- 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 9, Sunday Brunch Sampler
- Day 10, Belém
- Day 11, Samba Sizzle
- Day 12, Tenor Terrific
- Day 13, Recife, Brazil
- Day 14, Gold, Glitz and Gleam
- Day 15, Selfies at Sea
- Day 16, Rio!
- Day 17 – A Carnaval Experience! (sorta)
- Day 18, Iguazu Falls
- Day 19, Iguazu Falls – Argentina
- Day 20, Walking to Buenos Aires?
- Day 21, Back Home
- Day 22, Montevideo
- Day 23, Black and White
- Day 24, Rock and Roll!
- Day 25, Falkland Islands -Almost
- Day 26, Drake Lake & Penguins!
- Day 27, Admiralty Bay and Deception Island
- Day 28, Neumayer Channel
- Day 29, Charlotte Bay
- Day 30, Super Fog on Super Sunday
- Day 31, Drake Lake – Redux
- Day 32, Cape Horn
- Day 33,Ushuaia
- Day 34, Punta Arenas
- Day 35, Sarmiento Channel
- Day 36, Paparazzi Night
- Day 37, Puerto Montt
- Day 38, At Sea, En-route San Antonio, Chile
- 2022 Grand World Voyage Survey
- Day 39, Valparaiso Artist Studios (San Antonio/Santiago)
- Day 40, Polynesian Cultural Ambassadors
- Day 41, Abba Fabulous!
- Day 42, My Sweet Valentine
- Day 43 – THE MAN THAT DOESN’T TALK
- Day 44 – Easter Island
- Day 45 – Cabin Crawl!
- Day 46 – 7 Billion Meditators
- Day 47 – Mutiny on the Bounty
- Day 48, Joie de Vivre
- Day 49, En Route Papeete
- Day 50, Papeete, Tahiti
- Day 51, Tropical Paradise
- Schedule Change Take #2
- Day 52, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- Day 53, Mardi Gras at sea!
- Day 54, Advance Clocks 23 Hours
- Day 55, Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
- MAJOR SCHEDULE CHANGE
- Day 56, Bowlers and Bumbershoots
- Day 57, Super Tuesday at Sea
- Day 58, Wine on Waiheke
- Day 59, Auckland Yarn Crawl
- Day 60, Parasailing in Paradise
- Day 61, Captain’s Gala Dinner
- Day 62, Straight Flush on the Flop!
- Day 63, Sydney Australia, Walkabout Park
- 2020 World Cruise will end in Fremantle due to Corona Virus
- Amsterdam Grand World Voyage Ends Early – Heading Home
- Day 77, Keep Smiling!
- Emilio Valle Rocks the Amsterdam Main Stage
- Day 78, The Long Road Home
- The Final Leg Home
- Alana Conway – Superstar!
Day 30
Antarctica Day 4
SUPER FOG
Thick fog greeted us this morning as we crawled toward Hope Bay for our final day of Antarctic Cruising. Commentary was supposed to commence at 7 AM, but an announcement was made that due to the poor visibility, commentary was postponed pending better weather.
At 8:30 AM, Capt Mercer came on the PA and told us that the visibility was expected to be poor the entire day and he was cancelling our final day of scenic cruising and we would be heading toward Drake Passage and Ushuaia.
I walked around the empty decks and only saw a few other people who ventured out this cold, wet morning.
ICEBERGS!
Early this evening we passed by two large icebergs. The Captain gave us 20 minutes notice so we could gather our cameras and head to an open deck. As this was during early dinner, the crowds on deck were much smaller than I expected. By now, the fog had lifted, and the icebergs made a nice contrast with the blue sky in the background.
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Starboard Side Iceberg -
Port Side Iceberg
SUPER SUNDAY
The main event this evening is Superbowl LIV which was scheduled for 7:30 PM in the Main Stage. We are two hours ahead of EST, kickoff is expected for 8:30 PM.
In the days leading up to the Superbowl, an all you can drink package was offered with reserved seating and special game favors for $55 per person.
Earlier in the day, I checked out the theater as they were setting up and it looks like they sold about 20 tables. In the center of the Main Stage seating, a U-shaped bar was set up to provide speedy service to everyone watching the game.
We went to dinner in the Main Dining Room for main seating finishing up around 9 PM. The game was halfway thru the first quarter when we arrived. While most of the seats on Deck 4 were occupied, we found a few vacant seats in the back corner that had an unobstructed view of the screen. There were plenty of seats available in the balcony.
A buffet line was set up at both the Port and Starboard entrances to the Main Stage on Deck 4 with a selection of:
- San Francisco Lobster Rolls
- Potato Chips
- Boston Cream Filled Doughnuts
- Grilled Vegetable Tortilla Wrap
- Chips and Salsa
I understand the San Francisco Lobster rolls, but I thought they would have had Kansas City Barbeque or something similar to represent Kansas City. Maybe they assumed that the Patriots would be playing again and that’s why they had Boston Cream Filled Donuts.
As the game progressed, a team of waiters circulated serving snacks:
- Chicken Wings
- Burritos
- Mac and Cheese Balls
The game was also being shown in the Sports Bar, which was full. There weren’t any snacks, favors or food service there.
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