The Inside Cabin

Day 45 – At Sea

by | Feb 18, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day | 3 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 45 – 18 Feb – At Sea

Coffee Chat

Courtney, the Librarian, and Claudia, the Digital Workshop Host, were the guests for Coffee Chat this morning.  Courtney is from the USA but now lives in Belgium with her husband.  This will be her last contract as she plans to spend more time pursuing opportunities ashore.  Claudia is from Mexico and is hoping to return for next years world cruise.

Hamish, Courtney and Claudia

Courtney and Claudia

2020 World Cruise

Every year about this time they post prospective itineraries for the World Cruise 2 years away, in this case 2020.  In addition to soliciting the opinions of current cruisers, surveys are usually sent, via email, to past World Cruise participants.  The final itinerary is usually published in late May.  It only takes $100 pp to hold a cabin until the schedule is released but then it bumps up to around 10% of the expected fare.  Final pay for a Grand Voyage is 120 days of the sailing date but if you make full payment 60 days before that – you receive a 3% discount and other perks.

Afternoon Activities

Judy continues to enjoy the Drawing Class.  Today the lesson built upon spheres and squares with an introduction of foreshortening and hash marks to show volume.

Example of using cross hatching to show volume

Ever since Henk sent out his memo and made an appearance at the Crafts group Judy has never failed to make the cut and get a kit.  Today she made an Owl Totem Native Australian Design Key Fob.

Key Fob

Dawn and Peggy work crafts

I won the only Texas Hold’em tournament I entered today.  Texas Hold’em is very popular this cruise with at least 3 tournaments a day, sometimes 4 and a full table at the cash game from 9 PM till closing around 11:30 to midnight.

A copy of the days When and Where with all the daily activities can be found HERE

Evening

New England Pot Pie was on the menu again this evening, which I always order when available.  Judy enjoyed the Blackened Ahi Tuna Oaxaca-Style.  Both dishes were outstanding along with the service.

Penny Shaw and Fiona Cooper Smyth, aka Divalicious were the in Queen’s Lounge this evening.  Their powerful soprano voices performed a variety of popular show tunes including hits from Les Misérables and Sound of Music along with an occasional opera aria thrown in for good measure.  Between songs they engaged in some humorous light banter as Fiona joked, for example, that she was Bond Girl, but Penny was more of a Miss Moneypenny.

3 Comments

  1. Pam Smith
    Pam Smith on February 25, 2018 at 2:21 pm

    Thank you for posting the Where and When daily programs!

    Reply
  2. Bill Clear
    Bill Clear on February 25, 2018 at 3:44 pm

    Do you win real $$ in the Texas Poker games or is it “funny money”? If real, what is the buy in and the winnings?

    DoggyDaddy

    Reply
    • The Inside Cabin
      The Inside Cabin on February 25, 2018 at 6:11 pm

      We win real money. Buy-in is $30. With a full table of ten, Winner gets $175 and second gets $75. House keeps $50

      On most HAL ships tournament is $60 buy in with $350 for first and $150 for second.

      We have a live dealer. Most ships use poker pro electronic tables.

      We get $4000 in tournament chips. Blinds start at 100/200 and double every 10 minutes and max out at $3200/$6400 so at the end the games finish quickly.

      Reply

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