The Rotterdam is currently on a 30 day Circle Hawaii, Tahiti & Marquesas Island cruise. During our stay in Honolulu I was fortunate enough to attend a Holland America shore excursion, the “Paradise Cove Orchid Luau.” This is a fantastic way to sample Hawaiian culture. Traditional ceremonies are performed throughout the evening, mingled in with… read more of “Shore Excursion:…”
Monday, March 12, 2012: We arrived in Hong Kong yesterday. We had experienced rough weather for the last day, as we headed north-east through the South China Sea; a strong north-east wind had built up the sea and swell, consequently our passage was ‘bumpy’ at times. On the bridge at 4 a.m., mainly there to… read more of “Around the World…”
Days 61-62-63-64, March 7, 8, 9 and 10: Kind of like the song lyrics, “I want to get you on a slow boat to China,” I wanted to get Humberto and our teddy bear Duffy on a cruise ship to Hong Kong, China. And all around us there were hints that I was about to… read more of “Cruise Diary: On a…”
Since leaving Indonesia, we have sailed up the west coast of Borneo and then, when due east of the Malacca Straits, we turned to the north-east, making for Hong Kong, where we arrive (our) tomorrow, the 11th. I thought that I would blog about a group on here, who have been knitting like crazy, ever… read more of “Around the World…”
Special thanks to Prinsendam’s Techspert Will who posted this on HAL’s Digital Workshop blog. We just wrapped up production on the Oscar’s spoof awards called the Raspberry Awards here on the Prinsendam. We are somewhere in the Amazon River! Myself and the Digital Workshop helped in part with this production by doing a different kind… read more of “Digital Workshop:…”
Day 60, March 6: After our visit to Komodo Island with its famous Komodo dragons and our visit to the small fishing village of Kampung Komodo, we got an opportunity to see another face of Indonesia during our call at Lembar, Lombok. Lombok is an island with 3.7 million inhabitants near better-known Bali. “Lombok is… read more of “Cruise Diary:…”
Day 59, March 5: Travel is such a blessing and privilege, that Humberto and I like to give back whenever possible, even if in a small way, to the communities that we visit. A few years ago, for instance, we helped paint an orphanage in Baja California, Mexico, while on a voyage with the now… read more of “Cruise Diary:…”
Days 57, 58, March 3-4, at Sea En Route to Indonesia: Once upon a time, there was a little teddy bear named Duffy. Humberto and I brought him with us on our World Cruise, to take pictures of him with us at some of the world’s iconic places such as the Christ the Redeemer Statue… read more of “Cruise Diary: Dear…”
