by The Inside Cabin | Feb 16, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Austrailia, Oceania, Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island
Day 43, 16 Feb – Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island Clear skies and smooth seas greeted us this morning as we closed the final mile to Kangaroo Island. Our original forecast arrival of around noon was improved by about 1 hour to 11 AM. It was going to be a beautiful...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 13, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Austrailia, Oceania, Hobart, Tasmania, Knitting
Day 40, 13 Feb – Hobart Tasmania Hobart is about as far south of the equator as Detroit is north. To further calibrate your climate thinking Feb 13 is equivalent to August 13 in the northern hemisphere. Hobart reminded me of Annapolis, Maryland or maybe a...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 11, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Austrailia, Sydney, Oceania
Day 38, Feb 11th, Sydney Sometime early this morning, the Viking Sun moved back to the White Bay Cruise Terminal from her temporary spot at the Overseas Passenger Terminal last evening. We heard that this may have cost upwards of $50,000 to move the ship both ways...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 10, 2018 | Knitting, 2018 Grand World Voyage, Austrailia, Sydney, Oceania
Day 37, Sydney, Australia – 10 February 2018 We cruised thru scenic Sydney Harbor very early this morning. By the time I made it to the bow, we had already passed the Opera House and were beyond the Sydney Harbor Bridge headed toward our berth at White Bay...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 7, 2018 | Oceania, Sea Day, 2018 Grand World Voyage, New Zealand
Day 34, 7 Feb — Fiordland National Park Today was different than our typical sea day as we would spend almost all the daylight hours cruising thru the scenic Fiordland National Park in New Zealand. The casino was closed and many of the other activities such as...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 6, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, New Zealand, Oceania, Port Chalmers (Dunedin), Knitting
Day 33, Port Chalmers, Dunedin Our arrival was delayed into Port Chalmers this morning due to high winds. Another cruise ship, the Norwegian Jewel, was in the channel ahead of us and Captain Jonathan wanted to stay clear of the channel until the Jewel’s mooring was...
