Cruise final expenses including shopping at port and extras…Finalizing details…Favorite photos…
Mystery Island scene. Rather than wait until we disembark the ship tomorrow, I decided to post the final expenses and favorite photos...
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FlowRider videos and story….Cruise ending in two days…Final cruise expenses coming soon…
FlowRider video #1. FlowRider video #2. A few days ago, we chatted with another passenger, also a Tom, in the Diamond Club...
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The cruise ends in three days…On to the next leg of the journey…The challenges oF coordinating dates…
The beach on a tropical island. With only three days until we arrive in Seattle and the continual activities aboard this ship,...
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Making new friends..A couple, like us, traveling the world…
Sue and Scott, our new world travel friends from the US with whom we spent the evening. We're not so unique when...
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Our travel map and how to view it…Winding down the cruise…
A view of Honolulu from the ship. During the remainder of the cruise, which ends on May 15th, we'll be posting the...
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A great day with a great new friend in Lahaina, Maui…A very scary event on the returning tender…
Yesterday, it was cloudy with a bit of drizzle as Helen and I wandered about Lahaina Maui, but the weather didn't hamper...
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An unanticipated opportunity thanks to Captain Rick!…
Yesterday, Captain Rick Sullivan chatted with us in Dizzy's Jazz Bar. His warm demeanor and superb sense of humor have made sailing...
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Retelling our story over and over again…Our answers to frequently asked question…
The coral reef at Mystery Island is defined by the change of color of the sea. Often to our surprise, other travelers...
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Pollywogs and shellbacks, the Equator crossing…The generosity of people we meet…
This passenger at the King Neptune Equator crossing ceremony seemed to get the brunt of the food rubbed into his beard. Yesterday was the...
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Meeting with a medical researcher and presenter aboard the ship for helicobactor pylori…
Dr. Peter Dingle's latest book. See his website here. Most mornings, we don't attend any of the "enrichment lectures" aboard the ship...
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