Viking Gullvieg Day 1

Viking Gullvieg Day 1

Regensburg July 19th, 2025 After 2 wonderful days in London, we flew to Munich and took the train to Regensburg. I had been anxious about coping with all of our luggage on the train, but after a bit of confusion we were able to find the correct train, get our luggage...
Queen Mary 2 Day 15

Queen Mary 2 Day 15

Southampton July 15th, 2025 When we got up this morning, we were clearly not in Southampton yet. During breakfast we continued to watch us slowly make our way up the Solent. It was pretty to watch, we have always slept through this part of a crossing previously, and...
Queen Mary 2 Day 14

Queen Mary 2 Day 14

At Sea July 14th, 2025 As we were going to sleep last night, the ship started rolling. I wondered if they hadn’t deployed the stabilizers yet. It was certainly quite rocky in our stateroom. However, I was thrilled by the motion. It really is starting to feel like a...
Queen Mary 2 Day 13

Queen Mary 2 Day 13

At Sea July 13th, 2025 There was no avoiding it. Laundry had to be done today. I gathered everything into our laundry bag and headed for the deck 8 launderette. Horrors – the only functional dryer was now missing, and the other, now with a sign on the outside instead...
Queen Mary 2 Day 12

Queen Mary 2 Day 12

At Sea July 12th, 2025 The first thing we had to do this morning is go to the Britannia Dining room with our passports so we could be seen by the UK immigration people. There was no queue and other than commenting that I travel a lot (I do need to get a new passport...