The Living Journey
Welcome to The Living Journey – a collection of journal entries and photographs by our own Residents that offers an exclusive glimpse into their adventures at sea. Experience The World through their eyes as they share personal and authentic stories of what it’s like to travel the globe from the comfort of home on this luxurious ship. These posts capture their once-in-a-lifetime experiences not found anywhere else on earth. This blog is continually updated so we invite you to come back and visit often.
Mid-Atlantic Exploration: Boatswain Bird Island and Georgetown
We spent several days at sea sailing from Dakar to Ascension Island. I did a lot of reading, spent some time talking to people I hadn’t seen in a while, caught up on the blog, and even participated in an escape room event the Ship put together.
Mid-Atlantic Exploration: Dakar, Senegal and Lake Retba
Right after breakfast, I took a trip out to Lake Retba. We drove through the countryside and through busy outlying suburban areas with lots of traffic and bustle. There were horse carts and trucks fighting over road space, roadside stalls selling fruit and housewares,
The British Isles & Hebrides Exploration: Sightseeing & Whiskey Sampling in Kirkwall, Scotland
Kirkwall from the Ship’s anchorage
We arrived in Kirkwall, Scotland and went on a tour of the local archeological sites. The Orkney Islands have been inhabited for a very long time. We visited Skara Brae, a remarkably well preserved Neolithic village that was first inhabited over 5000 years ago.
The British Isles & Hebrides Exploration: Papa Stour & Foula, Shetland Islands
Overnight we sailed out to even more remote parts of the Shetland Islands. We started our day with an expedition briefing and cocktail where we were introduced to the Expedition Team. After lunch, we went for a Zodiac cruise along the rugged shoreline of Papa Stour Island.
Discovering the Seaside City of Valletta, Malta
We arrived in Malta on Saturday morning, docking in Valletta. Malta has an interesting history, given its strategic location. The first settlements date back to over 5000 BC, and over the course of its history has been ruled by the Phoenicians,
Exploring Ketchikan, Alaska
Cruising the Canadian Fjords
We spent two days cruising through the Canadian fjords on the west edge of British Columbia as we made our way up to Alaska. We passed hundreds of miles of pristine waterfront, but we didn’t pass much civilization,
Roman artifacts and Moorish ruins along the Spanish hillsides
We arrived in Tarragona in late July. On our first day in town, our daughter headed out to a local amusement park with friends, while we went and explored the town. There are quite a few Roman ruins and we did a quick tour of most of the major ones.
Hiking the rugged coastline of Belle Ile, France
After two days at sea, travelling from London to the Atlantic side of Brittany in France, we arrived in Belle Ile, France. Belle Ile is a small island with a few small towns and a ferry line connection to the mainland.
Returning Home After a Summer Aboard The World
As I return to North America and I guess my trip is officially over, but it was an amazing summer aboard The World.
In early September we crossed the Davis Strait between Greenland and Newfoundland. We hit a force 10 gale with wind gusts up to 60 knots and with waves averaging six meters and getting as high as nine.