by The Inside Cabin | Jan 9, 2020 | North America, Caribbean, St. Lucia, Castries, 2020 Grand World Voyage
Day 6 Castries, St Luicia, At first I thought they were washing our deck from above, but it turned out it was raining. It didn’t look like rain because the skies out toward the horizon were clear, but there was a cloud directly over the ship. That would be...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 8, 2020 | 2020 Grand World Voyage, North America, Caribbean, Dominica, Roseau
Day 5 Roseau, Dominica We moored at the end of the cruise ship pier in Roseau around 7:30 AM. The ship was cleared for passengers to go ashore around 8 AM. MY SISTER TOURS Our original plans were to go on the HAL tour called Chocolate and Rum. This...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 7, 2020 | Sea Day, 2020 Grand World Voyage
Day 4 The weather is perfect as we head south toward our first port in Dominica. We have sun shine, smooth seas, light winds and low humidity. EARTHQUAKE AT SEA Early this morning about 7AM our time, the ship shuddered as if we hit a large wave. I was up...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 6, 2020 | 2020 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
COFFEE CHAT On most sea days, the cruise director, Hamish, hosts a member of the crew or a guest entertainer in the Explorer’s Lounge at 9:30 AM. People start to arrive about 30 minutes early to get their favorite seats, but there is always room in the back...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 5, 2020 | 2020 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
Day 2 The Endless Cruise Today is day two of our 128 day cruise. I remember our first Alaska cruise in 1998 which was only seven days, but that seemed like a very long cruise at the time. Later in 2006 I took a 28 day cruise which seemed absolutely...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 4, 2020 | 2020 Grand World Voyage, USA, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, North America, Knitting
Day 1 We arrived in Fort Lauderdale mid-day Thursday which gave us one full day to recover from our jet lag before boarding the Amsterdam on Saturday. In the past we stayed at one of the many hotels near Port Everglades, but this time we stayed at the Residence Inn in...
