Seattle, WA, origination city for our cruise



David on the verandah, leaving Seattle



Angela on our verandah on Deck 7



Before we left the dock, we had a life preserver drill



The Port of Seattle



Mount Rainier



Seattle, WA



Angela, with Seattle, WA in the background



David at the Cast-Off Party by the Lido Deck outside pool



Skyline of downtown Seattle. WA



Angela and David, leaving Seattle, WA



David, happy to be on the M/S AMSTERDAM's Panama Canal Cruise



Vancouver, BC harbor scene



Another direction in Vancouver, BC harbor



Photo of a picture in the Cruise Terminal showing the terminal under construction



Cruise Terminal construction complete, Vancouver, BC



M/S AMSTERDAM at the Cruise Terminal



Angela standing at the street level in front of Canada Place



Norm, in M/V Luna Sea II, looking for a place to pick us up



Looking towards Coal Harbor Marina



Norm and Noreen and the rest of us, taken by Don Thomson



David in beautiful downtown Vancouver



Cute "houseboats" that never move



Suite 7018, king-size bed



Couch, chairs, and coffee table, plus desk



Main door, wet bar, clock, dressing room



TV, VCR, and the edge of the door to the outside verandah



Writing desk with phone and storage under



Our ship had backed out of the berth on the left



Ed and Dorothy, Ann and Don, in the Crow's Nest Lounge



Carving an ice sculpture on the Galley Tour



Ed and Dorothy



Angela and David on our first formal night



Ann and Don



Diana and Jim



Approaching the Golden Gate Bridge from the Pacific Ocean



US Coast Guard boat on our port side approaching the Golden Gate Bridge



Angela with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background



Don was with us taking early morning pictures of the famous bridge



Don's imitation of the movie scene from "TITANIC"



We were excited to pass right under the famous bridge



The island of Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay



Just beyond the old sailing ship is the Maritime Museum in San Francisco



The US Coast Guard escorted us to our berth



We could see the Golden Gate Bridge as we approached our berth



Debra Magill



Darby LaPorte-Magill



I was glad to see my daughters and to show them around the ship



Angela and David, happy to be on this cruise together



This large model is one example of the different forms of art on board the ship



The elaborate carillon clock was three decks high



Alcatraz, a ferry, a sailboat, and other boats on San Francisco Bay



Do I look content?



The red, white, and blue outfit was worn for USA theme night



In the Crow's Nest before our formal dinner in the Odyssey Restaurant



I received a surprise birthday cake



All ten of us at two tables in the Odyssey Restaurant



Anchored in Cabo San Lucas harbor



New hotels and resorts under construction, Cabo San Lucas



The main port and city was behind me, Cabo San Lucas



Aerial photo shows the marina and inner harbor at Cabo San Lucas



Photo of the AMSTERDAM taken as we boarded the tender to return to the ship



Leaving the harbor at Cabo San Lucas, Mexico



The famous rocks and rock arch rising up from the ocean



Lunch in the King's Room



Diana and Jim



Carolyn and Ray



Dorothy and Ed



Our Chief Steward, I Putu, speaking with Ann and Don



Ann and Don



Angela and David



Angela in front of Acapulco harbor



The natural harbor at Acapulco is very pretty



Unloading yachts into Acapulco harbor



This looked like a yacht from Italy of about 65 feet in length



These yachts tied up to a mooring ball in the harbor



David, with the City of Acapulco in the background



Beautiful Acapulco Harbor



Angela took this photo at dinner on Mexico theme night



Another one of those ice sculptures



Anchorage off the Port of Huatalco, Mexico



The marina at Huatulco, Mexico



The volcanic rock was white and black, Copalita River, Mexico



The guides pulled the rafts up to the beach where they were taken out of the water



Beautiful scene of the 6,000-foot mountains above the coastal river



Approaching M/S AMSTERDAM in the ship's tender



Angela was in the midships pool by the statues of the bears



One act in the Filipino Crew Show
with Haydee on the left and Dennis on the right



Our crew plus some of the ship's crew, all dressed formally, Crow's Nest



Desserts of all types and kinds were displayed and sampled



"Welcome MS Amsterdam Dessert Extravaganza"



