by The Inside Cabin | Jan 23, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, French Polynesia, Moorea, Oceania
Mooera Today was day three of our four consecutive port days, and this will be another tender port, which requires us to get a tender ticket. I had arranged for a rental car from Albert Transport Tours. They would meet us at 9 AM at the tender landing. When I made...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 22, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, French Polynesia, Papeete, Tahiti, Oceania
Papeete The Amsterdam arrived in Papeete, Tahiti around 7 AM. We took advantage of our extended port visiting hours to sleep-in and relax in our cabin. The ship will remain overnight and leave for Moorea at 4:30 AM tomorrow. It was nice to be tied up to a pier,...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 21, 2018 | French Polynesia, Avatoru, Rangiroa, Oceania, 2018 Grand World Voyage
Rangiroa We arrived at Avatoru, Rangiroa, French Polynesia around 7 AM. Rangiroa is one of the largest atolls in the world stretching over 50 miles and comprised of over 400 smaller islands, only two of which are inhabited. To get to the protected interior our ship...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 19, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, French Polynesia, Nuku Hiva, Oceania
Land Ho! Nuku Hiva came into view about 7 AM. The skies were a nice blue with some puffy clouds on the horizon. The temperatures were surprisingly mild, but it was still early, and we suspected that it would get hotter as the day went on. We dropped anchor about...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 20, 2016 | Oceania, Austrailia, 2016 Grand World Voyage, Darwin
The muffled roar of an accelerating boat engine got my attention early this morning. Looking outside from my cabin I saw the pilot boat speeding back toward Darwin after delivering the harbor pilot to the Amsterdam. We would be arriving in Darwin about 10am and...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 16, 2016 | Austrailia, 2016 Grand World Voyage, Cairns, Oceania
Colorful hues started to appear on the horizon as the time for the sun to appear came closer while the higher overcast of distant clouds set the stage for a beautiful sunrise. Pleasant, pre-dawn cool weather would soon be replaced by intense heat and higher humidity...
