Random thoughts from the sea
Day 19, South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Cruise Friday, Oct. 21, 2022; Suva, Fiji, North Pacific Ocean. A challenge of being one of the first cruise ships in the South Pacific after almost three years of pandemic shutdown is that things don’t always go as planned. Originally, the MS
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Day 16, South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Cruise Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022; Apia, Samoa. I feel like I have flirted with Samoa but never visited. Today I finally made it. We docked here in 2018 on the Grand Asia cruise, but shortly after arriving the ocean swells increased to
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Day 15, South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Cruise Monday, Oct. 17, 2022; At Sea, Pacific Ocean. For the first time in nine years, this time I embarked on a cruise not knowing a single passenger. The last time I cruised – the 2020 Grand World Voyage – I traveled
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Day 12, South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Cruise Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022; At Sea, Pacific Ocean. At least on the cruises longer than a week, Holland America usually schedules an “Ask the Captain” session in the main showroom, and it fills up early. It serves the purpose of providing
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Day 11, South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Cruise Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022; At Sea, Pacific Ocean. I’m one to settle into a routine on the ship, especially on sea days. I start early, around 6 a.m. with coffee in the Lido. My usual table is available at that time,
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Day 10, South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Cruise Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022; Kona, Hawaii. I didn’t plan ahead for our Kona port on the Big Island, as many call the actual island of Hawaii to distinguish it from the collection of islands that make up the state. I’ve stayed
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Day 9, South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Cruise Monday, Oct. 10, 2022; Nawiliwili, Kauai, Hawaii Kauai truly is the garden island. Its striking mountains are covered in lush greenery. All that vegetation requires a good bit of rain, resulting in the island’s status as one of the wettest places
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Day 7, South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Cruise Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022; Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu is a great first port after five sea days on a long cruise. The Walmart is just three blocks from the pier. More about my shopping trip later. My new friend Diana joined me
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Day 5, South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Cruise Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022; At Sea, North Pacific Ocean If there were any question as to whether we have put Covid-19 behind us, the answer is no — at least on the MS Westerdam. Today brought a round of Covid testing
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Day 4, South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Cruise Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022; At Sea, North Pacific Ocean My first stop this morning was the gym – sadly, not to work out, but to step on the ship’s scale. Its report was about what I imagined. My goal is to
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