by The Inside Cabin | Apr 10, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Middle East, Israel, Ashdod (Jerusalem)
This entry is part 47 of 144 in the series 2016 World CruiseWe left Haifa late, after 11:30 pm and traveled the short distance down the Israel Coast to Ashdod, arriving the next morning around 7AM. Ashdod is another commercial port where there isn’t much available...
by The Inside Cabin | Apr 9, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Middle East, Israel, Haifa
This entry is part 48 of 144 in the series 2016 World CruiseWe arrived in Haifa early this morning, but before we could go ashore we would have to go thru a face to face immigration check with Israeli officials. The check would take place on Deck 5 in one corner of...
by The Inside Cabin | Apr 8, 2016 | Suez Canal, 2016 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
This entry is part 49 of 144 in the series 2016 World CruiseToday will be my 5th Suez Canal Transit, but my first on something other than an US Navy Aircraft Carrier when we went back and forth between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean 30 years ago aboard the USS...
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 1, 2016 | Salalah, 2016 Grand World Voyage, Middle East, Oman
This entry is part 56 of 144 in the series 2016 World CruiseThe 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...
by The Inside Cabin | Mar 30, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Middle East, Oman, Muscat
This entry is part 58 of 144 in the series 2016 World CruiseWe were scheduled to arrive in Muscat at 8 am but by 7:30 we were tied up at the pier and people started to leave the ship. The temps were supposed to hit the high eighties but with the lower humidity it...
