August 25 - Prins Christian Sund

Wow is all I can say. Prins Christian Sund (Sound) is different than either the Chilean Fords or the Antarctica, however it is truly beautiful in its own right. And the colors were so rich and vibrant. I'm not going to commentate. Just enjoy the photos and, yes, reality is way better than the pictures.

Today was the 21st Birthday of the Serenade of the Seas. And there was cake.

And surprisingly there was a ship shaped boat spotted in the Sund

A sound and a fjord are both valleys that have been flooded by the sea, but they have different origins and characteristics:

A Sound is a smaller body of water that's usually connected to a sea or ocean. Sounds can be inlets, sea channels, ocean channels, or lagoons. They're similar to fjords in that they're both valleys filled with seawater, but sounds are usually formed by flooding river valleys, while fjords are formed by flooding glacial valleys. Sounds often have less narrow topography and more gentle slopes than fjords.

• A Fjord is a flooded glacial valley that's often set in a U-shaped valley with steep rock walls on either side. Fjords can be very deep, with some reaching thousands of feet below sea level. They're found in many places, including Norway, Chile, New Zealand, Canada, Greenland, and Alaska.