Today we are back in the Netherlands, although Aruba has a “Status Aparte” which means that it is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands but not governed by it. A sort of Commonwealth situation but with a Dutch twist. Not that anybody is concerned or interested in that here on board; of much more… read more of “28 Feb. 2017;…”
As was expected we got more wind and thus more swell today; from the moment onwards that we cleared the Windward Passage and entered the Caribbean Sea. As a result the ship is showing a little movement. No real rolling, the stabilizers will prevent that, but a general jitter as if the ship wants to… read more of “27 Feb. 2017; At…”
I mentioned a few days ago that the weather normally happens on a three day cycle; and if you hit it right you can have perfect weather. Last cruise with the Eurodam we caught the wrong day for Half Moon Cay but things were getting better during the afternoon. That showed in Fort Lauderdale which… read more of “26 Feb. 2017; Half…”
As planned I crossed the street today walking from Pier 26 to Pier 21 and transferred from the ms Eurodam to the ms Zuiderdam. If nothing changes, then I will be here for 3 weeks until March 19th. The ms Zuiderdam is making 10 and 11 day cruises from Fort Lauderdale. Calling at Half Moon… read more of “25 Feb. 2017; Fort…”
This time the weather forecast followed the forecasted schedule and we got exactly what was expected. Based on that, the captain could also decide to make the call and stay for the day. When we arrived things were pretty miserable with strong winds from the South West and a lot of rain around us. During… read more of “24 Feb. 2017; Half…”
Today we are sailing back towards Florida and are on our way to Half Moon Cay our own private island. We are taking the outside route again, aiming for the North side of the Bahamian Islands. Then at the last minute we will dive inside and sail along Cat Island towards Half Moon Cay. That… read more of “23 Feb. 2017; At…”
Today we are in Charlotte Amalie in the natural harbor they call Havensight. So good and so sheltered that in the good old days the pirates sought a safe haven here. Nowadays there are two cruise ship docking locations. The one here at Haven sight , which can handle four medium size ships or 3… read more of “22 Feb. 2017;…”
The frontal system turned out to be quite strong and while sailing towards San Juan we had a very strong breeze blowing from the North West. Exactly in the same direction as the ship which was travelling along at 19 knots, while the wind was making 21 knots. Giving us a nice light air on… read more of “21 Feb. 2017; San…”
