Our anniversary breakfast was delivered early as we had a full day planned. We set off for a cool little village- Siglufiordur. We spent a quick 10 minutes or so in the tender, then walked through the port and the village to our first destination: Frida, a chocolate shop. We were very much enjoying the...
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I grew up on Long Island in New York State. With the Great South Bay to our south and Long Island Sound to our north – we were never far from a beautiful waterway. I suspect that my affinity for being on the water stems from long childhood days spent on Fire Island, at West...
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We almost always begin our days onboard with breakfast in our cabin. Usually coffee and pastries, sometimes English muffins and yogurt. After this breakfast we headed to the Cove for a mandatory safety presentation on all things Zodiac. If you intend to take a zodiac excursion at any time during the cruise you must attend....
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I awoke early and took some photos of the empty Bistro. Seating is comfortable and more expansive than Crystal’s ocean ships. Due to Covid, the yummy food items are not self serve…a server is always nearby to assist guests. We set off on an excursion through the town of Hafnarfjordur. Along the way, we passed...
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Tuesday, July 21 we enjoyed another great breakfast at the Borg, our bags were collected and we met the Crystal reps in the lobby for a short ride to the Grand Hotel. The Grand is the venue where Crystal arranged for all passengers to receive a Covid test prior to boarding. Test results took about...
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After another lovely breakfast, we set out to explore Reykjavik. We strolled along, stopping when a shop looked interesting. My favorite shop had four stories. The first two floors contained lovely Icelandic souvenirs. As I approached the third level, I detected a familiar aroma…new books! What a pleasant surprise. The top floor features a cafe.....
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On our way to breakfast, we encountered a Crystal Cruises rep, Kris. She gave us information regarding Covid testing and our transfer to the ship on Saturday. Meeting her set off waves of happiness. Hotel Borg’s breakfast offerings are typical for a fine European hotel. Tim enjoyed his eggs and pastries, but really loves the...
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Walking around a new(ish) city with a fun group of folks, eating really yummy food with an engaging, fun loving, knowledgeable guide is a fantastic way to kick off an evening. Twelve of us met up at the Harpa Concert Hall (more on that in a later post) at 5 pm and followed Dave, our...
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Our experiences with IcelandAir and then arriving at Keflavik Airport were truly a pleasure. And that’s not at all attributable to the fact that we have been travel deprived for 20 months. We were the only plane arriving at 6:00 am. Deplaning, fetching our luggage, going through passport check, vaccination check and customs took less...
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Our driver arrived exactly at 4:00 pm and despite it being rush hour on the LIE, Southern State and Belt Parkways we made good time, arriving at Terminal 7 at 5:35 for our 8:30 pm flight. We were through check in and security by 6:00. The lounges in Terminal 7 haven’t re-opened, but happily there...
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