Written by Kim The last day of a cruise is always bittersweet. We had a fantastic time and made so many new friends but time to pull out the suitcases and say our goodbyes. We had breakfast in the main dining room and I finally tried eggs Florentine which were yummy. We went to a […]
Category: 2019
Day 32 – Relaxing sea day after fun in New Zealand (10/18/19)
Written by Kim We are enjoying our last 2 sea days before we must disembark in Sydney and begin the last leg of our journey. We had a bit of a lazy day. Sat by the indoor pool and enjoyed the hot tub a bit. It wasn’t very crowded at all. It’s really cool, rainy […]
Day 31 – Beautiful and scenic Picton for wine tasting (10/17/19)
Written by Alex After the breezy, rainy day yesterday in Wellington, we awoke to a picture perfect day at Picton. We had booked a tour to the Marlborough region for wine tasting through Viator. We arrived in Picton about an hour before our tour so walked around this pretty town. A little before 10, we […]
Day 30 – A romantic Scottish day in Wellington (10/16/19)
Written by Kim Despite the cold, rainy, windy day we had lots of fun in Wellington. It was difficult to see the full beauty but we did our best to make lemonade from lemons. We took an electric bike tour today. Surprisingly, it was only Alex and I with our guide Jim and a guide […]
Day 29 – Final sea day before New Zealand! (10/15/19)
Written by Alex I think I speak for Kim also when I say we are ready for some land. It’s not as though we are having a bad time (we aren’t) but I will say that this length cruise is about as long as I’d ever tackle again. Maybe three weeks max. We love to […]
Day 28 – Monday? What Monday?? (10/14/19)
Written by Alex Crossing the International Date Line for the first time is weird. We had been 7 hours behind New Jersey for a few days and suddenly – BOOM – we are 17 hours ahead! Hello Tuesday! The engineer in me had to figure out what happened to our 24 hours. Basically we pick […]
Day 27 – Crossing the dateline tonight (10/13/19)
Written by Kim A quiet day at sea enjoying some comforts from home. Our ice tea set-up is working well and another batch of laundry brings some normalcy. We were up early because the wind (46 knots!) was wicked this morning so had to go to the gym and we like to get there before […]
Day 26 – It’s all downhill from here!! (10/12/19)
Written by Alex Sea day 3 of 5 between Tahiti and New Zealand and we suddenly are feeling the cruise end getting nearer. That seems odd with 7 days remaining, but when you’ve been cruising for 22 days already, 7 days seems like nothing! This morning the weather was beautiful – we are beginning to […]
Day 25 – Half way through our trip (10/11/19)
Written by Kim We’ve reached the halfway mark on another TGIF sea day. Thanks for all who are following along and sending comments. We wish you all were with us but glad we can share pictures and stories so you can enjoy this beautiful part of the world virtually. We are so blessed. Not sure […]
Day 24 – Recovering at sea after French Polynesia (10/10/19)
Written by Kim We were happy today to have a relaxing day at sea after 2 busy days in French Polynesia. I got the opportunity to do some laundry (hand washing but good therapy). I do miss some of the normal chores at home. We played progressive trivia and did ok not great with 12 […]