- 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 62 – At Sea, March 7th 2018
Roll, Pitch and Heave
There wasn’t any mention of heavy weather on the horizon as we left Manila, but very early this morning, the ship experienced significant deck motion in all directions, roll, pitch and heave, indicating the combination of swell and wave action exceeded the limits of the ships stabilizers. There was also over 40 knots of relative wind over the deck and the temperatures dropped considerably since we left Manila. Rain was in the forecast for Hong Kong, along with cooler temperatures. The cooler temperatures were fine, but rain would put a damper on our planned excursion to Macau.
Coffee Chat
Singer Toni Warne was the guest at Coffee Chat this morning. She has been singing since she was a small girl and her mother encouraged the development of his musical talent. While she received a big boost in notoriety after her appearance on the UK Version of the Voice, she had been singing professionally for years before she appeared on the show.
HAL Singers and Dancers
The Holland America singers and dancers hosted another Q and A session this morning. A few members of the cast had traveled with the touring Broadway Shows and they commented how they prefer the cruise ship gig since they have an opportunity to perform a wider variety of shows rather than the same show 8 times a week. Even the pay on cruise ships is now comparable to working on some Broadway or West End shows and more and more singers and dancers are sticking with cruise ships as their primary venue.
Afternoon
During the Captain’s noon update, he mentioned that the heavier seas were not forecast and that we should expect to see conditions improve as we close on Hong Kong.
During drawing class today Ben gave an overview of the Chinese Dynasties and the art that is associated with each one.
The Craft today was to string Millefiori beads into a one of a kind Millefiori Necklace. Judy’s kit was green and red beads that she’ll wear for Christmas.
They spent some time today touching up the paint on our balcony.
Evening
Tonight’s dinner them was a Secret Garden Dinner “Enjoy the Mystery and Wonderment of this floral inspired dinner”. Each table had a 5 foot vase as a center piece complete with a wonderful arrangement. Eddie and Calista – the resident florists – were busy scurrying about tending to the dozens of arrangements on every table. Although none of the vases toppled, the ships motions now and then had everyone ready to reach out and grab one if it started to tip.
Bernie Fields, the virtuoso harmonica musician joined us for dinner. We learned that he uses music written for the flute or violin as the foundation of his arrangements. He also carries two spare harmonicas in his pocket in the event of a malfunction – which while rare, does happen from time to time.
Toni Warne was in the Queen’s Lounge for her second show. She wowed the crowd with her powerful voice singing such hits as Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” and Tina Turners “Proud Mary”
