Blogs from Indian, Oceans and Seas - page 2

Craig and I went for our walk around the ship again with the hordes and it was only 6:45am. Again the sea is a little choppy, this morning we saw some dolphins jumping in and out of the water…finally some sea-life! There are plenty of cargo ships in the distance, so we are not alone in this vast ocean. We finally went swimming and had a spa and the rest of the day consisted of lots of R&R. There was a light shower and plenty of thunder. After dinner we retired to our room and watched a movie. Tonight we didn’t go to the restaurant, we had freshly made pizza, which was quite nice. Because of the coffee situation I was advised to have Iced Coffee and go and get free ice-cream and put them together. ... read more

The bed is very comfortable, the only thing is our cabin is located near the stacks and so we can feel/hear the vibration of the stacks and the hum of the mechanics. The first night we slept with ear plugs. Craig got up and went to the gym. Once we were showered we went to the Lido Deck for breakfast. There was a huge range of food to choose from. We sat with others as spare tables are hard to find. We did some washing as we are right next door to the laundry. We have found out there are just over 1500 Aussies on this Ship, so we are the majority. Not much to tell as we just kept busy.... read more

écrit par Sylvain: Avec un peu plus de cinq mois de retard, je voulais quand même vous partager notre sélection de photos, faite il y a trop longtemps maintenant!.. surement à cause de la nostalgie de nos aventures, même si notre quotidien est loin d'être monotone! C'est donc le 10 mai que nous avons quitté notre île d'adoption avec des petits avions, loin du confort de l'A380, pour arriver à Bali en fin de journée... très vite le contraste avec la circulation et la chaleur nous fait comprendre que nous changeons de monde! Les souvenirs de nos précédents voyages en Asie resurgissent. Ce sera le lendemain matin que nous découvrirons le cadre magnifique de notre hôtel, le Ubud Bungalow sur Monkey Forest road, là ou nous avons décidé de nous établir pour 12jours avec nos 50kgs ... read more

En route to India. Arabian Sea. February 1-3, 2016 Now into the increasing heat and humidity of the eastern Arabian Sea. Security was enhanced again as we entered the Straits of Hornuz, and the NY Times reports a merchant ship has been taken hostage off Nigeria. Once past Karachi (Indian immigration asked lots of visa questions about any potential Pakistani relatives), it's pretty much a deep-ocean straight line to Mangalore, India, so the risks from aggressive small boats exist but are infinitesimal this far from shore. Closer to shore, piracy still exists in Indonesia and near Thailand, and Burma and Sri Lanka to a much lesser extent. So the fire hoses remain mounted on railings and wicked-looking gaffs are in brackets on the walls of the Promenade deck at strategic intervals, quickly available to repel boarders. ... read more

we wake up being sad knowing that we should be getting on a plane today to head to India. We decide to make the most of a sad situation. First we go have a nice breakfast down by the water, then we come back and decide to head to one of the beaches for the day. After getting ready, we went downstairs to find how to get to the beaches only to find out all the beaches are controlled by resorts and the cost is $130 per person. Well since we had to pay $400 for the hotel for the night, we really didn't want to pay that since it would just be what we did for the last week on the sail boat. Instead we decided to just hang here at the pool and just ... read more