COFFEE CHAT On most sea days, the cruise director, Hamish, hosts a member of the crew or a guest entertainer in the Explorer’s Lounge at 9:30 AM. People start to arrive about 30 minutes early to get their favorite seats, but there is always room in the back...
Day 2, The Endless Cruise
Day 2 The Endless Cruise Today is day two of our 128 day cruise. I remember our first Alaska cruise in 1998 which was only seven days, but that seemed like a very long cruise at the time. Later in 2006 I took a 28 day cruise which seemed absolutely...
Day 1, Bon Voyage!
Day 1 We arrived in Fort Lauderdale mid-day Thursday which gave us one full day to recover from our jet lag before boarding the Amsterdam on Saturday. In the past we stayed at one of the many hotels near Port Everglades, but this time we stayed at the Residence Inn in...
Happy Days Are Here Again!
. Happy Days Are Here Again! The piano was not being used, but was ready to play, complete with the sheet music for “Happy Days Are Here Again! We finished checking our 4 bags to Fort Lauderdale and were heading to the TSA checkpoint when we spotted the piano...





