Random thoughts from the sea
Day -11, Grand Asia 2018 Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018 – Chicago: I just got a second cabin upgrade offer today. I remember that last year a number of people on this cruise upgraded to balcony cabins in the week or so before the cruise, as Holland America made offers at
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Day -31, Grand Asia 2018 Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 — Chicago: How do you plan visits to 33 ports in 15 countries spread across the Pacific Ring of Fire? It can be as easy or as complex as you want. The easy route is to sign up for the
Continue readingAs you might have read on my Oct. 10 post from my 2017 Grand Asia cruise, “There’s No Prize for Packing Light,” I took one large suitcase, two medium, a carry-on and a backpack. I returned home with an additional carry-on, a gift from Holland America. Here is a brief
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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