- The Journey Begins – The 2018 Grand World Voyage
- Leaving San Diego for Fort Lauderdale
- Arriving in Fort Lauderdale and our first day
- Fort Lauderdale – Day 2
- Day 1 – The Adventure Begins
- Day 2 – Our First Sea Day – Abba Fabulous!
- Day 3, Georgetown, Grand Cayman
- Day 4, At Sea En Route Puerto Limon (San Jose), Costa Rica
- Day 5, Puerto Limon, Costa Rica
- Day 6, Transit the Panama Canal
- Day 7, Fuerte Amador, Panama
- Day 8, At Sea
- Day 9, At Sea
- Day 10, At Sea
- Day 11, At Sea
- Day 12, At Sea
- Day 13, At Sea – Enroute to Nuku Hiva
- Day 14, At Sea, Enroute to Nuku Hiva
- Day 15, At Sea – Enroute to Nuku Hiva
- Day 16, Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia
- Day 17, At Sea
- Day 18, Avatoru, Rangiroa, French Polynesia
- Day 19, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
- Day 20, Mooera, French Polynesia
- Day 21, Bora Bora, French Polynesia
- Day 22 – At Sea
- Day 23, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- Day 24, At Sea
- Day 25 – Alofi, Niue
- Day 26 – At Sea – Crossed Dateline – Jan 29th GONE!
- Day 27 – At Sea
- Day 28 – At Sea
- Day 29 – Auckland, NZ
- Day 30 – Tauranga – 3 Feb 2018
- Day 31 – Napier
- Day 32, At Sea – Super Bowl Monday
- Day 33, Port Chalmers, Dunedin
- Day 34, Fjordlands National Park – Milford Sound
- Day 35 – At Sea – Enroute Sydney
- Day 36 – At Sea
- Day 37 – Sydney, Australia
- Day 38 – Sydney, Australia
- Day 39 – At Sea
- 2020 World Cruise Possibilities
- Day 40, Hobart, Tasmania
- Day 41, At Sea
- Day 42, At Sea
- Day 43 – Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island
- Day 44 – Adelaide, South Australia
- Day 45 – At Sea
- Day 46 – At Sea
- Day 47 – Albany, Western Australia
- Day 48 – 21 Feb Perth
- Day 49 – Perth Yarn Crawl
- Day 50 – At Sea
- Day 51 – At Sea
- Day 52 – At Sea
- Day 53 – Benoa, Bali
- Day 54 – Benoa – Bali
- Day 55 – At Sea
- Day 56 – At Sea
- Day 57 – At Sea
- Day 58, Puerto Princesa
- Day 59, – At Sea
- Day 60, Manila, Philippines
- Day 61, Manila, Philippines
- Day 62 – At Sea
- Day 63 – Hong Kong
- Day 64, Hong Kong
- Day 65 – At Sea
- Day 66 – At Sea
- Day 67 – Phu My, Vietnam
- Day 68 – Siem Reap (ms Amsterdam at Sea)
- Day 69 – Siem Reap
- 2020 World Cruise – w/detailed dates
- Day 70 – Singapore
- Day 71 – At Sea
- Day 72 – Phuket
- Day 73 – At Sea
- Day 74 – At Sea – Enroute to Sri Lanka
- Day 75 – Columbo, Sri Lanka
- Day 76 – At Sea – Enroute to the Seychelles
- Day 77 – At Sea
- Day 78 – At Sea
- Day 79 – Victoria, Seychelles
- Day 80 – At Sea
- Day 81 – At Sea
- Day 82 – St Denis – Reunion Island
- Day 83 – At Sea
- Day 84 – At Sea
- Day 85 – At Sea
- Day 86 – Maputo – Safari Day 1
- Day 87 – Kambaku River Sands – Safari Day 2
- Day 88 – Kambaku River Sands – Safari Day 3
- Day 89 – Kambaku River Sands – Safari Day 4
- Day 90 – Cape Town, South Africa
- Day 91, Cape Town, South Africa
- Day 92 – At Sea
- Day 93, Walvis Bay, Namibia
- Day 94 – At Sea
- Day 95 – At Sea
- Day 96 -Luanda, Angola
- Day 97 – At Sea
- Day 98 – At Sea
- Day 99 – Crossing the Equator
- Day 100 – At Sea
- Day 101 – At Sea
- Day 102 – Banjul, Gambia
- Day 103 – Dakar, Senegal
- Day 104 – At Sea
- Day 105, Praia – Cape Verde
- Day 106 – At Sea
- Day 107 – At Sea
- Day 108 – At Sea
- Day 109 – At Sea – April 23, 2018
- Day 110 – At Sea
- Day 111 – San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Day 112 – At Sea
- Day 113 – At Sea
- Day 114 – Fort Lauderdale
- 2018 World Cruise Entertainers
Day 44, 17 Feb – Adelaide, South Australia
Adelaide is the capital city of the state of South Australia, and the fifth-most populous city of Australia with a population of over 1 million people.
Our tendering days are over, and it was nice to be moored to a cruise terminal with the ability to easily get on and off the ship. The gangway was located on Deck 3 next to the Atrium.
The weather was beautiful, with nice blue skies and temperatures in the 70’s.
