Category Archives: Grand Cruises

Dry and Land and Smooth Seas – Hakodate, Japan – [10/02/2012]

Welcome to Asia. At last. Sometimes it takes like the crossing to get here takes forever! And along the way we’ve even gone so far as to dodge typhoons! But finally last night we saw the lights of the Japanese … Continue reading

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By Moonlight – At Sea – [09/27/2012]

There are many blessings to being housed in a pax cabin, not the least of which is that when you come back from work at night it feels a lot more like coming home than usual, but on nights like … Continue reading

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In Reflection – At Sea – [09/25/2012]

Honey, we all came out here because we were running from something. We stayed out here, because we found somewhere we could stop running. So sayeth a wise (though she didn’t realize it at the time) co-worker of mine on … Continue reading

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Fathoms Below – At Sea – [09/24/2012]

look out madam mermaid be waitin’ for you in mysterious fathoms below For now the gale outside has calmed down, sputtering itself out to a sullenly present swell that tosses the ship with comparative gentleness rather than slamming it from … Continue reading

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Motion of the Ocean – At Sea – [09/23/2012]

The crossing of the pacific is oft-ignored for it’s more famous cousin the trans-atlantic, but this time of year I would rather do neither 😉 The transpacific is notoriously rough this time of year as we catch the edges of … Continue reading

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Shaking off the Dust – Seattle – [09/21/2012]

The first day on a new ship is always a little unusual, but the first day on this ship, isn’t. This ship is home. I have come home. When I first started with the company I heard people talk about … Continue reading

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Anchors Aweigh – Seattle – 09/21/2012

If anything could be said to be more of a controlled chaos than a standard embark day, it’s boarding day for a Grand Voyage. I rarely get more than a few hours sleep the night before I board, few of … Continue reading

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Another suitcase, another hall…

Another hotel… I always feel better once I actually get to the ship, but the night before is always difficult. Hotel rooms aren’t really any fun by yourself, and they all do tend to look the same after awhile. Especially … Continue reading

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Homeward Bound – Victoria – [04/30/2012]

I said the audience was heavenly, but the traveling was hell… Home… It feels strange after all this time. Physically and emotionally. I said once before that the world feels smaller once you’ve seen more of it – I suppose … Continue reading

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525,600 Minutes… – At Sea – [04/27/2012

Where does the time go? Behind us, or in front…it all depends on which way we are looking – Belgarath the Sorcerer In the shuffle of departure it occurred to me only this morning that the day before yesterday marked … Continue reading

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