CRUISE AROUND THE WORLD

We were very excited to be on board of Seabourn Odyssey.

Extra excitement for being on board for Christmas and New Year on the ship.

Along with identical sister ships Sojourn and Quest, Odyssey is one of three cruise ships.

There are 225 suites that can hold more than 400 passengers.

Crew number is 330 and they are from all over the world.

It is quite pleasantly intimate and cosy all around the cruise.

We like the idea of all inclusive on the ship. (food, drink, alcohol and tips)

Quality of food on board is top notch and the most delicious and flavoursome ever we have tasted on any other cruise ships.

Port of Benoa in Bali

Degustation tasting menu course on the restaurant 2

Cocktails and nibbles are galore at one of the bar the Club

Ship's main restaurant

Dinner time at the Restaurant

Cina is my favourite wine steward from Chile

Dish we had at the Restaurant

Very unique Seabourn square where the front desk is located and also everybody likes to gather for cappuccino, cakes, magazines, chats, internet cafe, tour desk, puzzles...

Spa is located over two floors

Patio grill and bar on a pool deck

Interior of the Restaurant 2

Observation bar with piano is located on the top and front of the ship

Ginger bread house at the Seabourn square

Main restaurant the Restaurant entrance

Main restaurant

It seems everyone gasped with sigh when the ship left our very last port of 36 during this world cruise.

I have to say that every single port we have visited is charming and wonderful.

Belief of leaving this wonderful floating home for the last 4 months must be denied by every passenger.

Leaving our last port Funchal, we only had about a week of sea days before returning to Fort Lauderdale where we started 4 months ago.

That will be for preparation of disembarkation emotionally with lots of hugs and good bye kisses.

Needless to say about more Champaign and parties.

21April.

From left, Alan, Renee, me, Sandra, Rene and Jeff were having a party in our cabin

Audience participation for Paula's show, Shirley Bassey, the big spender!!!

Greg and I still have a lot of bottles of wine left from our dinner wine package.

I was not able to consume any alcohol when I was sick for 10 days with bad flu.

It seems that the awful virus lives on every corner of the ship.

But, thank goodness!

Some of our table mates who already finished their wine package will be sharing ours.

We organized few private get together in our cabin with close friends and table mates for few times.

John and Diane also organized Champaign and fancy Belgium beer party at the public veranda Aft deck 6 one evening.

Our balcony cabin space only allows up to 5 invitees for total of 7.

It has been intimate and cozy that everyone enjoyed so much.

Good that we have enough of bottles of wine.

Last Saturday night entertainer was Paula Randell from Manchester, UK.

She and her companion Neil were also invited to our cabin for private get together party along with our table mates few days ago.

She is full of personality and immaculately presented herself.

We soon got along with her very well as we are theatre lovers.

She was fantastic with her numbers which impersonating Dame Shirley Bassey during her first show.

She finished her show with encore song ‘I am what I am’.

Before she started the song, she was asking audiences where Greg and I were sitting.

Then, she said she will sing that song especially for us.

How special was that!

She made our day!

We were also very happy that she was over the moon when she positively interacted with audiences that night.

Greg with Paula and his idol New York singer Michael Feinstein.

Few nights ago, the entertainment starred Michael Feinstein.

At the piano, he sang beautiful songs from Gershwin to Porter.

Holland America Line Mariner's Society Award party

From left, me, Greg, Donna, Paula, Neil, Eloise, Susie and Woody

Jim from Vancouver, Greg with his gold medal for more than 700 days on HAL ship, Renee, Rene, Julie the HR lady and me beofre the Mariner's Society Recognition