SAILING HOME

DAY 105 — April 19, 2017 – Sailing the North Atlantic Ocean

No more port stops.  Just 7 days of sailing back to the USA! 

  

DAY 106 — April 20, 2017 – Sailing the North Atlantic Ocean

Adjusting the ship’s course to avoid a storm in the North Atlantic.

 

DAY 107 — April 21, 2017 – Sailing the Atlantic Ocean

The sea days give everyone a chance to rest, sort through their stuff, and figure out how to get it all home.

 It is also a time when the Indonesian and Filipino crews get to highlight music, dancing, and folktales from their countries.  We have seen many of these shows over our many years of cruising but the shows on this World Cruise have been the best we have ever seen.

Indonesian Crew Show.

Filipino Crew Show

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DAY 108 — April 22, 2017 – Sailing the Atlantic Ocean

The Captain hosted a champagne reception to honor all the passengers who have sailed with HAL 100, 300, 500 nights and more.  Ron and I are now up to 236.

This was followed by a Masquerade Ball.  Uni-sex masks were distributed at dinner. Some people wore their C-pap masks to the Ball.  A mask is a mask?  Apparently.

DAY 109 — April 23, 2017 – Sailing the Atlantic Ocean

Bought a souvenir of our trip around the world – a drawing of the northern hemisphere with all the ports we visited created by artist-in-residence, Benjamin Sack.  His original is wall-sized.  Ours is a bit smaller.

DAY 110 — April 24, 2017 – Sailing the Atlantic Ocean

Saying goodbye to the Spa and my facialist/masseuse, Carmen.  It is easy to get spoiled on a cruise.

  

DAY 111 — April 25, 2017 – Sailing the Atlantic Ocean

Packing.  Parting tears all around.

April 26, 2017 – Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

HOME!!  Yay!  Free phone and mobile data service once again.  How did we live without it for 111 days?  Cannot wait to see everyone again.

Becoming a successful World Cruiser requires some inside knowledge, experience, and a certain mind-set.  Do I want to do it again?  Not for awhile.  I can't say it is kinda like childbirth but it does take a lot out of you the first time.