Spring 2025 Trip

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Dag 85
vrijdag 28 maart 2025 om 18:02
☁️ 63 °F
Hoogte: 52 ft
Nieuw-Zeeland Christchurch -43.527805, 172.63471143°31’40” S 172°38’5” E
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Last night in NZ 😞
28 maart, Nieuw-Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
We headed out to explore a local theater -- took a few pics of Christchurch along our walk b/f it got dark.
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Dag 86
zaterdag 29 maart 2025 om 04:00
🌧 66 °F
Hoogte: 13 ft
Australië Sydney -33.937032, 151.16476533°56’13” S 151°9’53” E
Travel day
29 maart, Australië ⋅ 🌧 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 which you give the driver a pin after reserving your vehicle through the app. The line moved quickly and in no time we were back to the Sydney Hilton. Luckily we were able to check in early. Then our small colds caught up to us, so we just stayed in and took a day off.Meer informatie
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Dag 87
zondag 30 maart 2025 om 18:41
🌧 70 °F
Hoogte: Zeeniveau
Australië Sydney -33.854438, 151.21371933°51’16” S 151°12’49” E
Transfer to ship
30 maart, Australië ⋅ 🌧 70 °F
How fun to hook up with friends Donna & Norm from a prior cruise!
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ReizigerWe were sitting at the Crow’s Nest last night when I realized that all six of us had been on the Noordam together in 2022. Wild!
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Dag 89
dinsdag 1 april 2025 om 17:54 UTC
☁️ 79 °F
Hoogte: Zeeniveau
Coral Sea -24.667709, 163.38804724°40’4” S 163°23’17” E
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Day at Sea
1 april, 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 Welcome the Captain, followed by a show, then we checked out some dueling pianos and a rock band.

Always plenty to do on a ship!Meer informatie
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Reiziger That show played here last night😆
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Dag 90
woensdag 2 april 2025 om 06:27
☁️ 79 °F
Hoogte: 30 ft
-22.294641, 166.29213722°17’41” S 166°17’32” E
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New Caledonia: Nouméa, Grande Terre
2 april ⋅ ☁️ 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 Island. It's a cute, sandy little island that allows for snorkeling from shore; the main objective: spot turtles.
We weren't disappointed. We returned to the ship ~2:30p and decided to call it a day.
We heard the Hop-On/Hop-Off bus (our original post-snorkeling plan) wasn't all that great. So it seems we luckily made the right decision.Meer informatie
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ReizigerBeautiful pictures and great weather.
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good one!! [wagner]
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So cool [Michelle]
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Dag 91
donderdag 3 april 2025 om 09:31
☀️ 82 °F
Hoogte: Zeeniveau
Frankrijk Lifou -20.790424, 167.12320920°47’26” S 167°7’24” E
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New Caledonia: Lifou Island
3 april, Frankrijk ⋅ ☀️ 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 available, so we went for a little walkabout to explore the areas offerings. First, we stopped at a local hut; a nice representation of the living quarters from long ago. The hut was on the way to the church that looked over the peninsula. While at the church, Victor was talking w/ a fellow passenger & found out about a local cave worth exploring. It was only a mile away so we checked it out. Afterwards we headed toward 'town', but stopped short after talking to a few others on their return walk; it seems there wasn't much there to see. So we walked to a local (now destroyed) pier. When we returned to the tender area, we took a swim to cool off.Meer informatie
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Dag 91
donderdag 3 april 2025 om 10:16
⛅ 82 °F
Hoogte: 121 ft
Frankrijk Lifou -20.778972, 167.12900420°46’44” S 167°7’44” E
Local cave on Lifou
3 april, Frankrijk ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Thanks to Vic's social nature, the Lue Jajinyi Cave was our next destination to explore.
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Dag 91
donderdag 3 april 2025 om 12:21
⛅ 82 °F
Hoogte: Zeeniveau
Frankrijk Lifou -20.785618, 167.12435420°47’8” S 167°7’28” E
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Easo Village on Lifou: snorkeling
3 april, Frankrijk ⋅ ⛅ 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 Caledonian sea krait & is indeed quite venomous. 😲
Good thing (🤔?) Mark didn't know that when he was following it. 🫤Meer informatie
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Eww…not a fan of any type of snake let alone one that swims up on me [Michelle]
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Dag 92
vrijdag 4 april 2025 om 07:34
☁️ 81 °F
Hoogte: 16 ft
Vanuatu Ivanelhat -20.250628, 169.77005420°15’2” S 169°46’12” E
Vanuatu: Mystery Island
4 april, Vanuatu ⋅ ☁️ 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 renamed it Mystery Island because tourists apparently prefer 'mystery' over 'haunted'.
