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 7, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
Tai Chi Cancelled It always pays to read the “When and Where” each evening. We assumed that Tai Chi was every day at sea. But we didn’t realize that on Sundays, Catholic Mass is held in the Queens Lounge which cancels Tai Chi on Sundays. Coffee with Hamish In a way...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 5, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
Our first sea day was filled with wonderful activities! Tai Chi We have been interested in Tai Chi, but never tried it on our previous cruises when it was offered. Today when we saw it was being offered on this Grand World Voyage we decided to head down to the Queens...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 4, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, USA, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, North America, Sea Day
The Adventure Begins A little before noon we were down in the lobby ready to check out of the Embassy Suites and call an UBER for the short driver over to Terminal 26. The lobby was empty and there was no line to check out. I pulled up my UBER app and requested an...
