Sky Princess arrived in Southampton earlier than scheduled because of a medical emergency. We had fog, rain and hailstones too!
Travel blog
October 2022: First two days crossing the Atlantic
February 2023: Kristiansund and the Northern Lights
Our day in Kristiansund was another unscheduled stop due to the bad weather above the Arctic Circle and in the evening we had a display of the Aurora Borealis
Thursday 13th October 2022: St John’s Newfoundland
St John’s was our last day in Canada before Sky Princess set off back across the Atlantic to Southampton
Tuesday 11th October 2022: Halifax Nova Scotia and a sea day
Monday 10th October 2022: Saint John, Brunswick
This was our second visit to Saint John and we decided to treat it as a rest day after our hectic days of back to back ports
Sunday 9th October 2022: Bar Harbor, Maine
Bar Harbor was the next port after Boston. We had heard so many good things about Bar Harbor that this was one of the ports that we were really looking forward to visiting
Saturday 8th October 2022: Boston, Massachusetts
After New York we had a busy day in Boston
February 2023: Artic Norway and the Northern Lights: North Sea after Trondheim
After Trondheim we set sail for Alta missing out Tromso, then after some very rough seas the ship turned back and our visit to Alta was cancelled. Mid-afternoon a Norwegian Coastguard helicopter came and picked up an ill passenger.
February 2023: Artic Norway and the Northern Lights: Trondheim
Our next port of call was an unscheduled visit to Trondheim. Saga had added excursions and we visited the cathedral and the fortress for the first time.
Friday 7th October 2022: Newport Rhode Island
After New York our next port of call was Newport RI where we ate at a diner for breakfast and walked around the town
Thursday 6th October 2022: New York and up the East River
On our last day we took the water taxi up the East River to take in the spectacular views. Our evening departure was delayed by the arrival of President Biden in New York.