The Metric World

Centimeters, Kilograms, Meters and Celsius...what do these mean? Feel like we're in another world? United States may be in Farenheit, Miles, Pounds and Yards...but visiting another foreign country is not always the same as back home.

Double click, World Wide Metric Conversion Calculator so you can begin to understand when you see that 70 degrees Farenheit means 21 degrees Celsius and 1 kilogram equals approximately 2.2 pounds (Therefore, 1/4 lb equals 1/10th of a kilogram...for your marketplace purchases).

Be prepared and have some handy references for those purchases in the many marketplaces you plan to visit in your cruise ports.