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22 October 2025

Feeling excited

 

I've booked a cruise!  I haven't cruised since 2009 when I went to see New England in the Fall.  I'd promised my Mother that I would use some of the money she left me to take a special holiday and when I saw that one which started on my birthday and was aboard Queen Mary II, I felt it had my name on it!

And I've wanted another cruise since I retired but the finances, covid, my health and everything else, made choosing very complicated.  I can't fly/cruise because I need to take quite a bit of stuff to cope with my disability.   I saw a cruise to Canada, the North West Passage, Greenland and Iceland which I really fancied but at the time I couldn't get all the ducks into a row.  And it hasn't been offered since.

But it made me think about visiting the Arctic Circle.  And when I saw a cruise advertised to see the coast of Norway and sail to at least 78 degrees north, I decided to go.  (The Arctic Circle is 66 degrees north.)  I've lived in the tropics: now I want to go as far north of the equator as I can.  

It's not until 2027 so I have a lot of time to feel excited.  The anticipation will help my wintering.  


(And yes, I do realise that the clip art is of the Antarctic, not the Arctic!  But I liked it.)


18 comments:

  1. Wonderful! A couple in our village did the AC cruise recently and greatly enjoyed it.

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  2. I've never cruised, just don't fancy a holiday aboard a ship, but a trip to artic regions, fjords, that could change my mind. Enjoy dreaming about your trip, it sounds fun.

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    1. I thought I wouldn't like it until I went as carer for a disabled person and I loved it.

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  3. Wonderful! Are you going with Saga? They are very experienced in helping with mobility challenges.

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    1. No, Fred Olsen. Highly recommended by some friends.

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  4. Wow! We went on a river cruise on the river Seine in 2019 and I loved it! The anticipation, as you say, and then the experience and then the memories!

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  5. How wonderful! You have a whole lot of time to prepare.

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    1. I shall enjoy preparing. First thing is to get a new passport.

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  6. How exciting!!! We loved our small cruise a couple of years ago. We are actually looking at a river cruise in Europe sometime soon. This will definitely help with wintering.

    God bless.

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  7. I hope you get your second cruise sometime soon.

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  8. That sounds wonderful! Something to look forward to, enjoy while experiencing it, and then, remember. :)

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  9. What a lovely thing to look forward to and plenty of time to save up too. I too love me home and my own bed with it’s firm mattress and my lovely duvet. My home is my quiet space and creative space and I am thankful to have it. Catriona

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