by The Inside Cabin | Feb 29, 2020 | Sea Day, Gala Night, 2020 Grand World Voyage
This is post 60 of 74 in the series “2020 World Cruise” 2020 World Cruise on the ms Amsterdam – 128 Days Happy Days Are Here Again! Day 1, Bon Voyage! Day 2, The Endless Cruise Day 3, Black and Gold Day 4, Earthquake at Sea Day 5, Roseau, Dominica...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 28, 2020 | 2020 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
As a result of concerns over Corona Virus and how it may affect our ability to visit ports in the future, Holland America has cancelled our visit to Singapore and all of our Indonesian Ports. After we leave Darwin, we will proceed west directly to Sri Lanka, adding...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 28, 2020 | 2020 Grand World Voyage, Oceania, Nuku’alofa, Tonga
Day 55, Nukuʻalofa, Tonga Welcome to Tonga After our tender port in Rarotonga, it was nice to arrive in a port where we could walk off the ship. We arrived early, around 7 AM, and the first thing that struck me was how modern the city looked in the port area. There...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 27, 2020 | Sea Day, 2020 Grand World Voyage
Day 54 – Advance all Clocks 23 hours! Early this morning we advanced all clocks 23 hours as we crossed the International Date Line. Actually, we advanced all clocks 24 hours and then set them back 1 hour as we continue our westward journey toward Tonga. TONGA HEALTH...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 25, 2020 | 2020 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day, Gala Night
Day 53, Mardi Gras at sea! Making Poi! The Maori Cultural Ambassadors were leading a class on “How to make Poi” at 9 AM by the Lido Pool. Having been on cruises with the Maori Cultural Ambassadors before I knew that when they said “Poi” they meant the balls, attached...
