Keoni, from the Polynesian Cultural Team, taught the lei making class this morning Today was the first of our five sea days before we arrive in Honolulu on March 6th. It’s quite chilly in the eastern Pacific Ocean in March which is often a little surprising to people...
Holland America's ms Zuiderdam at anchor in Avalon Harbor “Twenty-six miles across the seaSanta Catalina is a-waitin' for me,Santa Catalina, the island of romance” That’s the opening verse to the song “26 miles (Santa Catalina)” by the Four Preps Our original...
Day 1 The longest Holland America cruise since the restart begins today. We embark ms Zuiderdam here in San Diego for a 35 day round trip to the South Pacific. Here is the official HAL map. You can find a link to the cruise map HERE where each marker will link to...
Sailing into the sunset off the coast of Imperial Beach Yeah! I’m doing my Doc Dance! Younger cruisers will say – Hey What? What’s a Doc Dance? Doing a Doc Dance was one of the precruise traditions that fell by the wayside once all your cruise documentation was...