Celebrating a milestone birthday with friends — Toscana, Aboard Insignia.

Alexandru presents my birthday cake ... carrot with cream cheese frosting as I requested — Toscana.

Happy Birthday serenade — Toscana, Aboard Insignia.

We return to the cabin to find it decorated for my birthday — Aboard Insignia.

Happy Birthday to Me!

April 11, 2023, Mozambique Channel

Another birthday celebrated somewhere around the world.

This time the setting was Maputo, Mozambique. Of course, by the time we actually had the birthday celebration in Toscana — with friends Sonia & Boris and Younga & David — we were already cruising the Indian Ocean towards our next port of call … in two days’ time.

How old you ask? Let’s just say that I now qualify for medicare in the US … and free public transportation in Türkiye!Read more