We enjoy local food, wine, and great weather on Palm Sunday Arriving while the sun was rising, we moored at a long narrow quay, across from the large city of Santa Cruz. There are many different cruise ship berths here, so where you moor may be different, but they...
A fun day at sea with two parties April Fools' Day on Zuiderdam started the night before with the distribution of the Daily Program. As you can see below, the top paragraph was printed upside down. Our location is listed as "Lost at Sea" During Ian's morning...
Our visit to Dakar was canceled, but the ship spent the day unsuccessfully attempting to load containers of food and supplies. We arrived in Dakar around 7 am, but at 8:15 am, Capt Frank announced that the port was changed to a service call due to expected protests in...
We visit Banjul residents, Sheriff and Kaddy, in their home and help prepare lunch after a trip to the market ARRIVAL We glided into our berth before 7 am as the morning twilight waned. The pier was already busy as vehicles for the many HAL excursions arrived and...
We visit Abidjan, using a new dock, and Grand Bassam ABIDJAN'S NEW DOCK We sailed thru the narrow, 1 mile long, Vridi Canal as the sun cracked the horizon with the Abidjan skyline off in the distance. We moored at a new dock that has only been open for a few weeks. ...
We witness Takoradi in full swing, from the fishing harbor to the market circle The Zuiderdam moored in Takoradi toward the end of a long jetty, about 50-100 yards across stretching a mile from the mainland, around 7 am. It would take another 90 minutes to get...
We search for Null Island and attend the Shellback Ceremony We became Emerald Shellbacks today. This will be my second time crossing the equator at the Prime Meridian; the first was back in 2018 - More HERE. In 2018 we crossed in the dead of night and had a party in...
We take it easy in Luanda and don't venture very far from the ship The Zuiderdam moored in Luanda, Angola, around sunrise. We were cleared to go ashore around 8 am. We weren't feeling 100% so we decided to take it easy today and go ashore around mid-day and visit...
A new Captain and we learn more about Project Linus NEW CAPTAIN INTRODUCED 19 March 2023 Today's big event was at 7:00 PM when the Cruise and Travel Director, Ian, introduced the new Captain: Frank van der Hoeven, on the World Stage. Capt Frank spoke for about...
Walvis Bay was our second and final stop in Namibia. Walvis Bay is a large, very industrial port. On my earlier visit, the ship moored alongside the wharf, but this time we moored on a long, narrow pier that connected to the wharf. We already cleared immigration in...