Local dock workers having a break. We had just visited the exciting city of Saigon, or Ho Chi Minh City, which is the official name, and heading down the Saigon river again. And next stop would be the city of Da Nang, a big fishery port and later on a stop in the commercial port of Haiphong, in the northern part of Vietnam. And once again, exciting … Continue reading To DaNang, and a stop in Haiphong, Vietnam.
I had just visited Thailand for the first time in my life, and what an experience that had been. Amazingly enough, it was more or less what I expected, the good and the bad included. Having read a lot about Thailand before we got there, since I have always been a History & Geography Buff. But still, so many new impressions to take in, and to … Continue reading Vietnam next.
To exotic Thailand, Vietnam, and Hong Kong. I even got a tan. After a very stressful day in Singapore, where we would have a “turn around” day regularly for the next 4 months, with change of pax (and some crew), spare parts received, provisions received, and services, it was time to start a new cruise. It is normally a bit tired crew after such a … Continue reading To exotic Thailand
My home away from home. We were now finally arrived in Singapore, after an amazing cruise crossing the Indian ocean, and this port would be one of the regular Turnaround ports (or Embarkation ports), for the next few months, alternating with Hong Kong. Depending which side of the Singapore Strait we would operate in. Because one of the cruises will take us on the north-western … Continue reading Turnaround Port.
Happy as can be. In the last part I talked about we leaving the Mediterranean, and sailed in convoy through the Suez Canal, into the Red Sea, with a stop in Safaga, and later on Djibouti which was a shocker to experience. Then we sailed through the Gulf of Aden, which a few years later would be an infamous place to pass through due to all the … Continue reading To South-East Asia
A new career. Seabourn Pride After more than 20 years in the cruise industry, I remember several of my friends and family members asked me, how is it, to have this kind of job, and how come I left the Navy after 11 years to pursue a career in the cruise industry. I left the Navy basically because the Cold War was … Continue reading A new career
We have signed off and soon home on vacation. January 1997. We stayed at Holiday Inn, San Diego. Thought I should write little bit about how the crewmembers socialize onboard a cruise ship when they are away from their homes for several months at the time. Most would of course think this is the same as when we are ashore (on land), but it is not, … Continue reading Ship’s crew socializing.
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