Day Eighty Eight - April 3 Today is the second of three consecutive sea days as our itinerary has been changed yet again. "Due to adverse and severe weather conditions that will result in unsafe sailing conditions, we have made the prudent decision to bypass the ports of Gibraltar and Melilla." We were informed of this by the General Manager of Insignia on the evening of April 1. With the exception of our stop in Funchal we will have had ten sea days in eleven...

Day Eighty Two - March 28 I thought I would provide an update of our current position on our way to Funchal. The current temperature is 20.8C / 69.4F Humidity 79% and Pressure 30.01 in HG. Fell free to look up further information on pressure. We are exhibiting a strong breeze at 26.7 knots (30.7 miles per hour) with moderate waves of 2.5 meters or 8.2 feet. I have not been outside as yet so I do not known whether the upper deck for walking is open. We had two ...

Day Seventy Eight - March 24 As mentioned in the previous day' blog, we have two sea days before reaching Hamilton, Bermuda. This is where Janice and I went for our honeymoon and are anxious to go back to visit after 36 years. But we received an itinerary change from Claudio, the General Manager in a letter the evening of March 23 indicating that"due to adverse and severe weather conditions that will result in unsafe sailing conditions we have made the prudent ...

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...

Day Seventy Five - March 21 Arrival time in Cozumel was 07:00 with departure at 18:00. Cozumel is an island located across from the Yucatan Peninsula. Its population is roughly 100,000 with tourism the main industry. The island is also famous for its reef below the water which attracts many divers to the area. In order to protect the reef and its sealife below, the Mexican govenment has preserved it by forming the 'Cozumel Reef National Marine Park'. Our cruis...