Twas the Night Before Christmas When Santa Went Looking For HAL's Fleet 12/25/12

HAL'S Fleet Line for Tuesday Dec 25, 2012 but first ;)

Twas the night before Christmas, and far out at sea

Those Dam Ships were sailing, as smooth as could be

The stockings were hung from the balcony chairs

With hope that St. Nicholas soon would be there

The children were nestled all snug in their uppers

Having just settled down from a Christmas Eve supper

And ma and myself, we were covered in aloe

After spending the day in Half Moon Cay's shallow waters.

When up in the sky, there arose such a clatter

I leaped from my bed to see what was the matter

To the balcony door, I flew like a flash

Well, more like a saunter, and less like a dash

And what to my skeptical eyes should appear

But a red shiny sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer

They circled our ship, from starboard to port

As the moon lit the driver, a jolly old sort

Who called to his team, in a happy retort

"On Dasher, On Dancer," so on and so forth

We raced through our cabin and into the hall

To the Observation deck, in time for us all

To be awed by the sight of Old Santa's sleigh

As he lightly touched down, by the late night buffet

With a bundle of goodies thrown over his back

He rose in the air and dropped down the smokestack

Santa went straight to work, and later we learned

He found every child's cabin, from the bow to the stern

Insides and ocean views, balconies and suites

Santa filled every stocking, with toys and with treats

Until all his deliveries had been handled with care

Then he noted he had not a minute to spare

And then with a whistle, Santa summoned his team

And he bade us farewell, silent nights and sweet dreams

And I heard him exclaim, as he flew out of view

Merry Christmas to all, and to all, a good cruise.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Amsterdam -- At Sea (from Half Moon Cay, Bahamas to St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.)

Eurodam -- San Juan, Puerto Rico 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Maasdam -- At Sea (from St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. to Bridgetown, Barbados)

Nieuw Amsterdam -- At Sea (from Half Moon Cay, Bahamas to Ocho Rios, Jamaica)

Noordam -- At Sea (from Oranjestad, Aruba to Fort Lauderdale, Florida)

Oosterdam -- At Sea (from Akaroa, New Zealand to Wellington, New Zealand)

Prinsendam -- At Sea (from Half Moon Cay, Bahamas to Cruz Bay, St. John)

Rotterdam -- At Sea (Atlantic Ocean: Rotterdam, The Netherlands to Casablanca, Morocco)

Ryndam -- At Sea (from Key West, Florida to Mahogany Bay, Roatán)

Statendam -- At Sea (from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to Huatulco, Mexico)

Veendam -- Montevideo, Uruguay 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Volendam -- Hamilton Island, Queensland 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Westerdam -- Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Webcam: http://www.grandturkcc.com/webcam.aspx

Zaandam -- Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Zuiderdam -- Oranjestad, Aruba 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Eastern Hemisphere: Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Oosterdam -- Wellington, New Zealand 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Webcam: http://www.centreport.co.nz/cargo-tracking/web-cams

Volendam -- Cairns, Australia 11:00 AM – Midnight

Webcam: http://www.cairnsinfo.com/webcam.php

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Bruce

Very Nice. Thanks and Merry Christmas To All

Thanks - Very Cleaver! Once again, Merry Christmas to all.:D

Merry Christmas

Feliz Navidad from here in the Southwest.

Lisa, thank you for taking the time for the poem it was absolutely fabulous.

Elaine

Wonderful poem. I wish I was that clever. Merry Christmas

Very nice - Merry Christmas:)

Very Nice. Thanks and Merry Christmas To All

Beautiful pic.

Lisa: Very Clever. I liked it and the picture.

Thanks for the report. Nice to know where the fleet will be on Christmas Day.

Buon Natale! Armore e Benedizioni! (Pretty good for an Irish guy who grew up on the West side of Chicago.)

Himself

What a wonderfully clever poem! I loved it!! Merry Christmas everyone!

Lisa - what a wonderful rendition of the famous poem - thanks for sharing it with us - to you and yours a very Merry Christmas and smooth sailing in 2013 (lots of it!!) Georgina

Merry Christmas everyone! :D

Thanks, Lisa, for sharing your creativity with us all. That was a Christmas present in itself!

LOVE the poem! Merry Christmas to all!

Thanks for your work ...

that was wonderful, thanks!

Merry Christmas to all; Prettige Kerstdagen!

Thank you for your daily postings and associated web cam links so that we can all see those far away places! Merry Christmas and a Happy & Healthy New Year!!

Merry Christmas from th Zuiderdam! Ps... I still believe!!!

Thanks for your writing.

Actually Prinsendam is in San Juan noon until 11pm today. Eurodam next pier over. But even with last minute itinerary changes, Santa made it on board for a very festive gathering & gifts for each child on board.

Loved the poem Lisa. Thank you for taking the time to create it.

Thanks for the update!