The Inside Cabin

Day 95 – At Sea

by | Apr 9, 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 95 – At Sea – April 9th

Coffee Chat

Grand Voyages, particularly the Grand World Voyage, have more onboard activities than your normal Holland America cruise. One of those is resident clergy. Today during Coffee Chat, all three of the clergy were guests: Rabbi Gan, Father Murphy, and Reverend Von Heyking. Hamish asked them one by one how they came to be on the cruise ships. They all had different but similar stories. The common theme was generally that their first contract was on relatively short notice. Someone had to back out, a replacement was needed quickly and one of their acquaintances gave them a call and ask if they were available to cruise on short notice. After their first contract they realized it was a good fit and the rest is history.

Reverend Von Heyking

Father Murphy

Rabbi Gan

Art Auctions

Several activities that are common on shorter cruises are missing on the Grand World Voyage. The two most obvious are art auctions and Black Label Photography. The art auctions will not make an appearance until after the Amsterdam leaves drydock May 12, but the Black label photographer arrived in Cape Town and started to advertise that service. I don’t expect them to get much business, but it’s probably viewed as a way for a photographer to gain experience before the busy Alaska season.

Talent Show Signup

Toward the end of the cruise, there’ll be a guest Talent show. In the Where and When today they announced that they will be accepting sign-ups in the piano bar at 10 AM. Pretty much anything goes as long as it’s under three minutes. There isn’t any quality cut and there aren’t any auditions. Everyone who wants to perform is given an opportunity. Singers who require piano accompaniment are allowed a short time to collaborate with Connor who will be playing the piano during the talent show.

Drawing Class and Movies

One of the ongoing controversies all cruise was the conflict between the Drawing Class and the 3 o’clock movie which are both held in the Wajang Theater. The drawing class starts at 1:30 PM and ends at 2:15 PM while the movie starts at 3 PM. You would think that a 45 minute break between events would be enough to deconflict these two activities. But many people want to arrive an hour early for the movie and sit in empty seats but are disruptive to the drawing class which is still in progress. In some cases the movie people have even asked the drawing people to move so the movie people could sit in their preferred seats. That’s one of the problems made worse when everyone has a book read or an iPad to play games on. They don’t mind arriving extra early for events when it’s so easy to pass the time while waiting in any venue.

Gala Night

The dress code tonight was Gala. In addition to the normal Gala Night trappings, tonight’s theme was “Out of Africa” with the waitstaff wearing African safari garb. Large-screen TVs were near the entrance to the dining room playing scenes from the movie Out Of Africa. Adagio, the piano and violin duet, were playing background music from the station behind the entrance on Deck five. Here is a short video clip of their performance.

Gala night means that we have one of the small square menus, usually with some form of the lobster available and we usually have someone from the ship’s staff to host our table. Marco Arnout, one of the ships second officers, was our host this evening. It is quite unusual to get a deck officer, so we were quite pleased to have him hosting our table this evening. Marco has been with Holland America for 10 years. His contracts are three months on – three months off.

Deden and Ilzam

Bob and Judy with their fun hats!

Table 303

Bruce Parker

Bruce Parker, California Soul Man, was the featured guest entertainer in the Queens lounge this evening. He sang many of the classic Motown hits and put on a marvelous show. Bruce is an incredible entertainer with a great voice and a captivating stage presence. Some of the songs he performed included:

• How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You
• Stand by Me
• (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay
• Three Times a Lady
• Unchained Melody
• My Girl

Don’t miss Bruce Parker if you find him performing at a venue near you.   Here is a short video of his performance.

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