by The Inside Cabin | Feb 6, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
Cooler temperatures greeted us this morning (Mid 60’s) with a high overcast, but good visibility, as we continue to sail west toward Melbourne. The Amsterdam continues its steady rise and fall, with an occasional pause and roll when the ship’s bow reaches its upper...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 5, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
Day 31, Sailing toward Melbourne, Australia The sea state has increased significantly and the ship motions is constant with occasional roll as the stabilizers reach their control limits. It’s hard to tell, but I suspect many guests have taken to their cabins as the...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 4, 2016 | Oceania, 2016 Grand World Voyage, New Zealand, Picton
The approach to Picton looks very similar to cruising the inside passage on an Alaska Cruise. Plenty of green on low hills, with sharp well defined ridgelines. The sky was fairly bright as the sun had risen, but was still hiding behind the hills and would not...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 3, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
Stabilizers do a wonderful job of controlling the ship’s roll, but they are ineffective against the inevitable pitching caused by the swells of the Southern Ocean. Looking forward toward the navigation bridge you get a better sense of just how much the ship is...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 2, 2016 | Oceania, 2016 Grand World Voyage, New Zealand, Auckland
Our little village, the Ms Amsterdam, sailed into Auckland, New Zealand this morning ready for another day of adventure and discovery. With just over 1000 passengers, the Amsterdam is like a small town moving across the globe sharing new experiences along the way. For...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 1, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, New Zealand, Waitangi (Bay of Islands), Oceania
The glowing pink sky of the predawn morning outlined the numerous islands as we started our approach to our anchorage in Waitangi (Bay of Islands). Rain was forecast, but fortunately it appears to be wrong and the dawn light begins to illuminate a partly cloudy...
