Category Archives: Excursions

Goa, India

Posted on May 3, 2023 by patmathews

May 2, 2023 Goa is a state on the southwestern coast of India.It is India’s smallest state and has the highest GDP per capita among all the Indian states, two and a half times has high as the country as … Continue reading →

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Mumbai, Day 2

Posted on May 3, 2023 by patmathews

May 1, 2023 Mumbai is also known as Bombay which was its official name until 1995. It is in the center of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world. It is actually made up … Continue reading →

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Mumbai, India – Day 1

Posted on May 1, 2023 by patmathews

April 30, 2023 Before I write about our two days in Mumbai, here are some pictures from the Captain’s cocktail party. We have one during each segment of the world cruise, and we missed the last one because we were … Continue reading →

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Posted on April 26, 2023 by patmathews

April 25 and 26, 2023 The night before we sailed into Dubai was the last night in the casino for one of our dealers, Jeannette, and the casino manager, Tony. I will miss them both. Here are pictures of Jeannette … Continue reading →

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Salalah, Oman

Posted on April 23, 2023 by patmathews

April 22, 2023. (Day 98) This was our 4th visit to Salalah, and this time we booked a private tour with Boris and Sonia. We were told that we needed to wear masks here, and it was curious that all … Continue reading →

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Mahe and La Digue, Seychelles

Posted on April 19, 2023 by patmathews

April 17 and 18, 2023 When we were here in 2015, I wrote that I thought it was one of the most beautiful places I had ever seen.  It is still a very beautiful place.  We docked in Mahe on … Continue reading →

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Nosy Be, Madagascar

Posted on April 16, 2023 by patmathews

April 15, 2023 We stayed in port a few extra hours last night due to a medical emergency on board, but we still made it to Nosy Be on time. Nosy Be is an island off the northwest coast of … Continue reading →

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Maputo, Mozambique

Posted on April 12, 2023 by patmathews

April 11, 2023 When we sailed into the harbor, we saw this former building first! It is an indication of how dilapidated some of the city is, but there are still many interesting and attractive things to see here. We … Continue reading →

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Richard’s Bay, South Africa

Posted on April 12, 2023 by patmathews

April 10, 2023 After an afternoon of travel – Kasane to Johannesburg and Johannesburg to Durbin, we arrived back on the ship last night, unpacked and had a quick bite to eat. When we arrived back at 7:50 PM (predicted … Continue reading →

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Chobe Chilwero, Botswana

Posted on April 11, 2023 by patmathews

April 7 – 9, 2023 After our morning game drive at Chief’s Camp, Chief and Sky helped us get our bags to the safari vehicles and on our Mack Air charter to Kasane Airport for our next adventure at Chobe … Continue reading →

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