A last minute deal for an eighteen night cruise including Ireland, Greenland, Iceland and Norway was a great opportunity for a holiday meet with Jacqui, Rosemary, Anne and me, Terry. Secretly. Jacqui had told Billy and it was not until we were on board at the end of the emergency drill that much to our great surprise and delight, Billy and Margaret appeared. So now we were a group of six and every evening dinner was a family party.
IRELANDA grand meet on the Aurora - a splendid P&O cruise liner. After surprise greetings with champagne we head down The English Channel and across the sea to Ireland GREENLANDApproaching Greenland we saw lots of splendid icebergs and occasional calls for whales. Barren brown hillsides, multistory flats and contented Innuits were first impressions. ICELANDReykjavik in Iceland appeared all very neat and well maintained but little character. Then to the town of Akureyri along a steep-sided fjord with splendid scenery.
AROUNDPorts of call afforded a walk around to see local shops, markets and places of special interest. ONBOARD Always plenty of activities on board - talks, concerts, films, quizzes, games etc plus excellent meals NORWAYBeautiful scenery in the fjords of Norway and very impressed by the cleanliness and neatness of it all. Expensive for the Brits.