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30th December, a Day at Sea

Posted on 30/12/2017 by Geoff

Today started badly, we couldn’t raise room service for our daily ritual, a cup of tea in bed and also, watching the daily program on TV I heard the lecture that I wanted to go to was at 0900hrs, ouch!!! … Continue reading →

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Willemstad, Curacao

Posted on 29/12/2017 by Geoff

No rush to get up for breakfast this morning, as we weren’t due to arrive ‘till around 1100hrs. Sometime before 1100hrs the Captain came on the PA apologizing to the fact we wouldn’t arrive now ‘till nearer 1300hrs: the ship … Continue reading →

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2 oceans and the Panama Canal

Posted on 27/12/2017 by Geoff

Boxing day, the first of the three sea days was quiet. We were getting over the excitement of seeing and meeting Santa yesterday, over indulging in the culinary delights and having the odd “drinky-poos” relaxing in the sun with the … Continue reading →

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Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Posted on 25/12/2017 by Geoff

Christmas has arrived and are pleased we are experiencing a much different acknowledgement of the festive season, here on board than we did when we spent Christmas day travelling from Los Angles to Chicago on a train back in 2015. … Continue reading →

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Corinto, Nicaragua

Posted on 24/12/2017 by Geoff

We arrived at the port early morning, another commercial port but this time full of containers, they were stacked everywhere. We suspected there was little to do or see here as we are due to leave early afternoon and what … Continue reading →

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Guatemala

Posted on 23/12/2017 by Geoff

After a day at sea we arrived pretty early in the morning here at Puerto Quetzal and when we looked out of the window we were moored next to an LPG bulk carrier. Yes, the cruise terminal here is in … Continue reading →

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