At Home, Dec 10, 2014

It is like coming back to a cave, dark, cool and wet. There is a reason why we disappear in the late fall. Yes we live in a rain forest and there is a reason why it is so green here but come on as we land we hear that over the next three days it may be a good idea to build an Ark - heavy rain, high, king tides and very high winds, hmm maybe we should get back on a ship....

Zydnea was vary happy to us, so that part is great and of course it is great to see our family and friends but the the pitter patter of the rain on the roof does cast my thoughts back to the ship.

The wrap up....
This was our fourth Grand Voyage and I would say the best to date. The itinerary was great, the weather for almost the entire voyage was excellent as was the Sea and Ocean conditions. The ship and its crew exceptional, special thanks to, Captain Eversen, Hotel Director, Henk Mensink, Cruise Director, Gene "Moimoi" Young and of course, Guest Services Manager, Cristel Mensink, we will see you again.

This was our longest voyage to date but it seemed to be the shortest, a true sign of a great time. Thanks, under the direction of Paul Kerr and Daniel Hrgic, for the great menus and meals over the past 78 days, entertainment and special events during our days at sea were also exceptional, thanks to Gene and his team for keeping us active entertained. I will need to get the cobwebs out of my didgeridoo so I can start practicing all the things I learnt from the on board lessons. Speaking of which, I will need to get out my dancing shoes and start practicing our dance steps, thanks to Roger and Carie. And this list goes on and on, hmm maybe that why the voyage went by so quickly. The flights home were just fine even though we had to puddle jump (literally) through Seattle. Great to get caught up here but stayed tuned we may have some news next week on our future plans. I will be posting our plans here in the blog prior to Christmas, in the mean time, thanks for the many e-mails and comment postings and all the best to you during this holiday season.

Special mention and thanks for your attention to detail and making our stay on the MS Amsterdam so exceptional and moreover your friendship; Jonathan and Julie Bailey, Tom Grindlay, Ian Taylor and Grace (congratulations on your retirement), Shiv Charan, Willy Tubog, Raymond, Enrico, Manny, Tomo, Jaye and the many others that touched our lives on this Fantastic 2014 Grand Asia / Pacific Voyage...

One last amazing sunset for you and picture of our little girl, soooo happy to sea us.