After travelling twice across the Atlantic to Africa and beyond, Joanne and I were asked to do a Keynote presentation to a group of 70+ at Central Forum http://www.centralunitedsarnia.ca/central_forum.htm

1. TransAtlantic
Cruising
with
Joanne & Greg West

3. a busy port

4. a busy port
Fort Lauderdale
our departure point

6. Pier
at
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
busy as an
airport

9. Front of ship on deck 10
Pier at Fort Lauderdale, Florida

11. Half Moon Cay, Island

12. Half Moon Cay, Island
LOCATION.......................100 miles south of Nassau
inside the Bermuda Triangle

13. Half Moon Cay, Island
LOCATION.......................100 miles south of Nassau
inside the Bermuda Triangle
OWNED BY.......................Holland America’s private island

14. Half Moon Cay, Island
LOCATION.......................100 miles south of Nassau
inside the Bermuda Triangle
OWNED BY.......................Holland America’s private island
SIZE OF ISLAND..............1,700-acre island — only 2% developed

15. Half Moon Cay, Island
LOCATION.......................100 miles south of Nassau
inside the Bermuda Triangle
OWNED BY.......................Holland America’s private island
SIZE OF ISLAND..............1,700-acre island — only 2% developed
FEATURES:.........................a huge interior lagoon and a 2-mile beach

16. shuttle boats
to island

22. Bermuda triangle

23. Bermuda triangle
Santo Domingo

24. Fort Lauderdale
Bermuda triangle
Santo Domingo

25. Fort Lauderdale
Bermuda triangle
Half Moon Cay
Island
Santo Domingo

27. Florida to Rome
Rome
5,163 miles
Florida
in a straight line
BUT
we d idn ’t go stra ig h t a c ro s s
d ue t o bad wea t h e r. . .

28. Florida to Rome
Rome
5,163 miles
Florida
in a straight line

30. what is there to do
way out here
7 days?

33. You eat, eat, and then

34. You eat, eat, and then
EAT more...

36. view while dining...

37. Amazing Shows Nitely

39. The Harry James Orchestra
stand-up comics
other musicians
singers
dance shows
magicians
floor shows
and much, much, more...

40. daytime lectures and talks...

41. daytime lectures and talks...

45. you can simply sit and watch
the world go by...

46. or have a snack at your leisure anytime

47. Joanne using
wireless
Internet
public
computer
room

48. walking around the deck is good exercise

50. what else is there to do?

51. what else is there to do?
• dance lessons (ballroom and line dancing)

52. what else is there to do?
• dance lessons (ballroom and line dancing)
• 2 swimming pools & hot tubs with retractable roof

53. what else is there to do?
• dance lessons (ballroom and line dancing)
• 2 swimming pools & hot tubs with retractable roof
• fully equipped modern gym

54. what else is there to do?
• dance lessons (ballroom and line dancing)
• 2 swimming pools & hot tubs with retractable roof
• fully equipped modern gym
• spa & sauna & beauty parlour

55. what else is there to do?
• dance lessons (ballroom and line dancing)
• 2 swimming pools & hot tubs with retractable roof
• fully equipped modern gym
• spa & sauna & beauty parlour
• bridge club

56. what else is there to do?
• dance lessons (ballroom and line dancing)
• 2 swimming pools & hot tubs with retractable roof
• fully equipped modern gym
• spa & sauna & beauty parlour
• bridge club
• bingo

57. what else is there to do?
• dance lessons (ballroom and line dancing)
• 2 swimming pools & hot tubs with retractable roof
• fully equipped modern gym
• spa & sauna & beauty parlour
• bridge club
• bingo
• shuffle board and ping pong

58. what else is there to do?
• dance lessons (ballroom and line dancing)
• 2 swimming pools & hot tubs with retractable roof
• fully equipped modern gym
• spa & sauna & beauty parlour
• bridge club
• bingo
• shuffle board and ping pong
• talent show with passengers

59. what else is there to do?
• dance lessons (ballroom and line dancing)
• 2 swimming pools & hot tubs with retractable roof
• fully equipped modern gym
• spa & sauna & beauty parlour
• bridge club
• bingo
• shuffle board and ping pong
• talent show with passengers
• live game shows with passengers

60. what else is there to do?
• dance lessons (ballroom and line dancing)
• 2 swimming pools & hot tubs with retractable roof
• fully equipped modern gym
• spa & sauna & beauty parlour
• bridge club
• bingo
• shuffle board and ping pong
• talent show with passengers
• live game shows with passengers
• movie theatre

61. what else is there to do?
• dance lessons (ballroom and line dancing)
• 2 swimming pools & hot tubs with retractable roof
• fully equipped modern gym
• spa & sauna & beauty parlour
• bridge club
• bingo
• shuffle board and ping pong
• talent show with passengers
• live game shows with passengers
• movie theatre
• library

62. what else is there to do?
• dance lessons (ballroom and line dancing)
• 2 swimming pools & hot tubs with retractable roof
• fully equipped modern gym
• spa & sauna & beauty parlour
• bridge club
• bingo
• shuffle board and ping pong
• talent show with passengers
• live game shows with passengers
• movie theatre
• library
• casino (open when at sea)

