Sunday, March 10, 2013

Our 115 day World Cruise, day 64, at sea!

Day 64 and I am kinda taking the day off!  This is only because we went to coffee and then home and I took a nap!  Did not even work on the quilt.  It is beautiful outside today and I am hoping we are finished with winter.  Evidently while we were gone this morning, Mark and Josh came over and trimmed the bushes in the courtyard.

I am excited for the port tomorrow as the Amsterdam will be in Hong Kong, China.
Tomorrow we will be back at Curves and I will work on the Quilt.

BUT FOR NOW ...."WE CHOOSE TO DANCE!"

 Tell me...who goes dancing with their purse...in this day and age, I guess everyone!lol!  Give me my margarita ...it will make me dance better and the pain will go away!  lol!                                        



Where we did not go today.....but the Amsterdam did,!

 At Sea

Great day at sea….  You can feel the temperatures drop slightly as we make our way to Hong Kong.  Tomorrow morning we arrive into Hong Kong very early in the morning.  The plan is to do a little flightseeing of Hong Kong in the morning….  Very exciting.  Then it wil be off to explore Hong Kong and Kowloon.  We have 3 days in Hong Kong which will be wonderful. 

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Postcards from Paradise!
 at Sea   March 10, 2013   Sunday

It's 10pm at night right now, and as we sail towards Hong Kong, we noticed from the navigation channel on TV that we have sailed a total of 18,182 nautical miles, or 20,909 statute miles since leaving Ft. Lauderdale back in January.  Our top speed has been under 20 knots and at times, we have slowed to 13 knots.  It's amazing that at that rate we have been able to achieve that many miles.  It sure beats flying.

This segment of the world cruise will be ending tomorrow or technically this evening for 150 or more people. We could tell that some of those leaving us decided to spend some time at the aft pool this afternoon.  There is always a need to say they have done it all, even if the sunburn came on the final day.  Actually, it would have been difficult to get a sunburn today, since we heading in a northerly direction so quickly, that we have lost the burning rays of the sun for a while.  It's still sunny and warm, but there is a noticable coolness in the breeze that should last for the next three days while we are docked in Hong Kong.

The talent show and HAL Chorale concert was held in the Queens Lounge at 3pm today.  Anyone who was able to tell a joke, sing, dance, or play an instrument was welcomed to perform on stage for a 3 minute maximum.  Carol and Van attended and said that many more folks performed than they thought would.  They are mostly the same people that usually do the same act every year.  Gotta give them credit, however, because it's not easy getting up in front of this tough crowd.  The talent show was a warm-up for the music of the HAL Chorale, which reportedly did fine.  Maybe we can catch this show on TV later on. 

While walking on the promenade deck for a late afternoon stroll, we spotted several groups of passengers enjoying a cocktail party on the teak lounges.  It was obvious that they had brought out wine and other beverages from their staterooms.  One group even had box wine, which we are sure the ship's bars do not sell.  Seems that they have decided they do not need the ambience of the bars or lounges to share cocktail parties among friends.

We're losing three of our tablemates tomorrow.  Helen, who we knew was ending her trip in Hong Kong.  And Diane and John, who were booked through Cape Town, but have to leave for a family emergency.  We wished them a safe trip home, and know we will see them perhaps next year.  That is, except for Helen, who is definite that she will never come back, because smoking will be banned in the Crows Nest after this world cruise ends on May 1st.  Too bad she cannot give up the cigarettes instead, as we all suggested.  Never, she said.

Looking forward to our stay in one of the most exciting cities in the world.......Hong Kong.

Bill & Mary Ann



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