- Happy Days Are Here Again!
- Day 1, Bon Voyage!
- Day 2, The Endless Cruise
- Day 3, Black and Gold
- Day 4, Earthquake at Sea
- Day 5, Roseau, Dominica
- Day 6, Cook like a Lucian
- Day 7, Grand Gala Party
- Day 8, Devil’s Island
- Day 9, Sunday Brunch Sampler
- Day 10, Belém
- Day 11, Samba Sizzle
- Day 12, Tenor Terrific
- Day 13, Recife, Brazil
- Day 14, Gold, Glitz and Gleam
- Day 15, Selfies at Sea
- Day 16, Rio!
- Day 17 – A Carnaval Experience! (sorta)
- Day 18, Iguazu Falls
- Day 19, Iguazu Falls – Argentina
- Day 20, Walking to Buenos Aires?
- Day 21, Back Home
- Day 22, Montevideo
- Day 23, Black and White
- Day 24, Rock and Roll!
- Day 25, Falkland Islands -Almost
- Day 26, Drake Lake & Penguins!
- Day 27, Admiralty Bay and Deception Island
- Day 28, Neumayer Channel
- Day 29, Charlotte Bay
- Day 30, Super Fog on Super Sunday
- Day 31, Drake Lake – Redux
- Day 32, Cape Horn
- Day 33,Ushuaia
- Day 34, Punta Arenas
- Day 35, Sarmiento Channel
- Day 36, Paparazzi Night
- Day 37, Puerto Montt
- Day 38, At Sea, En-route San Antonio, Chile
- 2022 Grand World Voyage Survey
- Day 39, Valparaiso Artist Studios (San Antonio/Santiago)
- Day 40, Polynesian Cultural Ambassadors
- Day 41, Abba Fabulous!
- Day 42, My Sweet Valentine
- Day 43 – THE MAN THAT DOESN’T TALK
- Day 44 – Easter Island
- Day 45 – Cabin Crawl!
- Day 46 – 7 Billion Meditators
- Day 47 – Mutiny on the Bounty
- Day 48, Joie de Vivre
- Day 49, En Route Papeete
- Day 50, Papeete, Tahiti
- Day 51, Tropical Paradise
- Schedule Change Take #2
- Day 52, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- Day 53, Mardi Gras at sea!
- Day 54, Advance Clocks 23 Hours
- Day 55, Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
- MAJOR SCHEDULE CHANGE
- Day 56, Bowlers and Bumbershoots
- Day 57, Super Tuesday at Sea
- Day 58, Wine on Waiheke
- Day 59, Auckland Yarn Crawl
- Day 60, Parasailing in Paradise
- Day 61, Captain’s Gala Dinner
- Day 62, Straight Flush on the Flop!
- Day 63, Sydney Australia, Walkabout Park
- 2020 World Cruise will end in Fremantle due to Corona Virus
- Amsterdam Grand World Voyage Ends Early – Heading Home
- Day 77, Keep Smiling!
- Emilio Valle Rocks the Amsterdam Main Stage
- Day 78, The Long Road Home
- The Final Leg Home
- Alana Conway – Superstar!
Day 9
We enjoyed a lazy sea day as we sail south toward our next port in Belem, Brazil.
COFFEE CHAT
John Bressler was the guest this morning at Coffee Chat. He was very interesting and told great stories about his earlier days as entertainer. One of his most memorable performances was when he opened for Johnny Cash and was able to meet him before the show. He is putting on his encore show this evening and we’re looking forward to seeing him again.
The morning lecture by Charles McClelland was a summary of the book Guns Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond. I read this book a few years ago and found it fascinating. Charles did an excellent job summarizing this lengthy book in less than 45 minutes. For anyone interested in the history of human evolution and why certain cultures evolved differently this book gives some great insight into how that happened. There is also a multipart TV special on the subject that is available on YouTube. Links are included below:
CASINO UPDATE
I didn’t finish in the money today during the 11 AM Texas Hold‘em game. We are getting six people for the tournament now. This is a far cry from the 2018 World Cruise where people would line up an hour early to secure one of the 10 spots. Maybe things will pick up as the cruise goes on, but in 2018 the buy-in was $30 and it’s now is $60. If they lower the price to $30 they may be able to get a full table every day. I had better luck this afternoon during the cash game and was able to walk away a winner for the first time.
SUNDAY BRUNCH SAMPLER
We went to the Sunday Brunch Sampler for the first time. This is held every Sunday at sea in the main dining room on Deck 4 from 11 AM to 1 PM. There is a set menu of small samples of various items. Here is a copy of the menu. Other than beverages, there isn’t any ordering. You get what’s listed – period.
We were seated at a table for eight and it was enjoyable meeting several of our fellow passengers. We had a wonderful time discussing our future shore excursions as well as our previous adventures over the years.
BRAZILIAN CULTURAL AMBASSADORS
We have a Brazilian Cultural Ambassadors Team onboard offering various activities related to our upcoming port visits in Brazil. Today they offered a class by the Lido pool to learn how to play Samba music.
MAIN DINING ROOM
We were joined for dinner this evening by Andy Buenger, the wonderful performer who plays seven instruments. He hails from Hamburg, Germany, and travels extensively on various cruise lines performing his outstanding show.
MAIN STAGE
The current crop of entertainers will be leaving the ship tomorrow and we will pick up a new bunch that will take us through Buenos Aires.
John Bressler was on the main stage this evening with his encore performance. He put on another great show featuring hits from Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker, Elton John and Leonard Cohen among others.
This entry was posted in 2020 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
I so enjoy reading your blog and seeing your photos! My husband and I were on the Grand World Cruise last year. It was our first and probably last, as it was way too long for me. But I am very happy to read about your travels! Your blog is so well written and laid out. It’s a pleasure to read!
Enjoying your trip thus far. Your wife was wearing a very pretty purple top on Gala night. Did she make it?
Also, did you enjoy the brunch? Looked really tasty.
Happy travels!
Thanks for following – Yes, Judy knit the top. You can find it on Ravelry.com – it is called “Lefty” by Jamie Thomas. Here is the link
Yes, we enjoyed the brunch and plan to go again!
Thanks!