The Amsterdam arrived in Aqabah, Jordan and was cleared to go ashore about 7:30, 30 minutes early. We were scheduled for a HAL tour (“Petra and Wadi Rum” for $309 per person) that had an 8:15 meeting time in the Queens Lounge. Temperatures were forecast to be in...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Promptly at 8AM our room service breakfast was delivered which has been our routine for most of the cruise. The quality and selection of the room service breakfast continues to be outstanding. Anything you could order in the MDR or the Lido is available for breakfast...
We 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 never seemed that hot especially by comparison with some of the...
The weather was remarkably mild today as we sailed thru the Strait of Hormuz. I had anticipated that it would be quite hot, but it turned out to be rather pleasant as I walked around Deck 3 inspecting the razor wire strung along both side railings and along the stern...
We spent the morning unpacking and getting everything organized in our cabin after our trip to India and didn’t leave the ship until after 2pm. Our plan was to ride two loops of the Dubai Big Bus which would take 4 -5 hours. We arrived at the Dubai Mall and only had...