- The Journey Begins – The 2018 Grand World Voyage
- Leaving San Diego for Fort Lauderdale
- Arriving in Fort Lauderdale and our first day
- Fort Lauderdale – Day 2
- Day 1 – The Adventure Begins
- Day 2 – Our First Sea Day – Abba Fabulous!
- Day 3, Georgetown, Grand Cayman
- Day 4, At Sea En Route Puerto Limon (San Jose), Costa Rica
- Day 5, Puerto Limon, Costa Rica
- Day 6, Transit the Panama Canal
- Day 7, Fuerte Amador, Panama
- Day 8, At Sea
- Day 9, At Sea
- Day 10, At Sea
- Day 11, At Sea
- Day 12, At Sea
- Day 13, At Sea – Enroute to Nuku Hiva
- Day 14, At Sea, Enroute to Nuku Hiva
- Day 15, At Sea – Enroute to Nuku Hiva
- Day 16, Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia
- Day 17, At Sea
- Day 18, Avatoru, Rangiroa, French Polynesia
- Day 19, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
- Day 20, Mooera, French Polynesia
- Day 21, Bora Bora, French Polynesia
- Day 22 – At Sea
- Day 23, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- Day 24, At Sea
- Day 25 – Alofi, Niue
- Day 26 – At Sea – Crossed Dateline – Jan 29th GONE!
- Day 27 – At Sea
- Day 28 – At Sea
- Day 29 – Auckland, NZ
- Day 30 – Tauranga – 3 Feb 2018
- Day 31 – Napier
- Day 32, At Sea – Super Bowl Monday
- Day 33, Port Chalmers, Dunedin
- Day 34, Fjordlands National Park – Milford Sound
- Day 35 – At Sea – Enroute Sydney
- Day 36 – At Sea
- Day 37 – Sydney, Australia
- Day 38 – Sydney, Australia
- Day 39 – At Sea
- 2020 World Cruise Possibilities
- Day 40, Hobart, Tasmania
- Day 41, At Sea
- Day 42, At Sea
- Day 43 – Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island
- Day 44 – Adelaide, South Australia
- Day 45 – At Sea
- Day 46 – At Sea
- Day 47 – Albany, Western Australia
- Day 48 – 21 Feb Perth
- Day 49 – Perth Yarn Crawl
- Day 50 – At Sea
- Day 51 – At Sea
- Day 52 – At Sea
- Day 53 – Benoa, Bali
- Day 54 – Benoa – Bali
- Day 55 – At Sea
- Day 56 – At Sea
- Day 57 – At Sea
- Day 58, Puerto Princesa
- Day 59, – At Sea
- Day 60, Manila, Philippines
- Day 61, Manila, Philippines
- Day 62 – At Sea
- Day 63 – Hong Kong
- Day 64, Hong Kong
- Day 65 – At Sea
- Day 66 – At Sea
- Day 67 – Phu My, Vietnam
- Day 68 – Siem Reap (ms Amsterdam at Sea)
- Day 69 – Siem Reap
- 2020 World Cruise – w/detailed dates
- Day 70 – Singapore
- Day 71 – At Sea
- Day 72 – Phuket
- Day 73 – At Sea
- Day 74 – At Sea – Enroute to Sri Lanka
- Day 75 – Columbo, Sri Lanka
- Day 76 – At Sea – Enroute to the Seychelles
- Day 77 – At Sea
- Day 78 – At Sea
- Day 79 – Victoria, Seychelles
- Day 80 – At Sea
- Day 81 – At Sea
- Day 82 – St Denis – Reunion Island
- Day 83 – At Sea
- Day 84 – At Sea
- Day 85 – At Sea
- Day 86 – Maputo – Safari Day 1
- Day 87 – Kambaku River Sands – Safari Day 2
- Day 88 – Kambaku River Sands – Safari Day 3
- Day 89 – Kambaku River Sands – Safari Day 4
- Day 90 – Cape Town, South Africa
- Day 91, Cape Town, South Africa
- Day 92 – At Sea
- Day 93, Walvis Bay, Namibia
- Day 94 – At Sea
- Day 95 – At Sea
- Day 96 -Luanda, Angola
- Day 97 – At Sea
- Day 98 – At Sea
- Day 99 – Crossing the Equator
- Day 100 – At Sea
- Day 101 – At Sea
- Day 102 – Banjul, Gambia
- Day 103 – Dakar, Senegal
- Day 104 – At Sea
- Day 105, Praia – Cape Verde
- Day 106 – At Sea
- Day 107 – At Sea
- Day 108 – At Sea
- Day 109 – At Sea – April 23, 2018
- Day 110 – At Sea
- Day 111 – San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Day 112 – At Sea
- Day 113 – At Sea
- Day 114 – Fort Lauderdale
- 2018 World Cruise Entertainers
Day 104 – 18 April – At Sea
After our disappointing port call to Dakar I was a little apprehensive about our port visit tomorrow in Praia, Cape Verde. This was one of the countries that was listed in the warning letter we received a week or so ago and I was not looking forward to a repeat of yesterday.
Coffee Chat
The guest for Coffee Chat this morning was Geoffrey, the HAL club manager, along with one of the children, a 10 year old boy named Shane. Geoffrey has been with Holland America for four years. Before that he was a substitute schoolteacher in California. Born in Jamaica, Geoffrey moved to New York City when he was five where he grew up. During the question and answer period one of the guests asked for Geoffrey to show us the contents of his ever-present backpack. Geoffrey began to pull out one item after another including games, sunglasses and other knickknacks. He finally pulled out, as if by mistake, and to the surprise of the gathered crowd, a roll of duct tape. Feigning embarrassment, he put the duct tape back in his bag and said it was for a project he was working on and then glanced at Shane hinting that it might be used to keep him in line if he misbehaved.
I spoke to Geoffrey afterwards and he confided that the duct tape, along with other items, was included in his bag for comic effect as he expected to be asked a question about the contents during the interview.
Chocolate Surprise
Today was Holland America’s 145th birthday. To celebrate they had another Chocolate Surprise like the one they had earlier in the cruise during one of the Galas in the Queen’s Lounge. The Chocolate Surprise took place on Deck Five and the Crow’s Nest starting at 9 PM. Since we are still eating at 9 PM we thought we might miss out, but about 9:30 waiters came through the dining room with trays of the various Chocolate Surprises which consisted of a variety of cakes, chocolate pops and other tempting treats.
Savannah Jack
Performing tonight in the Queen’s Lounge was the group Savannah Jack from Nashville, Tennessee. They played hits from a large library of popular tunes from the 50’s through the present day. They were able to create country sounds along with classic rock and put on a fantastic show. Normally the late show is a repeat of the early show, but Savannah Jack started the early show playing one song from each year between 1956 and 1972 and then during the late show they continue playing songs starting with 1972 onward including such hits as:
• Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
• The Gambler
• The Devil Went Down to Georgia
• Take Me Home, Country Roads
• Margaretville
• Silly Love Songs
• Celebration
Savannah Jack engages well with the audience and plays nothing but crowd pleasers. You can’t help but have a great time!
