Skagway is an interesting port because there is room for several ships. I think there were four or five when we were there, but two of the ships dock on a spot that had a rockfall and they won’t allow passengers to get off and walk on that dock. We had to tender into the port. This was a bit of a nightmare because everyone wants to … Continue reading Princess Cruise Alaska: Skagway
We booked a whale watch for Juneau. I have not been hugely successful seeing whales on tours, but we took a chance. The tour we booked also included a stop at the Mendenhall Glacier as well. You could just book the whale watch alone. Our tour was at 10am. We signed in with the group not far from where the cruise ship docked. We took a bus to the Mendenhall … Continue reading Princess Cruise Alaska: Juneau
This is our second cruise in Alaska. We went four years ago in September on NCL. This time it’s August on Princess. We are stopping at many of the same places. On our previous cruise two out of three excursions were canceled. We are hoping for better luck this time. Our first excursion is the most important one for my husband. He is dying to see bears catch salmon in the … Continue reading Princess Cruise Alaska: Ketchikan
We had to get up early because we had to go through a passport check before we could get tender tickets. Our tour was originally scheduled for 8:30, but a few days before we left on the cruise they changed it to 9:30. We went to the earliest time for passport inspection and went straight to the tender tickets after and we still did not get on … Continue reading South Queensferry, Scotland
Our port today started at noon. We got off the ship as soon as we could and headed to the bus stop so we could get to Torshavn (the main city). Ahead of us it looked like half the boat had the same plan that we did. When we saw the group of people waiting for the bus, we changed plans. First we had to go back to … Continue reading Runavik, Faroe Islands
This is a very small town. We did not have an excursion today because they were SUPER expensive due to the fact that the tour companies have to drive in from the capital. We thought it would be nice to just walk around and check out the few things that were highlighted at the talk we attended about each port. We were not the only people who … Continue reading Djupivogur, Iceland
The first port stop on our Holland America cruise was Heimaey. It is a tiny place so we had to take a tender to shore. Apparently, it is generally a rough trip. They started the tenders at 9am, but there were issues to due rough seas near the boat. The tour we booked did not leave until 12:45, but we decided to go get tender tickets a little after … Continue reading Heimaey, Westman Islands, Iceland
We took the train from Gare de Nord in Paris to Antwerp. We made reservations the night before on our phone and were surprised to find that our options for a direct train were very few. Who knew everyone was coming here on a Monday? We found a train at 9:46 in which we had to change trains in Brussels to arrive in Antwerp at 12:30. Gare de Nord … Continue reading Antwerp, Belgium
This town is at least an hour outside of Paris, but you can get there using only the metro, which is an amazing deal. Why go here? It’s the last place that Vincent Van Gogh lived. It is where he died and also where he is buried. You can visit various areas that were the inspiration for his paintings, visit the room that he lived in for 70 days … Continue reading Auvers-sur-Oise, France
Chateau Chantilly We took a train from Gare du Nord to get to this chateau. It was about 40 minutes. At the train station there was a bus that took us to the chateau for free. A walk would have been about 25 minutes. We knew we would be walking all day so we took the bus. You need to buy a ticket in advance to get in and … Continue reading Chateau de Chantilly
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