Today we were supposed to be in a place called Isafjordur, Iceland. It was scheduled to be a boat port, which means that anyone wishing to go ashore must be taken by a tender boat from and to the ship anchored some distance away. This is common when there aren’t enough berths at the port to accommodate all of the ships coming in. However, it was very foggy at the entrance to the port and our tender boats are not equipped with radar, making it very dangerous to ferry people to and from the anchored ship.
We waited about 4 hours to see if the fog would dissipate, but by noon it had only marginally receded. Therefore, the captain made the executive decision to cancel the call in Isafjordur and sail directly for Reykjavik, Iceland. At that point all of the passengers probably turned to the nearest person and said “The only reason I came on this cruise was to go to Isafjordur.”
I spent the whole morning playing with the fire detection system, getting rid of some faults. The afternoon was spent doing lift maintenance.
There was a movie played in the Wardroom in the evening called “Kick Ass”.
There was pizza, popcorn, and soft drinks.
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