- Day 12, Tenor Terrific
- Happy Days Are Here Again!
- Day 1, Bon Voyage!
- Day 2, The Endless Cruise
- Day 3, Black and Gold
- Day 4, Earthquake at Sea
- Day 5, Roseau, Dominica
- Day 6, Cook like a Lucian
- Day 7, Grand Gala Party
- Day 8, Devil’s Island
- Day 11, Samba Sizzle
- Day 9, Sunday Brunch Sampler
- Day 13, Recife, Brazil
- Day 15, Selfies at Sea
- Day 16, Rio!
- Alana Conway – Superstar!
- The Final Leg Home
- Day 78, The Long Road Home
- Emilio Valle Rocks the Amsterdam Main Stage
- Day 77, Keep Smiling!
- Amsterdam Grand World Voyage Ends Early – Heading Home
- 2020 World Cruise will end in Fremantle due to Corona Virus
- Day 63, Sydney Australia, Walkabout Park
- Day 62, Straight Flush on the Flop!
- Day 61, Captain’s Gala Dinner
- Day 60, Parasailing in Paradise
- Day 59, Auckland Yarn Crawl
- Day 58, Wine on Waiheke
- Day 57, Super Tuesday at Sea
- Day 56, Bowlers and Bumbershoots
- MAJOR SCHEDULE CHANGE
- Day 55, Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
- Day 54, Advance Clocks 23 Hours
- Day 53, Mardi Gras at sea!
- Day 52, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- Schedule Change Take #2
- Day 51, Tropical Paradise
- Day 50, Papeete, Tahiti
- Day 49, En Route Papeete
- Day 48, Joie de Vivre
- Day 47 – Mutiny on the Bounty
- Day 46 – 7 Billion Meditators
- Day 45 – Cabin Crawl!
- Day 44 – Easter Island
- Day 43 – THE MAN THAT DOESN’T TALK
- Day 42, My Sweet Valentine
- Day 41, Abba Fabulous!
- Day 40, Polynesian Cultural Ambassadors
- Day 39, Valparaiso Artist Studios (San Antonio/Santiago)
- 2022 Grand World Voyage Survey
- Day 38, At Sea, En-route San Antonio, Chile
- Day 37, Puerto Montt
- Day 36, Paparazzi Night
- Day 35, Sarmiento Channel
- Day 34, Punta Arenas
- Day 33,Ushuaia
- Day 32, Cape Horn
- Day 31, Drake Lake – Redux
- Day 30, Super Fog on Super Sunday
- Day 29, Charlotte Bay
- Day 28, Neumayer Channel
- Day 27, Admiralty Bay and Deception Island
- Day 26, Drake Lake & Penguins!
- Day 25, Falkland Islands -Almost
- Day 24, Rock and Roll!
- Day 23, Black and White
- Day 22, Montevideo
- Day 21, Back Home
- Day 20, Walking to Buenos Aires?
- Day 19, Iguazu Falls – Argentina
- Day 18, Iguazu Falls
- Day 17 – A Carnaval Experience! (sorta)
- Day 14, Gold, Glitz and Gleam
- Day 10, Belém
Day 26
COFFEE CHAT
Ruben Vilagrand, the mime magician, who performed a few nights ago, was the guest this morning at Coffee Chat. A native of Spain, he developed his silent show while performing in Europe. With so many different languages spoken, he wanted to have a show that would instantly translate across cultures. He is working on a show that will be in Las Vegas soon, so if you are visiting Vegas in the future, check and see if he is performing during your visit.
DRAKE PASSAGE
We are crossing the Drake Passage today, which can be quite rough or as smooth as a lake. While it wasn’t glass smooth today, it was relatively calm as far as Antarctica sailings go.
CRAFTS
Judy went to the afternoon Craft session in the Lido. Today they assembled a charm necklace with Antarctica themed charms. All the pieces are stainless steel which Judy liked because they won’t cause a rash on her skin.
In the hallway across from the Library, there is a bulletin board that is available for guests to post general interest items or look for people with shared interests who may want to gather for cards.
KNITTING UPDATE
Judy continues to knit her Southern Ocean Skinny Scarf series. She has completed her Falklands scarf and just finished the Drake Passage scarf. She is now working on the Glacier and Penguin scarves.
ANTARCTICA ADVENTURE DINNER
Tonight’s theme for dinner was the Antarctica Adventure. Ben Sack, artist in residence from 2018, joined us for dinner. We had a special appearance by some Penguins! We bought these costumes before we left home and had fun wearing them this evening. Many crewmembers wanted to snap my photo as we moved about the ship.
ADAM WESTCOTT
Adam Westcott, an extraordinary flamenco guitarist, was the featured performer on the Mainstage this evening. He performed a wonderful rendition of the Led Zeppelin classic – Stairway to Heaven.
After the show we stopped by the Crow’s Nest for a drink. It was pretty dead, maybe a dozen people enjoying the music of the Station Band.
Tomorrow is the first day of our Antarctica Experience!
Love the penguin suits!
Are the patterns Judy is knitting for South America her own designs, or from another source?
HI Laura, I found the project on Ravelry. Smal Ulla Med Volang The pattern is no longer available, but I did a bit of reverse engineering. The skinny scarf section is knit in the round on 30 stitches. The ruffly ends are 120 stitches that are decreased on one round at the beginning and increased on one round at the end. The photos look like there are two layers of ruffles, which made the increases and decreases as well as joining the two ruffles into one very complicated and a challenge to keep the stitches from falling off the needle. I sort of fudged what I did, but it looks OK. The yarn is sock yarn, and the needles are a US3 circular. Thanks for asking. Judy
I am looking forward to reading your Antarctic days. We are going on the 74 day 2021 South America Grand Cruise so you are travelling in the opposite direction that we will be. I have been following and reading your blog. Learning much. Thanks.
It’s a wonderful trip. It’s not that cold – may 30 or so, but with the wind chill it can be a little nippy. A windbreaker is all you really need over a sweater.
Love your penguin costumes. Bet you were the only ones who thought of it.
Here is a link to the costume! Rasta Imposta Lightweight Penguin Costume, Black/White, One Size
Loved reading the last few days! What a fun adventure! I love your spirit and ability to have a great time regardless of the circumstances 🙂
Thanks for the comment. Glad you are enjoying the blog