Today was the worst overall weather day of the cruise. The skies were completely overcast, and from about 10:30 AM onward, it was rainy. We are apparently getting some bad weather from a storm in the southern Bahamas and/or a cold front out in the Atlantic. The seas also got a little choppier but at least the wind direction was mostly from the stern, so it was not that windy outside. We are changing time as we cross the Atlantic, […]

We woke up to another gloomy day this morning, there was lightning and heavy rain. With the time difference, and the stormy weather, it stayed dark until about 8:45 AM. It did not look like we were going to have any better weather for the rest of the day. We are apparently close to a tropical disturbance in the Bahamas, and are getting the wind and rain from that system. We had our usual breakfast sandwiches in the room and […]

Today is our last day at sea before we arrive in Ft. Lauderdale on Saturday.  We were happy to see some sunshine this morning after having had two cloudy and rainy days in a row.  We gained another hour of time, so we were able to sleep in and not lose the entire morning.  We did a little more organizing of our luggage and of all the paperwork we have accumulated during the cruise.  We do not have the weight […]

Today is the least fun day of any cruise vacation, having to leave and having to go through customs and immigration in a US port.  Although we had set a wake up call for 5:30 AM, I was up at 5:00 AM and went ahead and showered.  The ship was already at the pier and tied up.  I woke Stephanie up at 5:30 AM, and then I went down to the International Cafe for our usual breakfast sandwiches.  Our designated […]