This morning we are cruising through the Swedish Archipelago to Stockholm. There are some 130000+ islands that make up the archipelago. We open our curtains at 6am and the we are reminded of the European River cruise. The islands in this case are close and the little bat houses on the waters edge are miniatures of the summer houses further up on the island. The sea is very calm and for a large ship we cruise very quietly through the waters. The closer we get to S...

Well this is it! It's cruise day! We had a lovely surprise this morning when we were able to Skype with Charlotte and Jenna. Technology is a wonderful thing! At about 2.30pm we are checked into our cruise and board the Eurodam, our home for the next 20 nights and a very comfortable home it is going to be. Our suite has a verandah and a couch and even a bath! We are on deck 7 and are a long way up from the water. Beats me how these things float! Our cabin steward ...