Voyager Barca Dubai May 2012

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Resenär Voyager Barca Dubai May 2012
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- 29 feb. 2012
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Höjd över havet: 197 ft
- England Seneley Green Garswood 53.494074, -2.66406653°29’39” N 2°39’51” W
Dag 1
We're getting really posh
29 februari 2012, England ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Update on cruise.....Sheila's sister Jean is joining us on the trip, so we've decided to go all posh and treat ourselves to a Grand Suite on board ship.
It's going to be a lot better than trying to squeeze us all in to a standard cabin for three, also we got what I think is quite a good deal.
It's costing just over £1600 pp and that includes a Grand Suite, all transfers, hotel and direct flights to Barcelona and from Dubai and the flights from Dubai are on Emirate's so that will be good.Läs mer
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- 6 mars 2012
- ⛅ 7 °C
- Höjd över havet: 197 ft
- England Seneley Green Garswood 53.494074, -2.66406653°29’39” N 2°39’51” W
Dag 7
Things get better
6 mars 2012, England ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Our travel agent Louise, has just emailed me asking what day we want to go on the half day tour of Dubai...I didn't even know there was a tour included in the trip, but there is.
This is definitely a great deal she's got us......Läs mer
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- 7 mars 2012
- ⛅ 8 °C
- Höjd över havet: 197 ft
- England Seneley Green Garswood 53.494074, -2.66406653°29’39” N 2°39’51” W
Dag 8
It's getting closer
7 mars 2012, England ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Received the cruise documentation today, I've ordered the luggage tags. When they arrive the cruise will seem that much closer..... god it's riveting stuff this isn't it .....LOL
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- 9 apr. 2012
- 🌧 8 °C
- Höjd över havet: 197 ft
- England Seneley Green Garswood 53.494074, -2.66406653°29’39” N 2°39’51” W
Dag 41
Friends
9 april 2012, England ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
Another great thing about this cruise is, there are friends from previous cruises also going to be on board.
There's Willies & Cathye, from Texas who we met on the Jewel of the seas a few years ago, also Ken & Margurite from Scotland, who we've cruised with twice before they were on our last cruise in fact and finally there is Maz & Sue who we met on a Christmas cruise the year before last.
They live in Wigan not far from us and also have a place in Dubai, so there will be plenty of brain picking going on...LOL.
All in all this should be a great cruise and as usual I'll be keeping this blog going throughout the cruise.Läs mer
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- 1 maj 2012
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
- Spanien Catalunya Barcelona Bogatell Beach Sant Beltrà 41.363709, 2.17863941°21’49” N 2°10’43” E
Dag 63
First Night
1 maj 2012, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
God I feel rough!!
In the bar last night (free bar I must add), Willies and Cathaye from Texas, where there, we'd first met them 3 years ago on The Jewel of the Seas on a Baltic cruise, it was really lovely to see them again.
Maz and Sue joined the company and we also met a load of new people, mainly Americans with a few Canadians thrown into the mix, a nice night was had by all.
The ship is lovely, very similar to the Independence but also very different in many ways, if that makes any sense....lol
Anyway this is the first sea day so I'm just going to kick back and relax.... Speak later.Läs mer
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- 3 maj 2012 UTC
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
- Western Mediterranean 40.42331, 4.90745440°25’24” N 4°54’27” E
Dag 65
It's the Beatles
3 maj 2012, Western Mediterranean ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
The Beatles tribute band, Beatles Celebration are on board, we know the boss Karl and he got the lads to do an impromptu show for everyone in the Diamond lounge.
It was brilliant and the place was rocking.
Going to see them on the theatre tonight, so that should be good.
Btw I think I'll have an alcohol free night tonight....feeling rough again this morning.Läs mer
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- 5 maj 2012 UTC
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
- Eastern Mediterranean 35.110935, 15.35699735°6’39” N 15°21’25” E
Dag 67
Capt Jack Sparrow
5 maj 2012, Eastern Mediterranean ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Ok, the title may be a tad misleading, but we are going to have a "pirate" drill just before we enter the Gulf of Aden.
"Operation safe haven" is the code name and if any boats come near us we've all got to huddle in the corridors outside our cabins while the captain will sail the ship in a zig zag fashion, apparently the big boys at RCCL Miami think that is the best way to scare the pirates off.
Some of my American friends have what I think is a better idea, it basically involves some big guns and target practice....I'll leave the rest to your imagination...LOL

