A Note From Abroad

This cruise has had an abundance of “at sea” days. Originally we were scheduled to have five days from Los Angeles to Maui, four days in the Hawaiian Islands, and then five days from Kauai back to Ensenada, before finally returning to Los Angeles.

In the early morning hours of December 23rd, just before we were scheduled to enter the harbor in Nawiliwili, Kauai, our captain made an announcement over the shipboard PA system letting us know that unfortunately, both he and the harbor pilot had determined that due to the ocean swells and winds that it was not safe for our ship to enter the harbor. No other option to dock was available to us, so this stop was scratched from the itinerary. That then gave us six days at sea sailing back easterly.

Fortunately, both Tim and I are good sailors and the large swells help rock us to sleep each night. It does make walking around the ship a bit more tricky at times, and I know for sure that I sometimes look like a drunken sailor while navigating the long halls and staircases. Now I’ll need to look up the origins of the term “drunken sailor”. 😁