Monthly Archives: January 2012

Jan 12th at sea

About a day at sea on a World Cruise. Like most cruises for HAL it is all in the daily Explorer, below are the four pages that make up a daily Explorer:

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Jan 11th, at sea

At sea in route to Belem our first port in Brazil. Tonight we are going to the Pinnacle Grill for the South American themed dinner: Pinnacle Grill Staff met us for pictures before dinner: Friends joined us for the dinner: … Continue reading

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Bridgetown, Barbados

Been here before and so we did something a little different. We too the ship’s tour to Harrison’s Cave. When we arrived at the caves, of course we had a restroom stop.  We were all surprised as everything was so … Continue reading

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Roseau, Dominica

The Noordam beat us to port and got the prime spot downtown. We got the free shuttle and went in although Roseau is not all that great to see. However, a short cab ride out of town takes you to … Continue reading

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Jan 8th a Formal Night at Sea

Tonight was the Captains welcome aboard cocktail and welcome party:

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World Cruise Day two, at sea

Today was spent getting account information straightened out, making sure pinnacle grill reservations were set, and meeting new friends. Cruise Critic meet and greet tomorrow but most of the new people met today are Cruise Critic members. One very different … Continue reading

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World Cruise Departure 2012

Like summer camp when we were young, returning to the Amsterdam is much like returning to summer camp. Where the first day is the thrill of renewing friendships with past passenger. Today’s sail away on the aft deck had us … Continue reading

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Watch our Ships Departure

Tomorrow Jan 6th between 5 – 6 pm our ship the Amsterdam will be leaving from Fort Lauderdale to start our 122 day World Cruise. You can watch the ships departure via the Fort Lauderdale Port Webcam at: http://portevergladeswebcam.com/ Here … Continue reading

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World Cruise in 4 Days

Wow only 4 more days until we leave for the 2012 World Cruise: Track the ship click below     Ship Statistics Year Built  2000 Last Refurbished  2010 Tonnage  61,000 tons Registry  Netherlands Length  780 feet Beam  106 feet Passenger … Continue reading

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2011 Readers, Happy New Year

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 9,400 times in 2011. If it were a … Continue reading

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