Today was our last day on the cruise. We had to leave by 9:30am, so we woke up early to pack and grab our final breakfast on board. After eating, we took a few photos on the observation deck, saying goodbye to the boat that carried us all the way from Tromso to Trondheim while […]

Our second morning on the cruise was wonderfully relaxing. We woke up late, had breakfast, lounged in bed updating the blog, and then wandered back out for lunch. Since all meals are included on this cruise, there’s no debate on restaurant decisions. You just walk to the restaurant and pick a dish. Easy peasy. At […]

We woke up late today, still recovering from the 3am aurora wake-up call from the night before. But not too late, we still needed to make it to the dining area before breakfast ended. After eating and getting my mandatory morning coffee, we watched the sunrise from the observation deck. Even with our slow start, […]

Today was our last day in Tromso. Since our cruise boarding wasn’t until midnight, we had the whole day free to explore the city. Until now, we’d mostly focused on activities outside the centre, so today felt like a good time to finally wander around Tromso itself. We started with a special lunch: reindeer hotdogs. […]

We had a lazy morning because we went to bed around 4am after the long day before. Even though we woke up late, we still felt tired. We stayed in for a good old cup-noodle lunch and even squeezed in a post-lunch nap. It gets dark around 2pm here, so it felt like we’d stayed […]

Whale Watching Today was a big day with two long activities planned, each about 8–9 hours. Our first one was whale watching. We meant to get to the boat 30 minutes early, but thanks to my slow morning pace and a small parking hiccup, we arrived about 15 minutes early instead. By then, the boat […]

I usually get to the airport about 2.5 hours early for European trips, but Antoine insisted on 3 hours. In the sprit of compromise, we ended up arriving 3.5 hours early (actually because we didn’t have better things to do at home). The baggage drop wasn’t even open yet, so we grabbed a morning coffee, […]