Our guide today starts off by telling us there is no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing. She goes on to explain that in "Summer", her air quotes not mine, locals make what they can of the light, god knows they'll miss it in a few months. It must be this appalling weather than sent the Vikings off on their conquests, we heard that Viking is a verb, not a noun to describe the people. Viking is the act of raiding. The first raid was 4am on J...

Without doubt, the only reason the kids agree to come on these cruises is the promise of a "Sea Day" it's code to them for "Kids Day!" Normally they're up and out the door as soon as their eyelids part, but today we have a few special things planned on board.The day kicks off with a 9am Character Breakfast four of the famous five come to visit us over the most American of breakfast servings. Breakfast is over just in time for Gab & I to take Boo up to th...

Despite the tsunami of excitement in this room, we can't board until 12pm. I had to Nyhavn with the Kids to check out the Hans Christian Andersen shop, we're on a mission for a single book of hist stories. The shop is located just next door to his apartment block from when he lived here in the later stages of his life. Yesterday while the girls were out shopping they found out that each day the first person to the Disney Store can get to open it up, turn...

It's a grey morning making the carnival of getting everyone out of the room is even more challenging than it normally is. But Fid is busting to get out on the bikes so he takes on the challenge of motivating everyone himself. He inhales his breakfast then helps Boo with her pancakes too, very helpful brother. We're off on the bikes and within minutes Fid has us circling the Tivoli a few times before he leads us almost directly back to yesterday's bak...

TL/DR: Best Danish Ever, the Christian Osama bin Laden, Carlsberg history, Christian the 10th & his secret anti-Nazi movement, Nyhavn Tattoos and the Prostitutes that inspired Hans Christian Andersen, introduced the kids to dope and Anarchy, one was petrified the other embraced it. The Anagram of Tivoli couldn't be more appropriate (I LOV IT), we all adopted Iceland.It would be a crime to start the first Danish day without a Danish right? First thing we'r...