While walking around the ship today, I realized something was missing. There was none in the Ocean Bar – one of its usual haunts – nothing near the Explorers Lounge. No flyers in our mailslot, no announcements from the Cruise Director announcing the next event....
The sun was up very early this morning as our time changes are marching ahead of true local time. We will retard clocks one last time tonight, by 30 minutes, but we still have over 2000 miles until Nuku Hiva. With a time zone roughly 1000 miles wide we are ahead...
Day 10, Enroute Nuku Hiva Our steady progress across the Pacific continues and we continue to close on the equator and will soon enter the South Pacific. The weather continues to cooperate, and while a little on the warm side, it is quite pleasant on deck especially...
Warm, overcast skies greeted us this morning as we continue west toward Nuku Hiva at around 18 knots. The Seaview pool was empty as was the Lido Pool. Rain threatened so it was easy to decide to sleep in or relax inside. Our first event was the Shell Necklace Class...
Day 8 – At Sea enroute to Nuku Hiva Today was very busy as there is so much going on, all very interesting. You really have to plan ahead to make sure you don't miss anything. Good Morning Amsterdam featured Phillip Huber as the guest. He was the Marionette performer...
Day 7 January 11th, Panama City, Panama The Cruise Director explained how tenders would work last night before the show. He went on to say, "If you have to ask if you have priority tendering – you don’t" Since our group of 6 didn’t have priority tendering and we...
Day 6 Cruising the Panama Canal Sunset Photo by Judy Z Unlike a dedicated Panama Canal Cruise, where the transit is the main event, this time it is simply another wonder of the world amongst dozens of other wonders. Nevertheless, it is still spectacular and something...
Puerto Limon, Costa Rica, was our first port of the Grand World Voyage. Puerto Limon is on the east coast of Costa Rica and is not a very touristy town. There is a small tourist market set up near the pier, but most of the stores in the small town seem to cater to...
We attended the Good Morning Amsterdam show live again this morning. Special Guests were the Finkel family. The two brothers, Xylophonist Ian Finkel and Concert Pianist Elliot Finkel were joined by their 93 year old father, Fyvush Finkel. They were a big hit again and...
Good Morning Amsterdam! That is the name of the live closed circuit TV show hosted by the Cruise Director, Gene, every morning around 9:30 AM . I attended the first show in person in the Wajang Theatre. Gene explained to us how the show was going to start: He would...