We didn’t book any tours through the ship but instead ate a yuugge breakfast on Deck 15 then walked 1.5 miles each way along the waterfront to a Viking Museum. It’s located in the basement of a bank building.
Memorial to the dock workers who unloaded the ships
Heavy work!
The statues are so detailed!
It wasn’t easy to find, but Mark asked a lady on the street who was walking a Yorkshire terrier. She was so nice and helpful and spoke English very well. 🥰
Here’s the Viking museum that’s in the basement of a bank building. There wasn’t an awful lot there, but considering they’ve been digging since 1964 and have gotten down 12 to 15 feet using little brushes and a dustpan, it’s quite amazing what they have found!
This poor fellow, they expect, was killed inside his little house. His head is missing, except for his law lower job bone with extremely nice well formed teeth. He was tall for the time period.
One of the city’s Runestones uncovered as a construction project was going on. It was buried under a staircase. Amazing it was found.
On the way back to the ship, we did a little shopping where they had some handmade goods. Beautifully done. Back on the ship, we came back to our cabin, poured a drink and put a movie on for an hour’s R n R.
About our ship … we’re the 2nd to last cruise before she’s going to Italy for a refit. Twice every 5 years these massive ships are hauled out for hull cleaning, refitting and updating of the decor and finishings. (I tentatively booked us for a 10 day Southern Caribbean cruise out of Ft. Lauderdale in November 2025 on this ship.) 🙃 We shall see after the bills filter through from this extravaganza. 😂
After a late lunch we walked the Promenade Deck 7 then back to our cabin. Here’s the view from our veranda …
There’s plenty of construction of residential buildings visible from our cabin. Some are rather uniquely shaped. Both Aarhus and Copenhagen are building for an influx of immigrants in the next 2 years.
Here are a few pics of Caribbean Princess, a mid-sized ship with a max of 3100 passengers. (One thousand you’ll never see.)
Entertainment goes on here throughout the cruise in the way of violinists and various musicians.
It’s a versatile area with comfy seats by the windows flanked by the Promenade Deck.
No way I can post the various eating spots … here are a few of the choices …
Basic dining room layout; semi private islands. We enjoy dining at large tables and meeting new people. Last night was interesting … a mother/daughter pair from Mexico and two women who are cousins from California.
What a show tonight … CHRISTOPHER WATKINS (the Adam Lambert of Violinists!) Check him out online. Wow!
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