Packing for weather
Gayle,
I did this tour four years ago. I looked through my photos to remind me of what I wore. In some of the photos, I only had a long sleeve shirt while others I had on a medium weight jacket (not down). When I was above the Arctic Circle in Grimsby, I wore wind pants. I would suggest wearing a hat because there are numerous birds in certain locations. I did not have a problem but it gave me comfort knowing that my head was protected.
I am not sure in what way you are concerned about your mother. The ship is very comfortable. When off the ship, buses usually transported us to the different locations. The most walking, that I remember, was when we were above the Arctic Circle. At one location, we had to take the tender in, but it was easy to get into it.
I will answer other questions if you have them. This is a tour that I hope some day to repeat, because it was so interesting.
Kathy