Rare PhillyTravelBug Posted August 20, 2023 Author #101 Share Posted August 20, 2023 (edited) Tonight was the Donna Summer show at 6:30 pm for us. I’m not big on disco, but obviously recognized most of the songs. The choreography and singing were so good! The storyline had me dozing off a few times. It lasted until almost 8pm. This theater beats any NCL ship! we then had dinner in Ondo with friends. I had the calzone which was good, followed by the short rib raviolis and carrots. Both were superb!! I make pasta at home and this had mine beat! Headed back and went out on the patio to see the sun fading in the distance at 10:35pm. So nice! Cannot wait for Alesund. Hope the weather is nice. Edited August 20, 2023 by PhillyTravelBug 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JandC_Cruising Posted August 20, 2023 #102 Share Posted August 20, 2023 @PhillyTravelBug We are loving your review! We are doing this cruise (in reverse) in 2025. How have the seas been as you've traversed from Iceland to Norway? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PhillyTravelBug Posted August 21, 2023 Author #103 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Made it to Alesund! This had been a dream stop of mine for many years. we had breakfast at the indulge food hall. Smart choice. Barely any crowds. We docked and climbed Aksla. Wear comfy shoes and be prepared to warm up as you climb. This place is heaven! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tde1969 Posted August 21, 2023 #104 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Wow, Love the pictures of Alesund 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted August 21, 2023 #105 Share Posted August 21, 2023 We did a walking tour excursion in Alesund showing the art deco architecture and going to a museum about art deco and how it came about in Alesund. Unlike most cruise line excursions, no large bus and there were only 15 of us plus the guide. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggTexasGal Posted August 21, 2023 #106 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Truly enjoying your posts and photos! Thank You!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiseny4life Posted August 21, 2023 #107 Share Posted August 21, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, PhillyTravelBug said: This place is heaven! Are you like me and declare that "you're going to live here" when you go to an amazing place like this? My list of places I'm going to live must be in the dozens now! Edited August 21, 2023 by cruiseny4life 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PhillyTravelBug Posted August 21, 2023 Author #108 Share Posted August 21, 2023 40 minutes ago, cruiseny4life said: Are you like me and declare that "you're going to live here" when you go to an amazing place like this? My list of places I'm going to live must be in the dozens now! Completely the same! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PhillyTravelBug Posted August 21, 2023 Author #109 Share Posted August 21, 2023 More photos from walking around and if you have it, the thermal spa will be needed for the late afternoon. The view from there is just as amazing! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCS2000 Posted August 21, 2023 #110 Share Posted August 21, 2023 All this info is making our year long wait more difficult. Hoping that NCL and the dock issues get worked out for the ports by Sept of next year. Wife is hoping we don't miss any especially Brussels. Glad to see you are having a mostly positive experience on the Prima. We have been considering cancelling our Prima cruise a lot just because of all the negativity. Of course the small gathering places, massive crowds in these small places are definitely going to be annoying. Current plans for us are to arrive about 4 days before the cruise begins and do several land tours from Reykjavik. Definitely planning for one of those to include the south coast as well as northern lights tour (if we are lucky). Good to see you had a good experience with your tour companies. And I 100% get the feeling that the $50 NCL excursion credit we have will be wasted as the options already available on the NCL planner seem to be at least 2-3X more than "googling" around is showing me i.e. $299 per person for a tour that seems to be about $120-$140 at other places. Definitely we will also pass on the FAS upgrade for $490 per person also. The only thing we would use from it is the unlimited wifi which on its own is crazy priced as well at $299 per person. May just have to be out of touch for this vacation (not a bad thing, lol). Keep the info coming and thanks! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted August 21, 2023 #111 Share Posted August 21, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, GCS2000 said: All this info is making our year long wait more difficult. Hoping that NCL and the dock issues get worked out for the ports by Sept of next year. Wife is hoping we don't miss any especially Brussels. Glad to see you are having a mostly positive experience on the Prima. We have been considering cancelling our Prima cruise a lot just because of all the negativity. Of course the small gathering places, massive crowds in these small places are definitely going to be annoying. Current plans for us are to arrive about 4 days before the cruise begins and do several land tours from Reykjavik. Definitely planning for one of those to include the south coast as well as northern lights tour (if we are lucky). Good to see you had a good experience with your tour companies. And I 100% get the feeling that the $50 NCL excursion credit we have will be wasted as the options already available on the NCL planner seem to be at least 2-3X more than "googling" around is showing me i.e. $299 per person for a tour that seems to be about $120-$140 at other places. Definitely we will also pass on the FAS upgrade for $490 per person also. The only thing we would use from it is the unlimited wifi which on its own is crazy priced as well at $299 per person. May just have to be out of touch for this vacation (not a bad thing, lol). Keep