Amsterdam (Rotterdam)
Captain’s Log, October 28th: Unfortunately our detour for the sea burial meant that we missed our slot to enter Amsterdam harbor, so we had to go to the port of Rotterdam instead. Their cruise...
Captain's Log
My First Sea Burial
Captain’s Log, October 27th: Our second sea day, on the way to Amsterdam. It’s somewhat disappointing that not many passengers have signed up for our city tour. It seems that word has got around...
Storm at Sea
Captain’s Log, October 26th: A sea day, and a very unpleasant one. The ship went through a storm with occasional force 10 winds, and meant that most passengers stayed in their cabins much of...
Helsinki
Captain’s Log, October 25th: We were delayed leaving St Petersburg as, at the last minute, the authorities told us they wanted to search the vessel for two wanted criminals. The search involved about thirty...
St Petersburg
Captain’s Log, October 24th: The highlight of the cruise is our day in St Petersburg. Most of the passengers have chosen to go on our organized tours and have paid in advance, not least...
An unexpected Sea Day
Captain’s Log, October 23rd. Today we should have docked at Tallinn, but unfortunately they did not have a berth spare for us. I was sure we had reserved a berth in advance, so contacted...
Stockholm
Captain’s Log, October 22nd: Another excellent day. We docked on schedule in Stockholm, and passengers were able to walk to the local ferry service, to visit different parts of the city. We never make much...
Oops… Nearly went aground…
Captain’s Log, October 21st: A Sea Day, and what a glorious day it has been! The sun was shining, and generally the passengers were in a good mood. Under considerable pressure, we credited those...
Copenhagen
Captain’s Log, October 20th: We docked at Copenhagen in the early morning, and then passengers were free to walk into the town, or else take our special luxury ‘all-inclusive’ tour of the city, modestly...
Crossing the North Sea
Captain’s Log, October 19th: This is our first sea day of the cruise. An opportunity for passengers to relax and enjoy the on-board facilities, ahead of the first shore visit. Sadly we’ve had some...
