Copenhagen to Boston 2026

Some days are full of surprises.    And this day did not disappoint us.    Even blogging this day has had its challenges in that my two previous drafts mysteriously disappeared.    After we arrived in Halifax, our clearance was delayed about 30 minutes which was the longest of this cruise.    This port is also our last stop before ending the cruise in Boston.    We've been here twice before and it's a pretty nice port to visit. We scanned off the ship and used the port provided ramp to exit into the terminal that's filled with all sorts of little shops.    Our plan for today was to find the ferry to Dartmouth and spend our time across the bay.    We strolled along the very nice boardwalk trying to remember what we had previously seen.    Some memories came flashing back.    Others not so much so.    We found a little shop that sold Oak Island tshirts (commemorating the TV show "The Curse ...

You've probably heard the expression "taking a slow boat to China".     That's what today felt like.     We cruised in very calm waters all day just off the coast of Canada and the USA.     Actually this whole cruise has been smooth with at least one day traveling at what is termed "hull speed" or the fastest the ship will go which is about 22-24 mph.     The weather was clear and warm.     Many people reported seeing whales and dolphins, but I never saw any this day. After our breakfast, we started our day  with an enrichment talk    about chocolate by Kez James.    It was pretty good and really improved when she passed out mini chocolate bars! After that Angela went to the cooking demonstration and our waiter, Albert, from the Japanese restaurant the other night delivered an impressive song as entertainment.    I went to the Lido and worked on my blog before engaging in a great conversation with some ...

  Today is a pretty special day for me.  It's my 81st birthday and a number of things have been pre-planned for this day.   We didn't set an alarm but felt the thrusters bring the Sapphire Princess into the dock.  A short time later the clearance message was given over the PA system. While Angela showered, I changed our return flight to an earlier flight. This change was free as our original flight time of 6pm was cancelled and we were moved to an 8pm flight. So I selected a 3:30pm departure from Boston instead of our newly booked 8pm departure.  We also have a late departure scheduled from the ship so this is much better for us.  Later in the day I was also able to order meals for the flight. We ate our normal breakfast and scanned off of the ship.  We were here last on August 5, 2022 on the Nieuw Statendam, but we never got to see the town.  Angela booked a lunch Princess shore excursion, Mussels & Music which started at 11:15am,  so we...

Sunday morning came a bit early as I had stayed awake until 1:30am listening to the Grand Old Opry tribute to Dolly Parton.  But I was ready to face the day especially since I would be preaching at and leading the interdenominational service in the Explorer's lounge at 8am.   The service went well and was very well attended with probably nearly 100 people there.  Princess provided a brochure with words to hymns and an Old Testament scripture included.  I think I might have touched a few nerves as I had one lady approach me after the service with a relationship problem she was having.  We had the chance to chat in the hallway after the service and I shared a bit of help with her. The highlight of the day was the opportunity to take a tour of the bridge which was offered by the cruise director.  A group of about 20 of us were escorted to the bridge on deck 14 and basically given free rein to walk around and ask questions with only two rules: "Don't touch...