Noon Report: Location: N 06° 56.44′, E 079° 50.68′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 27º C, 81º F Wind: SSW 7 knots, 9 mph Woke up this morning as we were pulling in to port. After a few quick laps on the deck and a few (woops – too many) post-shower minutes […]
Noon Report: Location: N 05° 56.30′, E 082° 57.10′ Speed: 14 knots Course: 260º Weather: Partly Cloudy/High Thin Overcast Temperature: 28 C; 82 F Wind: NE 4 knots; 5 mph Sea: 1-2 ft swells Typical Sea Day. Up, Exercise, Breakfast 9:30 Lecture: “How the Spice Trade Changed the World” 11:00 Lecture: “Sri Lanka – Religions
Noon Report: Location: N 06° 12.10′, E 088° 25.40′ Speed: 14 knots Course: 267º Weather: Partly Cloudy/High Overcast Temperature: 28 C; 82 F Wind: NE 5 knots; 6 mph Sea: 1-2 ft swells Another sea day…So we stared with waffles at Mamsen’s. Then it was off to a Resident Historian Forum. These are times set
Noon Report: Location: N 06° 27.80′, E 093° 42.80′ Speed: 14 knots Course: 266º Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 28 C; 82 F Wind: E 9 knots; 10 mph Sea: 1-2 ft swells Today we began our crossing of the Andaman Sea on our way to Sri Lanka. We began by sleeping until a civilized hour
Noon Report: Location: N 07° 53.82′, E 098° 16.69′ Speed: Anchored Course: Anchored Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 27º C, 81º F Wind: SE 5 knots, 6 mph We anchored off of Phuket Island shortly before 08:00 and were on our tender ashore before 9:00 We met our guide and bused up and headed out to
Noon Report: Location: N 05° 25.26′, E 100° 20.79′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 27º C, 81º F Wind: NNE 1 knot, 1 mph First a warning.We’re spending a couple of days visiting Buddhist, Hindu, and Chinese Taoist temples.These are stunning works of architecture and art.There are lots of photos. Don’t feel
Noon Report: Location: N 06° 15.18′, E 099° 43.44′ Speed: Anchored Course: Anchored Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 27º C, 81º F Wind: S 5 knots, 6 mph The highlight of today was a boat ride. We tendered to shore… And took the 40 odd minute ride to the mangrove forest. While some of us took
WE MADE IT! We have just finished 7 port days in a row – the longest stretch of the cruise. Thank you for your patience, I have (all but) finished uploading photos and videos from yesterday so with a run of 3 sea days on our way to Sri Lanka we should be able to
Noon Report: Location: N 02° 59.10′, E 101° 20.02′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: Cloud Cover Temperature: 26º C, 79º F Wind: WNW 1 knot, 1 mph Up and at ’em and ready to explore! 8:45 saw us at the Star Theatre waiting for our group to be called for our trip to the Mah
Noon Report: Location: N 01° 15.71′, E 103° 49.07′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 27º C, 81º F Wind: NE 8 knots, 9 mph Today was “Serious Tourist” day: Our first stop was the Gardens by the Bay. Here’s a view from above: To the right and lower left you see the