We celebrated the start of our Grand World Voyage with The Captain's Dinner and the Zuiderdam Ball - plus a return to Formal Night! Eight consecutive sea days will be our longest, and we are now halfway to Nuku Hiva, with four days to go. There has been some ship...
I have been playing Texas Hold'em on Cruise ships for years - Something old - but was looking for something new. Whenever I go on a cruise, I strive to try something new. I am always looking for something new to eat, new entertainment, and a new activity. We rarely...
The Graveyard of Good Intentions I spent most of the day solving a technical issue with my website's security certificate. Due to the poor internet, what would take 5 minutes to research and solve ended up taking several hours. Everything is back running normally,...
The Library opens and we celebrate our table's first birthday The Library reopened today at 9 am with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Cruise and Travel Director, Ian, with the Captain in attendance. The ribbon was cut by the current Entertainment Director,...
We explored the Two Faces of Panama as we visited El Chorrillo and the Casco Viejo historic district In every port we visit, we always try to see something unique to the local area. Sometimes there is an interesting geographic feature or historical place. There...
Panama Canal Transit by day - and Panama City at Night We approached the Gatun Locks early in the morning at first light. The Volendam was ahead of us, and we would follow her throughout the day. One benefit of a canal transit as part of a World Cruise is that the...
We enjoyed street food in Puerto Limon and climbed on the world's largest chair (sorta) ofLeaving the ship was like walking down a deep canyon. We were between the Zuiderdam and the Volendam and the sun was blocked out for most of the day. The port had several nice...
The Tuxedo Junction held its first meeting during our first "Dressy Night" We had to complete a mandatory COVID self-test today between 9 and 9:30 am. Test kits were delivered to our rooms with instructions in envelopes. Since we have done many self-tests...
Spent the day catching up with the blog then a quick spin through the Falmouth tourist area We arrived around 10 am and moored in the Falmouth Tourist Area. This is a secure enclave of shops and restaurants that contains only screened vendors. I spent most of...
Big Turnout for the Meet and Greet as we start to settle in for the long cruise he main event for today was the Cruise Critic Meet and Greet held in the Crow's Nest at 10 am. We had about 200 people attend - a great turnout. Big Thanks to Kathi - Scrapnana - Roll...