Category Archives: Excursions

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Posted on October 1, 2015 by patmathews

September 30 Sri Lanka is another place we never visited and never imagined visiting!  We took a full day tour in Colombo, the capital city.  It is formerly called Ceylon – from the time of British rule – and you … Continue reading →

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Cochin, India

Posted on September 30, 2015 by patmathews

September 28 Well, internet access has been very bad for the past few days so I am now posting about our last port in India, Cochin. Cochin is a city built on islands, some manmade.  There are 24 islands and … Continue reading →

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Agra and the Taj Mahal

Posted on September 28, 2015 by patmathews

September 25, 26 and 27 We left the ship in Mumbai at 6:30 AM for our flight to Delhi.  Security is very tight.  You go through a scanner before you even enter the airport, show your documents to two separate … Continue reading →

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Pictures from Mumbai

Posted on September 28, 2015 by patmathews

September 24 Here are some of the pictures from Mumbai that should have accompanied my last post. Mumbai has over 22 million people, some say 23.7, and census is not very good here.  The estimate is that about half are … Continue reading →

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Mumbai, India

Posted on September 24, 2015 by patmathews

September 24 *** Well, I was unable to upload any photos – and I have soooo many!  Stay tuned, will either add them later or do a separate post just with photos.  What an interesting and amazing day. What can … Continue reading →

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Posted on September 20, 2015 by patmathews

September 20 We arrived early this morning and again, we are the first cruise ship this season – and the Queen Elizabeth 2 arrived as well. It is change over day – a new cruise segment begins – so always … Continue reading →

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Posted on September 20, 2015 by patmathews

September 19 What an awesome day we had!  First when we got off the ship, we found out that we are the first cruise ship to arrive here this season – it is just the beginning of the season for … Continue reading →

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Muscat, Oman

Posted on September 17, 2015 by patmathews

September 17 Today we did a tour called Mystical Muscat, recommended by one of the destination staff, Nancy, who lived here for 6 months. Our guide was Abraham and he spoke almost perfect English.  They take English from first grade … Continue reading →

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Salalah, Oman

Posted on September 15, 2015 by patmathews

September 15 We reached the port of Salalah safely, at times we saw Navy ships (couldn’t see their flags) sailing along with us. As we were waiting to go on our excursion, the destination staff set our expectations a bit … Continue reading →

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Aqaba, Jordan (Excursion to Petra)

Posted on September 11, 2015 by patmathews

September 10 Early this morning we arrived at the port of Aqaba on the shores of the Red Sea.  This city is at Jordan’s southernmost tip and is transforming into a luxury vacation destination.  It is known as the second … Continue reading →

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