Blogs from Oceans and Seas

This is a Two Day report instead of just Today. Thursday: The day was heavily affected by the rough ride on Wednesday night. The ship had slowed down during the day to make the cruise smoother while everyone was up and walking around. To get back on schedule they went faster at night while everyone should be sleeping. But the extra speed meant more rolling over the waves. We usually leave the bathroom light on with the door slightly ajar, but the motion of the ship caused the door to swing back and forth - alternately bright and dim. We could fix that problem, but it still meant a pretty bumpy ride. The waves caused Janet to have a squeezy stomach in the morning, even with the Seasick Bracelets. We were still sleepy when they smoothed ... read more

Hello. Last night we tried to post the BLOG and it was blocked as a spammer. If you are reading this, then that issue has been resolved and we are back in business. This morning, we got up with the alarm and made it to breakfast in the Palm Dining Room. We felt that was an accomplishment considering the missing hour from last night’s sleep. This dining room is located on the stern of the ship on deck-6. It is a little awkward to get there, but we made it. Then we went back to the cabin for the rest of the morning. Last night the ship was really zipping along, so it was kind of bumpy. The drinks in the refrigerator were periodically rolling back and worth and hitting each other – pretty weird. This ... read more

Happy Cinco de Mayo! We are somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, making steady progress toward our first port in the Azores. It is several days of sailing, so we are preparing for a restful time. But where are we actually? If you are interested, our ship’s location can be tracked daily at this URL: https://www.seascanner.com/ships-position-caribbean-princess In keeping with the idea of a restful cruise, we actually slept quite late this morning. Partly because of having to get used to another new bed – always takes time to get comfortable with the mattress/pillows/temperature. But the accumulated fatigue from the previous day’s travels finally overcame us and we slept so long we actually missed breakfast. It’s hard to miss a meal on a cruise ship. The “noon positional report” said we were 382 miles from Ft Lauderdale with ... read more

April 7 Can’t seem to stay awake. Yesterday’s four hour nap and last night’s 10 hours snooze and still I’m sleepy and probably dopey as well. Sitting by the Lido pool noting I could easily get in but not sure I could get out. In any case I’m comfortable here watching the people. Everyone must have partied hearty last night because the pool and chairs are almost empty. Very unusual for a sea day. We lost an hour last night so maybe that explains it. While relaxing by the pool my ears were assaulted by loud music. There was an exercise class being held. Why it wasn’t held in the gym is a mystery. I can only hope it’s a short class. I think I am becoming an old fart, or maybe I was jealous that ... read more

Well home long enough to catchup with the kids, wash and iron clothes, swap cases and we are on our way again. Flew to Sydney Tuesday 26th March and met up with everyone and we all stayed at the Sofitel Sydney, Pat and Gordy came up from Leongatha Sunday, Jude and Chris flew from the UK and arrived Saturday and Ivan and Renate from Brisbane met us at Sydney Airport Tuesday and we caught a taxi together to the hotel. Dinner was excellent at the Atelier Restaurant Sofitel and we met for Happy Hour in the Champagne Bar at 5.30, so lucky they had a posh champagne company doing tastings of their whole range of champers....we all certainly had our fill with gorgeous charcuterie as well! Winning! Breakfast Wed morning was delish and John spotted our ... read more