Sailing toward Hawaii…Four days until we reach Kona, ..The Big Island…
A fancy outhouse on a tropical island. Today, at 12:45 pm, is the Crossing the Equator Ceremony, which we'll attend poolside, taking photos...
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April 2017 Archive
A collection of our daily travel stories, food discoveries, wildlife encounters, and life on the road.
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Leaving Suva, Fiji today for the vast open sea… A peek at early cruise ship history…
Despite their increasing success, these early cruises, called “excursions,” were challenging to plan with existing ships. Constructed as ocean liners, they...
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Limited number of ports of call on this cruise…Long way yet to sail…9368 km, 5817 miles (5055 nautical miles)…
Isle of Pines coral reef is stunning. The ship docked at the Port of Suva, Fiji, early this morning for an overnight...
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Visiting Isle of Pines, New Caledonia…”New’ places to visit…The fun continues with flourish…
View of the shore as our tender pulled into the dock at Isle of Pines, New Caledonia. This itinerary's ports of...
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Updates on a few general items… Cruising right along… Figured out a workaround for “year ago photos”…
The coral reef in the Isle of Pines was exquisite. Of course, not surprisingly, being unable to post the "year ago photo"...
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We lost a friend, a reader, an adventurer…May he be remembered with great love…
Glenn and Staci had the opportunity to enjoy traveling together. In many ways, the friendships we've been gifted in our travels have...
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Isle of Pines, New Caledonia…Planning a get-together with our readers while in Minnesota…Please RSVP by email…
The beginning of the miniature golf course on deck 12. Our ship, Royal Caribbean Explorer of the Seas, has reached land after...
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Settled in at last…Tomorrow’s post will include date and time for upcoming get together with our readers in Minnesota!
Musical instrument display in the stairwell. We're finally feeling settled in. Wandering about the ship, we familiarized ourselves with all the many...
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No WiFi all morning…Late posting…Cruising along…Immigration issues at the port…
The Promenade deck is a favorite of ours. It's comparable to a long street in the ship with bars, dining establishments, and...
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Final expenses for Fairlight/Manly Australia…40 days gone…On to cruising…Favorite photos…
Beautiful sky at sunset, taken from our veranda. Tom's shot of a stunning sunset. It's about 10:00 am Saturday, April 22nd,...
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