Inyeug Island is a small uninhabited island in Tafea Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. "Inyeug" means "Small Island" in a local language.

I think we will call it Mini Island. After hearing 'there's really nothing to do here', we were pleasantly surprised. We walked around the full island and walked on the runway built during WW II. We noticed the tide was running strong and watched where tour boats were dropping their snorkelers off to drift down the shoreline. So we did the same from land and enjoyed 2 fun 'rides' down the coast in the water.
There were also a number of just fun &/or pretty things to see & therefore capture in pics.Meer informatie
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ReizigerThat sound like a great day. The name makes me want to go there
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Dag 92
vrijdag 4 april 2025 om 09:43
☀️ 82 °F
Hoogte: 23 ft
Vanuatu Ivanelhat -20.250475, 169.76782320°15’2” S 169°46’4” E
The fun finds
4 april, Vanuatu ⋅ ☀️ 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 pics.
And remember: this island is uninhabited. So every morning (when a ship comes in) the locals come from the nearby island and set up their offerings. The individuality of their marketing efforts was just fun to capture. Hence the pics of the advert boards.Meer informatie
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Dag 94
zondag 6 april 2025 om 10:26
☁️ 82 °F
Hoogte: Zeeniveau
Fiji Lautoka -17.603304, 177.43847517°36’12” S 177°26’19” E
Fiji: Viti Levu Island, Lautoka - Day 1
6 april, Fiji ⋅ ☁️ 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.
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Dag 95
maandag 7 april 2025 om 08:00
🌩️ 79 °F
Hoogte: 1.424 ft
Fiji -17.810699, 177.57189717°48’39” S 177°34’19” E
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Fiji: Viti Levu Island, Lautoka - Day 2
7 april, Fiji ⋅ 🌩️ 79 °F
Rented a car with Donna & Norm and did a little inland tour to see more of this area of Fiji.
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Reiziger So pretty
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Reiziger Wow that’s expensive. I guess they need the money.
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Dag 96
dinsdag 8 april 2025 om 10:03
☀️ 82 °F
Hoogte: 59 ft
Fiji Navua -18.20448, 178.13323218°12’16” S 178°7’60” E
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Fiji: Viti Levu Island, Suva
8 april, Fiji ⋅ ☀️ 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 up the Navya River to a small village. A true native view for us, not the tourist-experience that's dolled up. Theirs is not an easy existance, but it seems to be their preference & it works for them. We then reboarded out boat and about 10 mins later we walked up a little path that opened up to a beautiful waterfall. It was fun getting into the water, not to mention a nice break from the heat. We got back on the boat again & headed up to a lunch spot where we had a great meal that included a few local specialties.
Then: WE TUBED! We got our butts into our tubes & floated down the river for ~an hour. At one point, our guides broke out into some local songs. Combined with the scenery, it was an extraordinarily peaceful experience.

What a great day!!Meer informatie
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Reiziger ❤️
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Reiziger They are brave.
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Reiziger Good catch.
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Dag 97
woensdag 9 april 2025 om 11:13
🌧 82 °F
Hoogte: 253 ft
Fiji Dravuni Village -18.767348, 178.51992218°46’2” S 178°31’12” E
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Fiji: Dravuni Island
9 april, Fiji ⋅ 🌧 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 and enjoyed returning. It has a nice walking trail and snorkeling, so that is exactly what we did. We walked the majority of the trails and actually found where the locals hide/raise their pigs. After the hike, we had a beer, then went snorkeling for about an hour.Meer informatie
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Reiziger Gorgeous
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Reiziger You guys really get into (literally) your destinations. ❤️
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Dag 97
woensdag 9 april 2025 om 23:30
☁️ 82 °F
Hoogte: 10 ft
Fiji Dravuni Village -18.764031, 178.51867118°45’51” S 178°31’7” E
Dravuni snorkeling
9 april, Fiji ⋅ ☁️ 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 healthy! Lots better than our last visit!Meer informatie
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Dag 98
donderdag 10 april 2025 om 09:00
⛅ 82 °F
Hoogte: 161 ft
Fiji Yaroi Village -16.786002, 179.31775916°47’10” S 179°19’4” E
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Fiji: Vanua Levu Island, Savusavu
10 april, Fiji ⋅ ⛅ 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.
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Reiziger Very pretty and green.
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Dag 99
vrijdag 11 april 2025 om 08:04
🌬 82 °F
Hoogte: 39 ft
Verenigde Staten Leone -14.338056, -170.78698814°20’17” S 170°47’13” W
Meandering around American Samoa
11 april, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌬 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 side of the island , so we missed the east side that would have included the national park.
Next time. 😉Meer informatie
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ReizigerLooks lovely
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Dag 99
vrijdag 11 april 2025 om 21:51 UTC
🌬 84 °F
Hoogte: Zeeniveau
South Pacific Ocean -13.47935, -170.09621413°28’46” S 170°5’46” W
Pool party
11 april, South Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌬 84 °F
Costume party on the pool deck with the full band
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ReizigerInteresting. Some people were prepared.
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ReizigerAbsolutely, we just cheered them on
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Dag 101
zondag 13 april 2025 om 10:07 UTC
🌧 81 °F
Hoogte: Zeeniveau
South Pacific Ocean -4.110781, -165.8099274°6’39” S 165°48’36” W
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King Neptune
13 april, 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 "Tadpoles" before the crossing, being initiated into the "Realm of Neptune" by a court presided over by King Neptune. The ceremony includes various trials such as being covered in colorful slime, followed by the ritual kissing of the fish, then being 'sentenced' to sit & bake in the slime under the hot sun or being allowed to be 'dunked' in water. Only once the initiates complete this sequence will King Neptune declare them "Shellbacks".Meer informatie
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ReizigerHilarious
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ReizigerIt seems mean.
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Hmmmm before or after a bunch of people kissed it? [Jojo]
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ReizigerBefore. The passengers were not included in the ceremony, so I kissed the fish before the ceremony started.
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Dag 102
maandag 14 april 2025 om 16:00 UTC
⛅ 63 °F
Hoogte: Zeeniveau
North Pacific Ocean 31.676161, -148.61793331°40’34” N 148°37’5” W
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And some days, it rains.
14 april, North Pacific Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Reiziger Good time to go to ocean’s with a glass of wine and a book
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Dag 104
woensdag 16 april 2025 om 22:51 UTC
🌬 75 °F
Hoogte: Zeeniveau
North Pacific Ocean 17.860221, -155.47038217°51’37” N 155°28’13” W
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Boat entertainment
16 april, 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 best cruise ship band we have heard to date. Each one was enormously talented, and together they were just incredible.
After the interview, we enjoyed the dance group and two sets played by the band.Meer informatie
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Reiziger Like the dancing.
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Reiziger That was really good!!!!
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Dag 105
donderdag 17 april 2025 om 09:16
☁️ 73 °F
Hoogte: 200 ft
Verenigde Staten Pepeekeo 19.810861, -155.09536319°48’39” N 155°5’43” W
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Hilo, Hawaii - Roaming around (pt. 1)
17 april, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
We rented a car w/ Victor & Dawn & started roaming around Hilo.
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ReizigerBeautiful pictures.
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ReizigerWow, Hawaii looks incredible
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Reiziger I have always liked Hilo.
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Dag 105
donderdag 17 april 2025 om 11:32
☁️ 77 °F
Hoogte: 46 ft
Verenigde Staten Pepeekeo 19.809273, -155.09370519°48’33” N 155°5’37” W
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Hilo (pt 2): the Caves & the fun finds
17 april, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
ReizigerTropical flowers are exquisite
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Reiziger I thought I saw this guy on TV advertising insurance
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Reiziger🤣 it's his doppelganger 🤣
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ReizigerBeautiful
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Dag 106
vrijdag 18 april 2025 om 10:55
☀️ 75 °F
Hoogte: Zeeniveau
21.271175, -157.82380821°16’16” N 157°49’26” W
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Beach walk
18 april ⋅ ☀️ 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.
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ReizigerBary received his BA from University of Hawaii. He lived in Haleiwa for 7 years.
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ReizigerDid he surf while in Hawaii?
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ReizigerOn the beach or sidewalk? May have to do that in October.
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Dag 106
vrijdag 18 april 2025 om 10:55
☁️ 75 °F
Hoogte: 98 ft
Verenigde Staten Honolulu 21.308614, -157.86513921°18’31” N 157°51’55” W
Local dancers perform on our boat
18 april, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
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