“the Big One”! World Cruise on Sojourn

[tv24]

The view of the sea and the moon from the back of the ship...that is one of my favorite experiences on any cruise.  May you experience many more, Sharkb8

[2seabournsailors]

This was the party you missed! Beautiful sunset, great food and cocktails, The Captain, Hotel Director, F&B Manager, Bar Manager, Chief Engineer, Guest Services Manager, plus many other Officers all attended! The Captain slowed down the ship so we had no wind out the front, just a nice breeze.....perfect setting!

[florisdekort]

On 4/8/2023 at 9:17 PM, shark b8 said:

This will never get old.  Never ever ever. 

 

Wasn’t it amazing?

 

We’re on the ship with you and I just wanted to say thanks for all your posts/updates. I’m very much enjoying following your experience of this amazing world cruise! 

[florisdekort]

Easter egg hunt with the amazing Ross and Kyla and Easter lunch with the wonderful Jody.
 

 

Edited April 10, 2023 by florisdekort

[shark b8]

So, a bit of catch up.  Last night (Easter of course), this was the spread on the bed, when we returned from dinner:

 

 

[shark b8]

Also, florisdekort, you got the “scoop” on me yesterday 😎, about Ross pix.  Helping to serve in the “Galley Lunch”, one of our fave things.  Somehow, I had a brain fart about taking any pix of the lunch, so…sorry.   (a side note  —  as opposed to the last 2 galley meals, they announced that this one would require no guest masks, when in the galley).

 

[shark b8]

Also, last night - foie gras terrine in the MDR.  mmmmmm.   (Sorry, my left hand took a bite before my right hand could take the pic)

 

[shark b8]

Ok, on to Mahe, in the Seychelles.  We did a combo snorkel-bus tour - snorkeling was, I think, just ok.  The island, though, is colorful and gorgeous.

 

 

 

 

Edited April 10, 2023 by shark b8

[shark b8]

These beautiful blossoms were strewn all around -  our guide said they were from an “African magnolia” tree, although I’m thinking there might have been a bit of the ol’ translation/language problem with that.  When I searched for “African Magnolia”, I came up with hundreds of hits about a Liberian cargo ship.  

 

[shark b8]

Also, giant tortoises, reminiscent of the Galapagos.  What a mug, right? 

 

 

[highplanesdrifters]

19 hours ago, shark b8 said:

Also, last night - foie gras terrine in the MDR.  mmmmmm.   (Sorry, my left hand took a bite before my right hand could take the pic)

 

Oh, I thought it was the special Pac Man edition. 

[shark b8]

Just now, highplanesdrifters said:

Oh, I thought it was the special Pac Man edition. 

 

Damn. Wish I woulda thought of that.  😜

[shark b8]

Does anyone else think the chair leg design in the suite is weird, that it should topple over backward any minute now?

 

 

 

[shark b8]

Just now.

 

Edited April 12, 2023 by shark b8

[highplanesdrifters]

Just now, shark b8 said:

Does anyone else think the chair leg design in the suite is weird, that it should topple over backward any minute now?

 

 

 

That's a sea day pic if I ever saw one. 😃

[shark b8]

Ha!  Wouldn’t you just know.  Mere minutes after posting my chair leg design dissertation, I noticed the the second chair in the suite…..didn't look like that.  Flipped this one over, screwed the leg in further, and…..all is well.   It’s still not exactly aligned the way it should be, but at least there will not be any backward somersaults. 

 

 

[shark b8]

21 hours ago, highplanesdrifters said:

…the special Pac Man edition. 

 

We all do know that this shows our age, right!?  😇

[shark b8]

OK. Second day in the Seychelles - we did another snorkel/catamaran trip - this one was excellent.  It was advertised as “snorkeling at Cocos Island”, which I had always read about and lusted over 🙄.  As it turned out, we sailed by Cocos…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 12, 2023 by shark b8

[shark b8]

…and ended up at Grand Coeur Island, for reasons which were announced but not really explained.  Anyway, it was pretty great, this was orders-of-magnitude better snorkeling than yesterday, and possibly the best on this trip (and that’s it, no more snorkeling on this one. 😞).  Loads of parrotfish, tiny blue tangs (I think), huge angelfish, and it was lovely to just float around and watch a turtle lazily do his thing.  He disappeared  down below a reef shelf, and up top I heard a few fellow snorkelers panic and say “he’s trapped under there, what should we do?!”  Understandable certainly, but they do this all the time, to take a 15-minute marine nap away from the noise of the underwater hoi polloi.  

 

 

[shark b8]

If you squint really hard, you can see the teeny tiny Sojourn just upper right.

 

 

 

[shark b8]

[highplanesdrifters]

5 hours ago, shark b8 said:

 

We all do know that this shows our age, right!?  😇

I saw a tic tok video about it.🤣

[shark b8]

19 hours ago, highplanesdrifters said:

a tic tok video

 

I am reliably told it’s actually ….TikTok.   We are all ancient.  (three cheers).  😉

[shark b8]

Porcini raviolo.  Not at all rich.  🙄

 

Edited April 13, 2023 by shark b8

[shark b8]

At the risk of re-igniting the Great Breadstick Wars of March 2023……here’s the comparison, E&O vs MDR.  Really? It’s actually still up for discussion?   🤔