Indy - Norwegian Fjords cruise 18th-26th May review (lots of pics!!!)

[Jules.]

Aw, lovely review & very romantic, glad she said yes :)

Your photos are really good, and bring back great memories for me too as I was on the Queen Elizabeth at the same time as your cruise, it was good to see you in Olden. I took photos of Indy whilst I was there, I've seen her once before 29 August 2009 in Southampton & she was also there on the 26 May as we returned from our cruise this year.

I also did the glacier walk and got cold & wet, but what a view! For information I wore my kicker boots & my mum wore her trainers, so no specialist footwear was really required for that trip.

 

I love Norway, been 4 times already & I'd go back every year if I could.

[Ned11]

I'm looking to do this cruise next year and you've certainly planted it for me. Photos are beautiful and the review is fantastic. Thanks. Oh, and congratulations!! :D

 

 

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[drummerdavebmth]

Aw, lovely review & very romantic, glad she said yes :)

Your photos are really good, and bring back great memories for me too as I was on the Queen Elizabeth at the same time as your cruise, it was good to see you in Olden. I took photos of Indy whilst I was there, I've seen her once before 29 August 2009 in Southampton & she was also there on the 26 May as we returned from our cruise this year.

I also did the glacier walk and got cold & wet, but what a view! For information I wore my kicker boots & my mum wore her trainers, so no specialist footwear was really required for that trip.

 

I love Norway, been 4 times already & I'd go back every year if I could.

 

Thank you for your kind words.....it was good to see the QE whilst in Olden too!

 

Have you ever thought about cruising on Indy?

 

Feel free to add a few pics you took of her in Olden - would be interesting to see her from QE's perspective! :)

[drummerdavebmth]

I'm looking to do this cruise next year and you've certainly planted it for me. Photos are beautiful and the review is fantastic. Thanks. Oh, and congratulations!! :D

 

 

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Thank you! You won't regret going to Norway:)

[dmackay46]

Absolutely lovely photos of the fjords and mountains, not unlike Scotland, and a couple of hours from where I live, although I don`t see the Indy being able to go up Loch Ness :D

[drummerdavebmth]

So...we were now engaged.

 

And hungry.

 

We had a lovely dinner in the MDR, one of the waiters had an acoustic guitar and sang some songs to the tables in his area - even taking requests!

 

Meanwhile we were coming out of the fjords, into open sea as we made our way up the Norwegian coast towards our next port of call....Alesund.

 

After dinner, we decided a celebration was in order. So we went to the Champagne Bar and ordered two glasses of Veuve Clicquot.....which was delicious.

 

 

It wasn't too long before they retired for the evening and we finished our drinks. We decided to stroll around the ship, taking in the atmosphere of the evening.

 

Via Vintages for a drink...

 

Then ending up in Boleros for a 'Scorched Cherry Bacardi'

 

 

I play a lot of function gigs back home, so it's nice to be in the audience for a change drinking an alcoholic beverage.

 

We decided to call it a night not long after that......reflecting on a day that saw us hike up to a Glacier, see a broadway-style show and get engaged.

 

Tomorrow, we'll be in Alesund - no excursions, just doing our own thing.

 

Night :)

[Gator0178]

Congrats!!!

[ucfalli]

Congratulations!!!:D

[alexkrn46]

Congrats and thanks again for the pictures.

[Jules.]

Here's a few quick pictures from my ipad, I have quire a few more on my camera that I will upload when I have more time :)

 

Edit, I need to read the instructions on uploading pics, will try again later!

[Jules.]

Indy in Olden

[drummerdavebmth]

Indy in Olden

 

Excellent...thank you!

[Norwegianlatvian]

Thank you for all the beautiful pictures of the country where I was born and raised!

 

And a big congratulations on the engagement!

[paul.ed]

Hi

 

I was also on this cruise, absolutely fantastic loved it.

 

Great photo's really enjoying looking back. And congratulations on your engagement. :D

 

Paul

[Riverz]

So...we were now engaged.

 

And hungry.

 

We had a lovely dinner in the MDR, one of the waiters had an acoustic guitar and sang some songs to the tables in his area - even taking requests!

 

Meanwhile we were coming out of the fjords, into open sea as we made our way up the Norwegian coast towards our next port of call....Alesund.

 

After dinner, we decided a celebration was in order. So we went to the Champagne Bar and ordered two glasses of Veuve Clicquot.....which was delicious.

 

 

It wasn't too long before they retired for the evening and we finished our drinks. We decided to stroll around the ship, taking in the atmosphere of the evening.

 

Via Vintages for a drink...

 

Then ending up in Boleros for a 'Scorched Cherry Bacardi'

 

 

I play a lot of function gigs back home, so it's nice to be in the audience for a change drinking an alcoholic beverage.

 

We decided to call it a night not long after that......reflecting on a day that saw us hike up to a Glacier, see a broadway-style show and get engaged.

 

Tomorrow, we'll be in Alesund - no excursions, just doing our own thing.

 

Night :)

 

 

Congrats on the engagement

 

 

 

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[drummerdavebmth]

Thanks guys!!

 

I will continue with the review when I get home from work.

 

Still to come....

 

Day 6 - Alesund

Day 7 - Stavanger

Day 8 - Sea Day (Cruising)

Day 9 - Southampton (Disembarkation)

 

Stay tuned! :)

[Sirkeline]

Congratulations, she said YES:)

 

Glad you enjoyed your trip to Norway:D

[petronella]

Congratulations Dave and Jen :) Loving your review and the photos.

 

There are so many places I want to cruise to but the fjords are definitely on the list and Indy would be a wonderful ship to go on. Best go check my lottery tickets!

[drummerdavebmth]

Day 6 - Ålesund

 

Just to give you an idea of roughly where we are, here's a photo I took just before going to sleep the night before...

 

 

We'd had breakfast there on our 2nd day (sea day) too and met some lovely people - which we'd bump into a few times during the cruise.

 

The weather started off a bit over cast, but in the afternoon the sun eventually burnt the clouds away. These low clouds were hiding the views of ice-capped mountains in the distance....once these were revealed, the views turned from jaw-dropping amazing, to truly epic...

 

 

Good morning Ålesund...

 

Independence Of The Seas - Norway 18th-26th May 2013 by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

 

Independence Of The Seas - Norway 18th-26th May 2013 by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

[drummerdavebmth]

Eventually we got off the ship...it was quite nice to have freedom to explore, without having to get on a coach.

 

Independence Of The Seas - Norway 18th-26th May 2013 by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

 

Small post/mail van!

 

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[drummerdavebmth]

We walked up 418 steps to a view point overlooking the whole of Ålesund...

 

The following photos were taken on the way up and whilst at the view point.

 

Enjoy the view (we sure did!)

 

Independence Of The Seas - Norway 18th-26th May 2013 by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

 

 

Independence Of The Seas - Norway 18th-26th May 2013 by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

[drummerdavebmth]

Jen making good use of the banoculars we purchased prior to our cruise..

 

Independence Of The Seas - Norway 18th-26th May 2013 by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

 

Looking down onto the view point...

 

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[swim13]

Congratulations! Loving the pictures of the Fjords, really would like to try a cruise here someday, especially on a ship as beautiful as the Indy!

[madra2112]

After a while, we decided to go....the promise of coffee and cake was becoming more appealing by the minute!

 

I had to take a photo of this. These were dotted about everywhere (not sure what they were), although it reminded me of the front cover of an album by RUSH ('Test For Echo')....Good enough reason to dig out the trusty iPhone 5 from my back pocket!

 

 

Congratulations on the engagement.

[Coolcruise02]

Congratulations!! Plus, great review and pictures!