by Katrine Sivertsen | Nov 4, 2023 | Blog, Katrine
Today and tomorrow we are passing through the Suez Canal. Much narrower than I imagined but so far we are doing better than the Evergreen. All desert on one side and lush, green, inhabited towns on the other side. We pass through in a convoy with a hundred or so other... 
by Katrine Sivertsen | Nov 3, 2023 | Blog, Katrine
Most people don’t like sea days. I love sea days. Why? No planning needed, or getting up early to explore the port and city. The day is open to do whatever you like onboard and there’s no chance of getting bored. There are activities from morning to long past sundown:... 
by Katrine Sivertsen | Nov 2, 2023 | Blog, Katrine
Visiting Athens has been a dream of mine since I was a teenager and read Sofie’s world by Jostein Gaarder and becoming more interested in the Ancient Greek philosophers. It was odd to walk around the Acropolis with the Parthenon today knowing that Socrates, Plato and... 
by Katrine Sivertsen | Nov 1, 2023 | Blog, Katrine
One of the reasons I wanted to go on this cruise was that there are as many sea days as port days. I used to think sea days would be boring but I’ve realized they’re the chance you get to relax and go to the gym or chill by the pool. I love sea days. We got to know... 
by Katrine Sivertsen | Oct 31, 2023 | Blog, Katrine
Our first stop on the cruise was Sicily, Italy. We wandered the streets and checked out the old ornate churches and squares, and made a trek to eat arroncini and an enormous and tasty cannolo (we’ve learned from our Italian cruise director that cannoli is plural)....