The friendliest ship ever
11 de março de 2016, Omã ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Peter Dimitrov the hotel director came to say hello to the four of us at breakfast yesterday and invited Sheila and I to the afternoon galley tour and brunch.
Being the highest cruisers Maz and SueLeia mais
Muscat
10 de março de 2016, Omã ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Yesterday after breakfast, Maz and Sue's eldest daughter, Reima picked us up from the port to take us on a tour of Muscat.
We had to slum it in a brand new 550CL Mercedes-Benz, but such is life LOL.Leia mais
Khasab
9 de março de 2016, Omã ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We docked at Khasab today but none of us fancied getting off the ship, which was great for me as it gave me the chance of another sleep, to help get over the hangover before the Captains tableLeia mais
The morning after the night before
8 de março de 2016, Emirados Árabes Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Bloody hell, why do I do it? Lol.
Did my usual first night thing last night and got drunk.
Not that I caused any problems, unless you call keeping Sheila awake with my snoring a problem, lol.
But ILeia mais
Dubai
7 de março de 2016, Emirados Árabes Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
The flight out was quite good if a little cramped, as the plane was a 777 and not the usual A380. But it was Emirates and the food and service was excellent as usual. We arrived at the cruise terminalLeia mais
Manchester Airport
6 de março de 2016, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
We headed off to our Dubai back to back cruise on the Splendour ots a day early, and stayed overnight in Maz & Sues apartment, so there was no panic about making the ship on time.
Conclusions
21 de dezembro de 2015, Emirados Árabes Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
One of our better trips, despite the fall out with the Germans. (remember the cabin upgrade)
The ship although old and small by today's standards, was excellent, well kept and had very friendly staff,Leia mais
Done very well this time
21 de dezembro de 2015, Emirados Árabes Unidos ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
What started out as just another Suez / middle east trip has worked out very nicely.
Firstly our cabin for the first part of the cruise was brilliant, it did not have a balcony, but it was massiveLeia mais
Captains Table and me hung over! (again)
19 de dezembro de 2015, Omã ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
It all started the night before.
We'd all had another great night in the concierge lounge, and about 9 o'clock there were five of us left just finishing off our drinks and chatting.
Sheila and I,Leia mais
Very Cosmopolitan
17 de dezembro de 2015, Omã ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
This cruise as opposed to the last, our evening company only contains one couple that we've met before, that is Colin and Julie.
The rest are a mix of Brits, that's Peter and Chris, fromLeia mais
And it gets better
16 de dezembro de 2015, Omã ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
While we where having our usual evening drinks in the lounge last night, Peter the hotel director comes in and comes directly to to Sheila and I and starts chatting, then does no more than ask us toLeia mais
Had the last laugh
15 de dezembro de 2015, Omã ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
I spoke to Gisleni the concierge, and told her how disappointed I was at not getting the upgrade, especially as the couple I mentioned to you in the last blog post did get an upgrade, not only didLeia mais
some people are just naturally stupid!!
14 de dezembro de 2015, Emirados Árabes Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
I'll explain this as best I can, but you really needed to be there.
Sheila and I went to the consecutive cruisers meeting, so we could find out the ship's procedure for ending this cruise andLeia mais
Upgrade problem !
14 de dezembro de 2015, Emirados Árabes Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We asked Gisleni the concierge about an upgrade to a suite, and stressed that we didn't want it for free, we where willing to pay.
That might sound silly, but with a free upgrade you don’t get theLeia mais
Splendour Dubai Dec 2015
14 de dezembro de 2015, Emirados Árabes Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Today we started the new cruise, and we've moved from an outside cabin with a window, to a balcony cabin.
Now on the face of it, that sounds good.
But the balcony cabin turns out to be the size of aLeia mais
Muscat, Oman
13 de dezembro de 2015, Omã ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Didn't get off as we are back here next week.
Salalah, Oman
12 de dezembro de 2015, Omã ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
What can I say about Salalah?
Not much it's crap, we actually did a ships tour to "The Souk" my god it was basically just a row of tatty shops, and we were supposed to spend 3 hours there.
Not aLeia mais
No news is good news I suppose?
11 de dezembro de 2015, Gulf of Aden ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Since we came out of the Suez Canal all the news channels have mysteriously disappeared from the TV.
This could be due to the loss of the satellite signal, but, the more cynical amongst us, meLeia mais
Aqaba, Jorden
10 de dezembro de 2015, Jordânia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Meal with an officer
10 de dezembro de 2015, Egito ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Yesterday we had the usual invitation to have a meal with an officer.
This usually means that you sit on a table for six or so people, and have a set menu meal with wine.
This is just another of theLeia mais
Suez canal
9 de dezembro de 2015, Egito ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
After hearing about the terrible machete attack at the Leytonstone tube station, where a guy apparently attacked three innocent people with a machete because of the Syrian bombings.
We now have heardLeia mais
Ashdod another industrial port !
7 de dezembro de 2015, Israel ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Why do these cruise lines insist on docking at industrial ports?
It's a rhetorical question really because I already know the answer.
It's cost, I understand that it costs less to dock in industrialLeia mais
What a lovely surprise
5 de dezembro de 2015, Israel ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We got an unexpected invitation from Peter Dimitrov the hotel director, to go to the Chef's Table, which normally costs $80.
It was a brilliant night with superb food and various wines to match eachLeia mais
Haifa, Baha'i temple
3 de dezembro de 2015, Israel ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
One really good thing to see in Haifa, is the Baha'i temple.
It's a bit of a hike up on the hillside on the edge of town,but it is a really beautiful place, with fantastic views over the town.
I'm notLeia mais
Haifa, Israel Rccl warning !!
3 de dezembro de 2015, Israel ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Well it's Haifa, Israel today, and we all received a letter in our cabins warning us of the dangers of travelling around Israel.
Recommending that we don't travel down this road and that road, forLeia mais
The Splendour is splendid
1 de dezembro de 2015, Itália ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C
This is day three or four, I'm not quite sure.
But one thing I do know is that this is a great ship.
She is a bit tired, after all she's twenty years old and being sold off to Thomsons next April.Leia mais
















