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What can I say. This is what happens when a pandemic gets in the way of your travel plans for a couple of years. So in January 2021 we booked a cruise – from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to London – by way of Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Mumbai, Rome. You get the picture. So buckle up buttercup and let’s see how this all plays out.
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One additional note. Our cruise ship has wifi. It’s supposed to work in the middle of the ocean. But I’m not sure how much bandwidth we’ll have to upload photos and videos, so posts might be delayed from time to time. Bear with me and we’ll see what we can do.
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Noon Report: Location: N 18° 55.85′, E 072° 50.64′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: High Overcast Temperature: 27º C, 81º F Wind: NW 9 knots, 11 mp 8:45 saw us leaving the Theatre and onto the dock and waiting in (a much shorter) immigration line. Basically they just checked that our document had a Mumbai […]
Noon Report: Location: N 18° 55.85′, E 072° 50.64′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: High Overcast Temperature: 27º C, 81º F Wind: NW 4 knots, 5 mph We weren’t schedule to arrive in Mumbai until noon today, so the morning was very much like a typical sea day: Up, Exercise, Breakfast, 9:30 lecture “Mumbai: India
Noon Report: Location: N 15° 24.96′, E 073° 47.47′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: High Overcast Temperature: 24º C, 75º F Wind: W 8 knots, 9 mph Goa was a Portuguese colony until 1961, so its culture is somewhat different from other parts of India. Our excursion today was “Goan Heritage” – a look at
My deepest apologies. For some reason (I’m blaming the fact that we were docked right next to a major Indian Naval Base) we have been without internet since our arrival in Mumbai on Saturday April 1. So I’m WAY behind in posting. Suffice it to say that we really really enjoyed our time in Mumbai
Noon Report: Location: N 12° 41.47′, E 074° 30.96′ Speed: 11 knots Course: 340º Weather: Partly Cloudy/High Overcast Temperature: 27 C; 81 F Wind: NNW 7 knots; 9 mph Sea: <3 ft swells Sea day between Cochin and Goa. The day started out like a normal sea day – complete with a visit to Mamsen’s
Noon Report: Location: N 09° 58.04′, E 076° 16.18′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: High Overcast Temperature: 32º C, 90º F Wind: W 8 knots, 9 mph First, the frustration. As far as the interweb is concerned we’re in Hong Kong now. I’m not sure what that means from a technological standpoint, but from an
Noon Report: Location: N 07° 48.57′, E 077° 03.12′ Speed: 9 knots Course: 286º Weather: Partly Cloudy/High Overcast Temperature: 28 C; 82 F Wind: NW 11 knots; 13 mph Sea: 3 ft swells Mostly a normal sea day. We’re crossing below the tip of India and heading up the west side to our first Indian
Noon Report: Location: N 06° 56.44′, E 079° 50.68′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 27º C, 81º F Wind: WSW 6 knots, 8 mph We were originally signed up for an excursion to an elephant refuge today. Then someone posted on their blog a photo of an elephant there with a chain
Noon Report: Location: N 06° 56.44′, E 079° 50.68′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 26º C, 79º F Wind: SSW 4 knots, 5 mph This is indeed a sad day. Today we say good bye to our Room Steward, Mr. Sariyano. His contract is up and this evening he returns home to
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