It was a pleasant day by all accounts but there were no oooh's or aaah's. Moreton's claim to fame is that its the 3rd largest sand...

One of my favorite movies/plays is Fiddler on the Roof. Such a poignant view into the lives of religious Jews as they navigate the world...

As we navigated into Sydney early this morning, the ship pulled into a wharf slip in Sydney Harbour like it was a parking spot at an...

Today I was a sea bum.....well sort of. While I managed 4 hrs of work and my 1 hr of exercise, the rest of the day was spent doing...

Candidly, I don't know where to begin. Odd for me. I normally go through the day gathering bits of memories I want to share, so when it...

I always chronical the day in chronological order. But today, I'm going start at the end.....or near it. Tonight was a formal night. ...

And just like that, the weather is back to what you'd expect being in the middle of summer between NZ and Australia. Pleasant breezes,...

A typical superbowl Sunday might find you doing your normal routine throughout the day till about 6pm EST/3pm PST. That might include...

About 3 weeks ago, I wrote a blog about the "rich" people on board...aka the well-healed, wealthy, comfortable, well-off and affluent. ...

Firstly, before I talk about Tauranga, I need to give you all a weather update. If you're following the international news, you may know...

(Posted late from Friday (local time)) Today we arrived in Auckland NZ and it was actually quite the shock compared to Bay of Islands...

As we go from port to port, co-passengers as well as locals ask us how we have enjoyed the various ports we've been to. With 50 ports in...

Yesterday......well not yesterday, actually a day that ceases to exist sometime between 2 days ago and today.......we crossed the...

Today's post is about our ship, the Island Princess, at the request of a loyal blog subscriber and a great friend.  But before I talk...

The morning was beautiful, sunny and light breezes. I worked for a couple of hours before participating in my first Tai Chi class. It...

Today we docked at American Samoa. Now before I give you the good,bad and ugly, I need to level set on expectations. I'm not sure why,...

As I've mentioned, the ship is primarily well-healed 70 and 80 somethings. With a population like this, 2nd and 3rd marriages are quite...

It took 28 days for me to have writers block. Each day on this floating city, something happens that provides me the spark, the tidbits...

While Tahiti was nice, Moorea was far better. As the title would suggest, the island was more quintessentially Polynesian, with thatched...

(note: 2 posts today) We really enjoyed Tahiti, make no mistake about that. Please gander at the Ports of Call tab to get some facts...