any questions let me know and we will try to find the answer. Edited July 4 by Ken the cruiser 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gettingwarmer Posted July 4 #2 Share Posted July 4 Will be following. Remembering past times. Looking forward to your version of visits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranquility Base Posted July 4 #3 Share Posted July 4 @Ken the cruiser Excellent. Thanks for doing this. We are doing something very similar next year, so will very interested in port logistics and activities. Question for today please. Are you using the Princess transfer from LHR - Southhampton ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonaperson Posted July 4 #4 Share Posted July 4 @Ken the cruiser enjoy your cruise and very excited to be following along with your live from ,enjoyed quite a few in the past. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted July 4 Author #5 Share Posted July 4 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Tranquility Base said: @Ken the cruiser Excellent. Thanks for doing this. We are doing something very similar next year, so will very interested in port logistics and activities. Question for today please. Are you using the Princess transfer from LHR - Southhampton ? Yes. They were $64 per person each way. We are low stress cruisers and are flying in the day before, staying at the Hilton Garden Inn at the airport, and then walking over to the closest airport pickup spot in the morning. These are the details of the transfer listed in our Travel Summary Edited July 4 by Ken the cruiser 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malleykatt Posted July 4 #6 Share Posted July 4 We will be joining you on the 20th for the 14 day Baltic cruise. Enjoy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vickykay Posted July 4 #7 Share Posted July 4 Looking forward to another Ken live report. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esprit Posted July 4 #8 Share Posted July 4 Hi @Ken the cruiser Really pleased you are on this cruise as I'm doing the last 14 days of it next July on Sky. Looking forward to reading your thoughts and seeing the great pictures you take (with no food dishes 👍😂) . Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted July 4 Author #9 Share Posted July 4 6 minutes ago, Esprit said: Hi @Ken the cruiser Really pleased you are on this cruise as I'm doing the last 14 days of it next July on Sky. Looking forward to reading your thoughts and seeing the great pictures you take (with no food dishes 👍😂) . Peter Thanks! Hopefully it will be a little cooler up there than it currently is in Alabama, which has been averaging around 95F for the highs with mid 70 dew points. IOW super hot and super humid! 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phabric Posted July 4 #10 Share Posted July 4 Enjoyed your other reviews. Following along on this one. Enjoy the Sky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare abbydancer2003 Posted July 4 #11 Share Posted July 4 Hi. I always enjoy your reviews, and we're heading to London on August 13 for 2 cruises on the X Apex which has some port overlap with you, so I'll be especially interested in this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Justpackingmybags Posted July 4 #12 Share Posted July 4 Following along for another Ken journey! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted July 4 Author #13 Share Posted July 4 20 minutes ago, abbydancer2003 said: Hi. I always enjoy your reviews, and we're heading to London on August 13 for 2 cruises on the X Apex which has some port overlap with you, so I'll be especially interested in this. You’re going to have an awesome time on your Apex cruise. Believe it or not, we originally had a side-by-side cruise booked out of Southampton, with a 12-day Norway cruise on the Apex followed by a 14-day cruise on the Sky. Then our daughter and grandson wanted to join us on the 2nd leg, so we decided to simplify our cruise by cancelling the Apex leg and booked this combined Norway/Baltic cruise on the Sky Princess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare abbydancer2003 Posted July 4 #14 Share Posted July 4 44 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said: You’re going to have an awesome time on your Apex cruise. Believe it or not, we originally had a side-by-side cruise booked out of Southampton, with a 12-day Norway cruise on the Apex followed by a 14-day cruise on the Sky. Then our daughter and grandson wanted to join us on the 2nd leg, so we decided to simplify our cruise by cancelling the Apex leg and booked this combined Norway/Baltic cruise on the Sky Princess. Nice. We're not b2b exactly. We do 7 day Norway on 8/16, then spend 4 days in England while the ship does 4 days in Brugges and Rotterdam (I think) then we get back on for 11 day Scandinavia. The 4 days just misses the amount of days for the small b2b discount. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dickinson Posted July 4 #15 Share Posted July 4 I'll be following along. We will be getting on when you get off. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cr8tiv1 Posted July 4 #16 Share Posted July 4 I will be missing you by a few days (at the Garden Inn, LHR). The Baltic cruise is one of my favorites. We overnighted in St. Petersburg. Not happening now. Also read today that Amsterdam is going to reduce from 190 cruises to 100 cruises by 2026. Closing out terminals and other things. Happy Cruising. Too much sun for a Northern Lights appearance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgirl411 Posted July 4 #17 Share Posted July 4 7 hours ago, Ken the cruiser said: Yes. They were $64 per person each way. We are low stress cruisers and are flying in the day before, staying at the Hilton Garden Inn at the airport, and then walking over to the closest airport pickup spot in the morning. These are the details of the transfer listed in our Travel Summary Hilton Garden Inn at Heathrow is so convenient. We actually availed ourselves of the early check-in for a fee and just chilled. Then it’s a 5 minute walk back to the terminal the next morning to pick up the Princess shuttle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted July 5 Author #18 Share Posted July 5 1 hour ago, cr8tiv1 said: I will be missing you by a few days (at the Garden Inn, LHR). The Baltic cruise is one of my favorites. We overnighted in St. Petersburg. Not happening now. Also read today that Amsterdam is going to reduce from 190 cruises to 100 cruises by 2026. Closing out terminals and other things. Happy Cruising. Too much sun for a Northern Lights appearance. Thanks! As far as cruising out of Amsterdam goes over the next couple of years, it will be interesting how that change will affect our June 2025 Celebrity cruise where we’re on a B2B cruising out of there, first circumnavigating the UK, then heading up to Norway. And you’re probably right. The chances of us seeing the Northern Lights might be pretty much moot on this cruise. 😂 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisyloo Posted July 5 #19 Share Posted July 5 We will be joining you on the 14 day segment. Our medallions arrived today. This is getting exciting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted July 5 Author #20 Share Posted July 5 6 minutes ago, Daisyloo said: We will be joining you on the 14 day segment. Our medallions arrived today. This is getting exciting! It’s going to be an awesome cruise! 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted July 5 Author #21 Share Posted July 5 (edited) I got curious about the temperature ranges we might expect while on the cruise. From what I could find, the potential for highs in the 60s-70s for the entire time is looking quite promising! 😁 Edited July 5 by Ken the cruiser 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celandine Posted July 7 #22 Share Posted July 7 Following along, just reread your Grand Princess Alaska thread as I try to vicariously live through cruisers this season, and wait as patiently as I can for my next Alaska cruise May 2025. I love your photos and lives! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JimmyVWine Posted July 7 #23 Share Posted July 7 Excited to follow along with the 14 day segment. I have booked the exact same itinerary on the same ship in the future. The overnight in Stockholm sold me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted July 7 Author #24 Share Posted July 7 Back in 2016 when we were on a 14-day Norway cruise on the HAL Koningsdam, we saw a total of two caribou, four goats, and were led to believe the glaciers had all but disappeared 20,000 years ago creating the fjords as they receded. I know, what can I say. We were a lot younger then. 😂 Fast forward to our upcoming 7-day Norway leg where we have a good chance of seeing glaciers on three of our four pre-booked excursions, to include the below Briksdal Glacier near Olden, along with hopefully seeing a lot more wildlife along the way! At least that's our hope. 🤞 7 Best Glaciers in Norway 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PATRLR Posted July 8 #25 Share Posted July 8 @Ken the cruiserWe'll be joining you for the first leg. We leave the US Wednesday evening and will spend Thursday/Friday in Southampton. So looking forward to our first Princess cruise and our first cruise in Europe. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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