The Inside Cabin

Day 80 – At Sea

by | Mar 25, 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 80 March 25 – At Sea

Coffee Chat

Nyron, the shore excursions manager, was the guest at Coffee Chat this morning. Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, he has since moved to South Africa where his wife is from. He has been with HAL since 1996 and got his start as a Disc Jockey.

Port Talk

I stopped by the Queens Lounge to listen to Barbara’s port talk about Maputo and Reunion. She did a good job of lowering expectations about Maputo and how we should try and appreciate seeing a country that was still in the development stages. I was trying to gain insight as to where the ship would moor, so I could let our Maputo driver know where to meet us, but that information was not presented.

Silent Auction

Today was the silent auction to raise money for the Mondesa Youth Opportunities located in Namibia. Taking place in the Atrium on Deck 5 from 11 AM to 2 PM, the items up for auction included donations of various items from guests, including some of the pillow gifts we received earlier, along with some guest created art and handicrafts. Other items included lunches, dinners or drinks with various crewmember including Henk, The HAL Singers and Dancers, Mark & Hamish and Michael & Connor from the band who promised drinks along with Mania and Gossip. Tours of the engine room, private lessons from Claudia, the computer instructor, and other similar items filled out the 15 to 20 tables that were spread around the Atrium and the Ocean Bar. Each item had a minimum starting price and a minimum price increment – to eliminate people from increasing bids by 1 cent at a time.

We bid on, and won, the drinks with Michael & Connor from the HAL band and the “Whole Chicken Challenge” with Grahame, the HAL band drummer. We weren’t sure what the “Whole Chicken Challenge” was all about, and we discovered that neither did anyone else. After we won, and with discussions with Grahame, we decided that this would be a whole chicken eating contest and we would set something up after Cape Town.

The auction raised over $7,000 dollars for Mondesa Youth Opportunities.

Dinner

This evening we were joined for dinner by three members of the HAL orchestra: Mati, Emilio and Grahame. We had a wonderful time sharing stories about our hometowns and some insight into the HAL orchestra. Since sight reading is crucial for their positions, they all had stories about auditions over Skype where they are emailed some music an hour before the audition and they have to play it live over the internet.

Goronwy Thom

Tonights entertainer was Goronwy Thom, a comedian, juggler and unicycle rider. He was billed in a very general way as a comedy and variety performer. HAL intentionally disguised the details of any entertainer in the When and Where who plays the flute, violin or juggles for fear that less people will show up. I don’t know if it really matters, but many entertainers we talked to say that it does matter, and they certainly should know.

Goronwy was hilarious, far better than expected and one of the top acts of the cruise. While he may not be the best technical juggler out there, he is one of the best Entertainers in the business. Don’t miss Goronwy if he is performing on your ship.

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