Celebrity Life

Well what are you up to today then?

As we leave Bergen and head towards England; I have enjoyed a personal musical recital by the string trio from Russia who are playing onboard the Celebrity Eclipse.

I believe in fate and also that you reap what you sow. On this voyage as on the last, I once again took photographs of a few crew members and entertainers and had these printed in time to distribute before disembarkation.

There were four photographs left to handout and I had made my way to speak with the excellent Guest Relations Team on Deck 3.

While stood there I heard the string trio strike up and found the musicians in order to hand over their gift.

They were very pleased and to my astonishment I was the only guest present and was asked if I would like to make a personal musical request.

I chose Vivaldi's Four Seasons and sat back to hear a trio of extracts. It was of course a difficult choice to thrust upon "Gran Volta", but they sportingly rose to the occasion. I enjoyed the warmth of the music on Deck 3 in the Passport Bar while others enjoyed the warmth of the sunshine on Decks 12, 14, and 15. What an afternoon; and certainly something that I shall remember for a very long time.

It was for me - the Celebrity Life.

Flam, Norway

We really enjoyed visiting Flam and thought that the quayside was extremely nice with its surrounding high mountains and clean layout. It was a very welcoming environment and we enjoyed 2 hours on the quay prior to returning to the Celebrity Eclipse ready for our afternoon Celebrity organised excursion on the Flam Railway.

The excursion was pricey but as a train enthusiast it was well worth the added expense of booking through Celebrity. Especially seeing that we met half a dozen people who were unable to buy tickets on the day. Better to pay a premium and get a seat on a spectacular journey; than to miss the train because all tickets are sold out!

Here are a few tips for those who intend to visit Flam (although no responsibility can be accepted for any errors or omissions).

TOP TIPS:

Book your Flam Railway journey as soon as you have your cruise booking confirmed. Tickets sold out prior to our cruise. We went into a reserve list onboard and were fortunate to be allocated tickets by Celebrity due to an allocation to another cruise ship not being sold out. The price for the excursion is high, but Celebrity have to make their money, and as a train enthusiast this was one journey that I really wanted to do.

Friends could not obtain tickets onboard the Celebrity Eclipse and went to the Railway Station very early to be told that all tickets were sold out for the day.

I stood by the SAGA outlet and had a good Internet connection. I also managed to obtain a signal on the platform. But I am not certain if I will have to pay a large Orange bill when we return to the UK.