We booked this trip to cruise with Hurtigruten expeditions and our ship is the Fridtjof Nansen ( an intrepid explorer).
We embarked on the ship and our cases were in our cabins. We did the ‘housekeeping’ elements and made our way to the cabin via the very impressive lift.
A sail away was arranged for about 5pm, but we had an inkling something wasn’t quite right as the glasses and tables were taken away. An announcement by the captain was that there was a piece of metal sticking out that needed to be removed and all efforts locally had not been successful. They had sourced one but he was in Madrid and had to be flown in. This delayed the start of our trip by probably 24 hours.
There was one particular passenger that expressed his annoyance and frustration but the majority were reassured by the captains honesty and openness.
This meant a jig around for day 1 as we would not be at sea. The expedition team did wildlife watching, a photo walk and a museum visit. We also had time to collect our sartorially elegant jackets and boots.
The sun shone and the diver was successful so we set off with 15ft less of metal.
My little life 