Category Archives: At Sea

Atlantic crossing

Posted on June 14, 2017 by patmathews

June 14, 2017 We are on our third day of a 4 day crossing of the Atlantic to Canada and the US.  It is rainy and very rough so far.  Waves splashing  up to deck 10, Horizons lounge!  We are … Continue reading →

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More anniversary pictures

Posted on May 24, 2017 by patmathews

May 14 – Vow renewal Here are the pictures that Robert took of our ceremony. And these are from Rhoda: and of our dinner on  May 17

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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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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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At Sea on the way to India

Posted on April 23, 2017 by patmathews

April 23, 2017 We are at sea on the third sea day before our arrival in Cochin India.  Lots of activities on board and we do enjoy these sea days.  Today I learned some things about iphone photos that I … Continue reading →

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At Sea, April Fools Day!

Posted on April 1, 2017 by patmathews

April 1, 2017 Every evening, we get the daily Currents, a newsletter from the ship describing the activities that will be happening the next day. So for the April 1 edition, here is what we saw: Needless. to say, we … Continue reading →

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“The big one is coming!”

Posted on March 26, 2017 by patmathews

March 26, 2017 OK, I have been threatening to do a post about the casino for a while now – to the staff of course – so here it is.  Today is a sea day on the way to Manila, … Continue reading →

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At Sea, cruising the Karimata Strait

Posted on March 21, 2017 by patmathews

March 21, 2017 We are now between Indonesia and Malaysia and will arrive in Kuching, Borneo tomorrow.  An unusual event happened today – a very rare happening! We experienced three seasons in one 24 hour period.  That is because we … Continue reading →

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