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Our excursion began at 9:30 AM so we didn’t take pictures of the approach to Reykjavik since we were busy with breakfast and getting ready. The QE docks at the new cruise ship pier which is farther away from the old part of the town where the most interesting shops and attractions are. To get Read More …

Later we took a thirty-minute boat ride to Vigur Island – a small island that is the home to one family where they collect and clean eider duck down in addition to showing tourists around. They have a lovely little café where they serve the tourists date bread, rhubarb pie, and a multi-layer cake. But Read More …

We arrived at Ísafjörður in the fjord of Skutulsfjörður this morning. At 5 AM I woke and thought we were close to our berth, but it arrived at the actual harbor three hours later. Ísafjörður is too small to have a pier large enough for the Queen Elizabeth so she had to berth offshore, and Read More …

Another gray day with “moderate” seas and intermittent rain thought this afternoon it seems to be getting a little clearer with lighter skies and some bits of sun through the clouds. This morning we watched an Insights Lecture by Dr. Emerson Smith on the “Battle on the Atlantic between Ocean Liners and Airliners in the Read More …

Still not much happening. The seas were rougher and the skies cloudy with rougher seas – though the description on the ship’s position channel keeps saying “slight” or “moderate” seas. We went to the Celebrity Lecture by Jim Kennedy, former NASA administrator, “The Future of NASA and why we should care.” We’d hoped to watch Read More …

We have three days before we get to Isafjordur, Iceland. I haven’t mentioned this before, on our sea day between and New York and Halifax we had to add an hour to our clocks. The sea day between Halifax and St. John’s we had to add a half hour (because Newfoundland is special). Today we Read More …

This is the first time the Queen Elizabeth that we are on has stopped at St. John’s! The entry to the harbor is very narrow, as can be seen with this view of the German ship Aida Vida entering ahead of us: Cabot Tower can be seen at the top of Signal Hill to the Read More …

Nothing happened. The weather was lovely, the sea calm. We went to two lectures – a Destination Talk about Rekjavik, Iceland and an Insights Lecture by Dr. Joe Golden on “The Art and Science of Hurricane Forecasting.” We’ve found that the lectures are our favorites of the events offered on the ship.

This morning we docked at Halifax. The Queen Mary 2 came into port just before the Queen Elizabeth. Halifax is a beautiful city and they are proud to welcome the tour boats. We docked at Pier 22. Right next door is Pier 21, the location of the Museum of Immigration, the equivalent to Ellis Island Read More …

Not much happening today. Ralph didn’t feel good and slept most of the day. We saw a few fishing boats and some splashes that were probably dolphins. At dinner I finally saw two dolphins breach next to each other close enough to see their backs. Unfortunately, they are so fast and so far, away most Read More …