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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A bit of “this and that” aboard the ship….Group photo…
A path to the aqua blue bay. Today is day 12 of the 24-day cruise. It's hard to believe that we're halfway...
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A new day…Oops, the same day!…Cannibalism in the South Pacific…
After a bit of research, Cute found this "cooking pot" to stir us dreadful thoughts of life for many in decades past...
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It’s happening tonight!!!…We’re crossing back over the International Date Line..We’ll have two May 1sts!
Map of the world illustrating how the International Date Line affects each side of the line. Tonight at midnight, we'll conceptually turn our...
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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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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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