Welcome to a 12-day Copenhagen to London cruise on Holland America’s ms Eurodam. I have reserved my favorite stateroom on the top deck looking out the front of the ship, with a spectacular view over the bow. This will be my third sailing on the Eurodam, and I am hoping that my favorite wine steward, Anthony, is still serving in the main dining room.
I fly from Tucson to New York tomorrow (Thursday) and spend one night at my cousin Helen’s on 15th Street. I will have all day Friday in the city since my flight to Copenhagen doesn’t depart until 10:10pm from JFK, arriving in Copenhagen in the early afternoon on Saturday. I have reserved a seat in Delta's "Economy Comfort" section, which for a small fee gives you 4" extra leg room, a larger reclining pitch for the seat, and early boarding privileges. I will spend Saturday night in Copenhagen before the Eurodam sails on Sunday at 5pm; we reach our first port, Oslo, at noon on Monday. Yes, it does seem a strange time to be visiting Oslo, but I hope the continuing visits of tourists will be a psychological boon to the wounded souls of Norway.
I will try to make some new entries in New York and Copenhagen, but I may not be able to continue full-force until the Eurodam has sailed.
My full itinerary appears below:
July 2011
Thu 28 / 7:25 am / lv Tucson / DL 319
2:03 pm / av Atlanta
3:35 pm / lv Atlanta / DL 486 /
5:59 pm / av New York (LGA) (1 night)
Fri 29 / 10:10 pm / lv New York (JFK) / DL 118
Sat 30 / 12:25 pm / av Copenhagen (1 night) / First Hotel Vesterbro
Sun 31 / 5 pm / lv Copenhagen / Holland American ms Eurodam (12 nights)
August 2011
Mon 1 / 1 pm av Oslo (1 night)Tue 2 / 4 pm lv Oslo
Wed 3 / 7 am av Kristiansand, Norway / 4 pm lv Kristiansand
Thu 4 / 8 am av Bergen, Norway / 5 pm lv Bergen
Fri 5 / 8 am av Alesund, Norway / 9 pm lv Alesund
Sat 6 / at sea
Sun 7 / 8m av Invergordon, Scotland / 5 pm lv Invergordon
Mon 8 / 9 am av So Queensferry (Edinburgh)
Tue 9 / 1 am lv So Queensferry / 8 am av Newcastle-upon-Tyne / 5 pm lv Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Wed 10 / at sea
Thu 11 / 8 am av Zeebrugge, Belgium / 11:59 pm lv Zeebrugge
Fri 12 / 7 am av Dover / Disembark Holland American ms Eurodam / Hilton Hotel London Islington (4 nights)
Tue 16 / 12:30 pm / lv London (LHR) / DL 149
3:39 pm / av New York (JFK) (1 night)Wed 17 / 2:00 pm / lv New York (LGA) / DL 2247
4:37 pm / av Atlanta
7:55 pm / lv Atlanta / DL 1027 8:45 pm / av Tucson
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