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Hong Kong to Busan

by | April 19, 2026 | 2025 | 4 Comments

In Hong Kong, we had another World Cruise Gala, it was again, over the top. Great food and entertainment. It was held in the Hong Kong Palace Museum. They opened just for us that night. Even though we could see it from our ship, it was a 30-minute bus ride. This was...
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From Bali to Hong Kong

by | April 10, 2026 | 2025 | 2 Comments

From Bali, we spent a day at sea and then two days in Indonesia. For whatever reason, the Immigrations department had an early, 7:30, manditory face to face meeting for all guests and would not let us back on until everyone cleared. Then, the next day, they did it...
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Sailing North on sailwest.net

by | April 2, 2026 | 2025 | 6 Comments

It’s a lake out here.  We have left Indonesia and are headed to the Philippines.  We are traveling due North and crossed the equator in the middle of the night.  So, we are still a day ahead of you, but we are no longer upside down.  It feels good...
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Maui

Maui

Jan 20, 2024

January 19, 2014 Maui, Hawaii So, one could ask “what is it about small ship cruising you like”? Well, for starters, everything is close to your suite, it’s not a mile to the dining room.  There are more square feet per guest than on the large ships.  More...

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Hilo

Hilo

Jan 18, 2024

January 18,2024 Aloha from Hilo on the big Island of Hawaii.  Kim is already off shopping.  I’m going to enjoy the warm air and read a book by the pool. Last night we set our clocks ahead one hour for the second time. The only other time we crossed the...

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Tom

Tom

Jan 17, 2024

This is where our friend Tom worked when he was 13 on Catalina Island. Too bad it was closed rot the winter.

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Sea Days

Sea Days

Jan 17, 2024

January 14-17, Sea day #2.  Well, the best laid plans and all that stuff…… Once we were under way, I wrote a blog only to find I had no access to sailwest.net.  For two days and many hours with the ships IT guy, and with the help of my IT guy (sc@clnw.com),...

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