Day 85 Mar 30th At Sea There is a coffee chat this morning with Cul’ Africa, but we were busy in our cabin getting ready for our overland Safari trip tomorrow, so we missed it. Linus Project Judy went down to observe the recognition ceremony of the Linus group. This...
Day 84 Mar 29th At Sea Coffee chat was canceled today due to a crew drill which was scheduled at the same time. They have these drills at different times of the day about once a week. This evening, about 1 ½ hours before dinner, everyone from Table 303 assembled in...
Day 83 Mar 28th At Sea Colleen Williamson was the guest on Coffee Chat this morning. She is from Lagrange, Indiana, and now lives in Nashville. Before she was able to earn her living as a singer she worked as a Church secretary and for a tanning salon. You can read...
Day 82 Mar 27th - Reunion Island Planning for this port was a little confusing, since our itinerary listed La Possession as our destination but the town that the shuttlebus would take us to was called St. Denis, a half hour away (about 8 miles.) Based on my...
Day 81 March 26 – At Sea Noel, the Onboard Marketing Manager, and Christel, Guest Relations Manager, were the Coffee Chat guests this morning. Noel is from Nashville, Tennessee, and has been with HAL for 7 years, getting her start as a librarian. Christel is married...
Day 80 March 25 – At Sea Coffee Chat Nyron, the shore excursions manager, was the guest at Coffee Chat this morning. Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, he has since moved to South Africa where his wife is from. He has been with HAL since 1996 and got his start as a...
Day 79 March 24 – Victoria, Seychelles It was still early, around 9 AM, when the Seychelles came into view. The most prominent feature at this point were the 3 large windmills situated along the waterfront. The weather was quite pleasant out at sea, with a nice...
Day 78 March 23 – At Sea Another lazy day at sea as we continued sailing across the Indian Ocean enroute to the Seychelles where we will arrive tomorrow. There was a crew emergency drill today at 9:30 AM which caused Coffee Chat to be cancelled. The ship will have a...
Day 77 March 22 – At Sea Henk Mensink, the Hotel Director, was the special guest for Coffee Chat this morning. He shared an amusing story as to how he met his wife, Christel, along with stories about riding their tandem bicycle and driving rally cars. Henk discussed...
Day 76 - March 21 – At Sea Craig Richard was the guest at Coffee Chat this morning. He put on a great performance with his saxophone last evening. He once played with Kenny G at the Miami Jazz Festival. Today we learned that he was a contestant on American Ninji in...