I wake up around 4am and, prior to my bathroom visit, I peek out the window shades to monitor our progress. It's zero. We're still sitting in the same place. I thought we were leaving at 2am. Oh well. Back to sleep. The Captain awakens us at 6:30am with an announcement. The weather was still bad at 2am and their next opportunity to leave the port per the harbor pilot was 6am. Leaving that late made it impossible to stop in Helsingborg so we were making wa...

We have no reservations for any activities here in Gothenburg, Sweden. I would like to take the canal boat through the city but made no arrangements previously because I had to pick a specific time to board which I couldn't do. We'll just take the free shuttle bus offered by HAL into the city and make our way to the canal boat. I know where it docks. The other thing was the old town shopping area but we'll have to see where the shuttle drops us. Got...

Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, encompasses 14 islands of the vast Stockholm archipelago on the Baltic. Ferries and sightseeing boats shuttle passengers between islands, beneath more than 50 bridges. .We have no plans for Stockholm today. Our time is limited to roughly six hours to explore this beautiful city. I had a list of places I would like to visit but time doesn't permit us to see all of them. We opt for another HOHO bus and boat combo for €8...