63. what else is there to do?
• dance lessons (ballroom and line dancing)
• 2 swimming pools & hot tubs with retractable roof
• fully equipped modern gym
• spa & sauna & beauty parlour
• bridge club
• bingo
• shuffle board and ping pong
• talent show with passengers
• live game shows with passengers
• movie theatre
• library
• casino (open when at sea)
• specialty coffee shop (card playing & games)

64. what else is there to do?
• dance lessons (ballroom and line dancing)
• 2 swimming pools & hot tubs with retractable roof
• fully equipped modern gym
• spa & sauna & beauty parlour
• bridge club
• bingo
• shuffle board and ping pong
• talent show with passengers
• live game shows with passengers
• movie theatre
• library
• casino (open when at sea)
• specialty coffee shop (card playing & games)
• sit in the Crow’s Nest on deck 10 and watch the waves

65. Grenoa *
Mediterranean Sea
Tangiers *
Casablanca *
Madeira Island
*
Canary Islands
Safi *

66. Grenoa *
Mediterranean Sea
Tangiers *
Casablanca *
Madeira Island
*
Canary Islands
Safi *

67. Grenoa *
Mediterranean Sea
Tangiers *
Casablanca *
Madeira Island
*
Canary Islands
Safi *

68. Grenoa *
Mediterranean Sea
Tangiers *
Casablanca *
Madeira Island
*
Canary Islands
Safi *

69. Grenoa *
Mediterranean Sea
Tangiers *
Casablanca *
Madeira Island
*
Canary Islands
Safi *

70. Grenoa *
Mediterranean Sea
Tangiers *
Casablanca *
Madeira Island
*
Canary Islands
Safi *

71. Grenoa *
Mediterranean Sea
Tangiers *
Casablanca *
Madeira Island
*
Canary Islands
Safi *

72. Grenoa *
Mediterranean Sea
Tangiers *
Casablanca *
Madeira Island
*
Canary Islands
Safi *

73. Grenoa *
Mediterranean Sea
Tangiers *
Casablanca *
Madeira Island
*
Canary Islands
Safi *

74. Grenoa *
Mediterranean Sea
Tangiers *
Casablanca *
Madeira Island
*
Canary Islands
Safi *

75. Grenoa *
Mediterranean Sea
Tangiers *
Casablanca *
Madeira Island
*
Canary Islands
Safi *

76. Grenoa *
Mediterranean Sea
Tangiers *
Casablanca *
Madeira Island
*
Canary Islands
Safi *

77. Grenoa *
Mediterranean Sea
Tangiers *
Casablanca *
Madeira Island
*
Canary Islands
Safi *

78. Grenoa *
Mediterranean Sea
Tangiers *
Casablanca *
Madeira Island
*
Canary Islands
Safi *

79. Grenoa *
Mediterranean Sea
Tangiers *
Casablanca *
Madeira Island
*
Canary Islands
Safi *

80. Grenoa *
Mediterranean Sea
Tangiers *
Casablanca *
Madeira Island
*
Canary Islands
Safi *

81. Life Boats
double as
shuttle boats
to ports

83. Madeira Island
early morning arrival
360 miles to Africa

94. tobogganing in Madeira

97. Of course we did it...

100. returning to the ship

101. Africa

102. Africa
• Africa is the world's second-largest and
second most-populous continent, after Asia.

103. Africa
• Africa is the world's second-largest and
second most-populous continent, after Asia.
• With about 922 million people, it accounts
for about 14.2% of the World's human population.

104. Africa
• Africa is the world's second-largest and
second most-populous continent, after Asia.
• With about 922 million people, it accounts
for about 14.2% of the World's human population.
the following pictures are
from our 1st crossing...

105. Sahara Desert - Prison
between Marakesh and Casablanca

107. The Atlas Mountains run 1500 miles through
Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.

109. The Sahara desert stretches across much of North
Africa covering over 9 000 000 square kilometers
(roughly the size of the United States).

111. It has an annual rainfall of 0 - 25 millimeters and is very windy
with windstorms sweeping the sand up to heights of 1000
meters and moving the sand dunes constantly.

113. Marrakesh
Berber origin meaning:
quot;Land of Godquot;

115. Moroccan Fantasia
8th. C. military tactic
Fantasia is a horse-riding spectacle that includes hundreds
of charging horsemen wearing traditional clothing.

116. Moroccan Fantasia
8th. C. military tactic
Fantasia is a horse-riding spectacle that includes hundreds
of charging horsemen wearing traditional clothing.

117. Tangier, Morocco, Africa

118. You must hire a guide!!!

122. Mediterranean Sea in the distant

123. Monte Carlo

124. Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco’s Castle
He is the son of Rainier III, Prince of
Monaco and his princess consort, Grace Kelly.
His sisters are The Princess of Hanover
and Princess Stéphanie of Monaco.

128. home of the Grand Prix

130. Statue donated to
Prince Albert I on
his 25th. birthday
representing Science
discovering the
riches of the ocean
- 1914 -

132. Pisa, Italy

133. Pisa, Italy
Piazza dei Miracoli
“Pisa Square”

136. Lucca, Italy
A Medieval City
our
walking
tour...