1. A Northern European adventure begins.

An e mail flyer arrived in my inbox with an offer too good to refuse and so, within an hour, a decision had been made and the booking completed. This is definitely a big advantage of being retired!

Thus, early in July we will be boarding the Crown Princess in Southampton and setting sail on the seven seas once again, (well, two of them at least, the North and the Baltic), and heading to more northern latitudes.

Although there are no new ports of call for us on this cruise, the Baltic and Scandinavian cities always offer a friendly welcome and we shall do our best to explore sites and attractions that we have not been to before. As always, I shall do my best to offer a few personal observations and insights along the way (internet connectivity allowing).




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