Heading on a Greenland Cruise

I never thought I’d go to Greenland. Unlike some who think Greenland is an independent country, I know better; it is part of Denmark. It is also the largest island in our world. The idea of visiting Greenland, which is mostly covered with ice, never was that appealing to me. I am not fond of cold weather, and most of what you can see and visit on the island is accessible primarily by ship. And with a total population of about 57,000 — Yes, Fifty-seven Thousand! — there clearly are not many things to do, or there would be more people there doing them!!!

But enough of the negatives; I am excited about going.

The cruise is on Royal Caribbean’s Jewel of the Seas, a ship that is twenty years old and can hold about 2,500 passengers. We have already booked some shore excursions as well as some specialty dining reservations — more about those on a later post. The cruise departs from Boston this Saturday the 7th. We have one day at sea, followed by two days in ports in Nova Scotia, Canada — Sydney and Halifax.

Then we are back at sea for two more days until we get to Greenland. The places where we are in port are not the easiest to pronounce, so just reading them is a whole lot easier. We will stop at Nanortalik and Qaqortoq before have one more sea day and get to Nuuk, Greenland’s capital city.

After our twelve-hour stay there, we will head back in a southerly direction for two days at sea and our final stop in Canada at St. John’s in Newfoundland. That is followed by two more sea days, arriving back in Boston on Sunday the 22nd. There is a total of eight sea days on this cruise, which means we will have plenty of time to explore the ship, make new friends, attend talks and evening entertainment shows — and of course, wonderful meals.

If there is anything in particular you would like to know about the ship we are on, the ports we are visiting, or just cruising in general, please send me an email at stuart@stuartgustafson.com. Thanks for reading!