Well, returning to NJ means the fairy tale is over and I have been consumed with ‘real life’ that has been pretty busy.  Sorry for the...

Cape Town, South Africa 72f cloudy with sun Cape Town is the last stop in South Africa (SA). With a population of over 400,000 in the...

Port Elizabeth 72F  sunny and windy Port Elizabeth (PE) is a major port city located about 480 miles east of Cape Town, on the Indian...

Durban, SA  74F sunny, population: city 600,00 extended area 5 million We have 3 stops in South Africa (SA) on our rerouted itinerary:...

Victoria, Mahe in the Seychelles  94f sunny with rain showers The Seychelles is an African Island country.  The smallest African country,...

Agra, India   96f breezy and sunny Before the cruise started, we were able to look online and consider the tours at each stop that the...

George Town, Penang, Malaysia    96F  sunny, feels like 110 Malaysia is another country that was never on my list of must see countries. ...

Singapore, Singapore  94f I was excited to visit Singapore. This is my first time and with a 2 day stop I had some plans in place. We...

Vietnam  95F (feels like 110f) sunny Back to being hot, hot, hot for the next several stops.  People are trying all sorts of tactics to...

Hong Kong  90F cloudy with rain showers Hong Kong is another stop I was looking forward to seeing.   I have visited Hong Kong a while ago...

Keelung / Taipei, Taiwan   90+ degrees with rain, clouds and some sun. As we approached the port we were met with a new entertainment. ...

Busan, South Korea   55 F  pouring rain Busan had the most miserable weather so far on this cruise, for a visit.  We arrived in rain and...

Nagasaki, Japan   55F  Sunny   est population 400,000 Nagasaki has one of the largest or busiest Japanese ports and is well known as a...

Kobe, Japan  52f cloudy and rain showers What a difference moving north of the equator makes.  Instead of dealing with stinking hot...

Rabaul, New Britian island, Papua New Guinea   88f and 200% humidity Papua New Guinea ( PNG) is a group of islands that sit about 100...

I visited Australia for the first time in 2018.   Had a fantastic time in Melbourne, Adelaide, Kangaroo Island and Coober Peddy, an opal...

Costa Deliziosa Somewhere in the Coral Sea Sun with clouds 85f Quick update on the cruise. I would ask what else could happen during...

Suva, Fiji 88f sunny followed by heavy showers After a short hiatus, let's get back on track. The last Polynesian island will be Fiji. ...

Apia, Samoa   87f Sunny,  pop. Approx. 36,000 I am little behind on my postings for the Polynesia Islands. Truth be told, I am islanded –...

Raiatea Island, 85f Sunny population approx. 12,000 Raiatea is considered the historical cultural and spiritual center of French...