Our third port of call was in Lerwick, in the Shetland Islands. The Shetlands are part of Scotland but are located northeast of mainland Britain. It was cold and windy while we were here and we were glad we had booked a bus tour through Royal Caribbean. There was not very much to see around the pier but our bus took us to the Eshaness Cliffs, which were pretty but didn't require very much time to visit. The Shetlands was definitely our least exciting stop, aside from the Shetland ponies, which Lyla was DYING to see. Luckily, we stopped to see some on our ride back and Lyla was convinced we had seen Socks, the moonwalking pony from the Three (a cell phone service company) commercial. Check out the commercial below...it is pretty cute! While the commercial is filmed on the Eshaness Cliffs and Socks does live on the island, we didn't find him during our visit. Shhh...don't tell Lyla!
Posing with the Eshaness Cliffs
Riley was a good sport even though she was freezing!
Wayne and Lyla waving from afar
You could see a few puffins over the edge of the cliff. Cool but nothing like out trip to Skomer Island
Riley playing photographer
Family photo with the Shetland Ponies
What are you staring at?
These guys are cute!
Lerwick was a tender port which means we did take small boats ashore, which we heard took a very long time for some passengers. We generally try to avoid doing Royal Caribbean tours as they are expensive and can be impersonal but at a tender port I highly recommend it. Those on RC excursions tender first, which means you avoid waiting in line for tender numbers and avoid any delays that may arise. Our tour was not the best but it maximized our short time in Lerwick, which turned out to be plenty. I don't think it's a very popular cruise destination so there were not tons of tour options...I recommend seeing the ponies and some of the countryside and then heading back to the ship. We were back in time for the girls to go for a swim in the pool...it was cold outside but the pool was heated and the girls didn't seem to mind! That night was a fun disco party onboard the ship and the girls loved showing off their dance moves late into the night! Then it was time for some rest before our next stop, the Faroe Islands!
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