Guest Trip Report: 10 Night Norwegian Fjords and Iceland on the Disney Magic

I have yet another guest trip report to share with you guys!  This one is one of the more unique itineraries that DCL does so I am so excited to share it with you.

Carol and her family sailed on the most recent 10 night cruise to the Norwegian Fjords and Iceland on the Disney Magic on August 16, 2018.  (FYI, you can see all of my previous trip reports and guest trip reports by clicking here.)

Here is an introduction to Carol and her family:

My name is Carol and I am a mom of 2 amazing children and have the joy of being married to a wonderful man who shares my joy of traveling.  When I am not traveling I work as a pediatrician and love spending time with my family, 2 cats and dog in upstate NY.   In addition to blogging and traveling, I enjoy singing, baking, reading and just about anything Disney.  We are a Disney loving family and have been blessed to have taken many trips to both Disney World and Disneyland.  We also love to cruise on Disney Cruise Line, and now have been on more than 10 cruises.  We enjoy traveling and seeing the world, and have traveled to such places as San Diego, Boston, NYC, Washington DC and many more.  We look forward to expanding our travels to see much more of the world, as we firmly believe we learn about different places, people and cultures when we travel.  I hope I can share some of what I have seen and learned with you.  

You can visit Carol’s blog by clicking here.

Copenhagen: Day 1

We had been planning a trip on the Disney Magic to the Norwegian Fjords for over a year.  This cruise left from Copenhagen and went to 3 different cities in Norway, then to Reykjavik and to Scotland, and finally ended in England.  We decided to start our trip with 3 days in Copenhagen to make the most of our time.  We flew out of Boston with a layover in Amsterdam and then to Copenhagen.  Our flights were relatively uneventful, just overnight, so we were tired upon arriving to Copenhagen.  However, we decided to just stay awake and sight see to try and get on Copenhagen time.  We were able to go to directly to our AirBnB, which was nice, so we could put down our luggage and change to clean clothes.  We were very pleased with our AirBnB, since it was our first time staying in one.  It was a good layout with close proximity to everything.

We then began a very busy day in Copenhagen.  There are so many things to see, it was difficult to know where to start.  So we started with Christiansborg Palace, which is where the Royal Family used to live, and is now used for the Danish Parliament, the Supreme Court and some official events by the Royal Family.  There are Royal Reception Rooms, Ruins, the Royal Kitchen and the Royal Stables.  We visited the Royal Reception Rooms and the Ruins.

Christiansborg Palace:

A dining room table for royalty that can seat 50 people!

A royal fireplace:

The palace has been built and rebuilt many times, the latest being less than 100 years old, but the ruins date back to the 1100’s.  It was very interesting to see all the ruins and different layers of building.

Ruins under the castle:

We then went to Stroget, which is a famous street with many shops and restaurants, including high-end and famous shops like Prada, Louis Vuitton and many others.  We, of course, visited the Disney Store, and because my son is a HUGE Lego fan, we had to visit the Lego store as well, since, of course, Legos originated here in Denmark.  It was fun, but pretty much just like all other Lego stores!

After that we went on a canal tour, in which you take a tour on the canals of Copenhagen.  This was a nice way to see many things in the city easily, and was very informative and fun.  We also realized how many bridges there are in Copenhagen!

Houses on the canal:

The famous Little Mermaid statue (from behind):

One of the many, many bridges:

After the canal tour, we went to the Round Tower.  This is a tower attached to a church.  You can walk up this tower to the top, and there are amazing views of Copenhagen from there.  It is unbelievable to me how they could have built such a thing in the 17th century!

The church connected to the Round Tower:

The view walking up (or down) the Round Tower:

The view from the top:

After this very busy day, we treated ourselves to a very delicious dinner, and then a well-deserved night of sleep.  We enjoyed our first day in Copenhagen very much, and found the people delightful, and very helpful.  The city is beautiful and clean, and most everyone kind and generous.  It was a day well spent!

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Up next: Copenhagen, Day 2