I Took a Mystery Cruise Where Nobody Knew the Itinerary

I’ve just disembarked one of the world's strangest cruises, where nobody onboard had any idea where the ship was sailing to, we only found out each day when we arrived in port. The cruise was with a traditional cruise line, and although it’s not the kind of cruise line I’d usually book with, for a few reasons, I couldn’t resist the mystery, so I decided to give it a go.

This isn't a one off cruise Fred Olsen do a few mystery cruises a year. You can check them out here: https://tidd.ly/4okq2fI (affiliate link) - Most are longer than the 5 day cruise I did, which is better, there is more mystery if you can sail further away. Theres a 7 day one coming up soon for £849 which is so cheap for Fred Olsen. 🫢🤣

This cruise was one of the most expensive I’ve ever booked in terms of price per night but I was hopeful that I would enjoy both the ports and the experience on the ship. I did have a lot of questions though. How could we book excursions for a cruise where we didn’t know where we’d be going? What about travel insurance? What would I pack if I couldn’t look up the weather forecast? What would happen if we had ports I didn't like at all and would I have paid for this cruise, if I knew what would really happen?

It all was a bit of a risk and it was very different from any cruise I’ve ever taken before. Not just for the mystery part either, from the entertainment onboard to a medical evacuation things weren’t as I expected.

Normally when you embark a cruise you see the ship appear over the horizon with blue skies behind it, ideally you’ll be onboard in time for lunch. That wasn’t the case on this cruise though as my boarding time was 5:30pm and it was pitch black.



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