Stavanger

This is our last port of call in Norway and is another sunny day. After the Elite breakfast in Tuscany with Mark and Katie we are going to have a walk into the old town.

The youngsters decided to go on a RIB safari along the fjord to Pulpit Rock and the nearby waterfalls. After they had put on there dry suits and set off on the RIB we went to the cathedral which has been closed for some time being refurbished. It's not a particularly impressive place but we lit a couple of candles. Browsed around the popup market, had a coffee and met the others at the completion of their safari. 

We all went to one of the harbour side restaurants and had an excellent light lunch of mussels, prawns and fish soup with a beer in afternoon sun. Returned briefly to the market before rejoining the ship. It's another chic night with lobster on the menu.

Geirangerfjord

Today we cruised into Geiranger, passed the waterfalls on a much colder and wet morning. Snow on the peaks and showers down at water level.

We walked up to the fjord information centre on the road, intending to walk back down beside the waterfall. Mark went ahead and told us it was very wet and slippery so we walked back on the road. Met Rosemary at the bottom and we went for local beer and tapas board before boarding in the rain. 

Member of Eagles tribute band in lift and had a photo with him.

It's been almost freezing on shore and we could see the snow falling on the high ground all around.

We had a very close pass of the seven sisters waterfall during the sailaway. We were looking forward to a drone display just before midnight but unfortunately it was cancelled because of the weather.

Alesund

It was just a short cruise overnight to Alesund and the morning was cool and wet. We decided to take the little train up to the top of the Alksa mountain by which time the skies had cleared. Lovely view of the art nouveau town below in the sunshine followed by an interesting tour of the old part.

We will go back to Normandie restaurant tonite for early dinner then it's a magician in theatre.

Olden and Glacier

Today we are in Olden on a beautiful sunny morning with stunning scenery all around. Woke up early to enjoy the cruise down the fjord and after breakfast caught the Glacier express to Briksdal. We oldies took the troll car towards the glacier while the youngsters walked up to big waterfall under the troll route. None of us made it all the way to the lake at the foot of the glacier but we enjoyed what we did do and have plenty of photos to prove it. We swapped restaurant to Cosmopolitan and enjoyed yet another high quality meal. Managed to catch the last half of a good Eagles tribute band from California and we all had our first early night.

Seaday

Our first seaday started with a sunrise from our porthole balcony on a calm sunny day. I went to the Podium presentation on Norway, which was mostly about Whales, while Mark and Katie went to learn how to make Cerviche. They came back with chefs hats. We had a snacking lunch of pies and prawns (it was English food day in self service) in the aft pizza station overlooking the wake, in the sun - perfect. Sun on the resort deck and musical bingo filled the rest of the afternoon.

Early dinner and early night planned to wake up early for the first fjord cruise into Olden. But plans change!

OMG they certainly cranked things up a notch. The 10pm World of Chocolate was amazing, with choc fountains, chocolate sculptures, mararons and chocolates everywhere. There were even manakins wearing chocolate offering photo opportunities. Free chocolate cocktails and chocolates were in abundance.

Zeebrugge

Zeebrugge for ships tours to Bruges. We had a late breakfast to recover from the embarkation day (too much sailaway booze) and stayed on board as we have seen Bruges before.

 It was a cool and grey day, ship departs at 4pm, so did a few onboard activities including watching the cooking competition in the theatre which was entertaining. Dined early in Normandie again then went to the Crystallize spectacular, a show with acrobats, singers, dancers and video effects. Followed that by a great Soul Band and finished with the silent disco.

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Presidents cruise to Norway

We are going to the Fjords again with the family on the beautiful Celebrity Apex from Southampton. We drove down with Katie, stopped for McDonalds bacon butty near Andover arriving in ABP car park at same time as Mark and Christina. We had a mega sailaway with unlimited, fizz, Pimm's and nibbles, British Olympic athletics gymnastics and Beatles tribute act on the resort deck.

The president of Celebrity Cruises is on board so everything is cranked up a notch.

We have 3 cabins aft on deck6 with a lovely quirky porthole shaped balcony.  It's been a warm sunny afternoon followed by a brilliant sunset as we cruised towards Zeebrugge. Dinner in Normandie restaurant after cocktails in Eden and bed just before midnight.