December 2025 Archive

Day 45…Port of call…Cairns, Australia…Ten key facts about Carins…

Note: Today's photos are from our 2015 visit to the Cairns Botanic Gardens. If you'd like to see more of our posts...

Day 44…Out to sea…Christmas decor in the Windjammer Cafe…

As this 47-night cruise winds down and Saturday creeps closer, I find myself caught between two familiar worlds, the floating, ever-moving pace...

Day 43… No post today due to poor WiFi signal…

Day 42…Port of call…Darwin…Ten key facts about Darwin…

We have decided to stay on the ship today while we're docked in Darwin, Australia. Having been here several times over the...

Day 41…Still out to sea…Heading to Australia…Immigration and many time changes…

  Tomorrow morning, the ship will ease its way into Darwin, Australia, gliding into yet another port on this long voyage. Even...

Day 40…Fantastic day with Rita and Gerhard in Bali!…

  Seeing our dear friends Rita and Gerhard in Bali yesterday was the best possible port-of-call tour we could have imagined, the...

Day 39… In Bali…No post today…Seeing Rita and Gerhard today!…

Day 38…Out to sea…What happened with our requested cabin change?…

  Three weeks after I injured my knee in that unfortunate stumble in the corridor, we decided not to push the issue...

Day 36…Singapore, port of call…Waiting for several hours to access our cabin…Rough night…

  The last time I remember looking at the clock, it blinked back at me with an unforgiving 4:00 am. Only three...