- Visas and Luggage (Post #2)
- 2024 Grand World Voyage (Post #1 )
- Grand World Voyage Activities (Post #3)
- Grand World Voyage Packages (Post #4)
- A LAZY DAY IN FORT LAUDERDALE (Post #5)
- The Grand Adventure Begins (Post #6)
- BLOCK PARTY AT SEA (Post #7)
- MEET AND GREET AT SEA (Post #8)
- MEET ME AT THE JUNCTION (Post #9)
- GOAT RACING IN TOBAGO (Post #10)
- A TASTE OF TAMARIND (Post #11)
- SWIMMING ON DEVILS ISLAND (Post #12)
- CROSSING THE AMAZON BAR (Post #13)
- HOT BRAZILIAN NIGHT ON THE AMAZON (Post #14)
- Alter do Chao – Rubber Trees and Brazil Nuts (Post #15)
- BOCA DA VALERIA – BACK TO BASICS (POST #16)
- OPERA HOUSE ON THE AMAZON – MANAUS (Post #17)
- 2026 WORLD CRUISE SURVEY RELEASED
- BOI BUMBA FESTIVAL & TRICICLOS IN PARINTINS, BRAZIL (POST #18)
- MEETING OF THE RIVERS IN SANTARÉM – (POST #19)
- LEAVING THE AMAZON & CROSSING THE CARRIBEAN (Post #20) 17-19 JAN 2024
- CHOCOLATE IN GRENADA (Post #21)
- CARIBBEAN ISLAND DREAMS AT THE LIDO POOL (Post #22) 21 Jan 2024
- WALKING THRU WILLEMSTAD, CURAÇAO (Post #23)
- Panama Canal Transit and Burgers! (Post #25)
- 2024 WORLD CRUISE – RED SEA REVISION (Post #24)
- Quepos, Costa Rica – Iguanas, Sailfish and Sodas (Post #26)
- Ice Cream Social at Sea (Post #27)
- Manzanillo Street Tacos (Post #28)
- PUERTO VALLARTA – TRAVELING SPOON (Post #29) 30 JAN 2024
- Six days at Sea from Mexico to Hawaii (Post 30)
- Kona “Pirate” Food Tour – (Post #31)
- Super Sunday at Sea (Post #32)
- MARDI GRAS IN THE PACIFIC (Post #33)
- Mid Pacific Valentine’s Day (Post #34)
- HILO’S RAINBOW FALLS AND LAVA FLOWS (Post #35)
- Ishigaki, Japan – Glass Bottom Boats and Fu ChanpurÅ« (Post # 37)
- Naha, Okinawa – Street Food and Pub Crawl (Post #38)
- 2026 Grand World Voyage – Itinerary announced
- Two days in Tokyo – Yarn, Food and Knives (Post #39)
- Kobe & Himeji Castle (Post #40)
- Singapore Pulau Ubin Island and the Night Safari (Post #41)
- Malé, Maldives (Post #43)
- Aprils Fools day at Sea (Post #42)
- Victoria, Seychelles (Post #44)
- Walvis Bay and Sandwich Harbor, Namibia
We meet our neighbors during the first Block Party of the voyage
STUFFING NAMETAGS
The first Cruise Critic Meet and Greet is tomorrow. Kim Pollock worked over the last month to print and prepare nametags for over 280 people who have been talking online about the cruise on Cruise Critic for over two years. A Meet and Greet is a chance for people to meet face to face, often for the first time.
ARTS AND CRAFTS
One of the most popular activities is Arts and Crafts, led by Nancy Grace and Cathy Decker. The class meets daily at 2:30 and has become so popular that it has been divided into three groups of about 100 guests each. Each group meets every third sea day. There wasn’t a class today, but everyone signed up and picked the group they wanted to be in.
BLOCK PARTY
The Block Party was the highlight of our day. At 4 pm, members of the bar staff assembled on each floor and prepared bottles of champagne, wine and soft drinks. Room stewards and other crewmembers walked up and down the hallways filling glasses provided by the guests from their rooms. This encourages everyone to get out of their rooms and socialize with their neighbors. Senior officers made speed runs covering all the passenger decks in less than the one hour set aside for the event.
ON THE WORLD STAGE
It was fun meeting all the neighbors, and we look forward to this monthly event.
Vocalist Camila Andrade was the featured performer on the World Stage. She sang a variety of music in different genres from Blues, Pop and Jazz including Carmen Miranda’s Chico, Chico and crowd favorites “Girl from Ipanema” and “Route 66”.
It’s all very exciting..so happy for you both
Thanks for following!
We loved the Block Party on the Grand South America cruise we just completed. We board the Oosterdam tomorrow for Antarctica.
Have a great cruise!
Enjoying your blog. Can’t wait to read more. Looking forward to meeting you on the Alaska Solstice cruise.
Thanks – we are looking forward to that cruise very much
I’m enjoying following you virtually since I couldn’t be their in person. Have a great time!
We miss you! Hope to see you on another cruise soon!