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All I can say after dinner In Chartreuse last night is thank goodness for Lipitor. It was a wonderful dinner with excellent service. I know Chartreuse gets mixed reviews on these boards but we thoroughly enjoyed it. Courses were: blue cheese soufflé, beet salad with goat cheese, fois gras with apricots, mushroom soup, rack of lamb and crème brûlée. The wine steward was very accommodating with my requests and even brought a dessert wine with our desserts. I’m still full 15 hours later.

Thank you all for the kind feedback, it is much appreciated.

Here a a few photos of the fjord cruise. I think I took about 50 but I won’t subject you to that. Now getting ready for dinner in Chartreuse. It seems the sea air is shrinking my clothes so I’m going to limit myself to 4 courses. Stavanger is tomorrow and another fjord cruise, this one to Lysefjord through Regent.

Just got back to the ship after an amazing fjord cruise. It was very warm today, around 73F/21C. We started with a nice walk around Bergen stopping at the famous fish market for a look around. Again, many colorful buildings and beautiful architecture here. We then boarded our fjord cruise (rodne.no) for a 3 hour tour and nonstop beautiful scenery. The Captain took the boat right up to a waterfall and within a couple feet of a large mountain. If your coming to Bergen don’t miss it. This was booked independently as Regent did not offer any fjord tours here.

Had our usual pre dinner cocktails in the observation lounge while listening to piano music. We didn’t leave Alesund until 8:00 PM so had a nice view of the city and water. Dinner was very good. My courses were Asian dumplings, salmon tartare, celery salad and pan seared branzino. I usually don’t like branzino but it was excellent. Our new waiter knew me well after only one night 🤣. He said we was bringing me a sampler…and he did. Flourless chocolate cake, key lime pie, St Honore and ice cream. Although I appreciated the gesture it was too much, even for me.

As we sail into Bergen I will post a few pictures from Alesund yesterday. We walked in to town and admired all the colorful buildings and architecture. Such a pretty place with a river running through the middle. We took the sightseeing tram (citytrain.no) which was both fun and interesting. You listen to prerecorded commentary while being driven around the city with a 15 minute stop at the top of Aksla mountain for a panoramic view. The ride is 70 minutes and we’ll worth it. Also stopped at Jafs for fish & chips which were excellent. A very enjoyable day.

A beautiful day in Alesund, Norway. Voyager is docked on the right side.

Just getting ready to dock in Alesund but wanted to post photos of dinner last night. We had a fantastic waiter who we have requested for the rest of the cruise. There are many crew leaving and coming on board on the 21st in Oslo. Laat night was one of my favorites on Regent, the miso marinated sea bass with sticky rice. I also had a halibut sushi with seaweed salad and Indian patties with mint chutney. For dessert was white chocolate croissant pudding and chocolate soufflé.

Still have not heard a word about Covid since we boarded. Haven’t heard any passengers or crew talking about it or seen anyone with possible symptoms. It’s business as usual.

Shetland ponies, seals on the beach and Jarlshof from Lerwick.

Just for you, chocolate 😀

Hello from the Voyager lounge where we are listening to some nice music and having a black label on the rocks. We are headed to Norway 🇳🇴 after a nice day in Lerwick. Interesting place with lots of sheep and history. Didn’t take many pictures but I will post a few. Tomorrow is Alesund, our first of five stops in Norway. We plan on taking the tram tour and having lunch in town. The ship docks right in the city center. cant upload photos right now due to extremely poor Wi-Fi, will try later.

Penthouse A bathroom and balcony photos. The balcony is also tight in space for a PH.

We are staying in a Penthouse category A. The size is fine with a huge walk in closet. For those of you like me who are coming from Spendor or Explorer and have not been on one of the older ships you may be a little disappointed. Voyager is over 22 years old and overall she looks good. However the room is also quite outdated and has many cosmetic issues. There is also only a single sink in the bathroom and the shower is quite small. Of course these do not affect the enjoyment of my cruise, but I would expect a better product on Regent for the price. Pictures of the bedroom, sitting area and closet.

The best advice I can give is to check the weather the day before you leave for your ports. I only brought one jacket and a waterproof windbreaker and it’s worked out great so far. Mostly have only needed a shirt and one of the jackets.

Last nights entertainment was a ventriloquist. I thought he was somewhat entertaining, but not really my thing. Tonight is a musician so will check that out at 9:30. Today is a easy relaxing day and maybe even a visit to the gym after lunch. We have a “face to face” with UK immigration tomorrow morning before we can disembark to Lerwick. Hoping it’s fast and easy. That’s all for now. Please let me know if you have any specific questions about Voyager.

We had dinner in CR last night for the first time. Service was a little slow (30 mins before we had our 1st course) but overall a nice dinner. Started with pâté and fig jam, iberico ham with roasted red pepper and artichokes and the Dover sole for my entree. I didnt find any of the specials appealing but luckily the anytime menu has more than enough options. Dessert was a white chocolate mousse but unfortunately I took a bite before remembering to get a photo.

Good morning from the Norwegian Sea. We are on our way to Lerwick in surprisingly very calm waters, although we seem to have a lot of vibration on deck 10 and some slight rocking. I will try and post some photos of the dinner last night but the Wi-Fi continues to be very very slow so uploading may not work until tomorrow. Here is a picture of the current sea conditions and a picture of Voyager leaving Alureyri yesterday.

Just back on the ship and yet another example of the over the top service we have. Our tour got back late and La Vernada was closed. One of the head waiters saw us and waved us in as they were cleaning up. He made sure we got whatever food we wanted and before I could even sit down, my glass of Chardonnay was being poured. Truly exceptional service. We had a nice drive over to Godafoss and then a relaxing soak in the Myvatn nature baths. Looking forward to a relaxing sea day tomorrow as we have been nonstop since landing in Reykjavik. I will post some photos of our suite tomorrow.

Well I jinxed myself talking about the ships horn 🙄 Last night around 10 PM we started heating the ships horn every minute. I looked outside and we were in thick dense fog. The horn continued until about 4 AM so needless to say I didn’t get much sleep. We are on deck 10 so we could hear it very clearly. Getting ready to head out to Godafoss falls and Myvatn nature baths. Another day of blue sky in Akureyri.

Was not aware of that. There hasn’t been a word about Covid since we embarked. I haven’t even heard a sneeze or a cough from anyone. I hope they get released quickly to enjoy the rest of the cruise.

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You might get sick of hearing this the next 2 weeks but we had a great day today in Isafjordur. I woke up and opened the blinds to a huge fjord right outside our balcony. After breakfast headed to Dynjandi falls and I made it to the top which wasn’t easy between my desserts and drinks from yesterday. Spectacular scenery all around the area with waterfalls, streams and fjords as far as the eye can see. It was close to 70F/18C today and they said it was the nicest day they have had all Summer.

We were having an after dinner drink in the observation lounge and saw several whales just in front of the ship. The sun doesn’t set until around 10:00 PM. The photo is zoomed in so not the best quality but you can see the tail.

For those interested here are the current officers and crew on Voyager: