by The Inside Cabin | Mar 13, 2016 | Singapore, Asia, 2016 Grand World Voyage
Today will be a sea day for the most part, until we moor around 6pm at Singapore’s Ocean Terminal. Numerous ships were visible all day and in some parts it almost looked as if we were on the maritime equivalent of an interstate highway as steady streams of vessels...
by The Inside Cabin | Mar 12, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
We spent most of the morning in our cabin, venturing out to attend Good Morning Amsterdam where the guests were lecturer Kate Ross and entertainer Annie Gong, the accordion player from the night before. Kate discussed how she transitioned from being a high school...
by The Inside Cabin | Mar 11, 2016 | Cambodia, Siem Reap, Sihanoukville, Asia, 2016 Grand World Voyage
Another early start – 5:30 am wakeup call – so we could be ready to leave the hotel at 7 am and be at the airport by 7:30 for our 9:30 flight. We would be leaving from the domestic terminal and wouldn’t have to deal with immigration on the way out. Our flight was...
by The Inside Cabin | Mar 10, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Asia
Today we will spend the entire day in Siem Reap seeing the various Temples in the area. Meanwhile the ship will be at sea enroute to Sihanoukville where we will rejoin her after she arrives tomorrow. Before we get started, take a look at the following maps so you...
by The Inside Cabin | Mar 9, 2016 | Asia, 2016 Grand World Voyage, Vietnam, Phu My (Saigon), Cambodia, Siem Reap
Phu My is the port town for Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) , which is 2 hours away by bus/taxi. There isn’t much to do, if anything nearby, requiring everyone to plan on 4 hours in a bus or taxi if you wanted to visit HCMC. Judy and I arranged a private 3 day, 2 night tour...
by The Inside Cabin | Mar 8, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
As the sun rose above the horizon this morning, the sea captured an amazing reflection, and was one of the most interesting sunrises we have seen in a while. We have had very little downtime the last two days and today we rested in our cabin and prepared for our next...
