Category Archives: Excursions

Ilocos (Salomague) Philippines

Posted on June 9, 2023 by patmathews

June 9, 2023 I am not sure how many cruise ships come to this port, but they certainly put on a nice show when we arrived. This fireboat sprayed water – and it was on our side of the ship … Continue reading →

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Manila, Philippines

Posted on June 8, 2023 by patmathews

June 8, 2023 Yesterday we had a cooking demonstration with our newest guest chef who I had seen on a previous world cruise, Christian Delouvrier. And our own executive chef, Farid, returned to the ship in Bangkok, so both of … Continue reading →

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Nha Trang, Vietnam

Posted on June 6, 2023 by patmathews

June 5, 2023 Last evening we had another Captain’s Cocktail celebration. We had dinner with Marilyn and Charlie and although we rarely have dessert at dinner, we had these good ones last night. Norm had the Cappucino parfait and I … Continue reading →

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Bangkok, Thailand

Posted on June 2, 2023 by patmathews

June 1 and 2, 2023 This is our 5th visit to Bangkok- a huge and bustling city of 12 million people.  We have seen so many sights here so today we decided to go local and we took a tour … Continue reading →

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Ko Samui, Thailand

Posted on June 2, 2023 by patmathews

May 31, 2023 I had this whole post on my iPad when it went fluky, froze  and the whole post disappeared, so I am doing this one again on my laptop… On May 30, we were invited to dinner with … Continue reading →

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Chan May, Vietnam

Posted on May 27, 2023 by patmathews

May 25 and 26, 2023 We arrived in Chan May on Thursday at about 4 PM. There is really nothing much near the cruise port so we just went to the small tourist shopping area on the port itself. We … Continue reading →

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Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

Posted on May 25, 2023 by patmathews

May 24, 2023 It has been 6 years since we visited Ha Long Bay (on our 2019 trip we bypassed Vietnam to take our 10 day trip to Nepal and Bhutan) so we were eager to see how much had … Continue reading →

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Bintan, Indonesia photos

Posted on May 20, 2023 by patmathews

From May 19, 2023 Here are the pictures I got from Ellen. Really enjoyed our day here.

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Bintan, Indonesia

Posted on May 19, 2023 by patmathews

May 19, 2023 Last night we had another dinner in Toscana celebrating our anniversary since they forgot the cake on our real anniversary. This time we got a delicious chocolate cake with ice cream. We gave all but the two … Continue reading →

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Phuket, Thailand

Posted on May 13, 2023 by patmathews

May 13, 2023 This is our third country in three days!  Indonesia, Malaysia and now Thailand.  And it will be that way for a while now as we sail around southeast Asia.  Last night we were invited to dinner with … Continue reading →

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