I’ve been having this subliminal fear that our trip could be thwarted again, that the ship would not be repaired on schedule or have enough time to make the long, slow journey from San Juan to Singapore. Do the math. 11,900 miles at about 16 or 17 knots per hour. That’s about 28 days without…
Continue reading →This giant “once-in-a-lifetime” cruise we were planning has so far taken me through every emotion, and I have yet to board the ship. And when we got the news that the trip was to be “abbreviated”, it felt like a balloon, blown up to that anxious tautness just before bursting, that suddenly flew away in…
Continue reading →We were supposed to be in the southern hemisphere this winter, when it is summer there. South America, Africa, Seychelles. Well, that part of the cruise was cancelled and we couldn’t quite get over it. Our calendar was totally empty and we just got back our refunded money that was already spent in our minds. So…
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