- 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!
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Happy Days Are Here Again!
The piano was not being used, but was ready to play, complete with the sheet music for “Happy Days Are Here Again! We finished checking our 4 bags to Fort Lauderdale and were heading to the TSA checkpoint when we spotted the piano sitting at the end of the concourse.
What a great sign of the wonderful adventure to come.
Cruising in general is delightful, long cruises even better, but being blessed to be able to go on a 128-day Grand World Voyage is a special treat.
I had to sit down and plink a little on the keys, wishing now I had spent more time taking piano lessons, so I could have been able to bang out “Happy Days Are Here Again” which perfectly describes our mood as we start our Grand World Voyage.
Planning for this cruise started in March of 2018 when we put down our deposit to hold our spot.
Having a cruise deposit is like having a lottery ticket. While a cruise costs more than the lottery ticket, they both give you a chance to dream and anticipate a wonderful future. Unlike the lottery ticket, however, the cruise is a sure thing and the anticipation and planning is almost as sweet as the cruise itself.
Over the next 4 months, we will be sharing our adventures and providing insight to help future cruisers as well as some observations to all the virtual cruisers around the world.
Happy days are here again!
Pete and Judy, The Inside Cabin
YIPPEE!! SO happy to hear from you again and glad we will be following along with you during your happy time.
Thanks Wendy,
Thanks for following! Glad you are enjoying the blog.
Pete
Pete and Judy: so happy to know you’re on this cruise and will give us an “on the scene” review of it as it goes. As you know from our ’18 WC, our son developed Stage 4 Prostate Cancer while we were away on that, so our plans to go on this 2020 WC had to be cancelled. He died Nov. 7, so we now wish we were on board with all, but it was too late to reinstate our cruise plans. I still have some bits of yarn I bought on our AU yarn crawl, and am sure Judy will do something more like that…
thinking of you both, and enjoyed meeting you in ’18…hope we see y’all again another time. Have a ball on this cruise! What a great itinerary it is! Bon Voyage!
Hi Jan,
So sorry to hear about your son. Our condolences.
We will be thinking of you on our yarn crawls this cruise!
Pete and Judy
I was hoping you would be cruising and blogging! Phew, there you are. Bon Voyage and enjoy the adventure. Your blog will get me through a Canadian winter and getting ready to move.
Brrr. We spend a few days in Edmonton a couple years back in November….pretty cold then. can’t imagine what January is like.
Glad we can send a little warmth your way!
Pete
What a nice way to start the day! Looking forward to your reports. More importantly, enjoy your cruise!
Glad you are enjoying the blog Lynee, thanks for following
Pete
Will be enjoying your blog again for this WC. We were on for 2017 and have booked 2021.
Could you let us know who is on board this year as piano bar entertainer? Thanks.
Thank you for bringing us along! This will be a special treat as our WC plans have forever been cancelled due to my starting dialysis this year. We will savor your adventures!
Thanks Elaine, Glad to help and bring a little cheer into your day. All the best as go forward.
Cheers
Pete
The Piano Bar entertainer is “Diane” I will be posting a picture later.
Thanks for following
Pete
Woohoo, I love following along on your world cruises!
Thanks Becca,
Glad you are enjoying the blog.
Pete
We are not able to join the Amsterdam until March 7th in Sydney, so we’re counting on you to keep us up to date with happenings on board! Thanks so much for sharing your journey!
Thanks Esther, Looking forward to meeting you!
Pete
Fantastic..you have no idea how much you brighten up my January. Have a fabulous cruise. Chris
Thanks Christine. I appreciate the kind words. Be sure to subscribe so you get notified of new posts right away. Never any spam.
Pete
I’m a new “follower” but avid about reading about world cruises. One day….
Anyway, so excited to share your journey!
Becky
Thanks for following Rebekah, I am glad you are enjoying the blog!
Pete