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Day 43 of 102. At Sea, en route from Phu My to Singapore. Last night, we entered some rather turbulent waters after such a spectacular and lovely departure from the port of Phu My.  And for the first time since the Bay of Biscay, a sea-sick pill was the order of the day.  I’m sure…

Days 42 and 43 of 102. I was here in 2018, and recall an all-day shore experience to Ho Chi Minh City.  It was a special but rather long day.  Yesterday, Jo and I chose the Vung Tau Views tour of 4.5 hours.  This turned out to be one of those tours during which too…

Wednesday 22nd February I have just discovered that my e-mails stopped coming through on 16th February, almost a week ago. I therefore apologise for any sent since that time which have not been replied to or acknowledged. Hopefully, I can be reached on the comments facility this blog offers. Thanks for reading, David 13.42. GMT+8

Day 41 of 102.  HALF A MILLION DAY!!  1,238 steps average/day since January 11th.   I don’t always get it right!  For whatever reason, I imagined that there were three sea days between Laem Chabang and Phu My.  Looking closer at my notes, I find that just two sea days separate these ports of call.   I…

Day 40 and a bit of 41 of 102 Melissa, who is on her sixth QM2 World Voyage, tells me that the real Phu My is, in fact, a considerable distance from where we shall dock after three sea days.  You should be able to see from the maps that, after two days at Singapore,…

What a pleasant morning!  After a much needed sleep, I ambled to the Britannia Restaurant for a just-in-time breakfast of oatmeal, banana, plain yoghurt, fruit salad, tomato juice (which I assured was sugar free) and coffee.  Two small slices of brown toast were the only “no-no’s” this morning!  Rather than a time critical shore excursion,…

It is very unusual for me to be getting out of bed before 6 o’clock in the morning.  Last night, in preparation for a long trip to Bangkok, I went to bed at 10.15, rather than the early hours of the following morning.  Laem Chabang may be Thailand’s largest port. Cruise ships do call here;…

Day 36 of 102, Day 37 of 102 If I am not much mistaken, we have entered the third segment of our World Voyage. Several disembarked and probably a similar embarked yesterday, at Singapore, after joining Queen Mary 2 at either Southampton or Dubai.  This part of the cruise includes two sea days, two full…

Days 34 and 35 of 102. 13th February, and St. Valentine’s Day. Firstly, I discovered, recently, a couple of blogs written earlier in the voyage, which, although were either not checked or completed, I felt these  worthy of inclusion, even if rather late.  Generally, the Internet on board QM2 is infinitely better than previously and,…

Days 14 and 15 of 102. Published 14/2/23 in Singapore. 24th January I enjoyed my day in Egypt yesterday and am thankful that I put off going to the Valley of the Kings for a future time, maybe during a Nile Cruise. I think it was incumbent for Cunard to offer the classic tour to…