Nuuk, Greenland

We were excited about this port stop in Nuuk because we will not be tendered but docked. The lines getting on and off the ship when tendered are grueling. We got all dressed and ready making our way to Windjammer for a bite to eat. We were not sure what we would find in the town. It was time now to inquire about the shuttle into town. I chose not to walk because it is a 30 minute (probably 45 for me), uphill walk into the town. The ship does not have a complementary shuttle, they charge $19.99 for the shuttle. Have I said I am not impressed with RCCL so far this trip? Ok, so let’s get a shuttle ticket, because one must have it before getting off the ship. While in process for this we noticed the extremely long line getting back on the ship. We watched that for a while and it barely moved. Maybe it was a fluke, we will observe for a while and decide what to do. Needless to say, it was not a fluke. Seems they would let about 20 people get on then stop the line and wait a while for the next batch. We collectively decided we enjoyed Qaqortoq enough yesterday and we are not getting off. I am glad we decided that. I asked fellow passengers what was in town and they said, “not much but a couple of souvenir shops” so I think we made a wise decision. 

We enjoyed playing Rummikub until dinner time. There was a beautiful sunset at dinner. After dinner it was Schooner bar and Emma singing. When the obnoxious man came in about 10:45p we left for Vortex and the Northern Lights party. Not sure what that was supposed to be but it was just the DJ and dancing, which was fine. When we left there, we were going to take a quick look for the Northern Lights. As we did, someone said hurry to the aft as they are out. We rushed there, but to no avail. We missed them. We found a somewhat sheltered place to stand and waited 20-30 minutes. Since we weren’t dressed for this, we couldn’t last any longer. Off to bed. Not sure I will ever get to see this phenomenon!