FABULOUS FJORD

Sorry to write this review so late!! You know what it’s like, life and work takes over!!

How I wish I could go away again….

On Sunday 3rd of July I made my way to Southampton with the family- I had booked my car parking through CPS which was ?œ83 for 8 days and was so stress free.

Pulled up, got out, straight into the terminal.

We did arrive about an hour before our allocated time on the tickets- purely through lack of traffic (thank god!) I expected a long wait but within half an hour we were having our cards registered and photos taken.

Usual lark when you embark- mass queues for life midship, walked further towards the aft and got a lift straight away.

I booked a HD grade balcony on the saver fare and I was allocated cabin A724- perfect! right at the back so easily accessible and a great view when sailing.

More than happy with the cabin and everything provided- especially the room service pizza, delicious!!

We set sail from Southampton in 23 degree heat towards the Norwegian Fjords- and what a surprise we got two days later when we arrived into Bergen- blissful sunshine and not a cloud in sight. I guess we really were lucky! Bergen was a delight with some lovely little shops and cafes – Norway is renown for being ‘expensive’ however, if you shop about you can find good prices. Clothes and souvenirs are the usual prices and I also visited Pandora and got the sought after Viking charm for my younger sister- much to her delight!

Then onto Olden, a quite little village- has a local supermarket and a few shops but is pleasant to walk around. We did the open top bus and managed to the Briskdal Glacier from the distance- very scenic.

Gieranger again, delightful weather- was very busy that day but most enjoyable- had a little boat trip around the Gierangerfjord and saw the seven sisters along with the veil waterfall.

Last stop- Stavanger- largest of the ports- doesn’t have the same intricate feel but still very enjoyable. we didn’t do any excursions in Stavanger, just enjoyed our time walking around and doing some shipping- much to the men’s disapproval!

overall a fantastic holiday- love the Azura and cant wait to do a Caribbean on her.

If anyone hasn’t been to the Fjords, you should strongly consider it- the views are spectacular on top deck with a large vino!!

– as it didn’t get dark until about 11.45pm- we used our duvets to pad out the balcony and sat on there with a hot chocolate!! yummy wink.png wink.pngwink.png wink.png