The chefs really displayed their talents on this occasion



Another very pretty spot on the cruise - Nicaragua



Add a pretty lady to a pretty spot



Beautiful and rugged coastline, Nicaragua



One of the ship's tenders returning from San Juan del Sur



Leaving the ship in the tender for shopping in the town



The Bridge of the Americas on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal



Panama City, Panama



Approaching the first of two chambers in the Miraflores Locks



Notice the orange and green arrow and the rowboat in the water



The "mules" (electric locomotives) were connected to the ship with two steel cables



Entering the first chamber of the two Miraflores Locks



The control building for Miraflores, built in 1913



The dam that holds back the water in Miraflores Lake



We were happy to be seeing the Panama Canal



Preparing to exit the second lock at Miraflores



The double sets of gates at the Pedro Miguel Lock



Gaillard Cut, formerly Culebra Cut



Freighters waited for us on the other side of Gaillard Cut



These freighters were southbound; we were northbound



David with Dennis



Angela, at the rear of the ship, looking back at the mountains and The Cut



That is the top of the Chagres River Dam



Preparing to enter the top of three chambers at Gatun Locks



The tanker on our left was a few minutes ahead of us



The container ship was called "Panamax" due to loading to the maximum for the Canal



Control Building for Gatun Locks, built in 1913



Our ship was in the first, or highest, chamber of Gatun Locks



It was interesting to see the "mules" adjust their cables while going down the steep incline



M/S AMSTERDAM ready to leave the middle chamber



Notice the floating bridge section under the arch on the left



We're about to leave the last lock on the Panama Canal



See the floating bridge section under the arch, again



When the mule gets to the curve, it will release the cables connecting it to the ship



An old lighthouse in the jungle on the east bank of the Canal



An alligator was sunning himself on the east bank



Looking back at all three chambers in the Gatun Locks
See cars on the pontoon bridge at the lower level



Angela, with Gatun Locks in the background



Colon and Port of Cristobal, Panama



Climbing up the walkways of the fortress, Cartegena



One of two very attractive streets in the old section of town, Cartegena



The other neat, clean, and pretty street in old Cartegena, Colombia



The new downtown Cartegena is on the peninsula to the right



Angela in the courtyard of the former convent



Our ship at its berth, Port of Cartegena, Colombia



Newer part of Cartegena on the peninsula as we departed



One of the six or more forts built years ago to protect the City



No one would believe I ate all those desserts, would they?



Our first view of Curacao



See the high bridge and the canal at right angles to it, Curacao



Sitting in the sun, in the pool, Curacao



The flowering plants in Curacao were beautiful, with unusual colors



Sea turtles at the large, outdoor aquarium



We were entertained by a dolphin show at the aquarium



The water was very pretty inside and outside the aquarium



One of the largest "natural bridges" on the island of Aruba



Angela in front of a large and unusual rock formation, Aruba



Aruba was flat in most places, with a few exceptions



David, across the street from the fanciest shopping area in Aruba



Angela, in front of that shopping and casino area



The bright paints made for a cheerful and colorful environment



Danny and his wife, Haydee



Nice marina, and new hotel going up on the left, Aruba



Large cruising sailboat just in front of our ship



Haydee and the Crow's Nest crew made special Dutch hats for our ladies



Ann and Don



Angela and David



Dorothy and Ed



Diana and Jim



Carolyn and Ray



Ed presented I Putu with a can of "real" chili



Part of the crew gave us a Farewell Performance



All ten of us received a security clearance and toured the Bridge



Don Thomson wrote a persuasive letter to the Captain to arrange our tour



The Moonlight Strings trio were from Montreal, Quebec, Canada



Daniel, the violinist, was originally from Romania



Myra, Danny, and Christine, Explorer's Lounge



Christine, Danny, and Myra



Danny and Christine, with a tray of chocolates



Myra and Dennis



Carlito, Angela, and Myra



M/S AMSTERDAM at anchor at Half Moon Cay, The Bahamas



The beach and the water were just about perfect!



Angela loved the water



A picture postcard of Paradise



We plan to return to these waters in The Bahamas









Particulars on the ship's engines, etc. received while on the tour of the bridge



Amenities in the Neptune Lounge for Suite Guests



Front half of a brochure explaining Half Moon Cay



Back side of Half Moon Cay brochure