At Sea Nine sea days in a row – followed by Tahiti. Life doesn’t get much better than that. Some people are complaining about it, but especially if the sun comes out, I am very happy. I checked the daily program to see if beading...
At Sea There was no way to avoid it, the laundry had to be done today. Usually the launderette is the hub of bad behavior and gossip, but again today it was the height of discretion and good behavior. Nothing exciting to report at all....
At Sea in the South Pacific Ocean Yet another sun drenched day with a perfectly blue calm sea. The color of the water is an almost iridescent blue – it sparkles away and is really a beautiful site. Our tablemates saw dolphins yesterday,...
Cruise By Easter Island The day I developed tender envy We had an extra hours’ sleep tonight, so it wasn’t too much of a challenge to get up and finally meet up with Roscoe, who was in his usual early morning perch. Thanks to those...
At Sea Yet another sunny, calm sea day. All my plans to get some of my projects done, simply aren’t working out. The weather is just too good to stay indoors – the pool beckons. I did go to one talk this morning. Roy Hunt’s...
At Sea Not quite in the tropics yet. At noon the Commodore announced that we had sailed 17,332 miles since we left Southampton, and have 364 miles to go to Pitcairn. The depth of water under our keel is 3,190 meters. We are...
Pitcairn Island There are 4 volcanic islands in the Pitcairn group – Oeno, Henderson, Ducie, and Pitcairn itself. Only Henderson and Pitcairn are inhabited. We arrived at Pitcairn early this morning. The islanders were waiting for...
At Sea in the Perfect Pacific Ocean Yes, it’s another totally perfect day. The ocean continues to be an incredible shade of blue; the water is calm, and the sky almost cloudless except for a few puffy white clouds on the horizon. ...
Still at Sea Well, this was a TOTALLY lazy day – trying to work out how to do my latest craft project, while sitting admiring the view from the Commodore Club, and sunbathing and swimming in the Pavilion Pool. All of this was so tiring I...
Papeete A Perfect Polynesian Day We awoke as we were sailing into the harbor in Papeete. The lighting on the mountain was perfect, and it was a magnificent sight. Our neighbors were also out on the balcony; sounding like another...
Bora Bora Another day in Paradise We were awoken by an annoying telemarketing call to Brian’s cell phone. My annoyance was mitigated however, when I looked outside, and there I saw the towering mountains of Bora Bora right outside...
At Sea Shrove Tuesday AKA Pancake Day Back to calm seas and lazy days in the sun. There is a bit more movement on the ship, possibly because we are going faster than usual. Anyway, the movement is minimal, but at least it lets you know you are...
Well, we went to sleep on February 28th, and woke up on March 2nd, but it really didn’t feel any different to March 1st. Even my computer thinks it’s March 1st. I bumped into Klaus, the executive chef, in the Commodore Club and he told me that...
The Kingdom of Tonga Now we are officially just the other side of the International Date Line I wanted to get up early to see the sunrise, and to be one of the first people in the whole wide world to see the sun rise today. This was not to be, I...
At Sea The shops had a sale today. We have been rather unimpressed by the merchandise available there this year, especially the lack of attractive Queen Victoria and World Cruise items. However, we did end up making some purchases of course....
Despite the Commodore’s prediction that the good weather was over, today dawned bright and sunny so the major decision of the day was Lido vs. Pavilion Pool. We decided on the Pavilion as it was quite windy and we found a really great sheltered...
Auckland The Owl and the Pussy Cat went to sea……………… We docked in Auckland bright and early. It is like docking in Manhattan – you are right downtown. I love it when there are skyscrapers right in front of you. We went ashore as soon as we could...
Bay of Islands, New Zealand Well, our rain making skills are not rusty; they were working a charm today. It was pouring when we arrived, and it rained on and off all day. Apparently there has been a bit of a drought here, so the locals were very...
At Sea Despite the Commodore’s warning there doesn’t seem to have been too much movement last night. However, it is still raining, and the Commodore described the swell as “confused”. The ship is pitching and rolling, but sitting here in the...
At Sea We had quite a bumpy night, it was lovely to lie in bed and be rocked by the waves. When I awoke this morning and looked outside, it looked just like we were in the middle of a winter transatlantic crossing – just my kind of weather. The...
Sydney Day 1 Yesterday I woke up to an angry sea outside our room; today I woke up to see the Sydney Opera House right outside our window. Now there’s a first for me! We had to go through immigration in Sydney, so with bad memories of going...
Sydney Day 2 It’s not every day that you wake up to the Sydney Opera House outside your window, but it has now been 2 days in a row. I do love cruises! We had an early start, and walked to Darling Harbour. It has been great seeing all the sights...
At Sea No Opera House this morning – just water all around us with no land in sight. With 1000 new passengers the ship has a totally different feel. Was I that bewildered when I first came on board QV in 2008? I think not – maybe it was because...
Melbourne Despite dire warnings about the weather, we woke up to a sunny, but cool day in Melbourne. We were able to get straight off the ship once the gangway was in place on deck 2. The cruise terminal was rather minimal, only having a tacky...