In Akureyri we went on a tour to the Goðafoss waterfall and saw our first whale as we left.
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July 2023: Europe and Iceland: Lerwick, Shetland
Lerwick started out wet, we did lots of walking there. Later we missed the first port in Iceland due to high winds.
November 2023: Santa Cruz de Tenerife and then Gatwick
We took an excursion rather than stay on Azura and then go early to the airport for our flight back to Gatwick
November 2023: The Canaries: Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura
We had an uneventful walk around Puerto del Rosario – perhaps we should have booked an excursion here on Fuerteventura!
November 2023: The Canaries: Santa Cruz de La Palma
A lot of walking on our visit to Santa Cruz de La Palma plus the RKs again in the evening
July 2023: Europe and Iceland: Ålesund, Norway
Our last port in Norway was Ålesund. We visited the viewpoint on Aksala mountain by tourist train
November 2023: The Canaries: Second visit to Funchal, Madeira
Our second visit to Funchal was followed by a restful sea
Christmas markets on P&O Iona December 2023: Blankenberge
We explored Blankenberge after Iona had docked in Zeebrugge.
June 2025: A few days in Frankfurt
We had a few days in Frankfurt
Christmas markets on P&O Iona December 2023: Rotterdam second day
From Rotterdam we caught the Metro to visit the Royal Christmas Market in The Hague
July 2023: Europe and Iceland: Haugesund, Norway
Haugesund, in Norway, was our next port. We had a very pleasant day there enjoying the shops and the doughnuts!
Christmas markets on P&O Iona December 2023: Rotterdam first day
This was the first of two days in Rotterdam