Right after we booked our Emirates flight, they cancelled it and rebooked us on another flight, which of course ended up giving us 2 overnight flights and a long layover in Dubai. Annoying, but nothing can put a damper on my enthusiasm; we are...
After the initial concern about why on earth would I leave North America in the summertime, to head to South Africa in the midst of winter, I remembered that although I may be cold, I could take my hot water bottle as well as the...
Canada It was my mother in law's 90th birthday, and the whole family was coming together in Toronto to celebrate with her. After 3 hours sleep we drove to the airport again to catch our flight there. After 3 blissful months at sea...
The day they made us leave the ship……………….. There was no wide-open ocean outside the window this morning, no volcanoes or opera houses. There was, however, the San Pedro cruise terminal and LA smog. Yes, that day had come, time to...
Last Sea Day Under ideal circumstances we would have packed first, and then spent the day enjoying the ship. We couldn’t bring ourselves to pack, so ended up enjoying the ship instead. We heard the noon whistle for the last time....
San Francisco Day 2 Today dawned bright and sunny again. Every other time we have been to San Francisco the weather has been awful, cold, damp, and foggy – and I have several San Francisco sweatshirts to show for it. This time I was prepared...
San Francisco Day 1 The gale continued over night and there was a fair bit of pitching and rolling. However, when we got up at 6:00 the sea was calm and the only evidence of the stormy night was another shattered window in the Winter Garden....
At Sea Although the sea is a deep blue, with the large waves and white horses it looks more like we are in the middle of a transatlantic winter crossing. It is cold and windy out on deck too. We have certainly left the tropics alas. During the...
At Sea April Fools Day Our younger son has played April Fools jokes on his gullible mother for many years, but it looks like I will get through today without being tricked by him. Another reason to go on a world cruise. However, some poor souls...
At Sea “It’s like the end of the world, and we are the only survivors”, quote from the man sitting next to me in the Commodore Club. We have not seen another ship while we are at sea since we left Sydney. However, things are changing. Out there...
At Sea Boat Building Day After I returned from my craft session our boat building team, Rod, Deborah, Martin, Rita and the 2 of us reconvened in our cabin to construct our ship. We made some minimal alterations to our original plan, and set...