Yearly Archives: 2022

Door Chicken

Remember what I said about the vast majority of passengers on this ship coming from Australia & New Zealand?  Now, think about cars and driving rules/ Got it? Now expand that to walking, stairs, and going through doors. North Americans … Continue reading

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The final hour

Well, as of 0200 the ship made the final time zone change on this side of the International Date Line. I promptly ran into the obvious problem – no way to set my phone etc. The result was spending the … Continue reading

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Flipping the clock back

Or turning it back, or having another time zone change.  Whatever. There were three hours change from the North American west coast to Hawaii. This morning we had another change of an hour to put us on the same time … Continue reading

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The Laundry Challenge

  There are those things, mostly daily household chores, which go away when you sail on any ship that owned/operated by someone else. So I am not speaking about family sailboats, houseboats, or any of the ‘work for a living” … Continue reading

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Not worth an hour

Our “port” today is Raiatea, Society Islands. With a population of around 12000, it has beaches, agriculture, tourism, and a small airport. (that small bit of very flat land right along the shore between the beach and the mountain.) Again … Continue reading

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Just to take a photo

After spending the morning listening to an interesting lecture sponsored by the BioEthics Department of U of MN and stitching, I joined my friends on deck 14. But there were no whales today. There were also remarkably fewer bar staff … Continue reading

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Whales and Mountains

Rather than force you to look back at the schedule I included when this leg of the cruise began on the 13th, I will just tell you that we are in Moorea, Society Islands. More accurately, this is Mo’orea of … Continue reading

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French Polynesia

What we forget, in our constant bashing of the UK as a former Colonial Power and the strangler of the Commonwealth – is that France is still a colonial power. It owns islands in the Caribbean plus (according to Wiki) … Continue reading

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Another Dinner

Apparently the idea of a special dinner for the “Pinnacles” was so well received last cruise, they decided to do it again this cr-19Ouise. The date picked was today, again in the Solarium Bistro at 1830. The menu was essentially … Continue reading

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Cheers with an officer

Which, prior to the pandemic, was RCCL’s “Meal with an Officer” This particular benefit kicked in at about 350 cruise points, if I am remembering correctly. It would include a table of passengers with tan officer at each. Often this … Continue reading

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Ignoring Neptune

About 1600 today, we headed south across the Equator. It actually could have been a bit earlier, or perhaps later – I wasn’t paying any attention. As seems to be a tradition shared among the cruise shops and perhaps other … Continue reading

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Drinks Packages are not a good idea

At first I was going to tell you about the absolutely best meal I have had on board. It was last night’s dinner in the Solarium Bistro. This location isn’t huge, but serves a good variety of breakfast & lunch … Continue reading

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Heading West

and a little bit south if I want to be accurate.  It was a day for wandering around the ship, chatting with people, stitching, and making the mistake of attending the “Top Tier” event… I skipped this bit of silly … Continue reading

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Off to Queensland, Australia!

Thursday, October 13 Honolulu, Oahu, HI 5:00pm Friday, October 14 At Sea Saturday, October 15 At Sea Sunday, October 16 At Sea Monday, October 17 At Sea Tuesday, October 18 At Sea Wednesday, October 19 Papeete, Tahiti 6:00am Midnight Thursday, … Continue reading

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Walking in Honolulu

Before one sets out on a “short” hike, it would be smart to check both the weather and a real map. Just saying. The raindrops weren’t actually all that frequent, the roads were more or less where Apple Maps (and … Continue reading

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Day 2 – Lahaina

And it is still a tender port. I chose not to get off. Instead, I hung out in varied lounges, attempting to find a place that had QUIET! That may seem to be a logical thing – many of the … Continue reading

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Lahaina, Maui

This may be a bit random in places. When Dani and I cruised these island last month on NCL’s Pride of America, there were two stops in Maui. Both of them on the other side of the island. Both involving … Continue reading

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A day on the balcony

The truth is that I only sort of am tracking what the particular day of the week might just happen to be. If I get really confused – I can always go to one of the elevators and look – … Continue reading

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Day Whatever

Day 7? Does it matter? I didn’t do much ship wandering around today. The seas are not what I would call particularly rough, but there are certainly a lot of people complaining. Average forward speed seems to be running ~17 … Continue reading

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Day 5 – Pineapple Dinner

Oops – I mean Pinnacle. Whatever. All cruise lines, just like hotel chains and airlines, seem to have developed various loyalty programs over the years.  Every so often they get revised. The line I am currently on = Royal Caribbean … Continue reading

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