by The Inside Cabin | Jan 13, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
Great Weather Another great day at sea, as we continue to head towards Nuku Hiva. The weather has been fantastic; blue skies, a few puffy clouds, and calm seas with temperatures in the 70s. Judy started today with her Tai Chi class while I signed up for Texas Hold...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 12, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
Morning Coffee Talk with Hamish Eddy, the florist, put on a special demonstration this morning in the Explorer’s lounge. This was followed by an interview with Cruise Director Hamish at 9:30 AM. We learned that Eddy is not an employee of Holland America but from a...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 11, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
Sea Days Today is the first of 8 sea days as we head across the Pacific Ocean towards our next port of call in Nuku Hiva. We like sea days a lot, and if you’re not a big fan of sea days then you really must consider whether a world cruise is something you would...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 10, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Panama, Panama Canal, Central America, South America, Fuerte Amador
The New Locks As we have transited the canal on previous cruises we always heard a lot of talk about the new canal locks. The completion date regularly seemed to slip further and further into the future. Since our last visit to the canal, the new locks have been...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 9, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Panama, Panama Canal, Central America
Panama Canal Today we will transit through the Panama Canal. It’s always exciting to watch this engineering marvel in action. The new, wider locks are open and in service, but we will be using the original locks. We arrived at the Gatun locks at 7 am and would spend...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 8, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Costa Rica, Central America, Puerto Limon (San Jose)
Puerto Limon It had been raining for the last seven days in Costa Rica, fortunately it was partly cloudy when we arrived around 7 AM. We moored starboard side, with the aft part of the ship facing the town. Based on my experience on the 2016 world cruise, I found...
