dubai to venice world cruise

this is Dr Janey and Phyllis trying to blog from our cruise

coming soon: menus and everything seabourn traveler did before

coming soon: menus and everything seabourn traveler did before

lay off the bloody mary's at 11:00am and you'll be able to blog better!:D

Can't wait to read your blog Janey. Hope the trip has started out great.

Waiting patiently for your blog!

Host Dan

this is Dr Janey and Phyllis trying to blog from our cruise

Dr Janey, Cannot wait till the Blog arrives, we will be on the Quest on the

23rd April from Venice to Pireaus.

Looking forward to seeing the menus etc.

Rex

Cardcheck,

Please say "Hi" to Stamfordian( he will have a large presence at trivia) and his lovely readheaded sassy wife. If you meet her at the bar she will introduce herslef as a "Barstool B****! " Please tell her her "low and transatlantic" friend say to have a glass of champagne for her.Have a wonderful cruise and stay safe!

Please tell all! We were on the Pride 1/18-2/1/12, and will be on the Sojourn on 10/9. I imagine doing this trip...DH does not agree!

MV SEABOURN QUEST

OK guys, I'll never measure up to Seabourn Traveller (which I know I spelled incorrectly) but I'll develop my own style eventually!

April 03rd 2012: 0800hrs Arrival in Muscat Oman

A short Hi from Richard and Susie Q from Bris-vegas! (Downunder)

It is delightful to have met Janey and Phyllis on the first day of the cruise in Dubai!

The weather is extremely hot! Over 90 degrees!

We left for a tour to a local Mosque at 0815hrs by minibus; very comfortable with great air-conditioning; we had an excellent guide and learned a lot about the country.

This Mosque was the largest one in Oman; one of 14,000 existing Mosques!

The Mosque can accommodate 20,000 worshippers in the courtyard and 6,000 men are able to pray together; there is only room for 750 women to pray.

The men's dress code does not apply; however; women must dress according to their custom; men and women are not encouraged to pray together as the men may be distracted by their women!

Mum and I were required to wear scarves that we brought along and we got in without a hitch.

After the Mosque the tour went to the Souk where I fed all the stray cats. We then spent an hour shopping and haggled and we got some great deals and then back to the ship for the drink of the day which was an ice cold beer!

Off in a hurry to the Shangri La Hotel with almost the entire ships passengers for the complimentary excursion. It was really quite hot so we only stayed for 15 minutes; so we had to find our own way back. We came back to enjoy chatting with friends and free time.

Now..here is tonight's menu..

First Course:

Gingered shrimp roll

Seared Veal Carpaccio

Yellow Fin Tuna Wellington with Porcini Mushrooms

Wild Mushroom Minestrone

Cream-less Celery Root soup

Tossed Tomato and Grilled Bread

Three Pea Salad

Main Course:

Pan Seared Halibut

Crisp Soft Shell Crab

Duo of aged Sirloin and Braised Short Rib of Beef

Oven Roasted Double Cut Pork Chop

Vegetarian - Soft Potato Gnocchi

Signing off for now

Janey and Susie Q

We were so excited about having the Owner's Suite, but we didn't like it nearly as much as on the Legend. So after much discussion with the Hotel Manager, we got our choice of Penthouse Suites, which we found we really liked. We picked 922, as it is the closet Suite to the upstairs sky bar. Have only had a single Bloody Mary and were wishing Kit, Dan, Phil and Miss Martha were with us!!!

Dr. Janey signing off

Keeping our eyes (and noses) out for any scandalous gossip for a more interesting blog. Will keep you posted.

Now that we've got the hang of this we thought we should include the enrichment lecture at 1845hrs: it's about "politics and Society on the Arabian Peninsula" by Dr Glenn E Robinson who is an expert on Middle East affairs.

The 2200hrs Show time tonight is Dance in the Grand Salon on Deck 6.

Bye again see you tomorrow!

quote: coming soon: menus and everything seabourn traveler did before end quote

Now that would get you both into trouble!!! LOL!

Wishing you both a wonderful cruise and thank you so much for taking the time to share your travels with us, especially enjoyed from a very cold, snowy Scotland brrrrr!

