Day 66 – At Sea - March 11th Coffee Chat Laurie Ashworth and Spencer Moran of “Eterni Amici” – were the guests at Coffee Chat this morning. Everyone assumes they are married, or at least seeing each other, but their relationship is purely professional. Laurie was...
Day 65 March 10th – At Sea Two sea days on in front of us before we arrive in Phu My, Vietnam where we will start our first overland adventure to Angkor Wat in Cambodia. We went to Angkor Wat on the 2016 world cruise and we enjoyed it so much we decided to make a...
Day 64 - March 9th - Hong Kong The weather was as nice today as it was bad yesterday. Gray skies with threats of rain were replaced by clear blue skies and pleasant temperatures. Heading to Hong Kong Island Around 10:30 AM we headed down to the taxi line to grab a...
Day 63, March 8th - Hong Kong “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” – Mike Tyson – 1997 When Mike Tyson was asked by a reporter whether he was worried about Evander Holyfield and his fight plan he answered with the above quote. While I wasn’t...
Day 62 - At Sea, March 7th 2018 Roll, Pitch and Heave There wasn’t any mention of heavy weather on the horizon as we left Manila, but very early this morning, the ship experienced significant deck motion in all directions, roll, pitch and heave, indicating the...
Day 61, Manila, Philippines - March 6 Shopping Malls Today was our second and final day in Manila. There are plenty of opportunities for shopping here with several large malls within a few miles of the ship. The port provided a shuttle bus to the nearby Robinson...
Day 60, Manilla, Philippines - March 5th As we arrived at Pier 15 in Manila we could hear the drums and music from the welcoming party for another cruise ship berthed on the other side of the pier. There were 4 cruise ships in Manila today, but we could only see the...
Day 59, March 4th At Sea Coffee Chat Giovanni was the guest today for Coffee Chat. He got his start as a cast singer on another cruise line but was able to break out and establish his solo show after impressing the cruise director with an informal audition in the...
Day 58, March 3 - Puerto Princesa Puerto Princesa’s Subterranean River National Park is the major attraction for this port. This is an all-day excursion that involves a 2 hour drive each way – followed by a 20-minute outrigger boat ride to the park. Once at the...
Day 57 – At Sea - Mar 2 Temperature Checks One common inspection as you transit certain airports around the world are body temperature inspections using infrared cameras. These are used to detect anyone with a fever who may be afflicted with some contagious illness. ...