Monthly Archives: April 2013

Apr 29th Planning Begins

As this years World Cruise draws to a close we find ourselves in the planning stag for the 2014 World Voyage:

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Apr 27th, St. Lucia

Our last port of call was the beautiful Island of St. Lucia. We did take the ferry into town and walk around as I had been here before. Here is a little of what we saw: St. Lucia VIEW SLIDE … Continue reading

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Apr 26th, Knitters Amaze

2013 World Cruise Sit & Knit group exceeds expectations, this year knitting 167 blankets, bears, hats, Etc.11 for Project Linus.  See for yourself: 2013 HAL World Cruise Sit & Knit Group VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

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Apr 26th, Murder Mystery Dinner

The newest of Bruce Scudder’s murder mystery dinner title “Crew’s Cruise Dinner” was his best ever. To set the scene: Miami’s Methuselah Cruises is a cruise line company for seniors 65 and up. They do not have a mandatory retirement … Continue reading

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Apr 25th, Devil’s Island

We arrived to beautiful weather here at Iles Du Diable (Devil’s Island), French Guiana. My last visit here I missed the Monkeys, but not this trip: Devil’s Island VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL  

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Apr 23rd, Belem Brazil

We have been to this port two years in a row and although I can say it is not unpleasant. It is a tender port with a 45 minute shuttle into to town. And it is not all that exciting … Continue reading

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Apr 21st, Fortaleza Brazil

Hot and muggy so today we have decided to stay on the ship. We have been here a couple of times before and never really been that impressed with this stop. In 2011 I posted picture of Fortaleza and you … Continue reading

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Apr 20th Indonesian Crew Show

They work so hard to make us all happy each and every day, then they put on this very beautiful show and you can not help but be touched: Indonesian Crew Show VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

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Apr 18th, Murder at Sea

Our 3rd Murder Mystery Dinner was last night, and after glow party. The parts were scripted perfectly and acted by all: THE PLAYERS Select Party Photos: After Glow Party VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL    

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Apr 17th Ascension Island

We almost made it, we were in the tender about 100 yrds from the dock and the captain announced that it was not safe to disembark the tenders, so back to the ship we went. However I did take a … Continue reading

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Apr 15th, James Town, St Helena

What a lovely remote spot in the world. The islanders seem to like the fact they are so secluded. No airport, means a two day boat ride to get on a jet that only goes to the U.K. Or better … Continue reading

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Apr 12th, Swakopmund – Sossuvlei Scenic Flight

We got invited to share in the wonderful scenic flight over the Sossusvlei and the Namib desert. The flight cover the following areas: Gravel Plains, Kuiseb River, Tsondapviel, Namib Desert, Sossusvlei, Diamond Camps, Eduard Bohlen Ship, Shaunee Shipwreck, Sandwhich Bay, … Continue reading

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Apr 11th, Walvis Bay and Swakopmund

Today we rented a car from Avis with our friend Jeri Christian and drove the 20 minutes to Swakopmund. Yes they drive on the other side of the road and no it does not scare me! Here is what we … Continue reading

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Apr 10th Jeff’s Birthday

We did not dine at the table for Jeff’s Birthday as we had the South Africa Theme Dinner in the Pinnacle. But Corrine had asked us to arrange a surprise for his birthday and surprise him we did, note Marilyn … Continue reading

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Apr 9th Departure Cape Town

As we were leaving Cape Town the Queen Mary 2 was coming in. You will also see some other great photos of our departure: Cape Town Departure VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL      

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Apr 8th, Cape Town

I spent the better part of today and late into the night posting blogs from our Safari. I did take a ride Victoria & Alfred Waterfront area to spend some time shopping. I did not take my camera. So I … Continue reading

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Apr 7th Amakhala, Game Drive 3

Our last day at Amakhala we were able to extend our morning drive for an extra hour to 12 noon and here is what we saw, before our flights to Cape Town and our return to the ship: Amakhala final … Continue reading

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Apr 6th Amakhala GAme Reserve, Game Drive 1 & 2

Yesterday we few to Port Elizabeth from Hellville and drove the one hour from the airport to Amakhala Game Reserve. After a wonder nights sleep we took to game drives one in the morning and the second in the afternoon, … Continue reading

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Apr 5th, Cheetah Plains Drive 6

Our last day at Cheetah Plains we went out for a morning drive 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. an afternoon transfer to the airport. Here is what we saw: Cheetah Plains Game Drive 6 VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

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Apr 4th, Cheetah Plains Drive 4 & 5

Our third day at Cheetah Plains we went out for a morning drive 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and and an afternoon drive 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Here is what we saw: Cheetah Plains Game Drive 4 & 5 … Continue reading

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