Category Archives: At Sea

Cruising the Strait of Malacca

Posted on October 11, 2015 by patmathews

October 9 A rainy day here – a sea day so of course there is lots to do on the ship.  I had my bridge lesson and am ready now to move to the “intermediate” group which meets one hour … Continue reading →

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Cruising the Andaman Sea enroute to Phuket, Thailand

Posted on October 7, 2015 by patmathews

October 6 We have two New Zealand sisters on board – Amy and Liza Cronhelm – who are the designers of a jewelry company called Wild Jewels. Their handcrafted jewelry features sterling silver, paua shell, Mother of Pearl, gemstones and … Continue reading →

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Cruising the Andaman Sea (enroute to Rangoon, Burma)

Posted on October 2, 2015 by patmathews

October 3 This is the third sea day on the way to Myanmar (Burma). We saled the Bay of Bengal for two days and are now in the Andaman Sea.  The Bay of Bengal is the largest bay in the … Continue reading →

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Cruising the Arabian Sea

Posted on September 22, 2015 by patmathews

September 22 First of all, here are a couple of pictures from the gala dinner at the Emirates Palace Hotel. Inquiring minds wanted to know! And here are a few from Tom’s 101st birthday party.  They served everyone champagne, the … Continue reading →

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Cruising the Arabian Sea

Posted on September 16, 2015 by patmathews

September 16 Last night we had a delightful dinner with Victor, the general manager on board, 2 other couples and one woman whose husband had to leave the world cruise for a couple of weeks for business. She can’t wait … Continue reading →

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Cruising the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden

Posted on September 13, 2015 by patmathews

September 13 Today we passed through the narrowest part of the passage between Yemen and Somalia.           Yemen is in the first picture and Somalia in the second two. We saw lots of ships but no suspicious activity. … Continue reading →

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Cruising the Red Sea

Posted on September 12, 2015 by patmathews

September 12 We are in the Red Sea – and last evening we had an announcement from the Captain (Dimitrios Flokos) that we had a medical emergency on board and we would be turning back and  into the port of … Continue reading →

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Cruising the Mediterranean Sea enroute to Rhodes, Greece

Posted on September 3, 2015 by patmathews

September 3 After some long and hot days of touring, it is nice to relax at sea.  We moved the clocks forward again – 1 hour so now we are 7 hours ahead of PA time at home. What to … Continue reading →

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:-)Cruising the Mediterranean sea

Posted on August 28, 2015 by patmathews

August 28 So another relaxing day at sea.  We started after breakfast with a gathering of people who are on the cruise critic list serv, nice to meet them in person. We are doing a tour in Petra with 6 … Continue reading →

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Cruising the Mediterranean Sea

Posted on August 26, 2015 by patmathews

August 26 We sailed past the rock of Gibraltar last night, the captain said it would be at 11:28 but it was more like 11:15 so I guess we are making good time! Here is how we spend our days … Continue reading →

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