Trip Report Fjords,Funicular and Frozen fun.

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[DisneyDebNJ]

Day 1

Guernsey – Jersey – Portsmouth

Howdy Y’all and welcome to my trip report.

This time round we are off on the Disney Magic to Norway for a magical 7 night cruise.

The cast of characters this time includes ,

Myself
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The ever lovely Mrs Ferret (aka Donna)
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And also along for the ride are my parents

Tim and Val.
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As always the first day involves getting ourselves off our little Island to civilization.This time out however we are not taking the plane but taking the ferry and then driving down to Dover.So that means No luggage allowance WOOOOOOO.

So after loading up our trusty wheels we set off to a rousing round of “are we there yet ?” and headed down to the boat.

Everything was running to schedule and soon we left our home behind and headed off to sit in Jersey harbor for an hour or so before continuing on to Portsmouth. As it was an overnight sailing we joined the expanding queue for dinner.
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For a ferry the food was pretty good. We went with the Lasagne for Donna and the chicken burger for myself with crème brulee cheesecake and honeycomb ice cream for dessert.

After this it was off to our cabin for the night.
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Mom was there in spirit xoxoxoxo

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

Day 6 Alesund



Another early one today and back up the ship to cabanas for breakfast before heading down to fathoms lounge to meet up with the rest of our tour group.

Today is a bus tour of the city and surroundings with a stop at the Sunnemore museum and the Aksla viewpoint.

First up was the Sunnemore museum.After a short drive from the port which showed various industries and the local football stadium ( indoors) we arrived at the museum.

Arriving in port

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

We took a guided walking tour through this outdoors museum learning about the different types of traditional Norwegian houses and the history of the country. Not all the houses here were from the area and a lot have been brought from all over the country and re-assembled all in one place. There was everything from cattlesheds (with living space above the animals) to schoolhouses.

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

A quick break for the gift shop later we were back on the coach and learning more about the town itself on the trip up mount Aksla.

Once we had traversed the tiny roads to the summit (not for the faint of heart) we had some time at the viewpoint to take in the city below us. There was another way up to this viewpoint from a park in the city but we didn’t feel like taking on the 418 steps to get back up there.

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

As the coach left we toured the city and surrounding area learning the history of the city ( It has burnt down several times) before heading back to the boat.

view from across the bay
We opted to remain aboard for the remainder off the day as the only rain we saw all week decided to visit us.

Later that evening we took in “ Tangled the musical” and then onwards to dinner.

Tonight was Animtors Pallette.

We had

Starters,

D. White and green asparagus

M. Tianna’s sauted shrimp



Main,

D. Roasted pumpkin rissoto on a bed of wild rice

M. Steak Fitzherbert



Dessert

D. Bread and butter pudding

M. Sweet temptation trio sampler.



Donna tried a Margerita with dinner. She liked it but said it was very strong.

Tangled decoration

 

[Figgy1]

I followed the ship every day LOL

Hello stranger, missed you around here!

 

[MinnieM123]

Great photos!! First of all (and I can't believe I'm putting this in the First place of all your pictures . . .), I LOVE the towel animals each day!! Those are more intricate than some I've seen on regular Disney hotel properties.

The rocky cliff walk and the seeing the goats up there must have been fun. I love to go and explore in different places like that. I also really liked the houses you photographed at the museum. They look so cozy and inviting.

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

Great photos!! First of all (and I can't believe I'm putting this in the First place of all your pictures . . .), I LOVE the towel animals each day!! Those are more intricate than some I've seen on regular Disney hotel properties.

The rocky cliff walk and the seeing the goats up there must have been fun. I love to go and explore in different places like that. I also really liked the houses you photographed at the museum. They look so cozy and inviting.

The towel animals were amazing (more to follow).
The houses look cosy until you realise you are sharing your sleeping and living arrangements with your sheep/goats/cows

 

[coachwnh]

Enjoying the beautiful pictures of Norway! Looking forward to more.

