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Briksdal Glacier Hike

August 13, 2026June 5, 2022 by Suzanne Klasen

We recently took a fantastic 7 Night Cruise to Norway on Celebrity Silhouette with our wonderful group of wine lovers and our Ascension Cellars winery hosts. When I was recommending shore excursions, I had many people ask me how strenuous the Briksdal Glacier hike was, so I thought I would describe each stage of the hike and provide photos for each step of walk here for future reference for other cruisers and travelers. There is… Read more

2022 Ascension Cellars Norway: Celebrity Silhouette Ship Review

August 11, 2026June 4, 2022 by Suzanne Klasen

We have sailed many times on the Silhouette, so I won’t do a detailed review except to say that it was everything we have come to expect from Celebrity Cruises. Great service, beautiful venues, wonderful food and fun activities and… Read more

2022 Ascension Cellars Norway: Wine Group Events

August 11, 2026June 4, 2022 by Suzanne Klasen

We love the fact that Celebrity provides us such great venues and are great hosts for our wine makers and our wine lovers. Dave and Lisa Dinsmore of Ascension Cellars are extremely knowledgeable about wine and their boutique Paso Robles… Read more

2022 Ascension Cellars Norway: Stavanger, Norway

August 11, 2026June 4, 2022 by Suzanne Klasen

Stavanger ended up being a catch up on email and workday for me, so I did not go ashore. I did go ashore 5 years ago when we were in the same town and visited the Petroleum Museum. However, we… Read more

2022 Ascension Cellars Norway: Olden, Norway

August 11, 2026June 4, 2022 by Suzanne Klasen

Olden was the most anticipated port on our itinerary because I have never been there before. Most of our group had booked the afternoon Briksdal Glacier hike, but for logistical reasons we had our tour moved to early morning instead.… Read more

2022 Ascension Cellars Norway: Alesund, Norway

August 11, 2026June 4, 2022 by Suzanne Klasen

Alesund, Norway is a town that occupies 7 different islands which are all connected by underwater tunnels. During our early morning sail in we were treated to some spectacular scenery. Because the town burned down almost completely in 1904, many… Read more

2022 Ascension Cellars Norway: Bergen, Norway

August 11, 2026June 4, 2022 by Suzanne Klasen

One of the charming aspects of the port of Bergen, in addition to the beautiful scenery as you sail in, is that the city can be traversed on foot and many of the sites enjoyed with-out a formal excursion. Once… Read more