by The Inside Cabin | Feb 18, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
Early this morning, around sunrise, we passed the tip of the Cape York Peninsula and headed west towards Darwin thru the Torres Strait. The numerous islands of the Great Barrier Reef became more sparse and finally disappeared altogether, replaced by the ocean’s...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 17, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula was off our port side today as we cruised north thru the Great Barrier Reef which is made up of 900 islands and over 2,900 individual reefs. While you can’t see the underwater reefs from the ship, the numerous islands of the Great...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 16, 2016 | Cairns, Oceania, Austrailia, 2016 Grand World Voyage
Colorful hues started to appear on the horizon as the time for the sun to appear came closer while the higher overcast of distant clouds set the stage for a beautiful sunrise. Pleasant, pre-dawn cool weather would soon be replaced by intense heat and higher humidity...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 15, 2016 | Austrailia, 2016 Grand World Voyage, Townsville, Oceania
TOWNSVILLE – The Friendliest town in Queensland! – (and possibly the entire country!) The approach to Townsville is straight in and doesn’t require much maneuvering, unlike some other harbors. Once inside the harbor, and quite close to the pier, we begin to spin...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 14, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
The Great Barrier Reef lies about 150 feet below our keel and is not visible from the surface at the moment, but per the Captain there is some interaction with the surface waves off in the distance. Walking on the promenade deck around 7AM this morning was pleasant,...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 13, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
Overcast skies greeted us this morning, but there were a few blue spots peeking thru holes here and there. Water temperature is quite warm at 82 degrees F and with the humidity increasing you can tell we are starting to approach the tropics. The sea was churning...
