Category Archives: At Sea

Cruising the Ionian Sea

Posted on April 9, 2022 by patmathews

April 8, 2022 Today was our last sea day of the cruise unless we have a port cancelled, but the weather has been nice so I think we will make all of the next ports.  Today we were invited to … Continue reading →

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Cruising the Mediterranean Sea

Posted on April 2, 2022 by patmathews

April 2, 2022 Last night was the third of the Oceania Club cocktail parties. Some of the statistics we heard at all three: There are 924 passengers onboard, the ship holds 1250. The passengers come from 17 different countries. Most … Continue reading →

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At Sea

Posted on March 30, 2022 by patmathews

March 30, 2011 It’s a nice sunny day on the way to Malaga, Spain with the temperature of 64.  Seas are a bit rocky so they brought the Country Fair inside.  This is a time where many ship departments set … Continue reading →

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Many days at sea

Posted on March 26, 2022 by patmathews

Posting on Saturday, March 26 Well, I decided enough is enough and it is time for a post.  With updates!  So we are missing our first port after six sea days which means eight sea days for our crossing.  The … Continue reading →

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At Sea, last day of the 2019 ATW cruise

Posted on July 4, 2019 by patmathews

July 4, 2019 When we meet people in the ports they always ask where our cruise is going – and when we say around the world, they are almost always shocked at that answer. It is hard to believe we … Continue reading →

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At Sea Crossing the Atlantic

Posted on June 27, 2019 by patmathews

June 27, 2019 Today is day 3 of our Atlantic crossing.  We have a lot of end of cruise activities happening and will have even more before we disembark in New York a week from tomorrow.  I know, it is … Continue reading →

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Cruising the Red Sea–The “Whine” Cellar

Posted on May 20, 2019 by patmathews

May 20, 2019 Yesterday I came in second again in the blackjack tournament.  Today I made the finals but did not win. Jose often repeats John’s joke from the last segment.  “What do you call it when Pat is losing … Continue reading →

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Cruising the Red Sea

Posted on May 19, 2019 by patmathews

May 19, 2019 We moved out of the Gulf of Aden and into the Red Sea and our extra Navy Seal security force has now departed the ship and the pirate precautions are over. Here are some pictures of the … Continue reading →

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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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Cruising the Yellow Sea

Posted on April 6, 2019 by patmathews

April 6, 2019 I typically do not do a blog post while at sea unless something special is going on.  Well, today was something special. Each segment, there is a special ATW gathering.  Victor, our general manager, reminded us that … Continue reading →

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