In case you wonder why we enjoy this cruise so much, part of it is because we have a lovely room with a balcony. Cruising through the Caribbean Ocean in January means perfect weather, 25-30 degrees Celsius with pleasant winds. A balcony is the must-have to enjoy sitting outside, read a book, play with Harold (my Ukulele) and/or drink a glass of something.

Today is our last day before we have a 3-day-3-port visit in Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, and Cabo San Lucas. And today we were quite busy: a q&a event on how to run a floating hotel, we watched a 1 hour performance of a marching band from the university of Wisconsin (300 of their band members are on this cruise!), we attended a wine & macaroon tasting, had a lovely dinner at a Mexican restaurant and watched the Beatles cover band again; this time: the psychedelic years!

Ship Facts

• The ship was built in Germany and is registered in Nassau, Bahamas
• It is not registered in the USA because, if so, it could have only hire US citizens, but for hospitality they prefer to hire people from other countries (kitchen: India, room and restaurant service: Philippines, etc. Entertainment is mostly US)
• The ship is 1094 ft – 333.5 meters long
• It is 135.8 ft – 41.4 meters wide
• 1700+ crew
• 70+ nationalities
• 20 decks
• Total souls on board: 6700 (guests and crew)
• The laundry facility has 25 staffs
• The crew laundry is washing 300kg per day / 1500 pieces
• There are 20+ different dining options
• 210 waiters and 150 chefs
• 10000 meals are served per day!!!
• 1000 rolls and 550 baguettes per day