June 26, docked in Haugesund, Norway, viewed from Deck 16 of our ship.
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June 21, this not so colorful photo of the sea and sky is significant in defining our cruise. Its importance will be revealed later.


The location of our room, D329, on the Sky Princess.


June 21, we met some king crabs during our Honningsvåg, Norway, North Cape Experience shore excursion.


June 22, us during our shore excursion from Tromsø.


June 12, in the Chinese Hall of the British Museum in London.


June 25, on our anniversary, overlooking Ålesund after a very difficult hill climbing experience.


June 21, the harbor in Honningsvåg, a very fishing-intensive town (mostly for king crabs).


June 26, looking down a narrow lane in the small fishing village of Skudeneshavn during our visit to the port of Haugesund.


June 26, on our stateroom balcony with my Norway hoodie that I picked up in Haugesund.


June 25, arriving in Ålesund.


June 27, prime rib for our final formal dinner.


June 27, Baked Alaska dessert at our final formal dinner.


June 14, our formal dinner in the Estrella Dining Room.


June 18, sailing through the Nordfjorden fjord back to the Norwegian Sea, about an hour after leaving Olden.


June 14, during our journey, we saw wind farms like these way out in the ocean quite often.


June 21, at the northernmost point in Europe, North Cape, Norway, obviously a very popular tourist destination.


June 17, along the road during our Skjolden shore excursion.


June 21, a field of reindeer while on the road from Honningsvåg to North Cape.


June 25, the canal in Ålesund.


June 12, in the British Museum.


June 17, 11:00 PM, leaving the Sognefjord fjord from Skjolden on our way to Olden.


June 25, a Viking ship in the canal in Ålesund.


June 22, along the highway during our shore excursion from Tromsø.


June 25, our ship (on the left) along with another cruise ship docked in Ålesund.


June 26, the Statue of Liberty in Visnes (during our Haugesund shore excursion), the town where the copper for the actual statue came from.


June 15, going ashore on the South Queensferry, Scotland, pier after our tender ride from the ship.


June 19, the Sky Princess docked in Trondheim.


June 15, the old Mons Meg cannon in Edinburgh Castle.


June 26, in front of a "bruktbutikk", a second hand store, in Haugesund.


June 27, Mei-O on our balcony photographing the sunset.


June 12, the main (ticketed) entrance to the British Museum in London.


June 26, at the renowned Blue Flag Åkrasanden Beach during our shore excursion from Haugesund.


June 18, a smiling Teresa and Steve going ashore in Olden.


June 25, making the big (exhausting!) climb in Ålesund.


June 19, inside VÄr Frue kirke (Our Lady's Church) in Trondheim.


June 21, me photographing the sunset and sunrise at midnight on the summer solstice in the Land of the Midnight Sun.


June 15, the entrance to Edinburgh Castle.


June 22, headed for our picnic lunch on the beach in Sommarøy during our shore excursion from Tromsø.


June 26, leaving Haugesund, our last port, bound for another sea day before heading back to Southampton, UK, to end our cruise.


June 22, during our shore excursion from Tromsø, several reindeer on the road blocked our bus.


June 26, waiting for our tour bus to arrive for our Haugesund shore excursion.


June 21, the Matkemuittut Somby Sámi Souvenir Shop in the middle of nowhere on our way to the North Cape.


June 21, North Cape.


June 19, from the bridge over the Nidelva River in Trondheim.


June 17, the clouds rolling in on Skjolden as we were sailing away.


June 17, the FanarÄkmonumentet, the turnaround point up in the mountains during our Skjolden shore excursion.


June 26, on the bus during our Haugesund shore excursion.


June 17, on our Skjolden shore excursion, taken by our tour guide.


June 17, waiting in the Princess Theater for our Skjolden shore excursion number to be called.

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