- Praia da Vitória, Azores (5 May 2023)
- Bergen, Norway: Snow, Rain and Sun (26 April 2023)
- Holland America Line 150th Anniversary Party in Amsterdam
- A Coruna Spain (Post #80) 12 April 2023
- Lisbon, Portugal (Post #79) – 10 April 2023
- Malaga, Spain (Post #77) 8 April 2023
- Tangier, Morocco (Post #76) 7 April 2023
- Casablanca to Marrakech, Morocco (Post #75)
- Riding a Camel in Agadir, Morocco (Post #74)
- Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canarias (Post #73)
- Santa Cruz, Tenerife (Post #72)
- Aprils Fools’ Day at Sea (Post #71)
- SNOW DAY IN DAKAR, SENEGAL (Post #70)
- Banjul, The Gambia (Post #69)
- Abidjan, Ivory Coast – Côte d’Ivoire, (Post #68)
- Takoradi, Ghana (Post #67)
- Crossing the Equator at the Prime Meridian (Post #66)
- Luanda, Angola (Post #65)
- At Sea – Enroute to Angola (Post #64)
- Walvis Bay, Namibia (Post #63)
- Lüderitz, Namibia (Post #62)
- Cooking in Cape Town (Post #61)
- Cape Town – Table Mountain (Post #60)
- Safari Day #4, Thanda Safari Lodge – Cape Town (Post #59)
- Safari Day #3, Thanda Safari Lodge (Post #58)
- Safari Day #2, Thanda Safari Lodge (Post #57)
- Safari Day #1 – Durban, South Africa (Post #56)
- Our Overland Safari Begins!
- Maputo – Hump Port – (Post #55)
- Formal Night Surprise (Post #54)
- La Possession, Reunion (Post #53)
- Port Louis, Mauritius (Post #52)
- Song Writing at Sea with Trevor Knight (Post #51)
- Indian Ocean Highlights (Post #50)
- A valid claim of Bingo (Post #49)
- Slot Pull at Sea (Post #48)
- 2020 Grand World Cruise Reflection and Reunion Party (Post #47)
- Perth – Swan Valley Wine Tour (Post #46)
- Fremantle Fat Tuesday and Yarn (Post #45)
- Remarkable Rocks on Kangaroo Island (Post #44)
- Adelaide – Kangaroos and Germany in South Australia (Post #43)
- Adelaide, Fringe Festival (Post #42)
- Valentine’s Day at Sea (Post #41)
- Hobart, Tasmania (Post #40)
- Port Arthur, Tasmania (Post #39)
- Two Days in Sydney (Post #38)
- Sailing the Tasman Sea (Post #37)
- Let them eat cake on the Tasman Sea (Post #36)
- Windy Wellington (Post #35)
- Gisborne Wine Tour (Post #34)
- Tauranga and a Visit to Hobbiton (Post #33)
- Auckland Yarn Crawl (Post #32)
- At Sea – Dr. Karen Woodman, Linguist, Guest Lecturer (Post #31)
- When is a world cruise a world cruise? (Post #30)
- Blow Holes on Tonga (Post #29)
- 2025 Grand World Voyage – Sneak Peak (Post #28)
- Fashion Show on the High Seas (Post #27)
- Horse Racing on the High Seas – Derby Night (Post #26)
- Sea Day Brunch and Coloring for Adults (Post #25)
- Late Sleepers in Uturoa, Raiatea (Post #24)
- Snorkeling in the Rain in Raiatea (Post #23)
- Moorea Photo Safari (Post #22)
- Flowers, Pearls and Roulottes in Papeete (Post #21, 21 Jan 2023)
- Island Joy presents Ukuleles in Concert (Post #20)
- Sailing the South Pacific (Post #19)
- GLAMPING IN NUKU HIVA (Post # 18)
- The Final Day of our 8th Consecutive Sea Days (Post #17)
- Taming the Towel Animals – At Sea (Post #16)
- Sunday Brunch – At Sea (Post #15)
- Mike West “The Ship Guy”- At Sea (Post #14)
- The Captain’s Dinner and Zuiderdam Ball (Post #13)
- Something Old and Something New (Post #12)
- The Graveyard of Good Intentions (Post #11)
- Library Grand Opening – At Sea (Post #10)
- Two Faces of Panama (Post #9)
- Zuiderdam and Volendam – side by side – Panama Canal Transit (Post #8)
- Puerto Limón (Post#7)
- The Tuxedo Junction at Sea (Post #6)
- Falmouth, Jamaica (Post #5)
- At Sea – en route to Falmouth, Jamaica (Post #4)
- The Adventure Begins! – Fort Lauderdale (Post #3)
- 2023 World Cruise – The Adventure Begins (Post #1)

FORMAL NIGHT on the World Cruise for Valentine’s Day
Here is a recap of our fabulous Valentine’s Day formal night
Dinner was fantastic – MENU
Daily Program full of special activities including:
- Valentine’s Day Paper Flower workshop
- Valentine’s Day Card Making workshop
- ZUDM Radio Valentine’s day song dedications by the Lido Pool
- Special Valentine’s Day Painting with wine workshop ($40)
- The Couples Game Show
- Valentine’s Day Dance
- Chocolate Surprise
- After Dance Party
The Crow’s Nest was renamed “The Love Nest” and the Rolling Stone Lounge was renamed “The Love Lounge”

The day started with a special delivery!

Custom World Cruise Chocolates and a Rose – Too pretty to eat?

Table 89 kicked off the evening with a meeting of the Tuxedo Junction – Henk (Hotel GM) made a special appearance. Denise and Walter joined in the fun.

Henk at The Tuxedo Junction

Pete and Judy with Henk in the Junction

Brad celebrated his birthday and became the 4th person to wear “The Big Hat”

Dancing in the “Love Nest” with music by The Dance Band

I was shot with Cupid’s Arrow – straight thru the head!

Valentine’s Day Drink Station in The Love Nest

Waiters serving The Chocolate Surprise at 9:30 in the Love Nest and Love Lounge – Plenty to go around – a lot of variety

The Captain stopped by the Love Lounge
The Valentine’s Day party had FOUR venues in progress: The Dance Band in The Love Nest, The Classical Duet (aka Adagio) in the Ocean Bar, The Rock Band in the Love Lounge, and the Piano Duet in Billboard.
Every venue had good participation – with nice crowds – but seats were always available. Everyone had a choice of the atmosphere they desired – and the sound level – and a good time was had by all.
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