Port 03 Puntarenas, Costa Rica
On December 28th we arrived at the dock at Puntarenas, Cost Rica. Puntarenas means “sandy point”. There were some interesting structures visible on shore, but we never had a chance to explore them. I...
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Point of Interest: Panama Canal
On December 26th we headed into the Panama Canal. We passed dozens of cargo ships at anchor awaiting their turn to enter the Canal. Our guest lecturer on board explained that ships with “human...
Port 02 Cartagena, Colombia
Merry Christmas! Cartagena greeted us with plenty of sunshine and a promise of a hot day! We boarded our bus with our tourguide Arturo Anaya for the Highlights of Cartagena tour. We began with...
Port 01 Key West
Our first port of call was Key West. This was a substitute for Grand Cayman, since Grand Cayman is not allowing any cruise ships to come in right now. Key West was a grocery...
Miami and Embarkation
On arrival in Miami we found our way across the Brickell Key bridge to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel where the cruise company was having us stay the night before embarkation. Seeing this view from...
Packing for the Cruise
OK, not 2 BIG suitcases – 4 BIG suitcases, 2 large duffle bags, 2 medium duffle bags, 2 boxes, 1 rollaboard, and 2 backpacks. Oceania arranged for a company called LuggageForward to pick up...
Preparing for our World Cruise
Welcome to our blog for our Around-the-World (ATW) in 180 days cruise on the Oceania Insignia. OK, it’s actually 196 days, but that is a nuance for later. The Insignia carries 684 passengers, so...
