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Langkawi, Malaysia

Posted on May 12, 2023 by patmathews

May 12, 2023 We have moved from Indonesia to Malaysia in one day! For Sabang Indonesia they required that all passengers and crew have our temperatures taken the day before arrival. Malaysia had no such requirement. Oceania set up the … Continue reading →

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Sabang, Indonesia

Posted on May 11, 2023 by patmathews

May 11, 2023 Dodging the cyclone.. we left Port Blair early to avoid the storm. The captain did a great job of sailing north then turning to the east before heading back south. It was a bit of a bumpy … Continue reading →

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Port Blair, India

Posted on May 9, 2023 by patmathews

May 9, 2023 On our sea day yesterday, the boutiques had a fashion show that showcased some of our fellow travelers wearing both the clothing and the jewelry available in the ships. Here is a picture of all of the … Continue reading →

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Colombo, Sri Lanka

Posted on May 7, 2023 by patmathews

May 5 and 6, 2023 I have a post from May 4 in Cochin, India but for some reason it is frozen on my iPad and will not load.  I am in contact with the “happiness engineers” at Word Press … Continue reading →

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Cochin, India

Posted on May 5, 2023 by patmathews

May 4, 2023 Before I write about Cochin, I remembered a story we heard from our guide in Mumbai. Hindus believe in reincarnation and also in the prophesies that they are given when they have their “fortunes” told. It can … Continue reading →

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Mangalore, India

Posted on May 4, 2023 by patmathews

May 3, 2023 This is our third visit to Mangalore. It is the home of our butler, Vishant, who ends his time with us and goes home on vacation. He introduced us to our new butler, Reice, before he left. … Continue reading →

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Goa, India

Posted on May 3, 2023 by patmathews

May 2, 2023 Goa is a state on the southwestern coast of India.It is India’s smallest state and has the highest GDP per capita among all the Indian states, two and a half times has high as the country as … Continue reading →

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Mumbai, Day 2

Posted on May 3, 2023 by patmathews

May 1, 2023 Mumbai is also known as Bombay which was its official name until 1995. It is in the center of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world. It is actually made up … Continue reading →

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Mumbai, India – Day 1

Posted on May 1, 2023 by patmathews

April 30, 2023 Before I write about our two days in Mumbai, here are some pictures from the Captain’s cocktail party. We have one during each segment of the world cruise, and we missed the last one because we were … Continue reading →

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Fujairah, United Arab Emirates

Posted on April 28, 2023 by patmathews

April 27, 2023 We are into the 5th segment of our Around the World cruise, day 103. New passengers came on in Dubai and this segment will end in Singapore on May 18. Here are some pictures as we left … Continue reading →

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