De forente arabiske emiraterDubaiAsh ShindaghahMīnā’ Rāshid25°16’23” N 55°16’50” E 13. mars 2017, De forente arabiske emirater ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
Sheila fainted on the plane coming over to Dubai and consequently had a heavy fall. She hurt her foot and was badly shaken up.
We had to get a wheelchair to get her on the ship as she couldn't walk.Les mer
14. mars 2017 ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Last night in the concierge lounge, there where so many people that we knew, I couldn't begin to name them all.
Suffice to say, we had a brilliant night and some good catch ups with old friends, andLes mer
Arabian Sea 22°23’53” N 60°48’37” E 15. mars 2017, Arabian Sea ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Day 2, and Sheila is still not well. The swelling has gone down on her foot, thanks to the spray that Sue brought her
But she's still shaken up after the fall, hopefully she'll be well enough toLes mer
Red Sea 12°51’3” N 43°11’12” E 17. mars 2017, Red Sea ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
Yesterday afternoon we had the operation safe haven exercise. This is the safety exercise that you have to practice in the event of pirate attacks.
To be honest I'm not really sure that we need toLes mer
Red Sea 20°21’12” N 38°32’28” E
18. mars 2017, Red Sea ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
St Paddy's day and another great evening in the concierge lounge.
But the only people who dressed up where a young Irish couple that we've met.
I borrowed their regalia for a quick pic.
The companyLes mer
19. mars 2017 ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Last night we were invited to the captains table for dinner.
I count us lucky as there are 50 something pinnacles on board so the dining at the captains table has been split between the seniorLes mer
EgyptIsmailia Governorate‘Izbat Abū Zayd Hasan30°26’24” N 32°21’14” E 20. mars 2017, Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Last night, Peter Dimitrov the hotel director, invited the four of us, along with two other couples for a meal in Chops Grill.
And as is usually the case with Peter we had a wonderful meal withLes mer
EgyptIsmailia Governorate‘Izbat Abū Zayd Hasan30°28’59” N 32°21’10” E
20. mars 2017, Egypt ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Some time last night we started our transition of the Suez Canal.
I have actually done the trip many times before, but always north to south, this is the first time I have travelled south to north,Les mer
Eastern Mediterranean 31°12’6” N 32°20’16” E
21. mars 2017, Eastern Mediterranean ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
What a special treat that was. As usual Peter arranged something completely different for the last ever pinnacles lunch, on board Legend of the seas.
Firstly we were issued with commemorativeLes mer
HellasAtticaDimos PiraeusPeiraïkíPaláska Órmos37°56’6” N 23°37’27” E
22. mars 2017, Hellas ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Land ho! Would have been the cry, as we sighted our first port after 8 straight sea days.
We had arrived in the Greek sea port of Piraeus, which is about 20/30 minutes drive from the capital Athens.Les mer
