Aurora and Fiords.

[herveypoodle]

First time going to the Fiords, also first time on Aurora, any tips on either topic would be appreciated. Thanks:)

[wilson2579]

Same here. We are going on the 24th of May.:cool:

[groovechick]

Could you be a bit more specific? What would you like to know? We did the fjords on Aurora 2 years ago, albeit it in August and loved it.

Aurora is a beautiful, elegant ship. We found the entertainment to be a bit lacklustre and often ended up playing cards of an evening because there was nothing else we fancied, but maybe we were just unlucky. If Neil Turnbull is the captain on rotation he's a hoot, and a very nice man. A very visible presence around the ship, very approachable and his children are lovely too, as they were on the cruise and my son ended up spending time with them.

[Scorpio41]

Cafe Bordeaux is a must for Eggs Benedict on Monday's if I remember correctly. (Breakfast menu rotates).

 

Lunch there is always a homemade soup plus other choices and lovely cakes.

Fabulous hot chocolate before bedtime if thats your thing.

In the evenings there is select dining with a cover charge.

 

Dedicated cinema showing newly released films.

 

Wide promenade deck which goes all the way round the ship. Three laps for those wanting to walk a mile and burn some of those extra calories we all seem to eat. :D

 

Tiered decks at the aft of the ship for sitting letting the days drift by. Great for sail aways.

 

Crows nest for sitting having a late night drink often a pianist or singer performing.

Edited May 17, 2014 by Scorpio41

[the english lady]

Try and get a front row seat in the crows nest during the day. If it is too cold to stand outside, you have a warm grandstand view from there. We used to sit a couple of rows back and should front row occupants get up to leave it was hilarious watching the people trying to get to the empty seats first, without looking too obvious about it.

We had a balcony on out last fjord cruise so looked at one side going in and t'other side going out.

Totally agree about Capt Turnbull, especially as we had Capt Invisible on our last cruise.

[herveypoodle]

Thank you all so much, that has covered a fair bit of what I needed to know:D