Just a little more to report from our last day in Oslo. We boarded Sirena this morning. It was so smooth compared to the last couple of cruises when pre-embarkation Covid testing was required. When we got to our suite, we found a "Welcome Home" surprise courtesy of GM's Thierry Tholon and Ludmila Zelkin - a lovely 7-layer chocolate cake which Thierry knows is our favorite (and now Ludmila knows it as well!). Maybe Ludmila is attempting to become our new favorite GM? Don't worry Thierry, you can never be replaced.
One wonderful thing that we found on board is that three of the top officers are women - Ludmila, the GM, Susanna, the Food and Beverage Manager, and Gorica, the Restaurant Manager. The captain is still a man but I am sure that one day we'll have a female captain as well.
After settling in, we took a walk around the harbor where the ship is docked. It is located close to the opera house where you are able to walk around the outside - such a beautiful and interesting building.
Continuing on, we walked past the Munch Museum and along the waterfront. Oslo has so many statues spread around the city and here we found one of the more fantastic ones.
Unfortunately, we did not have enough time to go into the Munch Museum which brings up another point. When we decided to spend 3 days in Olso before the cruise we thought that it would provide enough time since we had been here before. We were wrong. There are a couple of museums, a walk along the river, and another sculpture park that we did not have time for. I guess we'll have to return!
It's now 6:20pm and we were supposed to sail at 6:00 so we've obviously been delayed. I hope it won't be too much longer so I can throw in some pics from the scenic sail away through the fjord. Hang on . . .
We finally sailed away at 6:45 after a few stragglers came on board. And here we are leaving Oslo and sailing into the setting sun:
And one other thing - we're hoping to see the northern lights as we make our way up the Norwegian coast. The forecast that I've seen online looks promising - keep your fingers crossed for us.
Peace and blessings,
Linda and Larry
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