NCL Sun: Cha-Ching!

I haven’t written much thus far about the short cruise we’ve booked on NCL Sun. The lack of words was primarily because until final payment, there was a chance we might cancel for something better. Especially since the ship was experiencing propulsion issues that were heavily impacting the itinerary.

As it turns out, the issues were resolved by 3 July. Which was a good thing since I found myself with no spare time to research alternatives, so we’re sticking with it.

The final payment was made today.

Now that we are locked in, here’s a bit more information.

We’ll be embarking the Sun on 22 August in Copenhagen; disembarking on 29 August in Helsinki. The cruise is seven days long. No days at sea. Unlike on our Havila voyage, we’ll be calling on just one port each day 😄. Five of the ports are new-to-us … two of them in countries we’ve not traveled to before. Not a bad ratio for such a short cruise. The ports we’ve been to before have plenty of experiences for us to enjoy, so we don’t mind returning.

When we disembark m/s Havila Castor in Bergen on 19 August, we will fly to Copenhagen for a few days pre-cruise. We have not added post-cruise time when we disembark in Helsinki as we spent about a week in the city before and after our 2014 icebreaker voyage to the North Pole. So straight back to Bologna once we are back on land.

I still need to do some research on the ports we’ll be visiting. But finding time to do so is at a premium. I have a feeling we just might have to wing it! Any suggestions on things to do would be welcome … leave a comment.Read more