Taking a taxi
The cruise terminal had a sprinkling of shops, tour operators and souvenir stands. There is a taxi stand outside the terminal and our plan for the day included taking an Uber to two yarn shops and then to the downtown area. Unfortunately, the nearest Uber was 20 minutes away, so we headed over the taxi stand where 5 taxis were waiting. Since we had multiple stops, we tried to negotiate a more favorable multi-trip rate, but the driver insisted on only using the meter, so we elected to use him for the single trip and get an Uber later.
Barb’s Sew and Knit
Barb’s Sew and Knit was our first of two yarn shops. It is about 12 miles south of the cruise terminal, near the airport in the Glenelg area. Barb’s shop sells and services knitting machines in addition to supporting hand knitters and crocheters. Barb is a straight talker and doesn’t mince words which may be a turn-off for some, but we found her candor refreshing. Barb’s shop is small and chock full of yarn and four knitting machines. Judy bought a lovely neutral colored possum blend yarn. She got enough to knit a sweater. She’s hinting that she may knit it for me, we’ll see.
After we finished having a great time with Barb we headed off to the Needle Nook, another yarn shop about 8 miles to the east. Uber was readily available, and we were on our way in a few minutes and arrived about 15 minutes later.
The Needle Nook
The Needle Nook is bright and airy with a nice selection of Patons and Lang yarns to name a few brands. We met a nice local knitter and had a wonderful time chatting with her about Adelaide and life in Australia.
Rundle Mall
The Mall’s Balls, located at the Rundle Mall was our next destination. The Mall’s Balls are two large mirror finished silver spheres – like large pinballs – located in the center of the Rundle Mall. The Rundle Mall is a large outdoor mall featuring a wide pedestrian only walkway in the center of Adelaide and was the location for the Adelaide Fringe Festival Box Office.
Fringe Festival
The Adelaide Fringe Festival started the day before we arrived. “Fringe” festivals are held in cities around the world and are a collection of artists performing a wide variety of non-juried acts that are open to anyone. The performances are not selected on any basis or merit. This attracts a wide variety of artists and gives you a lot of choices to sample an incredible array of talent. The first “fringe” festival was in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is still held there every August. Fringe festivals get their name from the concept that the performances take place on the “fringes” of the mainstream venues or OFF- OFF Broadway.
We purchased tickets online for the Fringe event called “Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tour”, before we left on the cruise. More info on the Disco Walking Tour HERE. The tour is lead by Dave, dressed in a colorful costume. Each participant wears a wireless headset thru which we could hear the disco tunes along with Dave’s commentary. After we picked up our tickets we strolled thru the Rundle Mall, stopping by the Apple Store to use their free, fast Wi-Fi to sync up our Iphones and Ipads.
The Disco Walking tour didn’t start until 6:30 PM and we wanted to change our clothes before the tour so we grabbed an Uber and headed back to the ship. We arranged for the Uber driver to pick us up in an hour, so we wouldn’t have to risk having a long wait for a different Uber driver.
South Australia Police
While we were walking back to the ship thru the cruise terminal, we struck up a conversation with 2 local police officers. We learned that Australia doesn’t have city police or county sheriffs like in the USA but state police that perform all their police functions under a single jurisdiction. It would be like your city police, county sheriff and highway patrol all rolled into one organization. The police were in no hurry and chatted with us for 10 minutes before heading on to the ship. We weren’t sure what they are doing onboard, but we heard a rumor later that a couple of passengers were arrested for marijuana possession after a drug dog alerted as they were leaving the ship. Apparently, this was enough to authorize a search of their cabin where they found more drugs.
Disco Walk
After our quick change on the ship, we met our Uber driver and headed back to the Mall Balls. There is a train stop nearby the cruise terminal and many passengers bought a $10 card which allowed them to ride anywhere in the system all day. The train took a little longer than an Uber and a lot longer if you had to wait long for the next train. An Uber to downtown cost around $30-$35 and when divided among 4 people it was still more expensive that the train, but we preferred the convenience of Uber over the price of the train. When our time in port is so short, we usually prefer the fastest mode of transportation rather than the least expensive.
Rick, Margaret and six other people joined us near the Mall’s Balls for the Disco Walk. The Guru Dudu, Dave, passed out our wireless headsets and he started us out with some warm ups. In a few minutes we were on our way, dancing to the disco beat that only we could hear. Our small group brought a smile to everyone we encountered, and many people joined in on the fun for a few blocks as Dave’s assistant carried spare headsets for temporary use by passersby.
HERE is a link to some Guru Dudu videos from other fringe festivals.
We danced in silence for most of the walk, but we paused once on a sidewalk and serenaded the passing crowd with a awful rendition of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody. After 45 minutes we entered the main grounds of the Fringe Festival in Rundle Park where we simulated hand washing passersby to the tune “Car Wash” but we were the only people who heard the disco beat.
One hour after we started and 1 mile down the road we gathered for a final dance before wrapping up. After taking some group shots we bid farewell to our Guru Dudu and headed back to the street to catch our Uber for the ride back to the ship.
We returned to ship right after the Lido closed so we ordered some room service for a late dinner. Judy ordered the BBQ Pulled Pork Sub while I chose the Rigatoni – both were very good.
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