January 26, 2026

A bunch of things happening, despite not stepping on terra firm, the last 5 days! We crossed the international date line last night and lost the entire day of January 25th! So Weird! We are now 18 hours ahead of my friends and family on the east coast of USA. 

The Ship rolled out our newest amenity in last tender port - AQUA BANA'S. We will now be using these inflatable platforms in a variety of configurations ( has a pool and lounge areas, plus area for water toys) at our tender ports when weather allows.

Today, the 26th of January, is AUSTRALIA DAY! Our onboard ambassadors to all things Aussie, treated us to some Ozzie treats at brekkie this morning. Vegemite with butter on bread and Fairy Bread ( sprinkles on buttered bread) were the appetizers and they had 4 treats for your enjoyment or cuppa tea. The VoVo gets my vote ! When I asked them how they would typically spend Australia Day when home they all replied BBQ usually with lamb. Let's see what lunch or dinner brings!?!

Had to post this gorgeous photo, fellow resident Kelly took the other night, showing off the beautiful sky and pool deck.

Here's some teaser on my personal news. I moved cabins - just 4 doors down the hallway! It's still a work in progress, but here's some of the highlights. More to follow !

MOOREA, FRENCH POLYNESIA

By Patricia Patrick • January 20, 2026
I write this post with a heavy heart, tragedy has struck our happy Community. One of our much loved, founding residents had a heart attack and sadly didn't recover, as we sailed to Moorea.

PAPEETE - NIGHT LIFE- BACHLORETTE PARTY

By Patricia Patrick • January 19, 2026
I threw together an impromptu Bachelorette party for Angie tonight! Angie and Gian are getting married for a third time in Hawaii next week.They will be alone this time and it turns out she never had a Shower or Bachelorette to celebrate her first 2 marriages on the Ship, last May! Our girl deserved a fun night to celebrate her! So we took over a section the outdoor seating at Les 3 Brassuers, and their great band had us all up dancing! It's amazing what you can do with a bunch of WhatsApp messages to fellow ladies, some tulle, sparkles and always handy flower lei's ! One of the ladies even went and bought her some lingerie! I love our supportive community!

PAPEETE, FRENCH POLYNESIA

By Patricia Patrick • January 19, 2026
I got to go Sailing Again! We were supposed to head to the COOK ISLANDS after the lovely Rangiroa and the Tuamotu Archipelago, but due to stormy weather there, with all unprotected tender ports, they made the decision to head us southwest, back to the protected port in Papeeta (Tahiti). We got lucky and Holly ( pictured below) found us a sailboat available for charter.