The Prinsendam's route
The Princendam's Captain prepares for departure from Tilbury
Leaving Tilbury at the start of our cruise
The Falkirk Wheel, Scotland
The Forth Rail Bridge, taken as we were about to go underneath the bridge
Old Pulteney, Wick, Scotland
Old Pulteney Distillery Warehouse, Wick, Scotland
Harbour at John O'Groats, Scotland, with the Orkney Islands in the background
The beautiful Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands Panorama
Vestmanna Sea Cliffs, Faroe Islands
Thingvellir, Iceland, home of the first Icelandic parliament and situated on the mid-Atlantic ridge
Gullfoss waterfall, Iceland
Geysir, Iceland
Isafjordur harbour, Iceland
The elegant explorer, the Prinsendam, at Isafjordur
Puffin at Vigur Island, Iceland
Farm at Vigur Island, Iceland
Vigur Island beach, Iceland
Godafoss Waterfall, Iceland
Skutustadir crater, Iceland
Lava pillars at Dimmuborgir, Iceland
Sulphur pits, Namaskard, Iceland
Crossing the Arctic Circle
Jan Mayen Island
Colourful houses, Longyearbyen, Svalbard
Houses and coal mining, Longyearbyen, Svalbard
Workers' houses, Longyearbyen, Svalbard
JG at Magdalenafjord, Svalbard
“Growlers” in the Magdalenafjord
Glaciers, Magdalenafjord, Svalbard
The Prinsendam noses into the Polar Ice Cap
Taken soon after our encounter with the polar ice cap at 81 degrees north
Cabin at Ny Alesund, Svalbard
The northernmost Post Office in the world - Ny Alesund, Svalbard
Bust of Amundsen, Ny Alesund, Svabard
Glacier at Ny Alesund, Svalbard
JG on the Prinsendam, Svalbard
Church at Holdhus, nr Bergen, Norway,
Hardanger Fjord, Norway
Bergen, Norway, at dusk
Reindeer meat on sale at the fishmarket, Bergen, Norway
Shop detail at Bryggen, Bergen, Norway
Bryggen, in Bergen, Norway
Lighthouse nr Bergen, Norway
Kristiansand, Norway - view from the Prinsendam
Near the Fishmarket, Kristiansand, Norway
Tug pulling the Prinsendam at Kristiansand, Norway
Oslo Harbour - boats ready to depart for the Oslo fjord
Ships old and new in Oslo
View from the Prinsendam, docked in Oslo
Canal trip, Amsterdam - snapping tourists!
The diamond cutter inspecting her handiwork, Gassan Factory, Amsterdam