The second Quantum-class cruise ship from Royal Caribbean, Anthem of the Seas, boarded one really tall passenger this morning. A giant giraffe wearing a swimsuit and a buoy was placed on the top deck of the ship with the help of a crane. No word on what this big guy…
On the morning of March 29, 2015, the captain of the Holland America Line cruise ship, ms Noordam came over the ship's intercom with a request for any passenger with type O- blood to report to the medical center as there was an ill passenger in need of a blood…
The final day onboard Holland America Line's ms Noordam started out with a bit of excitement. As I mentioned in yesterday's report, the captain came on the ship's public address system looking for volunteers willing to donate O- blood to a passenger in need of a transfusion. About an hour…
We're into the final 48 hours of this Southern Caribbean cruise on the Holland America Line ship ms Noordam. Day 9 is the first of two sea days as we make our way back to Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. [caption id="attachment_63082" align="aligncenter" width="2448"] One of the best views…
As far as the Dutch “ABC Islands” are concerned, the ms Noordam has stopped in “B” (Bonaire), “C” (Curacao) and today we're in “A” - Aruba! [caption id="attachment_63040" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] No stop in Aruba would be complete without stopping for a selfie![/caption] We arrived in the Paardenbaai Bay in Oranjestad,…
Day 7 aboard the Holland America Line cruise ship ms Noordam and we found ourselves docked in Willemstad, Curacao, the place known for the blue liquor that we love to consume in a refreshing alcoholic beverage. [caption id="attachment_62980" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Yours truly in Curacao with the Holland America Noordam in…
Day 6 aboard Holland America Line's ms Noordam has come and gone and there are four days left to this incredible journey through the Southern Caribbean. After spending a day at sea, we arrived in the first of the Dutch “ABC Islands” - Bonaire. The “A” stands for Aruba which…
The only thing better than a day at sea... is... well, there is so such thing! Day 5 onboard Holland America Line's ms Noordam saw us spending a leisure day cruising the Caribbean sea en route to our next port-of-call, Bonaire – a small Dutch island off the coast of…
I gained four pounds. You may be saying to yourself, “oh poor you, what do you expect being on a cruise?” Well, if you do the math, that comes out to a pound per day. Being that this is a ten-day cruise, I'm going to come off the ship ten...…
As I stood in the bacon line this morning I wasn't prepared for what would happen just seconds after several pieces of the crispy pig and a scoop of scrambled egg substitute would be presented to me. Taking three steps to my left where I would pick up a bagel…
