Monthly Archives: January 2011

Last night we attended the Sommelier Dinner (a.k.a. Cellar Master Dinner). The menu was fixed and the wines were paired. It was a very enjoyable evening but yet again we compared the evening to the Amsterdam and Zuiderdam Sommelier Dinners … Continue reading →

A maiden call for the Prinsendam. That’s right she has never been here. Brad went into town and it was a lovely place.  The weather is lovely today not too hot with a slight breeze.  The building with all the … Continue reading →

We were in this very pleasant city in 2009 and not much has changed. It is about a five to six block walk from the ship to the elevators that take you up to the old city. There is a … Continue reading →

Note about yesterday, apparently we missed a nice opportunity to ride a double decker bus, reportedly, to a much better market than the one we were dropped off at. Also, the passengers that took this bus felt they had a … Continue reading →

Hard to believe this cruise is 1/3 over, here is the link to review last week: http://cid-d357675bd6a35fce.office.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/Grand%20South%20America%20Journal%202011%20Week%20Three.pdf

Yesterday afternoon, we went to see the movie “The Mission”.  It is based on a true story, but rather depressing.  Gloria says the seats are so hard in the theater, she is taking a pillow to sit on if she … Continue reading →

A new day and so far no rain in sigh. Yesterday it rained all day and the reports that came back from the guests that went into Fortaleza were bad as expected. The most telling was the securities officers report … Continue reading →

We are docking and have a shuttle to the Market and/or H. Stearn. Last night we had dinner with George Geary Guest Chef, Lacey the ship’s Librarian, Nina the Rabi’s wife, Sue her friend, and Jim & Jessica Smith.  Our … Continue reading →

Last night was Jessica Smith’s birthday at our table. We made her a card that the table all signed and gave her a set of wine glass beaded tags, and a copy of Jeff’s Farschman’s Easter Island Blog. Gloria attended … Continue reading →

Gloria stayed on the ship, and it was a good thing. Although it was a short tender ride, it was low tide, and again we docked next to another boat.  Not only did we have to go through it, but … Continue reading →

Week two: http://cid-d357675bd6a35fce.office.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/Grand%20South%20America%20Journal%202011%20Week%20Two.pdf

After six straight ports, a welcome day on the river. Our last day on the Amazon. Tomorrow we are back out on the open seas for a day. Today the camera captured a few friends around the ship. Next we … Continue reading →

Last night was so much fun, we ate in the Pinnacle Grill with L-R, George Geary the Guest Chef, Allison the Livestylst, Will the Techspert, Brad, Gloria and Beth Downey the Hostess.  We started at 8:00pm and left the Pinnacle … Continue reading →

Nice large town with very pleasant inhabitants. Their Boi Bumba festival show was energetic and colorful.  The hill to get up to town was steep, but the Boy Scouts were on hand to help people and did a great job.  … Continue reading →

Yesterday was Sunday and most of the city was closed for business, families were out together enjoying their day off. The rain is a way of life and it showed. The little single vendor booths are closed and opened quickly … Continue reading →

  Very small community with a nice sand bar, also called a beach on the river.  As you can see by the dried piranha mounted on a piece of wood, piranha is the thing to catch, eat, and buy as … Continue reading →

The show was awesome.  Holland’s port agent narrated the show for us.  The costumes were outstanding.  We were told it was a 45 minute show and the time just flew by.  One act just followed another with no interruptions.  We … Continue reading →

Wow what an evening, stop by to see the BBQ on the Lido. Karen Kween and Tom the cruise director below and the BBQ: After Gloria and Brad had dinner in the Pinnacle Grill:  Since the entire ship passengers either … Continue reading →

Although it has rained most of the time this afternoon Brad got out and took and few photos of Manaus in the Middle of the day.

We arrived a little early 9:30 am vs. 10:00 am at our farthest inland destination port of the Amazon, Manaus and we will be here over night. This city is very large and our arrival was greeted with dancers in … Continue reading →