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2020 Grand World Voyage

Day 59, Auckland Yarn Crawl

Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Day 59, Mini Yarn Crawl and Boat Ride MARITIME MUSEUM A visit to the Auckland Maritime museum, quite close to the cruise terminal, has been on my Auckland “to do” list and I would finally get my…

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Day 58, Wine on Waiheke

Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Day 58, Wine on Waiheke   PILOT ARRIVES Before dawn I heard the sound of a powerboat close off our starboard side. It turned out to be the harbor pilot’s boat running along side the ms Amsterdam….

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Day 57, Super Tuesday at Sea

Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Day 57, Super Tuesday at Sea COFFEE CHAT The Maori Cultural Ambassadors, Lucky, Pali, Destiny Rose, and Brady, were the guests at Coffee Chat this morning.  While all are from New Zealand, they have different backgrounds and…

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MAJOR SCHEDULE CHANGE

Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise As a result of concerns over Corona Virus and how it may affect our ability to visit ports in the future, Holland America has cancelled our visit to Singapore and all of our Indonesian Ports. After we…

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Day 55, Nukuʻalofa, Tonga

Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Day 55, Nukuʻalofa, Tonga Welcome to Tonga After our tender port in Rarotonga, it was nice to arrive in a port where we could walk off the ship.  We arrived early, around 7 AM, and the first…

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Day 54, Advance Clocks 23 Hours

Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Day 54 – Advance all Clocks 23 hours! Early this morning we advanced all clocks 23 hours as we crossed the International Date Line.  Actually, we advanced all clocks 24 hours and then set them back 1…

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Day 53, Mardi Gras at sea!

Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Day 53, Mardi Gras at sea! Making Poi! The Maori Cultural Ambassadors were leading a class on “How to make Poi” at 9 AM by the Lido Pool.  Having been on cruises with the Maori Cultural Ambassadors before…

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Day 52, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Day 52, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands We arrived at Rarotonga Island around 6:30 this morning.  Until recently I didn’t realize that Cook Islands is the name for the 15 islands that collectively are the “Cook Islands”  We…

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