by The Inside Cabin | May 6, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
This entry is part 20 of 144 in the series 2016 World CruiseSmooth seas greeted us this morning. The temperature and humidity is still on the high side, but not unbearable. Despite this being a full ship, certain areas are less crowded than on the world cruise. For...
by The Inside Cabin | May 5, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Panama, Panama Canal, Central America
This entry is part 21 of 144 in the series 2016 World CruiseWe were up before the sun to watch our approach to the Gatun Locks. Transiting the Panama Canal is always exciting regardless of how many times I have done it before and always worth getting up a little early...
by The Inside Cabin | May 4, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, South America, Colombia, Cartagena
This entry is part 22 of 144 in the series 2016 World CruiseToday would be a short day in Cartagena, Columbia. We would arrive pier side at 7 am and the all aboard was 12:30. We didn’t sign up for any shore excursions but decided to explore something other than the...
by The Inside Cabin | May 3, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
This entry is part 23 of 144 in the series 2016 World CruiseAnother lazy day at sea as we continue south toward Cartagena. There is a little more deck motion than yesterday, but nothing close to what we experienced while crossing the Atlantic last week. I spent the...
by The Inside Cabin | May 3, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
This entry is part 24 of 144 in the series 2016 World CruiseSmooth seas and clear skies greeted us this morning as we started our first sea day on our Panama Canal cruise. Many of the changes of returning to a normal cruise from a Grand Voyage are not obvious until...
by The Inside Cabin | Apr 30, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, USA, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, North America
This entry is part 26 of 144 in the series 2016 World CruiseWe arrived in Fort Lauderdale before the sun was up. Disembarkation was scheduled to start around 7AM and I was curious to see the first few people who were in the express disembarkation line which means they...