Saturday, July 24, 2010

Day 11 July 22nd. Cruising the Baltic

Day 11 July 22nd. Cruising the Baltic.
I quote from the “Princess Patter” a daily broadsheet about events.

“FROM THE NAVIGATOR”
“Following her departure from Copenhagen yesterday evening, Star Princess steamed North through the Sound passing the town of Helsingor to port. We entered the Kattegat Sea area rounding Point Nakkehoved and set a Westerly course towards the Great Belt. During the early hours of this morning we transited the Great Belt in a southerly direction passing under the Great Belt Bridge and disembarking our belt pilot around 4:30am. We continued on our transit rounding Lolland Island and proceeded east up the Kadetrenden passage into the Baltic Sea. For the remainder of the day we will set various North Easterly courses towards the Swedish Capital of Stockholm.
A nautical mile is the distance used by both mariners and aviators. One nautical mile corresponds to a minute of an arc of Latitude, sixty of which are contained in each degree. One nautical mile is internationally recognised as 1852 meters or 6076 feet corresponding to 1.15 land miles. A knot is one nautical mile per hour. Star Princess is capable of steaming at a maximum speed of 22 knots.”

While most of the above was happening we slumbered peacefully. I think the first part of the journey would have been really interesting. We travel back the same route to Oslo; I hope it will be in the daytime.
We spent the day exploring the ship. I went to a Digit Photo seminar and learnt a little more and a session on how to obtain a flatter stomach which turned out to be all about Detoxification; interesting but not all believable. Fay spent time at the hairdresser.
The sun rose at 4:16an and set at 9:32pm.

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