Our Mardi Gras celebration wasn’t nearly as festive as last year, but it wasn’t planned to be. Each World Voyage, Holland America has one, over-the-top party, and last year it was a Mardi Gras theme. If you missed it, please CLICK HERE. As we understand, this years BIG party is planned at some point between Australia and Bali, but for now, they’re keeping the theme and details under wraps. Nonetheless, fun was had by all & the decorations throughout the ship were great. We continue to be blessed with good weather. The Captain advised us yesterday that we skirted a major storm overnight – outlook for the next few days remains to be good! We’ve been monitoring the manhunt in California, as well as the stranded ship in the Gulf. Our ship (the Amsterdam) is equipped with multiple backup systems because it’s used primarily for the World Voyage – the chances of an incident similar to what Carnival is experiencing is minimal, but of course, never say never. There’s a big difference between getting stranded a couple hundred miles from land in the Gulf vs. a couple thousand miles in the Pacific. We have two backup engines as well as backup generators. My personal opinion is that Carnival is handing the situation very poorly. They could easily charter high-speed ferry boats to reach the ship within hours instead of putting the passengers through the agony of being towed to shore – what are they thinking? Our thoughts & hearts go out to those folks.
Main Dining Room
Cheryl & Our Friend, Leslie, From Florida
Room Steward "Gusti" Very Creative!
Nice Sunset This Evening - Calm Seas
UPDATE ON CARD GAMES: Cheryl: 16 wins…Bob: 15
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