This afternoon I will be boarding Saga Pearl II in Southampton for a 10-night cruise to the Norwegian fjords. It’s a bit early in the season for Norway, so fingers crossed the weather holds, and that snow-bound roads have opened up, otherwise our excursions will be restricted.
Ports of call include Stavanger, Eidfjord – from where I’ll be checking up on the election result on Friday morning – Kristiansund, Alesund (pictured above when I visited last year aboard Queen Victoria), Olden and Bergen. We return to Dover on May 14.
I will be updating this blog daily from the ship – internet access permitting (and there can sometimes be problems with satellite coverage in the narrow fjords) – and I’ll be doing my best to keep up with any cruise news as it happens. Stay tuned.
About the Author: John Honeywell
John Honeywell is a travel writer specialising in cruise ships and cruise travel. Winner of CLIA UK's Contribution to Cruise award 2017.
Have a great time John, I’ll be popping back to read your updates.