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Category Archives: Grand Cruises
Swish – Israel 04/06/2011
It’s rare that I place a personal, non-port related entry, on these pages – but this is still ever so vaguely work-related, and I can’t help but feel it belongs here. Bear with me; I assure you this won’t happen … Continue reading
Somehow I Found My Way – Petra, 04/03/2011
I don’t know where to start. I never thought I would be writing this entry, I never thought I’d see this port. The Rose City has been the crowning jewel on my list of “things I will somehow see before … Continue reading
Along the Nile – Luxor 04/03/2011
The Valley of the Kings is a good distance away from where we actually port, so in order to get there, 45 crew members (all very tired from the theme party the night before) piled into a bus, clutching packed … Continue reading
Arabian Nights – Dubai 03/24th – 26th/2011
A few months before coming joining this ship I watched a special on the creation of Dubai, a city that is really only 50 years old (I think it’s one of the youngest cities in existence). The city literally seems … Continue reading
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All Wrapped up – Saris 101
My current ship hosted an India/Bollywood formal night the night after we departed Bombay – thus began my adventures in learning how to wear a sari…. When you look at a sari, it’s hard to comprehend that its’ really one … Continue reading
Bombay Dreams – India 2011 (Kotchi 03/18, Mumbai 3/20)
When people think of India, I imagine they think as I did before my brief time there this contract. All silks and bright colours, saffron and incense, Elephants decorated with tassels and beautiful girls with gems on the center … Continue reading
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Under the Gaze of the Mer-lion – Singapore 03/13/2011
I’m sure that everyone is expecting me to have some sort of wonderful cultural insight into Singapore, something in my traditional vein of poetic analysis that’s somewhat come to be my trademark in write-ups about ports of call. I’m sorry … Continue reading
On Role-models
Over the past (almost) year, I have had the privilege of meeting and working with some truly fantastic people. I’ve chatted over drinks with jugglers, instrumentalists, singers and dancers and been touched by so many stories and so many personalities … Continue reading
Good Morning Vietnam – 03/11/11
The first glimpse of Vietnam I had out my library window this morning was a very strange experience. It was like looking out at a slightly abstract painting. The water here is almost exactly the same slate grey color as … Continue reading
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Regarding Recent Events II
I promised an update – though I’m not certain how many readers I have at this early point in this blog’s live, so here we go. Our captain came on with an announcement this morning stating categorically that our entire … Continue reading
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