Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Brilliance of the Seas, Oman on Mar 14th, 2012
I’d like to introduce you to my new friend, Yusef. I suspect that based upon his dress you may make certain assumptions about him. He’s Omani, speaks fluent Arabic, and practices Islam as his religion. However, there are many things you might not guess. Yusef is also very fluent in English. He’s a martial artist […]
Posted in Brilliance of the Seas, Fujairah on Mar 14th, 2012
Note: this post is a little late. Internet problems last night. Sigh. We awoke this morning in Gulf of Oman to a slightly hazy but sunny sky. We had a continental breakfast and our morning coffee delivered to the cabin. We happily watched the ship sail into the port of Fujairah, which is on the […]
Posted in Brilliance of the Seas, Dubai on Mar 12th, 2012
As noted in my prior post, we strolled through Dubai Marina this morning, taking in the ambience (and our morning coffee). By daylight, the area reminded us of Beach Dr. in St. Petersburg back home in Florida. It has a similar mix of tropical, waterfront, hip, and contemporary attributes. Dubai Marina just delivers it on […]
Posted in Royal Caribbean on Dec 13th, 2011
Shortly after our recent trip on Royal Caribbean aboard Navigator of the Seas, I paid a visit to the RCI web site to look at some itineraries for late 2012 / early 2013. While on the site, I also pulled up our planned itinerary for this summer aboard Mariner only to find out that two […]
Posted in Grand Cayman, Haiti, Jamaica, Navigator of the Seas on Dec 5th, 2011
In record time (for me), I’ve managed to upload photos from our most recent trip: Western Caribbean (November, 2011) — 6 day Western Caribbean cruise (Ft. Lauderdale roundtrip), aboard RCI’s Navigator of the Seas. Of course, I’m still sadly eight trips behind… some from as long ago as 2008 (including our first voyage on Navigator). […]