World Cruise 2022

Hej, och god morgon! (Hello, and good morning!) Another overcast day greets us in Stockholm on May 29th, 2022. We turn out of the channel… …and pull straight ahead into our berth at the...

Hyvää huomenta! (Good morning!) Cold, overcast skies accompanied us as we arrived at Mariehamn’s Svibyviken Bay on May 28th, 2022. This lonely house appears on the port side. There is nothing else on this...

Hyvää huomenta! (Good morning!) It was raining steadily, the temperature only 42 degees F when we arrived in Helsinki on May 27th, 2022. The harbor is tiny, and we pulled in, turned around. Today...

Tere! (Hello!) We were socked in with fog as we approached Tallinn on May 26th, 2022. Fortunately we weren’t docking until noon – visibility raised to about a half mile by then. But then...

Labdien! We sailed in to Riga on May 25th, 2022. We had partly cloudy skies with a promise of rain showers. The ship begins its swing around to the dock. We see some very...

Labas! We awoke to the rumble of engines as we slow and turn to our docking berth on May 24th, 2022. The sun was shining, but it still wasn’t even 6:00 AM, so I...

Dzien dobry! (Good day!) At 5:30 AM the sun was already bright when we entered Gdansk’s waters on May 23rd, 2022. A tug joined us by 6 AM, and ended up pulling us backwards...

Hallo! Guten morgen! We arrived at Warnemünde very early on May 21st, 2022. Even so, the sun still beat us in. The clouds promised rain throughout the day. We had to be up super...

Hallo! We came in to Travemünde on May 20th, 2022, with mostly cloudy skies, and light sprinkles of rain. Our docking spot is right in front of town! How sweet is this? We have...

Hej, godmorgen! (Hi, good morning!) It was a very early arrival in Copenhagen on May 17th, 2022! The horizon was beautiful! We see a magnificent castle in the haze behind us. I didn’t realize...

Hei, god morgen again! We have another lovely arrival, gliding in to Oslo on May 16th, 2022! Just like yesterday, we see cute little villages on the hillsides! Then we slide by this beautiful...

Hei, god morgen! (Hi, good morning!) We have a beautiful 11 AM arrival in our first Norway port on May 15th, 2022! The jets are playing tick-tack-toe in the sky again! There is a...

Bonjour! We arrive on a gloomy, overcast morning. It is May 13th, 2022. Friday, the 13th. Ugh. It is so early I can only find two house lights that are on. The obvious one...

Bonjour! We successfully crossed the Bay of Biscay and arrived in the safe harbor at Brest on May 12th, 2022! Our help arrived! I love and am curious about the numbers written on the...

Buenos dias! We arrived in Vigo on May 10th, 2022, under the cloak of full darkness, then re-awoke to beautiful blue skies, and pleasantly cooler weather! The bay is long, but we finally arrive...

Ola! On May 8th, 2022, we pulled into port at Portimao. It was cool but sunny! A lot of people were already out walking. Some watched us come in from one of the lighthouses!...

Buenos dias, one more time! Very early in the morning on May 6th, 2022 we entered the river Guadalquivir, picking up our pilot in the dark at 5:30 AM, and heading up the narrow...

Hello! Through the haze we can see the north coast of Africa as we arrive at Gibraltar on May 5th, 2022. We come alongside the great rock of Gibraltar on our way into harbor....

Buenos dias! It was another rainy morning when we arrived at Cartegena’s port on May 4th, 2022. May the 4th be with you! Once again, we received steering assistance! There are some amazing fortresses...

Buenos dias! It was raining and it was cold when we arrived in Valencia on May 3rd, 2022. Valencia, like Barcelona, is properly pronounced with the “c” sounding like “th”. Vah-len-thih-yah. We passed through...