Category Archives: World Cruises

Safaga, Egypt

May 22, 2019 After hearing last night that our Luxor/Cairo trip was cancelled, we didn’t know what our plans would be for the day, maybe a quiet ship day.  Safaga is a very industrial town with not much going on, … Continue reading →

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Aqaba, Jordan

May 21, 2109 Our day started with the view from our balcony. Although we are in Aqaba, Jordan, the view across the water was Eilat, Israel.  We were amused by the crows at the Terrace Café when we were eating … Continue reading →

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Cruising the Red Sea–The “Whine” Cellar

May 20, 2019 Yesterday I came in second again in the blackjack tournament.  Today I made the finals but did not win. Jose often repeats John’s joke from the last segment.  “What do you call it when Pat is losing … Continue reading →

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Cruising the Red Sea

May 19, 2019 We moved out of the Gulf of Aden and into the Red Sea and our extra Navy Seal security force has now departed the ship and the pirate precautions are over. Here are some pictures of the … Continue reading →

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Salalah, Oman

May 16, 2019 We had dinner with Ray, our cruise director, and Amy, our social hostess and one of the singers.  Joanne and Everett joined us.  Fun evening! Today is our anniversary, and our suite attendants put this on our … Continue reading →

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Dubai, UAE

May 13, 2019 This was our third visit to Dubai and it seems to grow bigger each time we are here.  Here is the view from our ship as we approached the harbor. The tallest building in the world (for … Continue reading →

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Fujairah, UAE

May 12, 2019 Mother’s Day in Fujairah, our first port in the United Arab Emirates.  This is our third time here and we are doing the same thing we did on both of the other visits – taking the shuttle … Continue reading →

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Cruising the Arabian Sea

May 11, 2019 Yesterday was the first of two sea days between leaving Mumbai, India and our arrival to the first of 3 ports in the United Arab Emirates, Fujairah. Our cruise director, Ray, had been getting us excited about … Continue reading →

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Mumbai, India

May 9, 2019 Incredible India, indeed. So first of all, I should mention that we had movie night last night, and the movie was “Lion”.  We had seen it before but chose to go again and we were so glad … Continue reading →

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Mormugao, Goa, India

May 8, 2019 Ray, our cruise director, is getting everyone prepared for the big Indian deck party on May 10. Tonight at the show he appeared in his new outfit that he said he bought in Mangalore for the US … Continue reading →

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