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Postscript to Samoa “coastal walk”

Happy news after the big outing in Samoa –  the Crystal folks, within about 20 minutes after the first guests returned from the “coastal walk,” advised everyone on that trip that a partial refund was already processed, so no one would pay more than 50% for that trip.   Helped to establish that the early […]

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Fiji – day 1

Yasawa-I-Rara Island, Fiji                                  Monday, February 8, 2014* *We are now a day ahead of USA We landed today in Fiji on one of the northwest islands of Fiji, Yasawa-I-Rara. I’ll let Joe’s pictures do all the talking – words […]

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Samoa Feb 5, 2016

Apia, Samoa                                                                                       February 5, 2016 Today we landed before Noon in Apia (Samoa’s capital) and spent the afternoon seeing parts of the Island of Upolu. This is a lovely island, and reminded us of St Martin/St Maarten many years ago, before it was developed to its current extent – jagged lava mountains rise high in […]

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Crossed the Equator!

We have crossed the Equator!                                                        February 3, 2016   This morning we crossed the equator, and we are on our way to Samoa (we’ll be there Friday). There is a ton of water under this ship and it’s warmer than the air that surrounds us (water is about 90 degrees F, air is about […]

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Greetings from the North Pacific!

January 31, 2016 We’ve been at sea for almost a week now, and were on land yesterday for the first time since last Sunday, when we left San Francisco. Being in the Pacific Ocean has been a great time for reflection, as we cruise along with no land in sight, no birds, and only the […]

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