Last night in NZ 😞
3月28日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
We headed out to explore a local theater -- took a few pics of Christchurch along our walk b/f it got dark.
Travel day
3月29日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌧 66 °F
Up at 3:30am, for a 6:15am flight, arriving in Australia around 8:30am (gaining 2hrs to our day). Customs was surprisingly easy, fast and efficient. Walking out of the airport, Uber had a queue inもっと詳しく
Transfer to ship
3月30日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌧 70 °F
How fun to hook up with friends Donna & Norm from a prior cruise!
Day at Sea
4月1日, Coral Sea ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
Getting settled in the cruise, we both went to the gym, Mark had an abs class (big 'ouch'), then played pickleball, followed by some ping pong, then more pickleball and a nap. Afterward, we went toもっと詳しく
New Caledonia: Nouméa, Grande Terre
4月2日 ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
'Grande Terre' means 'main island' in French; there are over 140 in the archipelago. New Caledonia is a French territory and Nouméa is its capital.
We took a water taxi (~20 min ride) to Signalもっと詳しく
New Caledonia: Lifou Island
4月3日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Our cruise ship stopped at Easo on Lifou Island in New Caledonia. While tendering to the island, we ran into Victor & Dawn (from Canada), so we decided to explore the area together. Scooters weren'tもっと詳しく
Local cave on Lifou
4月3日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Thanks to Vic's social nature, the Lue Jajinyi Cave was our next destination to explore.
Easo Village on Lifou: snorkeling
4月3日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
At the end of our walk, we hit the water for a bit to try to beat the heat. Mark grabbed some cool pics while snorkeling. And check out Mark's video of a local sea snake. It's technically called a Newもっと詳しく
Vanuatu: Mystery Island
4月4日, バヌアツ ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
The local people believe that Mystery Island is inhabited after dark by ghosts, so no one wants to stay there after the sun goes down. The indigenous name of the island is Inyeug, but the cruise linesもっと詳しく
The fun finds
4月4日, バヌアツ ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Just a few things that made us smile along our walk around the island.
When I see the beautiful flowers & various greenery on these trips just make me think I'm a closet plant-person. Hence, the plantもっと詳しく
Fiji: Viti Levu Island, Lautoka - Day 1
4月6日, フィジー ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F
Being a Sunday, there wasn't much to do. We just walked around Lautoka with Donna & Norm to take in the near-port sights.
Fiji: Viti Levu Island, Lautoka - Day 2
4月7日, フィジー ⋅ 🌩️ 79 °F
Rented a car with Donna & Norm and did a little inland tour to see more of this area of Fiji.
Fiji: Viti Levu Island, Suva
4月8日, フィジー ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Mark found a river rafting day that we ell enjoyed. We were picked up at the Port, enjoyed an ~45min drive with interesting commentary about the area by our driver, boarded a longboat for an ~1hr rideもっと詳しく
Fiji: Dravuni Island
4月9日, フィジー ⋅ 🌧 82 °F
Dravuni Island is a small island (~2 sq km) with about 150 residents. It's a favorite destination for cruise ships: the island receives cruise visits a few times a month on avg. We were here in '23もっと詳しく
Dravuni snorkeling
4月9日, フィジー ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F
Swimming out ~100 yards over sea grass, we found this beautiful soft coral area. Regretfully, the locals are most likely spearfishing as we saw very few fish. But the coral was very much alive andもっと詳しく
Fiji: Vanua Levu Island, Savusavu
4月10日, フィジー ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Last time we were here, we dove. This time, our visit in port didn't allow enough time for more diving; so Mark found a hiking trail close to the tender pier that we pursued with Dawn and Vic.
Meandering around American Samoa
4月11日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌬 82 °F
Arriving in America Somoa, we first attempted to rent a car, but there were no cars available. So Plan B: a local tour bus; $20 per person for a 3 hour tour. Regretfully the tour only covered the westもっと詳しく
Pool party
4月11日, South Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌬 84 °F
Costume party on the pool deck with the full band
King Neptune
4月13日, South Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌧 81 °F
The King Neptune ceremony is a tradition performed aboard ships when crossing the equator, marking a sailor's first crossing of the line. It involves sailors, often referred to as "Polliwogs" orもっと詳しく
And some days, it rains.
4月14日, North Pacific Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Boat entertainment
4月16日, North Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌬 75 °F
Some cruise ships have interviews with the entertainers. We really enjoyed those on Volendam; Westerdam wasn't as consistent. But tonight they interviewed the house band that we have found to be theもっと詳しく
Hilo, Hawaii - Roaming around (pt. 1)
4月17日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
We rented a car w/ Victor & Dawn & started roaming around Hilo.
Hilo (pt 2): the Caves & the fun finds
4月17日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
Beach walk
4月18日 ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Walked 4 miles Waikiki beach from the Hilton Hawaiian Village (it's been here since 1955!) to Diamondhead Vista. Lunch at Tiki's then headed back to the boat.
Local dancers perform on our boat
4月18日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F

































































































































































































































































































































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