Family Cruising Norwegian Fjords

When we booked our holiday, I must admit I was a little sceptical as I had never cruised before and it was our first holiday taking our 13 month old daughter.

We flew from Dublin to Gatwick and transferred to the Port of Tilbury to board our home for 11 nights the MSC LIRICA. Embarkation was extremely well organised, from arrival at the port to opening the door to our Ocean view cabin took less than an hour, our cabin was bigger than I had expected even with a cot in the room there was adequate space.

We explored the ship straight away and found many activities we could do as a family, children onboard are catered for fantastically. The Pirati Mini Club were waiting for our daughter to arrive, she had a brilliant time.

Our itinerary for the duration was an action packed one, our ports of call were Amsterdam, Bremerhaven, Alesund, Honningsvag, Tromso, Bergen and Dover. Excursion possibilities were endless, and everyone was catered for, we took one or two tours during the week being apprehensive with a toddler but we were pleasantly surprised to find we were one of many families on these trips.

Some of our excursions included Polaria - Polar experience in Tromso, Zoo at the sea in Bremerhaven, Walking tour of Bergen and the street markets, endless choices. The scenery going through some of the Fjords was breathtaking.

Everywhere we went on the ship the staff were amazing, and exceptionally welcoming. They truly made our holiday an extraordinary experience, the food was phenomenal and the choice was great.

No longer sceptical, I would whole-heartedly say this was one of my favourite holidays and cruising is definitely on my wish list for future family holidays.