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2020 World Cruise

2020 World Cruise on the ms Amsterdam – 128 Days

Schedule Change Take #2

Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Let’s Circle Australia! After the daily meteorological and navigational update the Captain said he would be back on after Hamish’s activity update. This gave the Captain a chance to broadcast news of our second schedule change into…

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Day 51, Tropical Paradise

Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Day 51 – Tropical Paradise COFFEE CHAT The featured guests for Coffee Chat this morning were the three Sea Cadets:  Jelle, Stephan and Thorald.  They are all going to college in the Netherlands and spend time at…

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Day 50, Papeete, Tahiti

Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Day 50 Papeete, Tahiti The lights of Papeete were twinkling off in the distance as we passed by Moorea, the closest neighbor island to Tahiti.  Papeete is usually a stop on any cruise that goes to this…

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Day 49, En Route Papeete

Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Day 49 – En Route Papeete, Tahiti Coffee Chat was canceled due to a crew drill scheduled for the same time.  We spent most of the day catching up with photos and didn’t venture out of the…

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Day 48, Joie de Vivre

Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Day 48, Joie de Vivre – Joy of Living BRACELET CLASS The Polynesian Cultural Ambassadors led the assembled guests in weaving a bracelet called a “Lau Fala”.   Lau Fala is the type of plant used to make…

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Day 47 – Mutiny on the Bounty

Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Day 47 – Mutiny on the Bounty PITCAIRN ISLAND SOUVENIRS While not the same as Easter island, our visit to Pitcairn Island is generating a bit of buzz.  We are not going ashore, but we will get…

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Day 46 – 7 Billion Meditators

Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise I started to notice a new event in the Where and When called “Seven Billion Meditators with Photographer Gee” which is being held in The Mainstage at 7:30 AM.  I wasn’t exactly sure what to make of…

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Day 45 – Cabin Crawl!

Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Day 45 – Cabin Crawl! COFFEE CHAT Naki Ataman was the guest at Coffee Chat this morning, and he does talk!  He was a very interesting guest and explained the origin of his “Around the World” show…

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Day 44 – Easter Island

Click “Show More Posts” to show all the links to the other posts for the 2020 World Cruise Day 44 – Easter Island Sunrise wasn’t until 8 AM.  When we reached our final position off the west coast of Easter Island around 6 AM, all that could be seen was the city lights.  The sky…

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