Category Archives: Icy Cool 2016

Icy Cool – Amsterdam – [07/02/2016]

Posted on July 9, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

There are few cities in the world that completely live up to everything you expect them to be; Amsterdam is absolutely one of those. Narrow twisting streets and vast wide canals and towering old buildings that seem to brush up … Continue reading →

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Blue Heaven – Reykjavik , Iceland – [06/24/2016]

Posted on July 5, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

Iceland’s particular brand of beauty may not be for everyone. Our first port of call looks much like any other city, and Freya is it ever expensive! The shuttle ride into town was 40euros, for the two of us! Without … Continue reading →

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Come Ye From the Hills – Invergordon, Scotland – [06-20-2016]

Posted on June 26, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

Sometimes you simply have no words, and you send up somewhere you never thought you’d be. Even me, who has seen so much. I’ve known of course that we were calling in Scotland for months now, it’s one of the … Continue reading →

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Lessons – Rotterdam – [06/18/2016]

Posted on June 18, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

I have been living this life for long enough that I forget sometimes that other people haven’t. The chaos of embark/debark day is so familiar to me that I seldom really see it anymore, if someone extremely close to me … Continue reading →

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Hideaway – Flam, Norway – [06/15/2016]

Posted on June 16, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

I took the tram ride today because I had not yet had a chance to see the church, or the ocal waterfalls, and it seemed a shame to leave ton without doing so. The trip out to the church does … Continue reading →

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R.E.S.P.E.C.T – Stavenger, Norway – [06/14/2016]

Posted on June 14, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

Respect is not a great deal to ask for. Out here we all live in a compact environment, over the years I have become adjusted to the strange hours, the fact that the ship never truly sleeps, and to the … Continue reading →

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Sleepy-Time – At Sea – [06/12/2016]

Posted on June 14, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

The closer to the end of a contract I get, the more sleep seems to avoid me. When I started on this ship I was up early enough to go to breakfast in the mornings, now…well, I have a routine, … Continue reading →

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Further Up – Geiranger, Norway – [06/07/2016]

Posted on June 7, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

When the Divine conceived of paradise, the outcome must have been Norway. There is not much to this little port at first glance: a few souvenir shops, a hot chocolate place with a view of the harbour that I make … Continue reading →

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Windswept – Hammerfest, Norway – [05/28/2016]

Posted on May 28, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

I hiked a mountain. In a country far enough north and cold enough that there was still snow scattered in patches along the path near the top. It wasn’t a true hike, not in the wilderness, there was a footpath, … Continue reading →

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Snippets – At Sea – [05/23/2016]

Posted on May 24, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

In another episode of odd conversations that take place over the entertainment dinner table: I mean, what is Halloween anyway? It’s not even a holiday.. This was uttered by our newest team member, who’s a very nice young lady from … Continue reading →

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