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11th February, Sydney
I have been poring over weather charts and forecasts all morning. We are heading south, towards Tasmania and Hobart in particular. We departed Sydney yesterday evening (11th) and now I write on the...
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13th February, Hobart, Tasmania
Hobart, Tasmania seems eons ago, having been there on our 13th the past few days since have been busy, as you will read. We are now on our way to Kangaroo Island, on Australia’s south coast and not...
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14th-15th February A wild ride
I left you as we departed Hobart. Our route was planned to take us north, paralleling Tasmania’s east coast and then a turn to the west; through the Bass strait and thence to Australia and Kangaroo...
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16th and 17th February; Kangaroo island and Adelaide
The early morning of the 16th found us paralleling the Australian coast, the swell, although still present, had, because of the direction we were sailing, coming from behind us and we made good speed....
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20th February, Albany, Australia
I will be more than pleased when we leave these Southern Oceans. I write as we make our way towards Fremantle, on the west coast, a large city in its own right, however it is also the ‘gateway’ port...
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22nd February
A mid-afternoon arrival to this thriving port, being so far to the west, fewer cruise ships call in Fremantle; too far away from the homeport ships from Sydney. Our voyage from Albany found us in the...
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26th & 27th February, Benoa, Bali
On a hot, humid Monday we made our approach to the island of Bali, the very name conjures up the promise of tropical delights, turquoise waters and sun-drenched beaches. All of these are here, as are...
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3rd March, Puerto Princesa, Phillipines
Heavens, it’s March already, where did the time go? Well, the past 3 days have been spent sailing in the Java, Celebes and Sulu Seas, heading towards this seldom visited port which nestles on the...
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5th & 6th March, Manila
I write from the South China Sea as we make our way towards Hong Kong. We departed Manila yesterday evening, after 2 days of being alongside. No arrival video for you as it was pitch dark on our...
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8th & 9th March, Hong Kong
On a dull, grey and wet morning we made our approach towards the Tathong Channel, on the east side of Hong Kong Island. During the early hours, the officers on the Bridge had been weaving their way...
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Phu My, Vietnam
I write from Singapore, berthed in the Marina Bay terminal after an early morning on the Bridge, in the world’s busiest shipping lanes. We departed the Saigon river after berthing at a Container ship...
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14th & 15th March, Singapore
During the 13th, as we made our way south-west, towards the Malacca Straits, the shipping traffic began to increase. The ships that were sailing in the same direction as us were funneling in towards...
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17th March, Phuket, Thailand
The heat was tangible as we made our approach to this popular holiday resort on the southern coast of Thailand. Even with the air-conditioning going full blast on the Bridge, it was still warm, my...
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20th March, Colombo, Sri Lanka
I write on the 22nd, making our way towards the harbour of Victoria, on the island of Mahe, Seychelles. We pass through one of the channels (the 1½° channel, so named because of its latitude), of the...
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24th March, Victoria, Seychelles
The tardiness of this post is due to our intermittent loss of satellite signal. Making our way across the Indian Ocean, where ‘civilisation’ is few and far between, the footprints of available...
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27th March, Reunion Island
You must be wondering where on earth I’ve been, (forgive the pun) . Our CEO, Orlando Ashford and CEO of Carnival Corporation, Arnold Donald, joined us in La Possession, Reunion Island. The...
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31st March, Maputo, Mozambique
Maputo lies on (coincidentally), Maputo Bay. The port is accessed through a tortuous, twisting route through an area with sandbanks and shallow water. Some 35 miles of channels which, until...
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3rd to 5th April, Cape Town
I write as we parallel the coast of Namibia, SW Africa, heading for Walvis Bay, Namibia. It has been a hectic few days since I last sat here at my keyboard. After leaving from Maputo and sailing the...
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7th April, Walvis Bay
This port lies on the Namibian coast, a stone’s throw from the inhospitable Namib desert. Apart from the call in 2014 and this one, my previous calls at this port had been on cargo ships, loading...
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10th April, Luanda
Early morning found us off the Angolan coast, the horizon glowing with the lights of Luanda and anchored ships, scores of them. It reminded me of the last time I was in Angola, in the 70’s. My ship,...
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