As committed Freestyle cruisers, we expected to enjoy our first trip on the Norwegian Sun and we were definitely not disappointed. The itinerary was most unusual but that only heightened the appeal and we were delighted to discover fascinating places not usually associated with luxury cruising.

The Sun proved to be a great ship with wonderful staff and the relaxed, almost quiet, atmosphere made it very pleasant (although we heard later that the cruise had undersold by mnre than 300 passengers).

First stop after leaving Copenhagen was Bergen where the rain barely stopped, much to the delight of the American majority who said it was so welcome after a long, hot summer in the States. Alesund in Norway was much the same but we did an NCL trip which was most enjoyable thanks to an entertaining guide. Read more