- 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
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- 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
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- 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 27 – At Sea
Coffee Chat
The Knights were the “Coffee Chat” guests this morning. Simon is the leader of the group which he created as a concept back when he was a cast performer on a cruise ship a few years back. There are now 6 Knights, including 3 women. The shore show uses all six while only 3 of the men perform on the ships. Simon is trying to put together a charity reunion show of the actual Knights in the future.
Morning Activities
Judy asked if I wanted to learn a new stitch today at 10 AM knitting. I said sure, but discovered that there are only really 2 knitting stitches – a knit or a purl – and everything else is simply combining these basic stitches in different sequences. I am closing in on finishing my first ball of yarn. Yeah!
The HAL singers and dancers were in the Queen’s lounge today at 11 am to answer a few questions and then host a back-stage tour. This is an exceptionally talented group and we have seen 2 shows so far, with the third show this evening. They are all on a 10-month contract and will stay together for the rest of this cruise, putting on a total of 10 different shows. The group has a lot of positive energy which really shows in their performances and we are looking forward to seeing the rest of their shows.
The ship motion remains significant and if they had to cancel this evenings show, I wouldn’t be shocked. It is forecast to get better later, so I am optimistic that the show will go on this evening.
We had lunch by the pool once again, with Judy getting her signature turkey and provalone panni while I continue to browse the lido looking for something new to sample. I settled on the ramen bar and was served a steaming hot bowl of delicious noodles.
While we were eating, the comedian Frank King happened by and we chatted for a bit and ended up inviting him to dinner tomorrow evening which he graciously accepted.
Afternoon Activities
Pub Trivia was an interesting mix of attire as many folks with early seating were all ready dressed up in their finest. While us late seaters were still wearing Hawaiian shirts and shorts.
Gala Night
Tonight, was a Gala Night with the theme “Bowlers and Bumper Shoots.” Bowlers are derby style hats – presented in sparkly gold and silver while the “Bumper Shoots” are umbrellas with dozens and dozens hanging, opened, from the ceiling in the dining room. Even though the Gala night dress code has changed and the only requirement is a collared shirt, the World Cruise guests on this cruise are dressing like its 1999 – at least at late seating on the upper level. Things may be different at early seating, but seeing men in tuxedos is a common occurrence this evening.
Our table was hosted this evening by Mark the Event Manager. We had a great time learning more about his background and some of the challenges he faces every day. He will be aboard during the drydock after this cruise where one of the major changes will be a change to the deck 4 seating layout of the Queens Lounge to provide for better sight lines.
The ship has run out of shrimp for the shrimp cocktails, so they are substituting a crab legs cocktail in its place, which is quite good. The headline entrée was the Surf and Turf which was spectacular is both taste and presentation. For dessert? What could be better than our all time favorite: the Cappuccino Bomb, which is coffee ice cream, inside a dark chocolate shell, served with chocolate sauce and berries.
Queen’s Lounge
The HAL singers and dancers lit up the stage with an amazing performance of the HAL favorite “The Midnight Hour”. This is a wonderful, high energy show, which will have you tapping your feet, clapping your hands and ready to dance in the aisles. The show opens with a sensuous performance of “Fever” and concludes with the classic “Midnight Hour” with a nice bouncy version of “Valerie” featuring the female singers and dancers in the middle of the show.
We received another pillow gift this evening. A universal travel adapter . A list of all the pillow gifts is shown on the reference section of the 2018 World Cruise on this blog
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