Day 38 of 111. Sea Day in the Northern Pacific. A fun event today was a backstage tour and a chance to meet the ten performers who travel the entire cruise with us. Four are singers (on the left) and six are dancers (on the right). They come from the US, Russia, Ukraine, and England….
Month: February 2017
Day 37 of 111. Sea Day Today we got a tour of the galley where they prepare almost two thousand meals a day. I was very impressed with the 80 gallon soup kettles. The soups onboard are very tasty. The head chef, Petr, greeted us during the tour. One detail I found very interesting is…
Day 36 of 111. Northern Pacific Besides the photo competition and the cancer walk, Ron and I attended a hands-on cooking class. Once again, it was fun and educational. After we finished our cooking of the four dishes, we went to the fancy dining room across the hall from the Culinary Arts Center show kitchen…
Day 36 of 111. Sea Day in the Northern Pacific It is rather a grey day and while the sea is not totally flat, the travel seems fairly smooth. Today, there is a cancer fund-raising walk called “On Deck for a Cause” which occurs on all Holland America Ships. Since this began, the line has…
Day 35 of 111. Saipan, Mariana Islands No stop in Saipan today. The seas are too choppy to make a safe stop at Saipan, so we are simply moving on to Osaka, Japan. The staff here on board regrouped smoothly and there are classes and lectures to attend. We were able to attend a cooking…
Day 34 of 111. Guam Guam is the first island of the Mariana Islands and is above the deepest part of the ocean. One third of the island is owned by the US military. Guam is a strategically very important location and has been occupied by the Spanish, the Japanese, and currently the USA. We…
I am not a football fan, but I must say that the Holland America Line certainly knows how to put on an event… in this case, a Super Bowl Party. Because of our location and the fact that we have crossed the International Date Line, our Super Bowl Party took place at 9:00 a.m. on…
Day 33 of 111. Pacific Ocean nearing Guam Today is New Zealand 🇳🇿 Day (Waitangi Treaty signing). There was a cook-off between two of the New Zealanders on board. The third “Kiwi” was one of the judges. The two dishes were Mussel Fritters and Lamb burgers with beets, a fried egg and sweet potato fries…
Day 31 of 111. Pacific Ocean on our way to Guam We have four sea days between the Marshall Islands and Guam. Sea days on our way to Guam mean a variety of onboard entertainers in the evening including singers, comedians, and an Olympic gymnast demonstrating and discussing his abilities. During the day there are…
Day 29 of 111. Majuro, Marshall Islands We had a fun time walking around Majuro. The flag was designed by the First Lady of the Republic. One of the stripes represents the equator. The Marshall Islands are a little south of the equator. One of the products of the region are coconut husks from which…