San Diego, California. Preparations for next cruise.

After two days at sea it was good to see land again. Unfortunately there was no late zzzzz for me. Chaps from Customs & Border Protection arrived soon after the Maasdam docked and set up a desk in the Explorers Lounge as early as 6am. I set my alarm clock for 6:30 and arrived on deck 8 to see a long queue snaking its way through the casino towards the Explorers Lounge. Fortunately it moved quite quickly as non USA residents went through the routine 'passport control' formalities - even if some of us weren't getting off the ship.

Paul had a busy day as it was a 'turn around day' for both staff and passengers. Staff and passengers disembarking, new staff arriving and a new lot of guests for the forthcoming 33 day round trip to the islands of Hawaii, Cook islands and the islands of French Polynesia.

The next 5 days we will be at sea, heading towards Hilo, Hawaii. It may well be at some stage that we will be out of satellite range but hopefully not. Feel free to track the Maasdam's whereabouts using the marine tracker to see exactly where we are in the stream of time.

Route to Hilo, Hawaii.