ItalyVenetoVenicePiazzale RomaGiardino Papadopoli45°26’27” N 12°18’56” E November 27, 2015 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
We only have one night at the Anthony hotel in Venice, so have no chance of exploring.
Just a bite to eat and sleep, then shuttle to the ship in the morning.
EnglandRingwayManchester Airport53°21’32” N 2°16’22” W November 27, 2015 in England ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
We flew out to Venice a day early to catch the Splendour ots from Venice to transit the suez canal, and finally arrive in Dubai.
ItalyVenetoVenicePiazzale RomaGiardino Papadopoli45°26’27” N 12°18’56” E December 1, 2015 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 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.Read more
IsraelHaifaRamat H̱adar32°47’39” N 34°59’22” E December 3, 2015 in 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, forRead more
IsraelHaifaRamat H̱adar32°47’39” N 34°59’22” E
December 3, 2015 in 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 notRead more
IsraelSouthern DistrictAshdodMiẕpe Yona31°48’16” N 34°39’19” E December 5, 2015 in 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 eachRead more
IsraelSouthern DistrictAshdodMiẕpe Yona31°48’16” N 34°39’19” E December 7, 2015 in 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 industrialRead more
EgyptIsmailiaMarkaz al Qanţarah Sharq30°30’38” N 32°26’43” E December 9, 2015 in Egypt ⋅ 🌙 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 heardRead more
EgyptIsmailiaMarkaz al Qanţarah Sharq30°30’38” N 32°26’43” E December 10, 2015 in Egypt ⋅ ☁️ 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 theRead more
JordanAqabaḨayy aş ŞafāAqaba Marine Park29°31’55” N 35°0’22” E December 10, 2015 in Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
