It’s all about Christmas for the next two weeks.  We have officially started our next cruise for 7 days from Dubai to Abu Dhabi, Sir Bani Yas and then back to Muscat, Oman. Next week we will be visiting the same ports except for Muscat so we will take an excursion or take a bus … More Here we go again! Still in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

The Financial district of Dubai We will be back in Dubai many times until we leave January 2nd for Bali. We’ll have so many photo opportunities but we decided to take a small tour to see what was around and to get off the ship for awhile.  Our first stop after passing many enormously tall … More Dubai, UAE

Stromboli is a small island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the north coast of Sicily, containing one of the three active volcanoes in Italy. For the next few days we will be cruising, arriving in Muscat, Oman on December 14th.  We’ll be enjoying the wonderful 80-degree days and the great entertainment at night. We didn’t … More Cruising along

Entering the Suez Canal The Suez Canal was much different than what we expected. We thought for sure it was a very small “canal” such as the Panama Canal is with locks and a very narrow passage. This appears to be more like a river as some guests on the ship have put it. As … More Suez Canal

Our location where the arrow is pointing downwards. This is the Red Sea. With us heading towards Dubai, we are cruising through the Red Sea and will soon be cruising the Gulf of Aden. Piracy has known to happen in this area and our captain has taken it very seriously although he assures us that … More Star gazing, Safety Drill