We have a friend that lives in Southampton, England. That friend had a week off of work and asked if we’d like to come stay with him and his family for a couple days. The drive to Southampton from our house online says it’s 6 hours and 57 minutes. The last time we went down…
Since our ship is being sold I have gotten asked by a lot of people what ship my husband will be assigned to next and where that ship will go. The cruise industry is largely still in shut-down mode and and we haven’t (and don’t expect to) hear about where his next assignment will be…
Let me put this out there: I appreciate that my need to travel during a pandemic is part of why airline/airport/car rental/TSA/customs and border/etc employees still have to go to work during this time. I value their health and safety and realize the risk they are undertaking by continuing to go to work, especially when…
Yesterday the news came out that four ships in the Holland America Line Fleet have been sold or are in the process of being sold. The Maasdam, Veendam, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam. I have sailed on the Veendam, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam. The Amsterdam is the one where I have gone back to for the last 4+…
Do you have trouble sleeping at night? Do you need some light reading to help keep your mind from wandering? Well, look no further than the land of trying to figure out if there is a way to get a visa here or there or which flights you can take into which country during the…
The process of me getting to Vermont from the ship in Manila took approximately 38 hours. In those 38 hours after leaving the ship I had my temperature checked three times (after I’d already had it checked twice onboard), went through security four times, watched a lot of movies, and in a testament to both…
After 100 days at sea I left the m/s Amsterdam on a Sea Princess tender in Manila Bay, Philippines. Stepping on that tender was the first time that I had left my ship since March 12th when we were in Cairns, Australia. It all came about fairly quickly. Now, I wasn’t technically “stuck” on the…
I’ve written a bit about how the ability to be flexible in this situation is what keeps you sane and functioning. That hasn’t changed in the last month, as we have no idea where we’re going. I seem to have gotten to a complacent level of that though as at this point I don’t really…
Alright, alright. I promised an update this week, and an update it shall be. We are still at anchor off of Manila in the Philippines. There are still lots of ships here with more joining our ranks daily. According to www.cruisemapper.com there are currently 23 ships here with more on their way. The first few…
