The Inside Cabin

Day 41, At Sea

by | Feb 14, 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 41 – 14 Feb At Sea

We were supposed to be in Port Arthur today, but it was canceled due to the expected heavy swells at our anchorage.  Skipping Port Arthur would also allow us to get a head start on our way to Kangaroo Island and give us time to transit via the more protected Bass Strait between the mainland and Tasmania.

Heavy Weather

Heavy seas and high winds are here.  Throughout the day the relative wind shown on the ship’s TV exceeded 70 knots and a few people reported seeing gusts of over 90 knots.  There was significant motion and from time to time there was a touch of roll as the waves exceeded the capability of the stabilizers that can handle most rolling motion.  Green apples and crackers appeared on the counter of the Front Desk.

Angry Seas

Green Apples and Soda Crackers at the Front Desk

Valentine’s Day Ball Cancelled

Today was Valentine’s Day and was scheduled to be a Gala night with a Valentine’s Day Ball in the Queen’s Lounge complete with another Chocolate Surprise.  Early in the day, Hamish came over the public-address system and announced that due to the heavy weather causing significant deck motion, the Valentine’s Day Ball was postponed and the Gala night dress code was cancelled.  All the evening shows were returned to their original times as they had been moved to 5:00 PM and 7:15 to accommodate the Ball in the Queens Lounge.

Coffee Chat

Assistant cruise directors Amanda and Mario were the guests at Coffee Chat.  Amanda is from Washington State and went to Morehead State in Kentucky on a cheer-leading scholarship.  She started in Club HAL before getting her current position as an assistant cruise director.  We learned that she has a black belt in Taekwondo, a “Korean martial art characterized by its emphasis on head-height kicks, jumping and spinning kicks, and fast kicking techniques”.  Wow!

Hamish, Amanda and Mario

Amanda

Mario

A guest asked Amanda, half joking, if she would demonstrate a cheerleading routine and much to the amazement of all, she put down her coffee and the microphone and performed a “forward handspring step out” in the very limited space in front of her chair.  Amazing!

Mario is from Columbia and started working in shops before moving over to the entertainment side.

Crafts

Crafts has been very popular, and many times Judy has returned empty handed since all the allocated kits were already distributed by the 2:30 scheduled starting time.  Once they started passing out kits early people started coming to class even earlier and many people were going to the Lido for lunch and sitting in the craft area and then staying there for 2 hours until the class starts.  Henk distributed a memo asking people to respect the fact the many venues serve multiple purposes and arriving way ahead of time impacts the people in the previous activity.  He stopped by before class started today and reminded everyone to avoid coming to events too early.  They have now stopped passing out craft kits early and the situation is now much more reasonable with people no longer arriving so early.   Read Henk’s memo HERE

A list of all the craft projects for the entire cruise is HERE

We Love Chocolate

Abby, the America’s Test Kitchen host, scheduled a special cooking class “We Love Chocolate” In the Wajang Theatre aka America’s Test Kitchen on Deck 4.  I arrived 30 minutes early and was surprised to find that I was the first person in the room.  The room eventually filled up, but there were a few seats empty even when the class started.  Before class started, Abby’s cart came rolling across the front of the room, heading straight for me, when the ship took a big roll.  Fortunately, someone alerted me, and the cart was moving slow enough and was light enough that I was able to easily stop it with one hand.

Abby demonstrating how to make brownies

Abby opened the class with an overview about chocolate and various useful techniques helpful when using chocolate in recipes.  She followed with a demonstration of two recipes:  Pots de Creme and the chewiest brownies on the planet.  You can find the recipes HERE.

I played 2 Texas Hold’em tournaments and didn’t win either time.

Evening events

With the announcement that the Gala dress code was relaxed, many people reverted to their normal smart casual attire, but there were a significant number of people who wore their special Valentine’s Day attire.  The Main Dining Room was all decked out with the Valentine’s Day decorations and there was a special menu for the event.  Dinner featured a “Surf and Turf” with Filet and a Grilled Shrimp.  I always enjoy their pot pies, so I selected the Lobster Pot Pie which was very good.  You can see the complete menu on the blog.

We found these flowers in our cabin before dinner. If I was quicker I could have claimed to be the originator of the gifts myself

Valentines Day Dining Room Decorations

Table Setting

Valetines special desert

Theme Socks

Louie Shelton, a session musician who played his electric guitar with a wide variety of famous artists, was the headliner in the Queen’s Lounge.  He put on a marvelous show as he played many familiar song’s including the theme songs from “The Monkees”, the Beverly Hillbillys” and a wonderful rendition of the Santana Hit – “Black Magic Woman”.

Hamish introducing Louie Shelton

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