The night was filled with good music and after a couple of good drinks I swayed back to my room and was gently rocked to sleep by the waves. The rooms are all up to standard with a relatively fast Wi-Fi connection and a clean and minimal layout of the essentials.

The design of the interior has a vintage touch to it but I gotta say that I thoroughly enjoyed that feeling listening to the very talented woman singing a cover song by Earth, Wind and Fire in a gold sequin 20s dress while her silhouette was reflected on the mirrored ceiling. DFDS obviously wanted me to be entertained so they stacked the ship with a live music club and bar area, a couple of restaurants (ala carte and buffet), children entertainment & cinema. I had a blast just wandering from the outdoor deck on the portside (left) to the starboard (right) and basically getting a feel for all the stuff that the Princess Seaways offered. I got lost a lot even though the orientation on board is quite clear. The ship was from my point of view – as I have never been on a cruise before – gigantic. Here you can pick and choose your starting point and destination with packages being offered to take your car with you on your road trip…. The ship owned by DFDS is just one of many opportunities provided by the company to “sail” around the northern shore of Europe and the website is so easy to navigate. I gotta be honest it’s not a full sized window with a balcony but more a porthole like in an Agatha Christie novel. I gotta say I thought it would be a lot smaller but I was wrong: space for a shower, toilet, wardrobe and of course a comfy bed looking out on the ocean. Everything went smoothly and soon I opened the door to my cabin for the night. The Check-In was fun itself as you are actually leaving the country you have a passport check. The name of the ferry was Princess Seaways, a gigantic ship with space for cars, bikes and probably a couple of Dinosaurs.

As it always is with good friends time flew by and soon I got on the Bus at the main train station and it whisked me away to the wharf.

Walking along the shore we explored the city looking for hidden nooks and crannies. I arrived in Amsterdam in the morning spending some time with a dear friend of mine gorging on delicious Avocado Bowls and tea. Taking a boat, ship, raft or ferry from Amsterdam to Newcastle might not be something you thought a lot about recently but here I am telling you about this cool opportunity. Rock the boat – Ferry from Amsterdam to Newcastle – England Let’s get going already 🙂

Casino boat amsterdam to newcastle