by The Inside Cabin | Apr 6, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Middle East, Jordan, Aqaba
This is post 94 of 144 in the series “2016 World Cruise” Day D-2 Leaving Imperial Beach, California Day D-1 Arriving in Fort Lauderdale Day 1- The Grand Voyage Begins! 115 Days Day 2 – At Sea – Enroute Costa Rica Day 3 – Cruising the...
by The Inside Cabin | Apr 5, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
There was a crew training drill at 9:30 and Good Morning Amsterdam was rescheduled to 9AM but I forgot to check the time and I incorrectly assumed it was still at 9:30. Another reminder to always check the on-location guide every day because sometimes the times for...
by The Inside Cabin | Apr 4, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
Another hot and muggy day kept us inside as we continue to transit the Red Sea toward our next port in Jordan on April 6th. Once again, we started our day with Good Morning Amsterdam where the guest was David Kidd, who performed the Tom Jones tribute show last night....
by The Inside Cabin | Apr 3, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
The guests for Good Morning Amsterdam were Black Label artist Tara, Zed the Jeweler and Teresa the Belly Dancer. Tara mentioned that there hasn’t been much activity in the Black Label studio and that plenty of good appointment times were still available. Teresa will...
by The Inside Cabin | Apr 2, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
Smooth seas greeted us this morning as we continue westward across the Gulf of Aden on our way to the Red Sea. We are looking forward to the string of 4 consecutive sea days before we arrive in Jordan. After Jordan we transit the Suez Canal entering the...
by The Inside Cabin | Apr 1, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Middle East, Oman, Salalah
The ship docked in Salalah about 30 minutes early, but we had decided to make this port a sea day so the early arrival didn’t mean much to us today. I did considerable research into this port looking for something interesting to justify leaving the ship and dealing...