DAY 17 Wednesday, February 12th At Anchor in the Straits of Malacca Well we haven’t bid Asia a fond farewell just yet. We are still just off shore near Port Kelang. When I got out of the shower instead of...
Tuesday, February 11th Port Kelang The Daily Programme says “At sea en route to Fremantle, Australia”. So why is the cruise port of Port Kelang right there outside our balcony, and what on earth is the Seabourn Ovation doing next...
Wednesday, February 5th 2020 Colombo, Sri Lanka Trying to be a tour escort When we walked out on to our balcony this morning it was hot, hot, hot already – and very humid. At least it didn’t look like it was going to rain....
April 9th Colombo Tuk Tuk Tuking Along My favorite blogger, Roscoe, had described his interesting time in Sri Lanka on a tuk tuk tour. It sounded like a great way to spend the day sight seeing. Evana from Cruise Critic did some serious research,...
April 6th Penang There was a delay with the ship being cleared again. Seeing as we were in Malacca yesterday, and as we have been hugging the coastline, I doubt we have been out of Malaysian waters, but it seems that the authorities delayed...
April 5th Malacca Lacking in Malacca We were at anchor in Malacca, so Brian and I went down to the Queen’s Room at 8:15 as they said they would start giving out tender tickets at 8:30. We were given tickets for the 2nd tender, so we happily...
April 4th Singapore Singapore without a Sling Last time we were in Singapore we seemed to be docked half way to China at the container port, luckily this time we were at the Marina Bay Cruise Terminal. After disembarking we had to go through...
March 29th At Sea On an even slower boat to Hong Kong When I checked our speed and position on the TV this morning we were going at 8 knots. We are certainly taking our time to get to Hong Kong. After the craft session this morning, where I...
March 28th Xiamen When we booked this cruise one of the things I liked about the itinerary is that we were going to stop in Keelung, Taiwan. Then we received an email from Cunard alerting us that the Chinese authorities were not happy about us...
March 27th At Sea In a Fog When I awoke this morning I could hear our foghorn. Yes we are still in the fog. The foghorn has not stopped all day, although the sun came out later this afternoon. After my huge success with the glass elephant...
March 26th Shanghai We were still in fog this morning as we sat outside the harbor waiting to get to our berth. I checked the weather forecast on my phone. It predicted an overcast day, with unhealthy air quality. We docked at 7:00, and we were...
March 24th Nagasaki Our Last Day in Japan ☹ By the time we woke up we were already docked in Nagasaki, and we were thrilled to see that it was a bright, sunny day. Finally, a day with no rain. The cruise terminal was buzzing with vendors by the...
