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Asia » Sri Lanka » Southern Province » Hambantota March 17th 2015

After five busy port days it was a welcomed relief to have a few sea days as we crossed the Bay of Bengal enroute to Sri Lanka. We had a Cruise Specialists’ dinner party one of those nights. The evening began with cocktails on the fantail for sunset. We had a Southeast Asian theme and many of our guests dressed accordingly. In the La Terrazza dining room we had two tables of eight each. Kevin and I hosted one table and Captain Corsaro hosted the other. Even though we were dining in the Italian restaurant, we figured that that since Marco Polo purportedly brought noodles from China to Italy, our Asian theme was still intact. It was a lovely evening topped off when our waiter Mario serenaded us with “Love is a Many-Splendored Thing.” We arrived ... read more
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Asia » Sri Lanka » Southern Province » Hambantota May 16th 2011

Fast developing Hambantota is fully ready to offer the best quality for the commonwealth games competition and overcome even the toughest challenges on the run- up to Commonwealth Games in 2018. Hambantota has already got assurances from many sponsors and supporting nations endorsing our bid and has full confidence in delivering everything that is required by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), whether it is providing sports facilities, sponsorships, media facilities and all the best quality facilities required by commonwealth sports men and women. Hmbantota became the first city in a draw conducted during the lodgement ceremony to present to the General Assembly in St Kitts and Navis on November 2011. The bidding process commenced in 2010 when the two cities submitted a formal nomination to the CGF to host 2018 Commonwealth Games. Bid lodgment is considered ... read more




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