Random thoughts from the sea
Days 31-34, 2026 Grand World Voyage Tuesday to Saturday, Feb. 3-7, 2026; Ushuaia, Argentina, and Punta Arenas, Chile. As we sail north from Antarctica, I’ve looked forward to what are somewhat familiar ports. Ushuaia, Argentina, bills itself as the world’s most southern city, sitting where the Andes hit the ocean,
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Days 26-29, 2026 Grand World Voyage Thursday to Sunday, Jan. 29-Feb. 1, 2026; Antarctic Peninsula. Antarctica is simply stunning. I have no words, so I’ll let my photos carry this post. One of the first questions I asked myself when contemplating my first cruise to Antarctica was would I be
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Days 22- 24, 2026 Grand World Voyage Sunday to Tuesday, Jan. 25-27, 2026; Falkland Islands and South Atlantic Ocean. After missing the Falkland Islands twice before due to rough seas, I couldn’t have wished for a better third chance. The sky was blue. The seas were calm (at least for
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Days 19-21, 2026 Grand World Voyage Thursday to Saturday, Jan. 22-24, 2026; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Punta del Este and Montevideo, Uruguay. A triad of popular cruise ports lines the Río de la Plata, the broad river and estuary that divides Argentina and Uruguay. And when I say broad, I
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Days 15-16, 2026 Grand World Voyage Sunday and Monday, Jan. 18-19, 2026; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Having previously toured the tourist highlights of Rio de Janeiro – Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf Mountain, the beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema, and even the nearby summer royal resort town of Petropolis – I
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Days 5-9, 2026 Grand World Voyage Thursday to Monday, Jan. 13-16, 2026; Recife, Brazil, and Atlantic Ocean. Just because we aren’t in a port every day doesn’t mean we have nothing to do. On top of the full daily program of activities and talks, special events and dinners keep us
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Days 5-9, 2026 Grand World Voyage Thursday to Monday, Jan. 8-12, 2026; Barbados and Belem, Brazil. Despite being distinctly (at least to my eyes) not on the Amazon River, Belém, Brazil, is considered by many to be the gateway to the Amazon. I’m guessing it achieves that distinction because the
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Days 1-4, 2026 Grand World Voyage Sunday to Wednesday, Jan. 4-7, 2026; Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and At Sea. Describe Heaven: Starting a cruise with three sea days! After months of almost non-stop port days, I’ve looked forward to the 133-day 2026 Grand World Voyage, with its stretches of lazy sea
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Days 9-14, 2025 Caribbean Holiday Monday to Saturday, Dec. 29, 2025-Jan. 3, 2026; Saint Lucia, Sint Maartin, Antigua, Grand Turk and Half Moon Cay, Bahamas. This week proves I’m the party pooper on this cruise. While we’ve celebrated Christmas, New Year’s and just the fun of the Caribbean, I’ve tended
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Days 1-8, 2025 Caribbean Holiday Sunday to Sunday, Dec. 21-28, 2025; U.S. Virgin Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada and Martinique. At 6:38 a.m. on Christmas morning, I was the only person in the Crow’s Nest on the MS Volendam. It’s a new cruise on a different ship, and even after
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