- 2023 World Cruise – The Adventure Begins (Post #1)
- The Adventure Begins! – Fort Lauderdale (Post #3)
- At Sea – en route to Falmouth, Jamaica (Post #4)
- Falmouth, Jamaica (Post #5)
- The Tuxedo Junction at Sea (Post #6)
- Puerto Limón (Post#7)
- Zuiderdam and Volendam – side by side – Panama Canal Transit (Post #8)
- Two Faces of Panama (Post #9)
- Library Grand Opening – At Sea (Post #10)
- The Graveyard of Good Intentions (Post #11)
- Something Old and Something New (Post #12)
- The Captain’s Dinner and Zuiderdam Ball (Post #13)
- Mike West “The Ship Guy”- At Sea (Post #14)
- Sunday Brunch – At Sea (Post #15)
- Taming the Towel Animals – At Sea (Post #16)
- The Final Day of our 8th Consecutive Sea Days (Post #17)
- GLAMPING IN NUKU HIVA (Post # 18)
- Sailing the South Pacific (Post #19)
- Island Joy presents Ukuleles in Concert (Post #20)
- Flowers, Pearls and Roulottes in Papeete (Post #21, 21 Jan 2023)
- Moorea Photo Safari (Post #22)
- Snorkeling in the Rain in Raiatea (Post #23)
- Late Sleepers in Uturoa, Raiatea (Post #24)
- Sea Day Brunch and Coloring for Adults (Post #25)
- Horse Racing on the High Seas – Derby Night (Post #26)
- Fashion Show on the High Seas (Post #27)
- 2025 Grand World Voyage – Sneak Peak (Post #28)
- Blow Holes on Tonga (Post #29)
- When is a world cruise a world cruise? (Post #30)
- At Sea – Dr. Karen Woodman, Linguist, Guest Lecturer (Post #31)
- Auckland Yarn Crawl (Post #32)
- Tauranga and a Visit to Hobbiton (Post #33)
- Gisborne Wine Tour (Post #34)
- Windy Wellington (Post #35)
- Let them eat cake on the Tasman Sea (Post #36)
- Sailing the Tasman Sea (Post #37)
- Two Days in Sydney (Post #38)
- Port Arthur, Tasmania (Post #39)
- Hobart, Tasmania (Post #40)
- Valentine’s Day at Sea (Post #41)
- Adelaide, Fringe Festival (Post #42)
- Adelaide – Kangaroos and Germany in South Australia (Post #43)
- Remarkable Rocks on Kangaroo Island (Post #44)
- Fremantle Fat Tuesday and Yarn (Post #45)
- Perth – Swan Valley Wine Tour (Post #46)
- 2020 Grand World Cruise Reflection and Reunion Party (Post #47)
- Slot Pull at Sea (Post #48)
- A valid claim of Bingo (Post #49)
- Indian Ocean Highlights (Post #50)
- Song Writing at Sea with Trevor Knight (Post #51)
- Port Louis, Mauritius (Post #52)
- La Possession, Reunion (Post #53)
- Formal Night Surprise (Post #54)
- Maputo – Hump Port – (Post #55)
- Our Overland Safari Begins!
- Safari Day #1 – Durban, South Africa (Post #56)
- Safari Day #2, Thanda Safari Lodge (Post #57)
- Safari Day #3, Thanda Safari Lodge (Post #58)
- Safari Day #4, Thanda Safari Lodge – Cape Town (Post #59)
- Cape Town – Table Mountain (Post #60)
- Cooking in Cape Town (Post #61)
- Lüderitz, Namibia (Post #62)
- Walvis Bay, Namibia (Post #63)
- At Sea – Enroute to Angola (Post #64)
- Luanda, Angola (Post #65)
- Crossing the Equator at the Prime Meridian (Post #66)
- Abidjan, Ivory Coast – Côte d’Ivoire, (Post #68)
- Banjul, The Gambia (Post #69)
- SNOW DAY IN DAKAR, SENEGAL (Post #70)
- Aprils Fools’ Day at Sea (Post #71)
- Santa Cruz, Tenerife (Post #72)
- Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canarias (Post #73)
- Riding a Camel in Agadir, Morocco (Post #74)
- Casablanca to Marrakech, Morocco (Post #75)
- Tangier, Morocco (Post #76) 7 April 2023
- Malaga, Spain (Post #77) 8 April 2023
- Lisbon, Portugal (Post #79) – 10 April 2023
- A Coruna Spain (Post #80) 12 April 2023
- Holland America Line 150th Anniversary Party in Amsterdam
- Bergen, Norway: Snow, Rain and Sun (26 April 2023)
- Praia da Vitória, Azores (5 May 2023)
Continuing across the Tasman sea we enjoy a Sea Day Brunch, dinner guests Tom and Mary, Tuxedo Junction, Zuiderdam Singers and Dancers along with Cantaré!
This post will cover the highlights of the final two days (out of three) of our transit from Wellington to Sydney.
7 Feb
Tuxedo Junction
Tonight was another dressy night – which requires only a collared shirt for men. Nevertheless, it was hard to spot anyone not wearing a tie, and there were quite a few tuxedos. Grand Voyages, and particularly World Voyages, tend to have much higher numbers of people dressing up than on shorter cruises.
While tonight was dressy, there wasn’t an officially published theme. I filled the vacuum and declared this night “Black and Gold” on our Cruise Critic roll call.
You can find all the activities and themes on my website HERE
Zuiderdam Singers and Dancers
The Zuiderdam Singers and Dancers performed “Your Song” featuring hits from Elton John. These shows get better and better every time.
8 Feb
The Tasman Sea can be pretty rough – however, this crossing was relatively mild. Although there has been significant deck motion, there wasn’t any time when we felt we needed to put our glasses on the floor to avoid them from sliding off our desks.
There are a couple of useful websites where you can see the global wave and swell forecasts. The first one – Storm Surf, is HERE. It’s privately run and is described below:
STORMSURF provides surf forecasts, surf reports, wave models, weather models, buoys reports and buoy forecasts all with research grade accuracy. Our buoy reports update hourly highlighting individual swell trains and surf height with pinpoint accuracy. Our weather and wave models update 4 times daily zooming down through 5 levels to cover the spectrum from global to true local weather coverage, all at professional grade resolution.
STORMSURF also offers a full lineup of custom Surf Forecasts, QuikCAST’s and an El Nino forecast. Our Chartroom houses tools that link you to our favorite marine weather sources across the planet. And our Tutorials provide learning opportunities for beginners to experts. It’s all here, quick, easy and always free
The US Navy manages a global weather forecasting site HERE. Their security certificate is not kept up, so you will get a warning, but the site is safe to visit.
We enjoyed another Sea Day Brunch – Menu HERE.
DINNER GUESTS
Table 89 was joined by Tom and Mary from Oklahoma – We had a great time chatting and catching up.
Cantaré
Cantaré was the headliner on the World Stage – performing their show called “Timeless” featuring love songs from over the years including:
- Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
- Lay Down Beside You
- Higher Love
- Love Can Move Mountains
Their show was wonderful as always.
We will arrive in Sydney tomorrow for an overnight port visit.
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