Day 2 - Saturday December 30, 2023 Cruising the Straits of Florida Our first of many sea days. We woke up to rain and clouds. The upper deck was closed due to inclement weather so no walking the deck today. With the ship almost full it is going to be crowded with everyone looking for space in the common areas. Generally I will not blog on sea days but being the first on many to come I thought I would make some comments on our ship, MS Insignia. 684 guests...

Day 1 - Friday, December 29, 2023 Miami Florida Today is Embarkation Day for this 16 day segment leaving Miami to transit the Panama Canal and teminating in Los Angeles on January 14, 2024. It is the preclude to the actual 180 day Around the World (ATW) cruise which starts in Los Angeles. So we will be on the ship for a total of 196 days flying back to Victoria on July 12. Prior to joining the ship we spent the Christmas week with Janice's brother Ricky and s...

Day Seventy Seven-March 23 Having spent theprevious day Sventy Six cruising the Straits of Florida, we arrived into Miami at 05:30 with a departure time of 19:00. For some people on the cruise, this is the second time they have been in Miami as Insignia started its journey there in late December 2021. Those guests are on for 196 days compared to our 180. Upon returning to port, all guests must clear customs before any new guests can come on board. We were i...