Tuesday July 7, 2010; Sally Macmillan
On board Nieuw Amsterdam, en route to Venice
Yesterday’s Dubrovnik Riviera bus tour was interesting – however, a quick visit to the old city was enough at this time of year. At the height of the season the beautiful old buildings are overrun by badly dressed tourists and the shops stocked [...]
Monday July 5; Sally Macmillan
On board MS Nieuw Amsterdam, Dubrovnik
The ship is moored at Dubrovnik’s Gruz Harbour, about 15 minutes by coach or taxi from the old city; the port is lined by stone houses with terracotta roofs climbing up a steep hill – very picturesque and classically European.
I’ve spent the morning wandering around the [...]
Sunday July 4; Sally Macmillan
On board MS Nieuw Amsterdam, Venice
Today Venice’s terminal crociere has been packed with activity; first, the arrival of a flotilla of boats bearing the captains of Holland America Line’s 15 ships, then the grand entrance of HRH Princess Maxima of the Netherlands, godmother of Holland America Line’s 15th ship in [...]
John Kerr has just interviewed me for his popular show New Day Australia, and you can listen to our chat sometime after midnight. To find out more about what John enjoys about cruising, check out the autumn issue of Cruise Passenger magazine!
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Day 6
There’s so much more to report; I haven’t yet touched on cruising the fjords of Fujaiarah in a dhow, our brief but informative visit to Bandar Abbas in Iran, and a full day exploring Khasab’s even more spectacular fjords in Oman. Not to mention experiencing the full range of ‘Silver Whisper’s restaurants, bars and [...]
Days 4 & 5
There’s been so much to do and see (and eat and drink) that I haven’t had time to open the trusty laptop until now, Sunday morning, en route for Bandar Abbas, Iran.
We sailed out of Muscat, Oman last night – a beautiful, romantic sight as the sun set and the city’s lights [...]
It’s early evening and everyone’s busy preparing for the Captain’s Welcome Aboard Cocktail Reception at 7pm – dress code formal. Captain Gennaro Arma has spent many years at sea and signed on to his first vessel, a cargo ship, when he was 18 years old. He has been with Silversea Cruises [...]
April 7, 2010
There was a choice of two tours today, Dune Safari and Abu Dhabi: having had a sampler of vast modern skyscrapers, motorways and construction sites in Dubai yesterday, I plumped for the Dune Safari. A convoy of seven white Toyota 4WDs set forth from the quay at 8.30am, a [...]
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