The Cayman Islands are composed of three islands: Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brac. They are a sovereign territory of Britain. They have an independent government but still claim Queen Elizabeth II as their Head of State who appoints a Governor as her representative on the Islands. Besides tourism, Banks are big business on…

Here we are on our first sea day traveling to Grand Cayman, the largest of the three Cayman Islands, just south of Cuba. The seas were a little rough and after breakfast and exercise (four times around the deck = 1 mile), we headed off to the first lecture, but we both felt woozy and…

It was windy and a little wet at the hotel. At breakfast, we met up with some friends from the 2017 Grand World Voyage. Some were going on our cruise and some were off on the 2018 World Voyage. It was fun to do a little catching up. At noon, about 100 people were to…

No problems getting to LAX, getting through security, getting breakfast or finding our gate. We are on our way. Next post will be from Florida!

Here is a picture of the ship we will be on for the next 68 days as we travel around South America. It is funny, but with all of our holiday events and New Year’s Eve last night, today is the first time I have actually felt excited for this trip. The trigger was when…