the info coming and thanks! We also had a mostly positive experience of the Prima 8/6-8/17. Please do not let the negativity you may read unduly influence you. I did start a thread about our cruise, and there are some things that were far from perfect, but on the whole it was a very enjoyable cruise. Edited August 21, 2023 by ontheweb added the link 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PhillyTravelBug Posted August 21, 2023 Author #112 Share Posted August 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, ontheweb said: We also had a mostly positive experience of the Prima 8/6-8/17. Please do not let the negativity you may read unduly influence you. I did start a thread about our cruise, and there are some things that were far from perfect, but on the whole it was a very enjoyable cruise. couldn’t agree more. There was an incident at the local where the waiter thought we ordered two burgers instead of three . After asking about the third burger he told us we only ordered two and then we asked for another one and he proceeded to bring us two again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PhillyTravelBug Posted August 21, 2023 Author #113 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Hit the thermal spa and Indulge for dinner. It was very packed again, even with the ship being in port. Not sure what they can do, but I hope more seating is going into future plans. Catching the sun set in Alesund… superb! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golden6911 Posted August 21, 2023 #114 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Regarding the crowds, I have noticed that as the cruise has reached the middle days, people seem to be spreading to the other venues a bit more. I noticed less congestion the last few days personally, particularly in the buffet. The first few days you could barely walk through it, even really early in the morning. The last two days it has been better, perhaps because people gave up on it and decided to eat at Hudson’s or Commodore instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted August 21, 2023 #115 Share Posted August 21, 2023 1 hour ago, golden6911 said: Regarding the crowds, I have noticed that as the cruise has reached the middle days, people seem to be spreading to the other venues a bit more. I noticed less congestion the last few days personally, particularly in the buffet. The first few days you could barely walk through it, even really early in the morning. The last two days it has been better, perhaps because people gave up on it and decided to eat at Hudson’s or Commodore instead. Warning--it does get very crowded for the last breakfast as everyone has to leave the ship. That was by far the most crowded we ever experienced in the buffet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PhillyTravelBug Posted August 22, 2023 Author #116 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Thanks for that advice! May just grab a few pieces of fruit the night before to hold us until we get off the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Liljo22 Posted August 22, 2023 #117 Share Posted August 22, 2023 12 hours ago, ontheweb said: Warning--it does get very crowded for the last breakfast as everyone has to leave the ship. That was by far the most crowded we ever experienced in the buffet. Do they still have the grab and go breakfast in the Observation Lounge on the last day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PhillyTravelBug Posted August 22, 2023 Author #118 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Geiranger, Norway- There are no need for words. Perfect weather today. One of the best days of my life. I have a million photos. We did the Eagle Road / Dalsnibba Skywals through venture ashore. Fantastic guide. Highly recommend. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PhillyTravelBug Posted August 22, 2023 Author #119 Share Posted August 22, 2023 And more… 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ColeThornton Posted August 22, 2023 #120 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Looks like scenery from the Lords of the Rings movies. Spectacular. Thank for sharing. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PhillyTravelBug Posted August 22, 2023 Author #121 Share Posted August 22, 2023 It continues…. I want to add that Alesund and Geiranger have been the highlight of the trip, but with the late evening in alesund and early arrival today, it takes some endurance. I am really glad we went from Reykjavik to Southampton as the scenery keeps getting more majestic. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odie1024 Posted August 22, 2023 #122 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Absolutely beautiful, weather looks pretty good too. Norway is on my bucket list so I will see this in the next few years. Thanks for the beautiful pictures and enjoy the rest of your trip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PhillyTravelBug Posted August 22, 2023 Author #123 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Thank you. Today was absolutely picture perfect. Forecast says rain for Bergen, so we are very lucky. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skatie Posted August 22, 2023 #124 Share Posted August 22, 2023 (edited) Spectacular scenery! Geiranger is the port I'm most looking forward to. We are thinking of renting the small two seater e-mobi cars for couple of hours - don't think we'll get up as high as you were - my stomach in knots just looking at how high up you were LOL! I'm trying to convince my husband that we need thermal spa passes but he's not convinced (yet!) Edited August 22, 2023 by skatie 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PhillyTravelBug Posted August 22, 2023 Author #125 Share Posted August 22, 2023 @skatie Honestly, it’s not as bad as it looks. My partner doesn’t like to risk his life and he was (mostly) okay. I’m a nut and will go to any ledge today. We had lunch at Låna and got some chocolates for desert. Yum!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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