- 2018 World Cruise Entertainers
- Day 114 – Fort Lauderdale
- Day 113 – At Sea
- Day 112 – At Sea
- Day 111 – San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Day 110 – At Sea
- Day 109 – At Sea – April 23, 2018
- Day 108 – At Sea
- Day 107 – At Sea
- Day 106 – At Sea
- Day 105, Praia – Cape Verde
- Day 104 – At Sea
- Day 103 – Dakar, Senegal
- Day 102 – Banjul, Gambia
- Day 101 – At Sea
- Day 100 – At Sea
- Day 99 – Crossing the Equator
- Day 98 – At Sea
- Day 97 – At Sea
- Day 96 -Luanda, Angola
- Day 95 – At Sea
- Day 94 – At Sea
- Day 93, Walvis Bay, Namibia
- Day 92 – At Sea
- Day 91, Cape Town, South Africa
- Day 90 – Cape Town, South Africa
- Day 89 – Kambaku River Sands – Safari Day 4
- Day 88 – Kambaku River Sands – Safari Day 3
- Day 87 – Kambaku River Sands – Safari Day 2
- Day 86 – Maputo – Safari Day 1
- Day 85 – At Sea
- Day 84 – At Sea
- Day 83 – At Sea
- Day 82 – St Denis – Reunion Island
- Day 81 – At Sea
- Day 80 – At Sea
- Day 79 – Victoria, Seychelles
- Day 78 – At Sea
- Day 77 – At Sea
- Day 76 – At Sea – Enroute to the Seychelles
- Day 75 – Columbo, Sri Lanka
- Day 74 – At Sea – Enroute to Sri Lanka
- Day 73 – At Sea
- Day 72 – Phuket
- Day 71 – At Sea
- Day 70 – Singapore
- 2020 World Cruise – w/detailed dates
- Day 69 – Siem Reap
- Day 68 – Siem Reap (ms Amsterdam at Sea)
- Day 67 – Phu My, Vietnam
- Day 66 – At Sea
- Day 65 – At Sea
- Day 64, Hong Kong
- Day 63 – Hong Kong
- Day 62 – At Sea
- Day 61, Manila, Philippines
- Day 60, Manila, Philippines
- Day 59, – At Sea
- Day 58, Puerto Princesa
- Day 57 – At Sea
- Day 56 – At Sea
- Day 55 – At Sea
- Day 54 – Benoa – Bali
- Day 53 – Benoa, Bali
- Day 52 – At Sea
- Day 51 – At Sea
- Day 50 – At Sea
- Day 49 – Perth Yarn Crawl
- Day 48 – 21 Feb Perth
- Day 47 – Albany, Western Australia
- Day 46 – At Sea
- Day 45 – At Sea
- Day 44 – Adelaide, South Australia
- Day 43 – Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island
- Day 42, At Sea
- Day 41, At Sea
- Day 40, Hobart, Tasmania
- 2020 World Cruise Possibilities
- Day 39 – At Sea
- Day 38 – Sydney, Australia
- Day 37 – Sydney, Australia
- Day 36 – At Sea
- Day 35 – At Sea – Enroute Sydney
- Day 34, Fjordlands National Park – Milford Sound
- Day 33, Port Chalmers, Dunedin
- Day 32, At Sea – Super Bowl Monday
- Day 31 – Napier
- Day 30 – Tauranga – 3 Feb 2018
- Day 29 – Auckland, NZ
- Day 28 – At Sea
- Day 27 – At Sea
- Day 26 – At Sea – Crossed Dateline – Jan 29th GONE!
- Day 25 – Alofi, Niue
- Day 24, At Sea
- Day 23, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- Day 22 – At Sea
- Day 21, Bora Bora, French Polynesia
- Day 20, Mooera, French Polynesia
- Day 19, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
- Day 18, Avatoru, Rangiroa, French Polynesia
- Day 17, At Sea
- Day 16, Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia
- Day 15, At Sea – Enroute to Nuku Hiva
- Day 14, At Sea, Enroute to Nuku Hiva
- Day 13, At Sea – Enroute to Nuku Hiva
- Day 12, At Sea
- Day 11, At Sea
- Day 10, At Sea
- Day 9, At Sea
- Day 8, At Sea
- Day 7, Fuerte Amador, Panama
- Day 6, Transit the Panama Canal
- Day 5, Puerto Limon, Costa Rica
- Day 4, At Sea En Route Puerto Limon (San Jose), Costa Rica
- Day 3, Georgetown, Grand Cayman
- Day 2 – Our First Sea Day – Abba Fabulous!
- Day 1 – The Adventure Begins
- Fort Lauderdale – Day 2
- Arriving in Fort Lauderdale and our first day
- Leaving San Diego for Fort Lauderdale
- The Journey Begins – The 2018 Grand World Voyage
Day 104 – 18 April – At Sea
After our disappointing port call to Dakar I was a little apprehensive about our port visit tomorrow in Praia, Cape Verde. This was one of the countries that was listed in the warning letter we received a week or so ago and I was not looking forward to a repeat of yesterday.
Coffee Chat
The guest for Coffee Chat this morning was Geoffrey, the HAL club manager, along with one of the children, a 10 year old boy named Shane. Geoffrey has been with Holland America for four years. Before that he was a substitute schoolteacher in California. Born in Jamaica, Geoffrey moved to New York City when he was five where he grew up. During the question and answer period one of the guests asked for Geoffrey to show us the contents of his ever-present backpack. Geoffrey began to pull out one item after another including games, sunglasses and other knickknacks. He finally pulled out, as if by mistake, and to the surprise of the gathered crowd, a roll of duct tape. Feigning embarrassment, he put the duct tape back in his bag and said it was for a project he was working on and then glanced at Shane hinting that it might be used to keep him in line if he misbehaved.
I spoke to Geoffrey afterwards and he confided that the duct tape, along with other items, was included in his bag for comic effect as he expected to be asked a question about the contents during the interview.
Chocolate Surprise
Today was Holland America’s 145th birthday. To celebrate they had another Chocolate Surprise like the one they had earlier in the cruise during one of the Galas in the Queen’s Lounge. The Chocolate Surprise took place on Deck Five and the Crow’s Nest starting at 9 PM. Since we are still eating at 9 PM we thought we might miss out, but about 9:30 waiters came through the dining room with trays of the various Chocolate Surprises which consisted of a variety of cakes, chocolate pops and other tempting treats.
Savannah Jack
Performing tonight in the Queen’s Lounge was the group Savannah Jack from Nashville, Tennessee. They played hits from a large library of popular tunes from the 50’s through the present day. They were able to create country sounds along with classic rock and put on a fantastic show. Normally the late show is a repeat of the early show, but Savannah Jack started the early show playing one song from each year between 1956 and 1972 and then during the late show they continue playing songs starting with 1972 onward including such hits as:
• Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
• The Gambler
• The Devil Went Down to Georgia
• Take Me Home, Country Roads
• Margaretville
• Silly Love Songs
• Celebration
Savannah Jack engages well with the audience and plays nothing but crowd pleasers. You can’t help but have a great time!
