The skeleton of a humpback whale at the Whalers Village before it was destroyed by the fires in 2023. |
This morning, I prepped the stuffing for tomorrow’s turkey. What a lot of work! Without a fully equipped kitchen, it was incredibly challenging. We have one large tinfoil roasting pan and not a single oven-safe casserole dish. Instead, I placed the stuffing I had prepared in three tinfoil pie pans, lining them with parchment paper and covering them with tin foil.
I’ll bake one pan of dressing each day, leaving the other two pans for the leftovers we’ll have after roasting two whole turkey breasts. Since I don’t eat any of the carby sides, only turkey, veg and salad, Tom will be on his own, eating all the leftover side dishes. He won’t mind a bit.
We’ll have plenty of turkey breast meat to last for several days, and I’ll freeze any leftovers we can eat in the next two weeks. With 17 days until we depart, it will all work out well, and I won’t need to order any more meat during our remaining days. We’ll use whatever we have left in the freezer.
To continue with the information for the four cruises we booked with Royal Caribbean, please see below:
24 Night Cruise from Brisbane to Seattle
24 Night Cruise
Departure Date: Tue, Apr 14, 2026
Embarkation Port: Brisbane
Return Date: Sat, May 09, 2026
Disembarkation Port: Seattle
Non-Refundable Deposit
Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
Tuesday, April 14 | Brisbane, Australia | 4:30 pm | |
Wednesday, April 15 | At Sea | ||
Thursday, April 16 | At Sea | ||
Friday, April 17 | At Sea | ||
Saturday, April 18 | At Sea | ||
Saturday, April 18 | Cross International Dateline (Cruising) | ||
Sunday, April 19 | At Sea | ||
Monday, April 20 | At Sea | ||
Tuesday, April 21 | Papeete, Tahiti | 7:00 am | 11:59 pm |
Wednesday, April 22 | Moorea, Society Islands | 7:00 am | 8:00 pm |
Thursday, April 23 | At Sea | ||
Friday, April 24 | At Sea | ||
Saturday, April 25 | At Sea | ||
Sunday, April 26 | At Sea | ||
Monday, April 27 | At Sea | ||
Tuesday, April 28 | Honolulu, Oahu, HI | 7:00 am | |
Wednesday, April 29 | Honolulu, Oahu, HI | 8:00 pm | |
Thursday, April 30 | At Sea | ||
Friday, May 1 | Kona, Hawaii, HI | 8:00 am | 7:00 pm |
Saturday, May 2 | Hilo, Hawaii, HI | 7:00 am | 5:00 pm |
Sunday, May 3 | At Sea | ||
Monday, May 4 | At Sea | ||
Tuesday, May 5 | At Sea | ||
Wednesday, May 6 | At Sea | ||
Thursday, May 7 | At Sea | ||
Friday, May 8 | Seattle, WA | 6:00 am |
Cost for two $6947.66 $495 Digital Costco Shop Card
Tomorrow, we’ll be back with a short post with Thanksgiving wishes.
Be well.
Photo from ten years ago today, November 27, 2014: