Day 2-6 January 15-19, 2024 Sea Days Here is a synopsis of the sea days (five days at sea) while cruising towards Hawaii. January 15 - The walking track was closed this morning due to inclement weather. We are sailing in a southwest direction with cloudy skies. It might be several days before the warm weather returns. Last evening it was a chance to meet up with fellow passengers from the 2022 ATW as Janice and I had dinner in the Grand Dining Room (GDR). The...

Day 1 - Sunday January 14, 2024 Los Angeles, California Arrival 06:00 All Aboard 18:30 Departure 19:00 I was unable to sleep and keep ckecking to see where we were. Had we made it to Los Angeles yet. Insignia sailed into the harbour at 05:00. It is an arduous task where all luggage from the previous cruise plus the passengers leaving must disembark before passengers for the next cruise can board. As well the ship is re-stocked with all its supplies. Because w...

Day Thirty Nine - February 13 Today's port was San Diego once again. We arrived at 07:00 and departed from here at 15:00. We really enjoy San Diego so we were not disappointed to return. The city is under an extreme heat warning as the temperatures are above the seasonal norm. Jack, our art instructor suggested that we should check out the art store Blick Art Supplies situated in the heart of Little Italy. There must have been at least a dozen other cruise pa...

Day Thirty Eight - February 12 Well it was back to Los Angeles again on the Magical Mystery Cruise . We arrived at 07:00am at Pier 46 but not the same pier as we embarked from on January 6. The main cruise terminal spots were occupied by two mega Princess ships who regularly do seven days cruises down the Mexican coast. We were not supposed to be returning to Los Angeles when we first left port. I assume we will meet these ships somewhere on our journey in th...

Day Thirty Seven February11 Today is the last of nine straight sea days on the Oceania Insignia. Surprisingly the time has gone by rather quickly. We left Bora Bora at 16:00 February 2 to begin our journey back to Los Angeles. Here is a brief synopsis of what has happened during this time. For those who have not cruised, all cruise lines provide their passengers with a daily newspaper style paper reporting on the activities for the next day. Oceania's is cal...