Deck 11 – 117 Tage auf See

On Wednesday I finally arrived in Heidenheim after a long journey home. We sailed from Sydney for 6 weeks without any stops, only with refueling stops. I could never have...

Da meine Mutter technisch bedingt derzeit nichts posten kann, hier ein kurzes Update von mir (Jens). Meine Mutter ist noch auf dem Schiff, das jedoch in Dubai genausowenig...

Our journey has come to an end today. We have the option to fly home from Sydney or to take a two-week trip by ship to Dubai and then fly home from there. I'm leaning towards...

So nun hat uns das Virus erreicht. Wir auf dem Schiff sind alle gesund, können aber nicht mehr an Land. Das Schiff liegt in Sydney, mitten in der Stadt , es wäre wunderschön...

I learned on this trip that a ship does not sail, but navigates or cruises. Today we had an entry into Milford Sound designated as a tourist navigation by the captain. A sound...

We were only able to visit Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, briefly as our ship departed in the early afternoon. As always, when possible, we took the Cable Car up to...

Today we docked in Napier. The city was completely destroyed in 1930 by an earthquake and then rebuilt, all very peaceful and relaxed. There was also an endlessly long beach,...

Tauranga and its surroundings was our destination today. We drove along endless kiwi plantations to the geysers. It was very hot and smelled of sulfur from a distance. After...

With a heavy heart, we left Polynesia and have now arrived in New Zealand. We spent the first day in Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand. Everything here is very clean...

Date Line It is March 3rd, we are heading towards New Zealand and crossing the dateline. The date is moved forward by 24 hours today, so there is no March 4th, but directly the...

Cook Islands We are now here on the paradisiacal dream islands, endless beaches, white sand, palm trees. We are anchored in Rarotonga. Aitutaki was also planned, but we are not...

Tahiti Unser Schiff lag für 2 Tage im Hafen von Tahiti. Die Insel ist sehr grün, es gab auch täglich einen kurzen Regenschauer. Die Menschen sind Polynesier, die Geschäfte...

Pitcairn Island We are sailing the Bounty Bay Passage today and circumnavigating the island of Pitcairn. There are 50 people living here, all descendants of the mutineers on the...

Easter Island After 4 days of crossing the Pacific, the long-awaited destinations have finally arrived. The first one missed the mark. Honga Roa, the inhabited Easter Island,...

Arica ist unser letztes Ziel in Chile. Hier befindet sich die Atacama-Wüste, es ist die trockenste Wüste der Erde und es hat seit 40 Jahren nicht mehr geregnet. Wir waren an...

Lima, the capital of Peru, was our destination today. You would think you're in Vienna, except that there is also a lot of poverty alongside the grandeur. In the evening, we...

Valparaiso and Santiago de Chile were our last two destinations. Today we arrived in Arica, in the far north of Chile. On the way to Santiago, we drove through Chilean wine...

Now there will be several reports, as we have passed through zones where there was no internet, but we were compensated with wonderful impressions. We will be on Tahiti for two...

We have now left the Atlantic and crossed to the Pacific. Unfortunately, we did not sail around Cape Horn, but instead sailed through the Strait of Magellan, where the sea is...

Ushuaia is the southernmost city in the world. Antarctica is across from us, it is cold and extremely windy here. Today was the day of lighthouses, we sailed through many fjords...

Puerto Madryn The world has now completely changed, we now have pure nature. Patagonia is a barren, very dry landscape. On land, we saw rare animals: guanacos, they look like...

Oh....it was hot the last two days in Buenos Aires. We had about 37 degrees. The city impressed me, no decay, everything beautiful. Forget Rio. We explored the city on foot for...

Two days in Rio are behind us. On the first day we went up to Sugarloaf Mountain, the view of the city was beautiful. The Christ the Redeemer statue was visible in the distance....

Salvador de Bahia, oh yes, it's summer here and over 30 degrees hot, no shade. Everywhere South American hustle and joie de vivre. It's Sunday, everyone is at the beach ..........

After four beautiful days at sea, we crossed the Atlantic. The Equator crossing took place on the third day at sea, which was celebrated with a huge "spectacle". Even the...

Four days of water, only water, there is also time to write about the fellow travelers. There are 1200 French people on board. Germans, Swiss and Austrians together make up 600...

Wir haben Madeira hinter uns gelassen, die Insel war sehr bergig und steil, alles hat geblüht und es gab endlos viele Bananenpflanzen. Die Temperatur lag bei wunderbaren 18...

On seadays, of course, you try to get some movement on board. This morning we had Pilates on the swaying ship, not for people inclined to seasickness. Otherwise, there is also...

Fehlerteufel Das WLAN an Bord ist sehr langsam ist oder gar nicht vorhanden, deshalb schreibe ich die Blogs vorab und sende sie dann im Hafen ab. Dabei muss alles sehr schnell...

Today we reached Lisbon, a very hilly city, there is a lot to see. We took a tram tour. At night we passed by Gibraltar, with stormy winds and rough seas. Tomorrow another day...