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Day 13, At Sea – Enroute to Nuku Hiva

by | Jan 16, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day | 0 comments

  1. The Journey Begins – The 2018 Grand World Voyage
  2. Leaving San Diego for Fort Lauderdale
  3. Arriving in Fort Lauderdale and our first day
  4. Fort Lauderdale – Day 2
  5. Day 1 – The Adventure Begins
  6. Day 2 – Our First Sea Day – Abba Fabulous!
  7. Day 3, Georgetown, Grand Cayman
  8. Day 4, At Sea En Route Puerto Limon (San Jose), Costa Rica
  9. Day 5, Puerto Limon, Costa Rica
  10. Day 6, Transit the Panama Canal
  11. Day 7, Fuerte Amador, Panama
  12. Day 8, At Sea
  13. Day 9, At Sea
  14. Day 10, At Sea
  15. Day 11, At Sea
  16. Day 12, At Sea
  17. Day 13, At Sea – Enroute to Nuku Hiva
  18. Day 14, At Sea, Enroute to Nuku Hiva
  19. Day 15, At Sea – Enroute to Nuku Hiva
  20. Day 16, Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia
  21. Day 17, At Sea
  22. Day 18, Avatoru, Rangiroa, French Polynesia
  23. Day 19, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
  24. Day 20, Mooera, French Polynesia
  25. Day 21, Bora Bora, French Polynesia
  26. Day 22 – At Sea
  27. Day 23, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
  28. Day 24, At Sea
  29. Day 25 – Alofi, Niue
  30. Day 26 – At Sea – Crossed Dateline – Jan 29th GONE!
  31. Day 27 – At Sea
  32. Day 28 – At Sea
  33. Day 29 – Auckland, NZ
  34. Day 30 – Tauranga – 3 Feb 2018
  35. Day 31 – Napier
  36. Day 32, At Sea – Super Bowl Monday
  37. Day 33, Port Chalmers, Dunedin
  38. Day 34, Fjordlands National Park – Milford Sound
  39. Day 35 – At Sea – Enroute Sydney
  40. Day 36 – At Sea
  41. Day 37 – Sydney, Australia
  42. Day 38 – Sydney, Australia
  43. Day 39 – At Sea
  44. 2020 World Cruise Possibilities
  45. Day 40, Hobart, Tasmania
  46. Day 41, At Sea
  47. Day 42, At Sea
  48. Day 43 – Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island
  49. Day 44 – Adelaide, South Australia
  50. Day 45 – At Sea
  51. Day 46 – At Sea
  52. Day 47 – Albany, Western Australia
  53. Day 48 – 21 Feb Perth
  54. Day 49 – Perth Yarn Crawl
  55. Day 50 – At Sea
  56. Day 51 – At Sea
  57. Day 52 – At Sea
  58. Day 53 – Benoa, Bali
  59. Day 54 – Benoa – Bali
  60. Day 55 – At Sea
  61. Day 56 – At Sea
  62. Day 57 – At Sea
  63. Day 58, Puerto Princesa
  64. Day 59, – At Sea
  65. Day 60, Manila, Philippines
  66. Day 61, Manila, Philippines
  67. Day 62 – At Sea
  68. Day 63 – Hong Kong
  69. Day 64, Hong Kong
  70. Day 65 – At Sea
  71. Day 66 – At Sea
  72. Day 67 – Phu My, Vietnam
  73. Day 68 – Siem Reap (ms Amsterdam at Sea)
  74. Day 69 – Siem Reap
  75. 2020 World Cruise – w/detailed dates
  76. Day 70 – Singapore
  77. Day 71 – At Sea
  78. Day 72 – Phuket
  79. Day 73 – At Sea
  80. Day 74 – At Sea – Enroute to Sri Lanka
  81. Day 75 – Columbo, Sri Lanka
  82. Day 76 – At Sea – Enroute to the Seychelles
  83. Day 77 – At Sea
  84. Day 78 – At Sea
  85. Day 79 – Victoria, Seychelles
  86. Day 80 – At Sea
  87. Day 81 – At Sea
  88. Day 82 – St Denis – Reunion Island
  89. Day 83 – At Sea
  90. Day 84 – At Sea
  91. Day 85 – At Sea
  92. Day 86 – Maputo – Safari Day 1
  93. Day 87 – Kambaku River Sands – Safari Day 2
  94. Day 88 – Kambaku River Sands – Safari Day 3
  95. Day 89 – Kambaku River Sands – Safari Day 4
  96. Day 90 – Cape Town, South Africa
  97. Day 91, Cape Town, South Africa
  98. Day 92 – At Sea
  99. Day 93, Walvis Bay, Namibia
  100. Day 94 – At Sea
  101. Day 95 – At Sea
  102. Day 96 -Luanda, Angola
  103. Day 97 – At Sea
  104. Day 98 – At Sea
  105. Day 99 – Crossing the Equator
  106. Day 100 – At Sea
  107. Day 101 – At Sea
  108. Day 102 – Banjul, Gambia
  109. Day 103 – Dakar, Senegal
  110. Day 104 – At Sea
  111. Day 105, Praia – Cape Verde
  112. Day 106 – At Sea
  113. Day 107 – At Sea
  114. Day 108 – At Sea
  115. Day 109 – At Sea – April 23, 2018
  116. Day 110 – At Sea
  117. Day 111 – San Juan, Puerto Rico
  118. Day 112 – At Sea
  119. Day 113 – At Sea
  120. Day 114 – Fort Lauderdale
  121. 2018 World Cruise Entertainers

