Cruise holidays are sometimes criticised for allowing only a short time to see a place. But you've got to start somewhere and for the Norwegian Prima's eight-day christening cruise (and other upcoming voyages) that was in Reykjavik, Iceland, a true wish-list destination. You can get there for as long as you like before embarking.
While we just had two days, we covered a lot of ground and loved the place and the people. From what we saw, it felt like New Zealand's volcanism and natural features on steroids.
Two days south, our first port visit was Cobh, Ireland. Once known as Queenstown, Cobh is a seaport town on the south coast of County Cork. It was the last port of call for the Titanic and there's a Titanic Experience, billed as a one-hour event. We took a bus tour to Blarney Castle where Estelle enjoyed the wonderful gardens and I queued up with masses of other tourists and kissed the Blarney Stone at the top of the magnificent turret.
A gimmick? Yes. Fun? Certainly.
