Cabin:  We had an Aqua class on deck 9.  The balcony is nice to look at, but there was really no point in the cruise that it was usable other than Halifax.  Deck 10 overhangs the balcony so that it would be in the shade most of the day, anyway.  The cabin was more than adequate, and there was plenty of storage.  Our cabin attendant, Wayan, was outstanding.  The bathroom is a little tight and the shower leaks;  the only way to avoid any spray is to get into the shower, close the door, and then turn it on (pretty much Navy style).  At these prices I'd like to check the temperature.  There are limited outlets in the cabin.  Fortunately, I had my universal adapter available as on one side of the bed there was only a European outlet.  (We've been on ships with no outlets at all on either side of the bed.)

We arrived on a Sunday.  The biggest church in town was closed.  The main street had a couple of open stores.  We did a tour of a dairy farm (friendliest cows I've ever met), had really fresh ice cream (outstanding) and visited an Icelandic horse farm (poorly explained).  The horses did 5 different gaits. 

Akureyri

Great sailing among the ice bergs and seeing the scenery.  Endlessly fascinating to me.

Nothing against our Greenland friends.  You can wander the streets of this little town, but there is not much to see.  

We did a tour of some Viking ruins, and it is because of how Celebrity (and not the Greenlanders) ran the tour that I've given 3 stars.  The ruins are 45 minutes+ away by boat.  It's a scenic trip.  Our boat held 7, 5 inside (including the captain) and two outside.  There were at least two more boats, one larger and one appeared to be about the same size.  This is a pricey tour; I think $259 per person.

Prior to departing we received tickets which said that "you may return on a different boat."  Thereafter we received a sheet which said ""Guests traveling together may have to return to Qaqortoq on separate boats."  There's actually a difference between those sentences that doesn't require an English professor to explain.  When we lined up on shore the Celebrity personnel on shore told us, in no uncertain terms, that we could stay as long as we wanted on the island, and just take the next boat back when we wrre ready; they even checked and told us when the last boat would depart.

We took the assigned boat with an excellent captain, Mario.  When we arrived at the island we were told by the naturalist there that we had to take our boat back in one hour; failure to do so would delay the departure of the Summit because of the limited capacity of the little boats they were using.  The naturalist told us when to return to the dock.  (I do not know whether the naturalist worked for Celebrity.)

Now one hour is more than adequate to see the ruins of he church and farm house.  It does limit you from going further in search of the sheep said to be grazing.  But our little group of six was back in time, as instructed.  The naturalist was nowhere to be found; although he left his communication gear behind.  

At the hour twenty mark two folks appeared I had run into at one of the ruins.  They had rudely pushed past me in a stone doorway with nary a word.  They were wearing Celebrity jackets.  As two boats appeared in the distance, they pushed past others in our group to descend the stairs to the little dock; when challenged by others, they announced "we're from Celebrity and we are here to assist the boat in docking."  

They assisted the first boat in docking (we had received zero assistance when we docked), and after the group arriving had climbed the stairs. these two announced that the folks who came on that boat were to board first.  Once they did, and there were empty seats, they prevented others ahead of us from boarding and told us all quite loudly to wait for the next boat.   And then they jumped aboard that boat, so they were not available to assist anyone else in docking.

After the next boat (which was the one we had taken to the island) let off six new passengers, we boarded.  Our captain took us back, including a slow view of an iceberg.  He told us he had been prepared to pick up us (or, indeed, any six passengers) when Celebrity told him in port to wait thirty minutes for a group which had been delayed.  Why it was delayed was a mystery to all.  Why that group rated special consideration while we stood at the dock in the sun is unknown.

So for our little three hour tour (those never go well - I talking about you, Gilligan) we were gone 3 hours and forty minutes, which included about 50 minutes sitting and standing in the sun.

The Viking ruins are the best attraction at this port.  Our caption, Mario, was great.  It was a smooth trip and we got to see an iceberg up close.  However, it's clear to me that Celebrity needs to think this excursion through.   

When she returned, we discovered that there were 12 groups already ahead of us, and a line of 20 people behind us.); seeing icebergs (including one very close up on a small boat in our Greenland stop), and getting to go to Iceland, Greenland and Newfoundland.

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Excellent cruise; interesting ports

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