Day 09 - Sat - 08/15/26 - Visby, Sweden

 Right on schedule the Sapphire Princess arrived at the dock at Visby, Sweden at 7am and backed into its berthing position.  Passengers were free to disembark at 7:30am, but we elected to sleep until 8am.  We ate breakfast in a very crowded Lido and left the ship very shortly thereafter.   The dock was really long and had a super strong nasty smell from the bird poop that was all over the dock. Yuck!

There's a nice pathway that's just over a mile that leads to the medieval city. We walked the city enjoying the sights and enjoyed some saffron ice cream before walking back to the ship along the waterfront.  At the small terminal faculty we enjoyed a local beverage before re-boarding the ship.

On board, I transferred pictures from my big camera to my phone before going up to the Lido for a snack.  While there I worked on my blog.  The Captain explained in a couple of PA messages that we might be delayed due to 35 knot winds.  Little did he know that we'd be 2 hours late and make 7 unsuccessful attempts.  I watched all of the attempts and the successful one.

Our evening entertainment was a terrific juggler from The Netherlands, David Severins.  While later there was an 80's party in Club Fusion, we elected to return to our stateroom for an early to bed time as I am scheduled to preach at the Sunday morning interdenominational church service.

I should note that throughout this voyage, the ship has been extremely stable and we have no noise in our aft E702 stateroom.  Even as an obstructed view cabin, we have a nearly unobstructed view. We're quite pleased with it.



















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  1. MJKAugust 16, 2026 at 10:05 AM

    Nice blog! I, too, do a blog. maryjanekoenig.blogspot.com I know it takes a lot of energy! Could you tell me if there is a M&G for the cruise to Boston? I realized that I meant to connect with a couple of people we are doing tours with (who I do not know), and now would like to connect for my own peace of mind--we are tksail on the board--thank you!!

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