Reykjavik, Iceland

Back To Reykjavik, Iceland

John thank you for your comments. We often have those meals in our suite but before this we would go to Marketplace.  Your cruise will be wonderful and it will be here before you know it.

These are the dinner menus from Waterside where we ate last evening.

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Last evening we returned to Waterside for another outstanding dinner. We appreciate all the choices on each Waterside menu, and the ability to order certain items not on the menu each night such as salmon, chicken, steak, Caesar salad, and matzah ball soup. Also, in certain cases items can be changed up such asking for items to be removed from a salad or asking for a fish to be grilled rather than fried. 
 
We were in the excellent hands of Restaurant Manager Paolo, Head Waiter Jacques, Senior Waiter Enver, Waiter Edson, Junior Waiter Chunna,and Sommelier Isabel.

Another wonderful dinner.
 
In case you were wondering the special butter was Mustard and Tarragon.
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Today's Daily Reflections. 

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This morning, we rolled back into Reykjavik, Iceland, the place where our adventure began when we hopped aboard Serenity just over thirty days ago on August 14. We arrived at 7:00 am. We'll be in this wonderful city all day today, and until 7:00 PM local time tomorrow evening. Our next thrilling chapter kicks off tomorrow with a North Atlantic crossing from Reykjavik. Buckle up! We say this as you never know what is in store for you when you cross the mighty Atlantic Ocean.
 
Reykjavik is the Capital of Iceland and located on the coast of Iceland. It is also the largest city in Iceland and the world’s most northern most capital. 
 
The city was formed by volcanic eruptions and settled by the Vikings. The area is a land of volcanoes, hot springs, glaciers and northern lights. The population of Reykjavik is 240,000 residents and this figure represents 60% of the total population of Iceland.
 
It is a beautiful city and there are several areas where you can enjoy beautiful views of the sea.  There are many places to visit whether that is the Hallgrimskrikja church which does offer those grand views, or one could take a forty-five minute drive over to the famous Blue Lagoon spa near the village of Grindavik. 

One other ship is in port with us today. Those guests who boarded in the UK and are leaving tomorrow needed to go through immigration starting at 7:30 AM today. They were called by group number. For those of us who had been on for a while and not leaving tomorrow this was not required.
 
The cruise port ran shuttles every 30 minutes and we took the first one which dropped us off downtown near the Harpa Concert Hall. 
 
We walked for about ninety minutes revisiting sites we have seen last September before boarding Crystal Symphony as well as last month. We dressed in three layers of clothing above our waist which was perfect given the temperature, wind and wind chill factor. No rain which made it even better.
 
There are so many nice things to say about all the ports we have visited and one of them is that we feel very safe which can’t be said everywhere around the world.
 
We will enjoy the rest of today on-board Crystal Serenity.
 
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Cheers, 

Anne Marie & Keith
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