Day One Hundred Thirty-Five - May 20 Hallo and willkommen to Germany. Today we are in the port city of Travemunde, a borough of Lubeck at the mouth of the river Trave in Lubeck Bay. Our arrival time has the ship in at 07:00 and we are docked directly on front street. The locals in the apartments across from us must be wondering what a cruise ship is doing here. I do not think this is a regular occurrence. The small main street is dotted with shops and restaura...

Day One Hundred Thirty-Four - May 19 This will be our final day in Copenhagen and the weather does not want to cooperate. It is cloudy with the potential of rain therefore a raincoat is in order. Our daily ship newspaper talks about Queen Margrethe of Denmark who succeeded her father, King Frederik IX in January 1972. The Queen is the second longest serving royal in history only behind Queen Elizabeth II who will be celebrating her Platinum Anniversary in Jun...

Day One Hundred Thirty-Three - May 18 I am still without my best friend and buddy, Janice. Today I will explore with Keith and Ilona. The weather suggested highs of 16C or 61F so wearing pants would be prudent for the second day in Copenhagen. The NCL Getaway is still in port and we are joined by P&O Britannia now. these two ships make the INsignia look like a private yacht. Taking an early shuttle we make our way to the drop off point and my search for a...

Day One Hundred Thirty-Two - May 17 Our first of three days in Copenhagen. We have booked a two-hour bicycle tour around the city. Leaving the ship, the NCL Getaway is docked just down from us and the Celebrity Silhouette is docked here but considerably closer to the city. We are docked so far from town that a shuttle bus is required to take us into town 30-40 minutes away based on traffic conditions. Copenhagen is becoming a hub for cruise ships as many iti...

Day One Hundred Thirty-One - May 16 Even with dark drapes I could see the light shining into our stateroom and I even took a photo of the moment. Sunrise was just after 04:20 with sunset around 22:00. It must be different living this far north and having so much sunlight. On our second and last day to Norway we are in Oslo, the largest city and capital of the country. Our decision today is to walk around and visit as much as we can. Armed with our trusty city ...