- 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 35 – At Sea 8 Feb Gala Night – Under the sea theme
As we sail across the Tasman sea, the ship’s motion is constant, but not enough to disrupt any activities or bring out the green apples at the front desk.
Judy started her day with Tai Chi where they have progressed to the “Punch Ears” step.
Knitting
Judy is progressing well on the Starting Point Shawl and she should be finished it soon. Others in our group are working on projects that are suitable for knitting where you don’t have to concentrate as much on changing stitches or careful counting. Margaret has started her second project with the possum blend yarn she bought in Tauranga. Judy saw that the circular needles she bought weren’t pointed enough and loaned Margaret her high-end Signature Needle Arts Circulars. Margaret immediately felt the difference between the needles and was happy to have better needles to knit her project. I am still working on my first project and haven’t made much progress in the last week.
Casino and Lady Luck
I was able to sign up for 2 Texas Hold’em games today, losing the first and winning the second. My great lucky streak continued in the afternoon when I hit a big jackpot on one of the slot machines. The new machines are so complicated I can’t really tell anymore what is supposed to happen. I put $20 in a penny machine while waiting for the second Hold’em game and started playing the maximum which means that a “penny” machine is really a $3 machine. After $12 of my $20 was gone, I hit 3 Crystal Bells which triggered some bonus which gave me 12 free plays – and then I maxed out another bonus when the machine stopped spinning I had won over $900.
Crafts
People are getting to Crafts earlier and earlier each day. Since the classes are in the Lido at 2:30, many people arrive for lunch around 12:30 and then remain in their seat until the start of class. A recent trend is for the craft projects to be passed out well in advance of the scheduled start time – and on some days the projects have been passed out over one hour early. Unfortunately, this simply encourages people to get their even earlier. At the rate things are going, people wanting to do crafts may arrive for breakfast and never leave.
There was no drawing class today as the Wajang theatre was used for a lecture by the Environmental Officer, Eddie.
Photo Contest
Today was the deadline to enter photos for the first photo contest of the cruise. There were 4 categories: People, Landscapes, Wildlife and Around the World. Judy entered four pictures.
Under the Sea
Tonight was a Gala Night with the theme “Under the Sea.” The dining room was decked out with blue lighting and the wait staff was wearing blue themed uniforms. Lobster tails and Chateaubriand were popular choices for dinner. As I have reported earlier, I have yet to spot anyone wearing the minimum gala attire of dress slacks and a collared shirt.
The HAL singers and dancers returned to the Queen’s Lounge this evening for their show titled “Nations”. The show featured a variety of numbers that highlighted songs and dancing styles from around the world. The dancers on this cruise are exceptionally talented and have been amazing during all of their performances this cruise.
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