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At Sea January 23rd, 2025 It is still stormy, but not as bad as yesterday. However, the movement in the Observation Bar must be off putting to some, I had the Bar to myself this morning. No worries about piano practice and someone sitting where I want to sit next...

Durban, South Africa January 22nd, 2025 This is our second visit to Durban. And a chance to get together with friends we had missed the first time we were here. When I tried to look out to see what the weather was doing outside, it was hard to look though the...

At Sea January 20th, 2025 I spent the morning in the Observation Bar as usual. There is a guest who spends the morning practicing the piano there. No one seems to mind, and as far as I am concerned when she is playing you cannot hear the usual music in the Bar....

At Sea January 19th, 2025 Three days at sea before we return to Durban. The weather has been great, calm seas and brilliant sunshine as we make our way south through the Mozambique channel. Although it did cloud over in the afternoon just as I was thinking of going...

Nosy Be, Madagascar January 18th, 2025 Our second port in Madagascar. This time it’s a tender port. The day didn’t start well, it was pouring when I looked out onto the balcony And it was still raining when I stopped by Seabourn Square. However, by the time we took...

Antsiranana, Madagascar January 17th, 2025 Due to the recent cyclone our scheduled stop in Mayotte was canceled, and we went to Antsiranana in Madagascar instead. I must say that Seabourn has made an effort so far when ports have to be canceled, they have found us...

At Sea January 16th, 2025 The best talk of the day today was again by photographer Chris Fellows. This conversation was on how to get your best animal shot. I certainly need to learn that. He showed amazing photos he had taken of sharks, whales, and lions. He was...

At Sea January 15th, 2025 After the excitement of the past 3 days, a sea day was a welcome respite. The sea was calm, the sun was shining, it was hot, but there was a cooling breeze. It was a perfect sea day. Nothing much was accomplished; a lot of food was...

Praslin, Seychelles January 14th, 2025 We dropped anchor just off the island of Praslin at about midnight. No cargo port for us today, we were going to brave the tenders. Actually, the sea was perfectly calm, and it was easy to disembark when we reached the jetty...

Mahe, Seychelles January 13th, 2025 How can this be day 45 of a 90-day cruise? How can we be halfway through? Things are just going way too fast. This may be day 45 of the cruise, but it is also day 2 on Mahe, and we arranged for our driver to pick us up at 10:00...

Mahe, Seychelles January 12th, 2025 If it is Sunday, it must be Victoria. Sure, enough when I opened the curtains, there was the port right in front of us. Another cargo port, but at least it was a prettier one this time. We ate breakfast on the terrace outside of...

At Sea January 11th, 2025 We continued to be speeding again today. I must say I do like it when the ship goes at a decent pace rather than chugging along, which is what it has felt like for the past few weeks. The reason for our accelerated speed was revealed by...