by The Inside Cabin | Mar 21, 2016 | Sri Lanka, Colombo, Asia, 2016 Grand World Voyage
We slowly sailed into Colombo Harbor around dawn this morning. Colombo is a major city with a large commercial port. We will be spending the night here. Why this is an overnight port was not clear to me, since the city doesn’t offer the night life you normally...
by The Inside Cabin | Mar 20, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Sri Lanka, Asia, Hambantota
The port of Hambantota was new and far more modern than expected. This area was devastated by the 2004 Tsunami, many structures were completely destroyed and their replacements are now about 12 years old. There is a huge double crane right behind where we were moored,...
by The Inside Cabin | Mar 17, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Thailand, Phuket, Asia
Today was going to be hot and sticky. You could tell as soon as you stepped outside and felt the heavy moist air, already a little warm at 6:30 AM when the pilot boat pulled alongside. By 7:40 am the Amsterdam was moored and the ship was cleared soon afterwards. We...
by The Inside Cabin | Mar 15, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Singapore, Asia
After a leisurely morning on the ship we headed off to Chinatown to catch the Hop On Hop Off Bus and take the 1 hour Original Tour or Brown Route. We bought our tickets at the tourist information center in HarbourFront place, which is located right after you exit...
by The Inside Cabin | Mar 14, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Singapore, Asia
We took it easy this morning, catching up on sleep and relaxing before we left the ship. A little after 1 pm we left the ship and headed into the Cruise Terminal. The ship is connected to the terminal by a long, folding, jetway type bridge. Once in the terminal there...
by The Inside Cabin | Mar 13, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Singapore, Asia
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...
