More missed ports, days at Sea + a plan

Whenever the captain of this ship gets on the intercom we know it won’t be great news. And once again he proved reliable. They canceled our port visit to Antisiranana Madagascar. The reasons were murky - they blamed the Madagascar authorities for having more health requirements for our entry.

We made the most of the day hitting the gym and waiting for Santa Claus arrival. Went to a Hanukkah party with latkas and Manaschevitz. Surprised with the turn out of probably 100 Jews. The man who ran the service is a Jew born in Peru!

So we have a plan.

When we get to the Maldives we are going to get off the ship and spend three nights and make New Years on one of the islands resorts. We need visas to travel to our next stop, Sri Lanka. And what better airline to take than Srilanka Air.Read more