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

Tagging @Sans Souci

 

[George]

Cool report. You sucked me in with the word funicular. The wife and I once hauled luggage laden with wine bottles up the side of a mountain in Lausanne because we didn't know what a funicular was. Great way to learn a lesson. Bad way to get a vacation workout.

 

[Sans Souci]

Tagging @Sans Souci

Thanks for tagging me. I went on the Magic out of Barcelona last Sept. We are booked to go it on it again for a repositioning cruise from Dover to Barcelona next July. I can't wait.

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

Day 7 Geiranger



Today saw us up and on the top deck at 5am as we made our way into Geriengarfjord.

This was a spectacular start to the day as we drifted slowly further into the Fjord the mist was still surrounding us and the cliffs to either side. The crew were around giving out hot croissants and myself and Donna obliged ourselves of a egg and a cheese one. When we reached the end of the Fjord and the village itself we headed back down to fathoms to find our tour group for the day.

The dock was extended out to meet the ship (the others in port had to tender) and were one of the first groups out.

Early morning selfie

One of the other cruise ships

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

It was another coach day today which was taking us to the summit of mount Dalsnibba.

Once on board we were treated to an explanation of the area and its history and seasonal changes for the village by our guide Lea ( The best of the guides we had for the holiday). About halfway up the mountain and after about three quarters of the 27 hairpins we stopped at a lodge beside a frozen lake for some traditional Norwegian pastries and coffee. We had a small amount of time to explore, sample the fresh snow and take photo’s before we re-boarded and continued onwards up the mountain.

Snow and Shorts

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

A quick shout out to both coach drivers here as they were very good and I wouldnt like to take a car up half the roads they were driving.

Soon enough we reached the summit of the mountain and were let out to admire the breathtaking views all around including back down the way we had come all the way to the distant Magic.

Far too soon we were rounded up and on our way back down the mountain and here was where our guide excelled. She sang us a traditional Norwegian love song. She was very good and the song was very haunting even though she explained it was a happy one.

Our destination

A long way back to the ship

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

About halfway back down we stopped at another vantage point that looked over the Fjord and some waterfalls. The two of us took the walk a bit further down to a second spot that was more overhanging of the scenery.

The second viewpoint (we walked down to where the people are on the outcrop to the right )

Taken from the lower outcropping

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

Once back on board we headed back down into the village and concluded the tour.

Mum and dad headed back onboard to get Sven but we decided to remain out for the afternoon as it was a spectacular day and spent most of the afternoon browsing through the tiny town and taking a walk partway up the local waterfall.

We found a small local bakery and a grocery store and grabbed a school bread from each one to see how they stacked up against the Epcot version. Nice as they are epcot has a long way to go to beat either but the fresh baked one was amazing.

All too soon we had to head back to the boat and we went back up to the top to watch the scenery on the way back out of the Fjord. It was amazing in the morning and just as amazing on the way out

Bye Bye (the mountain on the left was where we had been)

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

A quick change saw us at Cariocas for dinner.We had



Starter

D.M . White onion soup



Main,

D. Chicken parmesean with fettucinni

M.Bambi steak (Donna did try some and quite liked it)



Dessert,

D.M Russian honey cake.



After Dinner we took a brief stretch of legs around the boat and collected a piece of artwork that we had bought a few days previous. Then after a very long day it was time to retire for the night.

Our big purchase for the trip

 

[93boomer]

A quick shout out to both coach drivers here as they were very good and I wouldnt like to take a car up half the roads they were driving.

Soon enough we reached the summit of the mountain and were let out to admire the breathtaking views all around including back down the way we had come all the way to the distant Magic.

Far too soon we were rounded up and on our way back down the mountain and here was where our guide excelled. She sang us a traditional Norwegian love song. She was very good and the song was very haunting even though she explained it was a happy one.
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Our destination
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A long way back to the ship
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Ohh Hey Pluto!! Cute!!

 

[93boomer]

Gorgeous scenery!!! Ohhh it looks like fun!! Loving the TR so far!!