We are on our way back to the ship after 15 days ashore. The “why” is an example of one of the options for how to do routine medical care when you live a Residential Cruising life.
Randy Cassingham
Dock Rock
Kit and I have both noticed that when we get off the ship onto solid soil, we often feel like we are still “rocking” as if we’re still aboard the ship. Other residents make similar comments: it’s obviously common for those of us who have been aboard for quite awhile (over 8 months now!)
How’s the Internet …Really?
So how’s the Internet aboard …really? For me, the vast majority of time: Satisfactory! But….
The Mystery of the Traveling Shoes
A resident Kit and I are friends with keeps finding shoes as she travels from city to city (including long before she got aboard our ship). That’s right, shoes, and definitely not usually broken-down discards.
Interesting People
We have all sorts of interesting people onboard — Residents, I mean. I thought I’d tell you about one you’ll likely recognize. I certainly knew his name — and I was able to tell him his own surname.
The Officers Answer Questions
Some Q&As with, particularly, our two captains helps to explain the differences between cruising, and Residential Cruising.
Time Zones When Cruising Around the World
What time is it? Time to answer one of the most-asked questions. Seriously!
Launch Checklist
Coming along? Here’s what you need to do first, not counting the obvious of reserving your space, flying to meet the ship, yadda yadda. This is necessarily slanted toward Americans since that’s what I know, but others can probably get some ideas here too.
The Cassini Mission to Saturn
Randy Cassingham worked at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for 10 years, and watched the Cassini spacecraft being built. Here he talks about the brain behind the mission design, right up to the time he went back to California to be there when Cassini was intentionally destroyed.
The Only One There
Introducing the Speaker’s Corner: a series of talks By the Residents, For the Residents. Many, though not all, will be posted here.
BBC Documentary: The Never-Ending Cruise Story
“The round the world cruise that was stranded in Belfast. After months of delays, the ship finally set sail. Find out how the passengers stayed upbeat while their trip of a lifetime started with the stress of being stuck in Northern Ireland. We hear from those who are calling the cruise home for the next three years.” —BBC
The First Weeks as Residential Cruisers
I continue to get interview requests from the media. This one came in by email two days ago, but thankfully was told that my deadline was “in the next couple of days,” so hopefully this is good: I just hit Send on my reply, and now I’ll format it up into a post here. 🙂
Let Me Count the Ways
I won’t dissect every “wrong” article in the press about our journey, but one in particular is so bad I couldn’t help myself.
Home At Last
We are finally aboard our ship, after it finally passed all inspections (including the unfair ones, and the truly stupid ones), marking the true start of our Residential Cruising life.