- Happy Days Are Here Again!
- Day 1, Bon Voyage!
- Day 2, The Endless Cruise
- Day 3, Black and Gold
- Day 4, Earthquake at Sea
- Day 5, Roseau, Dominica
- Day 6, Cook like a Lucian
- Day 7, Grand Gala Party
- Day 8, Devil’s Island
- Day 9, Sunday Brunch Sampler
- Day 10, Belém
- Day 11, Samba Sizzle
- Day 12, Tenor Terrific
- Day 13, Recife, Brazil
- Day 14, Gold, Glitz and Gleam
- Day 15, Selfies at Sea
- Day 16, Rio!
- Day 17 – A Carnaval Experience! (sorta)
- Day 18, Iguazu Falls
- Day 19, Iguazu Falls – Argentina
- Day 20, Walking to Buenos Aires?
- Day 21, Back Home
- Day 22, Montevideo
- Day 23, Black and White
- Day 24, Rock and Roll!
- Day 25, Falkland Islands -Almost
- Day 26, Drake Lake & Penguins!
- Day 27, Admiralty Bay and Deception Island
- Day 28, Neumayer Channel
- Day 29, Charlotte Bay
- Day 30, Super Fog on Super Sunday
- Day 31, Drake Lake – Redux
- Day 32, Cape Horn
- Day 33,Ushuaia
- Day 34, Punta Arenas
- Day 35, Sarmiento Channel
- Day 36, Paparazzi Night
- Day 37, Puerto Montt
- Day 38, At Sea, En-route San Antonio, Chile
- 2022 Grand World Voyage Survey
- Day 39, Valparaiso Artist Studios (San Antonio/Santiago)
- Day 40, Polynesian Cultural Ambassadors
- Day 41, Abba Fabulous!
- Day 42, My Sweet Valentine
- Day 43 – THE MAN THAT DOESN’T TALK
- Day 44 – Easter Island
- Day 45 – Cabin Crawl!
- Day 46 – 7 Billion Meditators
- Day 47 – Mutiny on the Bounty
- Day 48, Joie de Vivre
- Day 49, En Route Papeete
- Day 50, Papeete, Tahiti
- Day 51, Tropical Paradise
- Schedule Change Take #2
- Day 52, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- Day 53, Mardi Gras at sea!
- Day 54, Advance Clocks 23 Hours
- Day 55, Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
- MAJOR SCHEDULE CHANGE
- Day 56, Bowlers and Bumbershoots
- Day 57, Super Tuesday at Sea
- Day 58, Wine on Waiheke
- Day 59, Auckland Yarn Crawl
- Day 60, Parasailing in Paradise
- Day 61, Captain’s Gala Dinner
- Day 62, Straight Flush on the Flop!
- Day 63, Sydney Australia, Walkabout Park
- 2020 World Cruise will end in Fremantle due to Corona Virus
- Amsterdam Grand World Voyage Ends Early – Heading Home
- Day 77, Keep Smiling!
- Emilio Valle Rocks the Amsterdam Main Stage
- Day 78, The Long Road Home
- The Final Leg Home
- Alana Conway – Superstar!
Day 23
OCEAN IN MOTION
There is no mistaking we are at sea as the ship continues southward, ploughing thru heavy seas, with significant motion. Fortunately, Judy and I are not prone to seasickness. Aside from occasionally bumping into walls as we move around, the ship’s movement doesn’t affect us very much.
COFFEE CHAT
David Copperfield was the guest at this morning’s Coffee Chat He shared some stories about his early days working with Tracy Allman and recounted a time when Paul McCartney bought him a beer. He is working exclusively on cruise ships and no longer works any shore venues.
Our second Cruise Critic Meet & Greet was at 10 AM today in the Crow’s Nest. The crowd was much smaller today, maybe ¼ of the original turnout earlier in the month.
Ben Sack, the Artist in Residence on the 2018 World Cruise, was spotted around the ship – we miss his drawing class that was always popular on that cruise.
BLACK AND WHITE NIGHT
This evening was the Black and White themed Gala event. I can’t talk about the early seating crowd, but the compliance with the dress code theme after 8 PM was very high – at least 75% by my estimate.
Our table was hosted by Victor, an Officer from the Engineering Department. He is from the Netherlands and has been with Holland America for 4 years. He enjoys working in the Technical departments as opposed to the Deck departments. Victor was a wonderful host and we enjoyed our time with him very much.
The HAL singers and dancers were scheduled to perform their show “Dance”, but due to the heavy seas and deck motion the show was canceled.
We headed up to the Crow’s Nest to enjoy some drinks and music before turning in for the evening.
PILLOW GIFTS
Back in the cabin, we discovered our 3rd and 4th “pillow gifts” for the cruise: An Antarctica Cruising Guide by on board lecturer Peter Carey and a Fleece Set, consisting of gloves, knit cap and a blanket inside a cloth bag. HERE is a link to the reference page with the other gifts.
