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Day 27 of 102 Today in Captain Hall’s noon day address, apart from the routine position and weather update, he did say that there was plenty of sea life appearing, dolphins, green turtles, and rare blue whales.  I have seen the dolphins, but nothing else, except spectacular green algae. For the first time, last night,…

Day 28 and the morning of Day 29 of 102. Today is another, far too good to be inside at lectures, which, actually, are well worth attending.  Despite yet another fine day as we head evermore in the direction of southern India, I felt that the broadcaster and journalist Jane Corbin would be well worth…

Day 26 of 102, Part 2 Rarely do I write two blogs for one day. However, the Captain’s party for World Cruise passengers tonight was one worth documenting with illustrations. A splendid buffet was laid out, complete with illuminated ice carvings outside on Deck 12. A full moon shone in a pristine dark sky to…

Day 26 of 102, EPIPHANY 5, Sunday 5th February 2023. This is the first of six sea days between Muscat and Penang.  Our scheduled call at Columbo, Sri Lanka, unknown to me, had been cancelled presumably due to the volatile situation there, right now.  Hong Kong was also cancelled due to widespread unrest.  While I…

Day 25 of 102 I am a day late with Blog 0016, and I am writing this at 07.22 hrs Monday 5th February. This morning, Monday 5th February, I awoke earlier than I would have liked at around 5.30am,    I have been awake since, merely resting my eyes. A bright sunrise defeated efforts to keep…

Day 24, and the morning of Day 25 of 102 Friday 3rd February. Now, I know the inadequacy of the soundproofing  in those lovely single cabins on Deck 2.  I must be careful not to talk to myself like I do back home, especially with the industrial expletives few people hear me come out with! …

Day 23 of 102. Thursday 2nd February 2023 I certainly bit off more than I could chew today with two shore experiences booked almost back to back. 90 minutes should have separated the end of one trip from the beginning of the next. Traffic conditions in Dubai reduced that to around 40 minutes, during which…

Day 22 of 102. Wednesday 3rd February 2023 And there was a question this morning. Jo suggested a mix of hop-on hop off buses and taxis.  It wasn’t long before she was fed up wirh the bus, and we alighted at the Souk Madinat/Burj Al Arab, the latter appearing to be a considerable walk away.…

Day 21 of 102,  Tuesday 31st January.  My brother would have been 81 today. In today’s port, Abu Dhabi, I had an arrangement to meet a now grown woman, Abeba, with three small children whom I had known when she was as a small child, then later as a young adult.  She had grown up…

Day 20 of 102, Monday 30th January This cruise celebrates the Centenary of the first round-the-world voyage of a passenger liner, R.M.S. Laconia, between November 1922 and April 1923 . And, I am pleased that this historic event is remembered today in the form of branded souvenirs, a tasteful special logo, and some onboard events.…