Leaving Liverpool and setting sail to Iceland at about 6pm on a Friday evening, we will not arrive at our first port of call, Seydisfjordur, Iceland until early Monday morning. That gives 2 clear days to familiarise and acclimatise ourselves to the ship MS Borealis and prepare for what lies ahead. First a look at…
Liverpool is such a great skyline and as we set sail down the Mersey River there are many iconic buildings and towers that you can see, both sides of the river. The docks run for 7.5 miles from Seaforth on the North East to Birkenhead Docks on the South West of the Mersey River. The…
One of the things we most dread about a holiday is getting on-board, ship or plane, with luggage and temper still in tact. So what was our experience of this cruise? Having stayed at the Crown Plaza Hotel next to Cruise Liverpool terminal, with its own parking, we needed to get the luggage back in…
The cruise is the ‘Whales, Waterfalls & Geysers of Iceland’ aboard the Fred Olsen Cruse Lines ship the MS Borealis. Booked well in advance, we had been looking forward to visiting an amazing, unique island that we had never been to before. What makes Iceland unique is the position, just below the arctic circle surrounded…