I had cruised the Vision of the Seas about three years ago and had written an extensive review, so I will not dwell a lot about the ship. This itinerary for the Vision was quite intriguing but despite much research we had a great deal of difficulty finding information about each port, highlights and details of how to get around. Many of the posted reviews were lacking in detail, so in my review I have tried to give others more of the port details to help your future fjords' sailing. VOS is a Vision class ship that will be going to dry dock next year; the ship does show some wear and tear and the rooms badly need upgrading. The service is top notch and entertainment is average to good; food tends to be average with a couple of nights excellent and a couple of nights below average. On this particular sailing, there was about a total of 210 passengers from the US & UK, so it was quite interesting to note all the announcements in different languages and so many people speaking in other languages. The captain, one of only 4 female captains in the world, was fabulous and always visible, keeping passengers informed of the different local sights we were passing. In addition, the cruise director noticed the popularity of Karaoke and put it on all but one night to include two nights featuring a live band as the backup for the Karaoke singers. The only disappointment was the Arctic Circle crossing celebration, as it seemed to be very unorganized and was held in a location that if you were not in the front you could not see any of the antics. Overall a wonderful time. I chose to do "My Time Dining" which is the only way to go and proved to be very convenient, boarding in Copenhagen could not be any easier - just make sure you know which pier the ship is docked; for this cruise the ship was at Fergehavn Nord, the local bus(#26) will drop you off at the dock entrance about an easy 10 minute walk to check-in. Now on to the amazing ports:

Day #1; at sea, got to love these at sea days to relax.

Day #2 Alesund: Read more