World Cruise 2 Completed
Last updated 30th August 2019
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Days into World Cruise No 2
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Day 101 Thursday 22nd August 2019Top of page
Cross International Date Line No Friday
Day 104 Monday 26th August 2019Top of page
Bay of Islands NZ
Day 107 Thursday 29th August 2019Top of page
Sydney Home
On the home run now, another full day at sea.
Different Pub Lunch option today on level 12, an Aussie BBQ.
Pop Choir performance moved a day earlier from Saturday (day before Auckland) to Thursday because of rough seas expected as there is no Friday for us as we cross the International Date Line and move from Thursday to Saturday overnight.
Saturday swell map forecast opposite shows we can expect 4-5 metre swell.
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Our World Cruise Pitcairn Photo arrived today
Pop Choir and Ukulele performances today with 5 metre waves forecast from midnight
Formal night with Captain’s talk and Production Show.
Clocks back an hour and no Friday.
Rough night on the old ship.
48 hours without the Internet, Captain made comment that we had travelled around the World and also go back in time with no Internet. The problem was a power failure and firewall problem in America.
Internet back and still rough with a swell of 5-6 metres, Beaufort scale of 8-9 (windy 70km/hr and rough) and maximum sea death in this trench of 10-12km. One lot of sea spray reached above our 9th floor balcony.
Back to smoother seas in the bay of Auckland, neither of us have been seasick, Anne just restricted her movement around the ship.
Running an hour late because of the bad seas, so Auckland arrival is scheduled for 11am.
Day of rest and calm with only a brief excursion into Auckland.
Last meal with Roy who is leaving us in Auckland.
Many shops open in this fairly deserted city centre on a Sunday.
Great dock position at end of Queen Street, they are still building new subway
Decided to stay onboard and “think” about packing and use Telstra Internet roaming data as cold and windy with a 25 minute water shuttle trip each way.
Two more sleeps and we are home, swell improving, 400 new passengers doing Hawaii cruise from Auckland walking around lost.
Tonight Tony’s Birthday, final Production Show and Balloon Drop.
Getting close to the end, luggage tags and Immigration forms delivered.
Clock back an hour for the second last time.
Packing day, plenty to do as well as the usual sea day activities such as bible study, cards, craft and eating.
One full wheelchair cab and we are home