Category Archives: Excursions

Cochin, India

Posted on April 25, 2017 by patmathews

April 24, 2017 I have a tip from the new concierge on board who also does a blog. He says that he composes his blog in Word and then copies and pastes it into his blog. It saves the whole … Continue reading →

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Yangon, Myanmar

Posted on April 19, 2017 by patmathews

April 18 – 20, 2017 We have a guest chef on board, Christian Delouvier who is French, the same nationality as our Executive Chef, Farid.  They did a cooking demonsstration of Christian’s favorite dishes – these are some that I … Continue reading →

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Ko Samui, Thailand

Posted on April 12, 2017 by patmathews

April 11, 2017 This is a part of the world we visited on our world cruise in 2015-2016 so there is lots of information to be found in the Itinerary 1 posts. If you are considering a visit or just … Continue reading →

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Bangkok, Thailand

Posted on April 10, 2017 by patmathews

April 9 and 10, 2017 During our day at sea before reaching Bangkok, we had a “battle of the chefs” with our executive chef and our general manager who used to be a chef in Belgium.  It was fun, and … Continue reading →

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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Posted on April 7, 2017 by patmathews

April 6 and 7, 2017 Before I describe our two days in Ho Chi Minh City, I want to share my latest contribution to the Around the World quilt.  It is the Komodo Dragon. Also on the evening before we … Continue reading →

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Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

Posted on April 3, 2017 by patmathews

April 2 and 3, 2017 The sail in to Ha Long Bay is really spectacular – in fact the Vietnamese and others think it is one of the most spectacular places in all of Vietnam.  If you can imagine many … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Day 2 (Macau)

Posted on April 1, 2017 by patmathews

March 31, 2017 Since we had seen a lot of Hong Kong but had never been to Macau, we got up very early, had breakfast in the room and ventured out for a day trip to Macau.  Typical Hong Kong … Continue reading →

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Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Posted on March 29, 2017 by patmathews

March 29, 2017 This is our first time in Taiwan and we chose to do a 7 1/2 hour highlights of Kaohsiung tour.  Taiwan is interesting in that it considers itself a country (Republic of China), but Mainland China’s position … Continue reading →

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Manila, Philippines

Posted on March 28, 2017 by patmathews

March 27, 2017 If you like big cities, you would love Manila – it is a high speed city with stop and go traffic!  There are 101 million people living in the Philippines and more than 12 million just in … Continue reading →

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Kuching, (Borneo), Malaysia

Posted on March 22, 2017 by patmathews

March 22, 2017 Our next few ports are ones we have visited before – either on our first world cruise or on separate trips.  The good thing about the cruise is although these places will be somewhat familiar, we are … Continue reading →

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