What Kelly is laughing about

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. November 13, 2025 In Alotau, I stepped ashore to send the groups I’d organized off on their tours, but otherwise stayed onboard. Here’s what there is to do in

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. November 8-10, 2025 I LOVE Cairns. It could be because of all the things to do there, but my affection is probably enhanced by the port being right in

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. November 2, 2025 Darwin, Australia Darwin (Larrakia: Garramilla) is Australia’s northernmost capital and gateway to the Top End, home to ~140,000 people in the Greater Darwin area. Expect a tropical waterfront

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. We’re going back to Australia! After months of traveling through countries where we didn’t necessarily speak the language, where we had to be creative to figure out how to

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. October 28 & 29, 2025 I was busy planning a Crossing the Equator Ceremony and a Halloween Party – there was simply too much to do. So this is

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. Whoa! It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these! I’ve had so many adventures ashore that I forgot to tell you what life has been like on

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. October 24, 2025 There weren’t really any touristy things we wanted to do in Bitung, Indonesia, so we decided to go to the nice mall a bit further out

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. October 18-19, 2025 Near Koror, Palau we docked at a resort. They had those huts over the water. And a great view of the ship. They had great food,

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. Colonia (Yap), Micronesia Colonia is the compact capital and harbor town of Yap State (population ~11,600; Colonia itself ~3,100), one of the four states of the Federated States of

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. Saturday, October 11, 2025 After three days at sea, I slept in, had a lazy morning, and then scanned my notes to see what I wanted to do in