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Rhodes, Greece

Posted on May 20, 2017 by patmathews

May 19, 2007 As I mentioned in the Cyprus post, the winds were 40 mph and too dangerous for us to go to Kos since it is a tender port and running the tenders in high winds (as we found … Continue reading →

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Limassol, Cyprus

Posted on May 18, 2017 by patmathews

May 18, 2017 Limassol is Cyprus’ second largest city.  The population is 200,000.  When we were here last time, we visited Nicosia, the only capital city in the world to remain divided by force.  The Green Line divides this city … Continue reading →

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Haifa, Israel

Posted on May 18, 2017 by patmathews

May 17, 2017 Our second day in the port of Haifa, we chose to enjoy the city.  Our primary destination was the Baha’i Gardens and Shrine which was closed for yearly cleaning on our visit last year –  to our … Continue reading →

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Tel Aviv, Israel

Posted on May 18, 2017 by patmathews

May 16 2017 Well here it is – our real 35th anniversary.  We had our vow renewal on the 14th  as it had to be on a sea day for the Captain, and we will celebrate again on the 17th … Continue reading →

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Sailing the Suez Canal

Posted on May 15, 2017 by patmathews

May 15, 2017 Today we entered the Suez Canal in the early morning, after waiting for our ship’s turn in line.  It is our second time through the canal so we weren’t surprised by what we saw. It is not … Continue reading →

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Celebrating our 35th with Vow Renewal at Sea

Posted on May 15, 2017 by patmathews

May 14, 2017 First of all, today was Mother’s Day and we had a wonderful brunch. The chefs always outdo themselves with lots of delicious food.  I probably mentioned that there are 67 chefs on board! Just a few pictures … Continue reading →

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Luxor, Egypt

Posted on May 14, 2017 by patmathews

May 12 and 13, 2017 Here we are in Egypt, our first trip here.  We arrived at the port of Safaga (large port but small town of 5000).  It is 143 miles from here to Luxor and takes about 4 … Continue reading →

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Aqaba, Jordan

Posted on May 11, 2017 by patmathews

May 11, 2017 Last night, Graham Denison, our artist, held his last cocktail party and he unveiled his latest painting. the Taj Mahal.  He does all of his painting with a pallet knife and they are amazing. Our Captain Maroje … Continue reading →

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At sea and out of the pirate zone

Posted on May 10, 2017 by patmathews

May 9 and 10, 2017 On May 9 we sailed into the Red Sea from the Gulf of Aden and so our pirate zone precautions were ended and our Navy Seals returned to being guests instead of security. I was … Continue reading →

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At sea in the pirate zone

Posted on May 8, 2017 by patmathews

May 7 and 8, 2017 We started our day on Sunday with another Around the World coffee. This time our chef, Farid, prepared mostly German specialty pastries including amazing jelly doughnuts. Delicious! Now that we have had our pirate drill, … Continue reading →

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