Day 13, At Sea – Enroute to Nuku Hiva, 16 January 2018

A Lazy Day at Sea

The beautiful weather continues as we sail towards Nuku Hiva.  There was a little more deck motion than there has been over the past few days, but only the people most prone to seasickness are probably affected.  You see a few people walking around with patches behind their ears, but the front desk has yet to put out a bowl of green apples and soda crackers.

Room Service Breakfast

Our day begins with a hot room service breakfast.  The room service hang tag menu for this Grand Voyage is identical to any other Holland America cruise and like our previous cruises room service staff is very accommodating towards handwritten changes to the preprinted menu.

Breakfast is always delivered on time and at the perfect temperature.  Occasionally I will wander up to the Lido deck and get some French Toast, waffles or pancakes.  I haven’t tried writing these requests on the hangtag menu, but I would guess there’s good chance if I did they would be delivered.

Tai Chi

Judy continues to enjoy her Tai Chi class.  They may have to start blocking the door to prevent people who want to get an early seat for the follow-on lecture from entering during the Tai Chi class and disrupting the concentration of the students.

Tai Chi Class

Coffee Chat

Martin Beaumont was the guest this morning for coffee chat.  We learned that at one point his stage name was Dave Dave which he chose so it would be distinctive and easy to remember.  He did mention that having a distinctive name can sometimes work against you if you had a bad show.  He shared an amusing anecdote from experience on a Carnival cruise where he performed on the very first day while people were still checking in and the show bombed.  He explained that unlike when you do poorly on land where you can simply go home, on a cruise ship you will be staying in the area for another week and have to suffer hecklers while lounging by the pool.

Here is the view of the Explorers Lounge during the Coffee Chat

Martin Beaumont

Texas Hold’em

I played three games of Texas hold ‘em today, winning one and losing the other two.  For my winning game, it was down to myself and my Texas hold ‘em mentor and tablemate, Rick.  At this point in the game the blinds are $3200 and $6400 and with a total of $40,000 in play the winner is decided more by luck than by skillful play.  We did have an interesting finish because as it turned out for the last hand we both had exactly $20,000 left.  I managed to pair up on the flop to beat Rick’s high card.

Knitting

I have learned knitting, purling and am starting to learn ribbing.

Judy is making great progress on her shawl called “Starting Point”, the details will be posted soon on her Ravelry page.

Lunch with Sarah Chandler

We sat by the pool again for lunch, and were pleased when Sarah Chandler walked by and was able to join us.  As you recall, Sarah is an amazing saxophonist, performer and a wonderful person.  Halfway through our lunch, Helen Wilding stopped by and joked that she was being mistaken for Sarah and was getting many compliments on her amazing saxophone performance.  Helen is the amazing singer we saw earlier, and she does bear a resemblance towards Sarah.

Drawing Class

Judy is having a great time in the drawing class.  Today they learned how to draw an Owl.   Shown in this picture is a humorous directions which say “Draw some circles – then draw the owl”

Draw some circles, then simply draw the Owl!

Crafts

Judy made the crafts cut today.  Here is a picture of the sample and what her completed project looked like.

Here is the Craft Class Sample

Here is Judy’s completed craft

Craft Class in progress

Pub Trivia

Our table assembled once again for pub trivia at 5 PM in the piano bar.  We are having a good time playing but we certainly won’t win the best triva team contest anytime soon.  One of our teammates, Dawn, knew immediately that an octopus had three hearts, much to our amazement.  None of us knew that Deborah Winger was the voice of the character E.T.

Dinner

Prime rib was on the menu this evening and it was ordered by most of the people at our table.  Judy likes to get an end cut and her request is always satisfied.

Queen’s Lounge

Martin Beaumont was the headliner this evening and he put on a fantastic performance.  His first show was outstanding, and he managed to improve on his success with his second show which was even better.

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