At Sea March 27th, 2024 OK, so we crossed the equator yesterday, but the ship officially had the crossing the line ceremony today. People who have not crossed the equator by sea are called Pollywogs, and those who have crossed the line are...
Puntarenas, Costa Rica March 28th, 2024 The day dawned very hot and muggy, but we were anxious to go ashore and see a bit of Puntarenas. On our last visit here all of our time was spent on our tour, so we really didn’t get to see the town itself...
At Sea March 29th, 2024 We are in the tropics, and there is no mistaking that. It is hot, cloudy and muggy, and rather better suited for sitting in a lounge indoors than lying out on deck. Today air conditioning is our friend. The water is...
At Sea March 30th, 2024 Everyone who has been on the ship since Buenos Aires had to check in again at their muster stations because we have been on the ship for 30 days. Actually we haven’t, since we all boarded on March 4th, but who am I to...
At Sea March 31st, 2024 It’s Easter Sunday and the decorations appeared in the Atrium. I wonder if any of those large chocolate eggs are edible? It does say for display only, which I suppose is to stop the likes of me trying to make off with an...
Puerto Vallarta April 1st, 2024 When I checked Facebook first thing this morning, there was a post from the Emerald Princess group showing that the Panama Canal was going to be closed, and we would not be able to transit the canal. Our new...
Cabo San Lucas April 2nd, 2024 We were lucky that we were anchored with a good view of the beautiful Cabo rocks. As well as using the ship’s tenders, there were water shuttles taking passengers ashore, so getting off the ship to join our tour...
At sea April 3rd, 2024 On opening my email this morning, there was the email that we had been expecting, but hoping would not come. Our November Seabourn Around Africa cruise has been re-routed. At least it hasn’t been canceled, but many of the...
At Sea April 4th, 2024 Packing day. Luckily this didn’t take too long. It is so much easier to pack at the end of a cruise than it is to pack for the start of a cruise. Although this is fun – we are packing for the end and the start of the next...
Los Angeles April 5th, 2024 Well, it was raining as we arrived in San Pedro. And it was jolly cold. I can’t wait to get down south again. There was the Emerald Princess not too far away. We said goodbye to our cabin, and as if it was sad to see...
At Sea April 6th, 2024 I finished unpacking and went to explore the ship in search of a lounge/bar with a convenient outlet so I could work and watch the world go by. Alas Club Fusion didn’t have any really well placed outlets, so I decided to...
Cabo San Lucas April 7th, 2024 We were due to arrive in Cabo again at 1:00PM but when I looked out our window at 8:00 AM it looked like we were almost there. Then the captain announced that there had been a medical emergency on board, so we...
Total Eclipse of the Sun April 8th, 2024 Well, today is the day. I have seen my Incas, penguins, and llamas. Today is Brian’s chance to see the eclipse. We chose this cruise as we thought it would give us the best chance of seeing the eclipse...
At Sea April 9th, 2024 Well, after all of the excitement of yesterday, it was nice to have a typical relaxing sea day. I have clients who dislike sea days intensely, and I have to book cruises for them so that there is the minimum amount of time...
Huatulco, Mexico April 10th, 2024 When we woke up this morning, Brian said he could smell smoke. Hoping that the ship wasn’t on fire, I went out onto the balcony to see if I could see any evidence of the cause of the smoke. A pale pink haze hung...
At Sea April 11th, 2024 We have settled into a sea day routine. The morning is spent in enrichment talks or activities, lunch by the pool, and the afternoons reading and relaxing, and if the weather is fine, having a swim. This morning Brian...
At Sea April 12th, 2024 Even though our Medallion apps say we are still on the Sapphire Princess, I suppose we really are on the Emerald Princess, so it's about time I corrected the heading! It was incredibly hot and humid today, and we ended up...
Puntarenas, Cost Rica April 13th, 2024 I was most upset that for our recent visit to Puntarenas on the Sapphire Princess, our ship’s tour to the Arenal Volcano and hot springs had been canceled. It actually turned out to be a good thing as we...
At Sea April 14th, 2024 Ah, a blissful sea day where nothing out of the ordinary happened. Skywalkers is still plagued by duck hunters. They are everywhere. There is a duck hidden somewhere in the lounge, but despite the hordes who search every...
Panama Canal April 15th, 2024 A man a plan a canal – Panama I love palindromes, and this is one of the better ones. We have been though the canal twice before, and each time we were very impressed by the marvel in engineering that allowed us to...
Cartagena, Colombia April 16th, 2024 I must admit, I had felt a bit anxious about visiting Colombia. Drug cartels, kidnappings, armed robbery, terrorist groups. Captain MacBain had been worried about Ecuador when we were on the Sapphire, but the...
At Sea April 17th, 2024 There are quiet sea days and there are busy sea days. This was one of those busy ones, where you seem to go from activity to activity. The disappointment of the day was that Stephan told us that we would not be able to do...
George Town, Grand Cayman Island April 18th, 2024 Our final port. It’s hard to believe we have been cruising for 46 days, it feels like yesterday that we arrived in Buenos Aires. How can this be our final port? Our ship dropped anchor off George...
At Sea April 19th, 2024 Our last sea day. There was as always a lot going on around the ship, but my focus has to be on getting the packing done. I can never really relax and enjoy my final day at sea until everything has been stuffed into the...