On a more serious note we apparently will be sailing in convoy with some military ships for our safe passage past Somalia, ( this can't be good for Somalian tourism) ....LOL
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- 6 maj 2012
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höjd över havet: 52 ft
- Egypten Muḩāfaz̧at al Iskandarīyah Azarita District Ḩadīqat al Khālidīn 31.202818, 29.90203931°12’10” N 29°54’7” E
Dag 68
Alexandria, Egypt
6 maj 2012, Egypten ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
I love the diamond lounge, and not just for the free drinks, but for the people you meet.
Last night I was chatting to Egbert an ex German Airforce piolet and Arthur a Scottish ex North Sea fisherman.
Really interesting people
Btw we are docked at the Egyptian port of Alexandria, we stopped here overnight and we leave for Suez at 3pm.
So I think Jean and I will get off for a look at the town, which I believe is filthy.
If it's any thing like Cairo which is just about the dirtiest place I've seen, we won't be staying long......Läs mer
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- 7 maj 2012 03:00
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Höjd över havet: 16 ft
- Egypten Muḩāfaz̧at al Iskandarīyah Azarita District Muntazah as Silsilah 31.208315, 29.90534931°12’30” N 29°54’19” E
Dag 69
My God! It's worse
7 maj 2012, Egypten ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Alexandria has taken over from Cairo as the dirtiest place I've seen.
In it's defence though Egypt has had a revolution and the infrastructure has collapsed quite a bit, so rubbish collection etc is virtually non - existent.
Another thing, the taxi drivers are just about the pushiest I've seen anywhere in the world, the almost try and drag you into their cabs, anyone on their own, especially women would be quite afraid.
Once you get past them though if you turn down the side streets the people are very friendly. We had lots of them saying hello and waiving.
Children were coming up to us asking our names and not one person tried to sell us anything or ask for money, which made a pleasant change, in fact one little girl offered to share her ice cream with me.
So all in all despite being a grubby and dirty town, the Egyptian people we met were lovely.
We are just transiting the Suez canal at this moment and it's quite impressive and totally different to the Panama canal.Läs mer
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- 8 maj 2012
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
- Jordanien Muḩāfaz̧at al ‘Aqabah Ḩayy al Madīnah al Awsaţ 29.528508, 34.99840729°31’43” N 34°59’54” E
Dag 70
Aqaba
8 maj 2012, Jordanien ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
I got on the shuttle to Aqaba with Jean (Sheila stayed on board as usual) we were planning to have a look around the town.
We'd decided against going to Petra as the price was over the top and it was a long trip.
So a visit to see Aqaba was what we had decided on, anyway as soon as we got off the shuttle I realised I'd been here before.
All these places we visit seem to merge in to one...lol.
Aqaba was a big contrast to Alexandria, it was very clean with lots of shops, cafes and hotels, some of which were beautiful and expensive looking, with guards on the entrance gates etc.
We only stopped in town for about an hour as the heat was amazing it was in the high 90s farenheight.

Last night in the diamond lounge was good, the company must number over twenty people and no one sits in the same place each night so you get to speak to different people each night.
Last night Egbert the German pilot and Mazen my Jordanian friend, sorted out the Middle East problem and the world economy....
We've decided that if all the governments of the world meet in the diamond lounge on any RCCL ship and have a few free drinks, all the worlds problems could be sorted out...lol thats the theory anyway.Läs mer
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