Category Archives: Asia

Amami Oshima (Naze), Japan

Posted on June 14, 2023 by patmathews

June 14, 2023 This is a new port for us, and we foound out that it is the first time our ship has been to this port. When a new ship comes to a port, the local officials do a … Continue reading →

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Okinawa (Naha), Japan

Posted on June 13, 2023 by patmathews

June 13, 2023 Last night was one of the two Oceania Club cocktail parties and for dinner in Toscana, we were invited with our Captain and Chief Engineer along with Erin and Mui. Both gatherings were so enjoyable. During dinner, … Continue reading →

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Taipei (Keelung), Taiwan

Posted on June 12, 2023 by patmathews

June 11 and 12, 2023 We have only been to Taipei once before and due to the cancellation of Ishigaki, Japan, we have an overnight here.  Last time we were here, we went to the Yangmingshan National Park.  This time, … Continue reading →

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Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Posted on June 10, 2023 by patmathews

June 10, 2023 When our ATW itinerary was changed a few months before we departed, they removed China and Hong Kong due to post covid restrictions, so they were able to add Taiwan to our itinerary – you can’t go … Continue reading →

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Ilocos (Salomague) Philippines

Posted on June 9, 2023 by patmathews

June 9, 2023 I am not sure how many cruise ships come to this port, but they certainly put on a nice show when we arrived. This fireboat sprayed water – and it was on our side of the ship … Continue reading →

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Manila, Philippines

Posted on June 8, 2023 by patmathews

June 8, 2023 Yesterday we had a cooking demonstration with our newest guest chef who I had seen on a previous world cruise, Christian Delouvrier. And our own executive chef, Farid, returned to the ship in Bangkok, so both of … Continue reading →

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Nha Trang, Vietnam

Posted on June 6, 2023 by patmathews

June 5, 2023 Last evening we had another Captain’s Cocktail celebration. We had dinner with Marilyn and Charlie and although we rarely have dessert at dinner, we had these good ones last night. Norm had the Cappucino parfait and I … Continue reading →

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Sihanouksville, Cambodia

Posted on June 4, 2023 by patmathews

June 3, 2023 We were here in 2015 and I have a detailed post from that visit on the blog. We were eager to see how much had changed. I remember this city as a very dirty one but with … Continue reading →

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Bangkok, Thailand

Posted on June 2, 2023 by patmathews

June 1 and 2, 2023 This is our 5th visit to Bangkok- a huge and bustling city of 12 million people.  We have seen so many sights here so today we decided to go local and we took a tour … Continue reading →

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Ko Samui, Thailand

Posted on June 2, 2023 by patmathews

May 31, 2023 I had this whole post on my iPad when it went fluky, froze  and the whole post disappeared, so I am doing this one again on my laptop… On May 30, we were invited to dinner with … Continue reading →

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