Random thoughts from the sea
Day 7, Grand Asia 2018 Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, Dutch Harbor, Alaska: Rugged mountains, eagles and whales – Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska delivered it all. The day started out with questionable weather as the predicted rain came in late morning. The lines for the three school
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Day 6, Grand Asia 2018 Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, At Sea: I woke up this morning to the rocking and rolling of the ship. Capt. Fred Eversen warned us of 10-foot-plus seas. By early afternoon yesterday my wine tasting in the Crows Nest (high in the front of the ship)
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Day -2, Grand Asia 2018 Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, Chicago: Today is my last day in Chicago until Christmas. Tomorrow I fly to Los Angeles before boarding the MS Amsterdam on Sunday for the Grand Asia 2018 cruise. Being “homeless” since selling my house has really meant that I have
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Day -9, Grand Asia 2018 Friday, Sept. 21, 2018 – Chicago I mentioned in my last blog post that I had accepted a paid upgrade offer from Holland America. This raises some questions on upgrades – who gets offers and what the offers are. My short answer to these questions
Continue readingDay 51, Grand Asia 2017 Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017 – At Sea In case we had forgotten that we left the exotic (to us) ports of Asia for the decidedly commonwealth nations of Australia and New Zealand, tonight’s gala dinner reminded us. The theme was Bowlers and Bumper Shoots (I
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Day -1, Grand Asia 2017 Sept. 30, 2017 I’m sitting on the balcony of the Wyndham San Diego Bayside, looking at Holland America’s Oosterdam at the pier across the street. It leaves later today for points south, but overnight the Amsterdam will take its place. And I will board with
Continue readingAfter a year off the seas, I’m off on another cruise! Today I am setting sail on the Emerald Princess from Galveston for a week of sailing to Cozumel, Costa Maya and Belize. I hadn’t planned a January cruise. Several months ago my two sisters, my mother and I signed
Continue readingOne of the things I like about cruising is meeting new people. If you are on a weeklong cruise with your family, you may not have much opportunity to make more than a passing acquaintance. But when I am on a longer cruise or cruising alone I meet lots of
Continue readingDear Cruise Diary Days 17-19 – At Sea in the Mediterranean May 7-9, 2013 One of my observations from the first two weeks of this cruise has been that writing this journal has taken much more time than I thought it would. For the second half of the cruise,
Continue readingDear Cruise Diary Day 16 – Barcelona May 6, 2013 Today all but about 900 passengers were leaving the ship, so I wasn’t in a huge hurry to deal with the crowds. After another breakfast in the Windjammer, I packed away the last few things in my suitcase, leaving out
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