Day 58, Wine on Waiheke
Day 58, Wine on Waiheke  PILOT ARRIVES Before dawn I heard the sound of a powerboat close off our starboard side. It turned out to be the harbor pilot’s boat running along side the ms Amsterdam. A rope ladder was lowered for the harbor pilot to scramble up to board...
2018 World Cruise Entertainers
That’s entertainment! We enjoy the entertainment offered on Holland America and that’s one of the most enjoyable aspects of a World Cruise. Every night the ship is at sea, which is almost every night, except for the handful of overnights, there is a different show in...
Day 114 – Fort Lauderdale
Day 114 – April 28 – Fort Lauderdale Today is the final day of our cruise, and it’s only a half day as the ship starts disembarking passengers early in the morning and we expect to all be off by 10 o’clock. We chose the latest disembarkation time since we were...
Day 113 – At Sea
Day 113 – April 27 – At Sea Today is our final full day at sea. We arrive in Fort Lauderdale early tomorrow morning and will wrap up another wonderful World Cruise. Today is Koningsdag or Kings day which celebrates the birth of the Netherland’s King Willem...
Day 112 – At Sea
Day 112 – April 26 – At Sea Today is the second to last sea day of the cruise. We will have one more day tomorrow and then arrive in Fort Lauderdale early on the 28th. Coffee Chat Today is the final Coffee Chat of the cruise and the special guest was Hamish, our...
Day 111 – San Juan, Puerto Rico
Day 111 – San Juan, Puerto Rico – April 25 Today is the first port day after five sea days and our final port day of the 2018 World Cruise. We will be entering the United States for the first time and are required to clear Immigration. Everybody on the ship must...
Day 110 – At Sea
Day 110 – At Sea – April 24 There wasn’t any Coffee Chat this morning due to the crew drill which happened about the same time. Today is the last sea day before we arrive in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where we will clear United States Immigration. Clearing...
Day 109 – At Sea – April 23, 2018
Day 109 – At Sea – April 23, 2018 Coffee Chat The guests for Coffee Chat this morning were Twinkle, the assistant beverage manager, and The Station Band consisting of Sonny, the band leader and Twinkle’s husband, along with Ricky, Federic and Arnie. They have...
Day 108 – At Sea
Day 108 – At Sea – April 22 The guests for Coffee Chat this morning were three members of the band Savannah Jack: Don Gatlin – lead vocals, Jay Smith – fiddle and Kenny Ames – bass guitar. The front man for the group, Don Gatlin, took most of the...
Day 107 – At Sea
Day 107 – At Sea – April 21 There was considerable deck motion this morning. We can probably expect this to continue through most of our transit of the Atlantic to Puerto Rico. Coffee Chat Mark Beasley, the Event Manager, was the guest this morning for...
Day 106 – At Sea
Day 106 – April 20 – At Sea Today is the first of five sea days before we arrive in San Juan Puerto Rico. We will clear Immigration in San Juan, but we won’t clear Customs until we arrive at Fort Lauderdale. Clearing Immigration will make our Fort...
Day 105, Praia – Cape Verde
19 April – Day 105 – Praia, Cape Verde After our terrible experience in Dakar – we were a little apprehensive about our visit to Praia as it was one of the countries listed in the letter the ship sent us on April 9th. You can read a copy HERE I didn’t find...