by The Inside Cabin | Mar 20, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Sri Lanka, Colombo, Asia
Day 75 – March 20 – Columbo, Sri Lanka Colombo is not one of my favorite ports and I suspect that the main reason HAL stops here at all is to provide a launch point for their overland excursions to the Taj Mahal. I considered doing an independent overland to...
by The Inside Cabin | Mar 17, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Thailand, Phuket, Asia
Day 72 March 17 – Phuket Clear, blue skies along with cool temperatures greeted us as we started to back down the channel to our berth at the Chaophaya Deep Sea Terminal. It was still early – the cool temperatures early in the morning, would gradually disappear as...
by The Inside Cabin | Mar 15, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Singapore, Asia
Day 70 – Singapore – March 15th The ship arrived in Singapore yesterday morning at 8 AM. We missed the entire first day of this visit as we were still in Cambodia, arriving in Singapore late last night. The Amsterdam was moored at the Marina Bay Cruise Center, which...
by The Inside Cabin | Mar 14, 2018 | Asia, 2018 Grand World Voyage, Cambodia, Siem Reap
This is post 74 of 121 in the series “2018 World Knitting Cruise” The Journey Begins – The 2018 Grand World Voyage Leaving San Diego for Fort Lauderdale Arriving in Fort Lauderdale and our first day Fort Lauderdale – Day 2 Day 1 – The...
by The Inside Cabin | Mar 13, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Asia
Day 68 – Mar 13 – Siem Reap (ms Amsterdam at Sea) Planning for sunrise at Angkor Wat Viewing a sunrise at Angkor Wat is popular but different than what you may be expecting. For some sunrise events around the world, you can see the sun’s first bright rays...
by The Inside Cabin | Mar 12, 2018 | Uncategorized, 2018 Grand World Voyage, Vietnam, Phu My (Saigon), Cambodia, Siem Reap, Asia
Day 67, March 12, Phu My – Vietnam Phu My is the launching point for our overland tour to Siem Reap in Cambodia, where we will visit Angkor Wat, the famous temple and one of the many temples that make up the collection of temples in Siem Reap commonly referred...
