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Cruising the Arabian Sea

Posted on May 11, 2019 by patmathews

May 11, 2019 Yesterday was the first of two sea days between leaving Mumbai, India and our arrival to the first of 3 ports in the United Arab Emirates, Fujairah. Our cruise director, Ray, had been getting us excited about … Continue reading →

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Mumbai, India

Posted on May 10, 2019 by patmathews

May 9, 2019 Incredible India, indeed. So first of all, I should mention that we had movie night last night, and the movie was “Lion”.  We had seen it before but chose to go again and we were so glad … Continue reading →

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Mormugao, Goa, India

Posted on May 8, 2019 by patmathews

May 8, 2019 Ray, our cruise director, is getting everyone prepared for the big Indian deck party on May 10. Tonight at the show he appeared in his new outfit that he said he bought in Mangalore for the US … Continue reading →

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Mangalore, India

Posted on May 7, 2019 by patmathews

May 7, 2019 It is day 2 of 4 days in Incredible India.  Today we explored Mangalore with Tom and Alice and our guide, Savan and our driver whose name was too long to remember! No matter where you go … Continue reading →

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Cochin, India

Posted on May 6, 2019 by patmathews

May 6, 2019 The last two nights were the Oceania Club returning guest cocktail parties.  As Diamond members we get invited to both, and they need two because they still have over 450 returning guests!  Pretty amazing.  Here are a … Continue reading →

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Day 3, Yangon, Myanmar

Posted on May 4, 2019 by patmathews

We didn’t go out the third day in Myanmar, but there are a few things to mention about this country that I didn’t include in my previous posts. First of all, it is largely a cash economy here.  There used … Continue reading →

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Day 2, Yangon, Myanmar

Posted on May 2, 2019 by patmathews

May 1, 2019 Today we started out at 8:45 AM.  Jack and Saul were waiting for us in the air conditioned (thank goodness) van that was so comfortable yesterday. Jack speaks English quite well but says he cannot read it.  … Continue reading →

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Yangon, Myanmar

Posted on May 2, 2019 by patmathews

April 30. 2019 Last night in Horizons, Ray, our cruise director, had set up a “surprise” party for Kelly, the dancer on our entertainment team.  Of course, he announced it clearly several times in front of her so it was … Continue reading →

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Phuket, Thailand

Posted on April 28, 2019 by patmathews

April 28, 2019 Last night we had a singer in the Insignia lounge show.  Her name is Michelle Montuori and she really reminds me of Bette Midler!  Anyway, towards the end of the show, she was talking about her travels … Continue reading →

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Penang, Malaysia

Posted on April 27, 2019 by patmathews

April 27, 2019 This is our second time in Penang, we came here on our first world cruise in 2015.  This time we decided to explore the city of Georgetown, near the cruise port.  The city’s core is a UNESCO … Continue reading →

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