Our first visit to Heimaey occurred in 2015 on a Crystal Symphony transatlantic crossing. On that day, we tendered to shore, walked around the town and lava fields and returned to the ship after a few hours. It was cold, rainy and dreary and we had no clue about the Island, its history or how...
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It’s been four weeks since our kayak misadventure and I’m still struggling with how to characterize it. This was only our second time in a kayak and most likely our last. I’m certainly not a quitter and I have a suspicion that if we could just practice on a very calm, windless waterway (or in...
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One of my favorite experiences onboard is waking up and opening the drapes. I have phone in hand to memorialize the beginning of the day. Here are the first photos from our visit to Seydisfjordur. Another lovely breakfast and we were off on a zodiac to explore this beautiful fjord. Stunning scenery and I’m not...
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We awoke in another beautiful fjord. I took this photo from the balcony as we ate breakfast. After breakfast I set out with a small group of shipmates on a tender for the village of Vopnafjorour. It’s a tiny fishing village with just 600 or so residents and no real visitors to speak of. Just...
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Tim was up and out on the veranda early on our 5th day aboard Endeavor. That’s Grimsey Island and the Arctic Circle in front of Timmy. Never in my wildest dreams did I think we’d ever have the opportunity to cross the Arctic Circle. But we did. Not once, but according to Captain Larson, we...
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Our anniversary breakfast was delivered early as we had a full day planned. We set off for a cool little village- Siglufiordur. We spent a quick 10 minutes or so in the tender, then walked through the port and the village to our first destination: Frida, a chocolate shop. We were very much enjoying the...
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I grew up on Long Island in New York State. With the Great South Bay to our south and Long Island Sound to our north – we were never far from a beautiful waterway. I suspect that my affinity for being on the water stems from long childhood days spent on Fire Island, at West...
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We almost always begin our days onboard with breakfast in our cabin. Usually coffee and pastries, sometimes English muffins and yogurt. After this breakfast we headed to the Cove for a mandatory safety presentation on all things Zodiac. If you intend to take a zodiac excursion at any time during the cruise you must attend....
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I awoke early and took some photos of the empty Bistro. Seating is comfortable and more expansive than Crystal’s ocean ships. Due to Covid, the yummy food items are not self serve…a server is always nearby to assist guests. We set off on an excursion through the town of Hafnarfjordur. Along the way, we passed...
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Tuesday, July 21 we enjoyed another great breakfast at the Borg, our bags were collected and we met the Crystal reps in the lobby for a short ride to the Grand Hotel. The Grand is the venue where Crystal arranged for all passengers to receive a Covid test prior to boarding. Test results took about...
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