bigvulture

Thank you so much for the information. The pictures are fantastic! Thank you for sharing them and the information.

Big V

Re mosquito nets. We didn't think we would need them in Greenland since we were covered by very strong insect repellent - so strong that it made your lips numb if you touched them. The repellent makes the mosquitos bounce off your face. After I swallowed a couple, I bought a mosquito net.

My husband has a picture on the wall of his office of a very large mosquito trying to bite through my tennis shoe.

Granted, they were a problem only when we were inland and the weather was good, but the nets don't cost much and don't take up much room in the suitcase. Maybe they will have them for sale on the ship?

Big V

Just finished reading your travel posts. Thank you so much for the inside information. Makes me a little nervous about the high seas, but loved hearing about the food, the onshore trips, the weather. We are not on the same voyage since we will be only in Iceland and Greenland but may try northern Canada sometime in the future. Information on Greenland is hard to find - just check the price on Lonely Planet's 2005 Greenland guide.

Thank you for the free insight!

Big V.

Thank you for the encouraging words. Is Captain Alexander with Silver Sea? Would like to hear more.

Big V.

Rachel - thank you for your information. I haven't had time to read all of it yet so I may have questions after I have. This Greenland cruise is the trip of a lifetime for us too. We spent a few days in South Greenland several years ago and found it to be a magical place. We've been waiting for the right cruise combination of Vikings and ice to come along and hope this is it!

BigV

Jeff, I guess I'm just not comfortable with social media. My husband and I have been on seven small ship cruises on seven different cruise lines and found the reviews and forums on Cruise Critic valuable in choosing which cruises/lines to book or to justify our choices already. Greenland is such a special case that I really wanted to hear from others who have been on one of these cruises so I finally posted.

Big V.

Is anyone going on the Silver Explorer cruise to Greenland on July 28? Would love to hear from you. Does anyone have any advice or experiences to share about last year's cruises to Greenland on Silver Sea or any other cruise line?