PS hope your suite is the closest to the Sky Bar and not the closet!!! ;):D

Keeping our eyes (and noses) out for any scandalous gossip for a more interesting blog. Will keep you posted.

Great to know!!!!...I'll tell you if I have any pot smoking heatens on the Sojourn in Barcelona on the 13th of April...stay tuned!;)

We were so excited about having the Owner's Suite, but we didn't like it nearly as much as on the Legend. So after much discussion with the Hotel Manager, we got our choice of Penthouse Suites, which we found we really liked. We picked 922, as it is the closet Suite to the upstairs sky bar.

 

Dear Dr. Janey, could you please explain why you didn't like the owner suite. Which one did you see?

I can't beleive you didn't like Suite 801!! :confused: I hope they are giving you a refund.

Keep up the blog. Let us know how your doing in the casino.

Oh how I wish I was there.:(

Kit

I can't beleive you didn't like Suite 801!! :confused: I hope they are giving you a refund.

Keep up the blog. Let us know how your doing in the casino.

Oh how I wish I was there.:(

Kit

Kinda hard to imagine not liking an Owners Suite????:confused::rolleyes::confused:

Card Check - My Wife (Vivienne) and I have just completed our first Seabourn Cruise from Hong Kong to Dubai as our daughter Francesca Berlin is one of the Seabourn singers. We have had the best holiday ever!!!

The one show we missed was "Dance". Hope it went ok tonight and please say Hi to Francesca from us.

Regards

Howard

MV SEABOURN QUEST

THURSDAY APRIL 05TH 2012 AT SEA 0700HRS

First the hard part:

Menus for the day:

Main Restaurant Deck 4:

First Course:

Poached Seafood Salad

Parma Ham with Asparagus

Coconut Crusted Jumbo Shrimp

Roasted Game Consomme

Chestnut Soup

Masculun greens with braisted artichokes

Grilled Portobello Mushrooms

Main Course:

Golden Broiche Crusted Lemon Sole

Char Grilled Jumbo Shrimp

Roasted Poussin

Grilled Strip Steak with Celery Variations

Vegetarian - Swiss Chard Ricotta Ravioli

Now for activities:

0915hrs Basic Bridge

0930hrs Mahjong

0945hrs Enrichment Lecture Changes in the Media Today by Paula Zahn

1000hrs Rabbi Morry's discussion group: Is Peace possible in the Middle East?

1030hrs Baggo

1100hrs Cooking Demonstration

1200noon Quest Team Trivia Challenge

1430hrs Enrichment Lecture Salalah: Home of Frankincense

1530hrs Shuffleboard

1530hrs Dance Cha Cha Class

1600-1700hrs Mango Tea Time

1830-1930hrs Club Cocktails

1845-2000hrs Panoramic Piano Moods

1845hrs Solos Get Together

2130hrs Moods in the Club

2200hrs Showtime: Graffiti Classics

Done for now

Janey and Susie Q

The layout was not comfortable- mom didn't like having tom close bar door to open refrigerator. Also coffee table and sofa not comfortable. I guess the 700 suites are better. yes we did get big refund, so booked all the great extravagant excursions.

Kit, we've been skyping, but you need to add me, because I cant add you from ship.

Told the captain hi from Dan and Kit- he smiled with a twinkle.

Also, 4 armed guards (we call them the Rambo Squad) boarded in Oman to patrol for pirates.

Will say hi to Francesca for you.

An Ode to My 'Merican Ma and Grandma.

Did you at the casino play?

Pay pay pay!

Did you say?

Rained last night gray,

The sprinklers didn't spray

and I did all the chores today

then by the pool I lay

watched the clouds float away.

wrote about how left Africa they

by the Arabian peninsula that way

Mesopotamia through the Golbi desert astray

to Korea before the Silky way.

Well, anyway,

I hope the two of you have a nice day

keeping the pirates away

with your hair spray

oh and please pass the buffet

it's probably wise to opt for the filet

Ok, I gotta go back to my essay.

No, really, I gotta stop this word play

Stop anyday but better now today

oh by the way

I'm going to meet Amanda's parents this Friday

What should I say?

"Hi, I like your daughter all the way?"

The house will be okay.

Allan or Bill will come to save the day

Or at least feed Dottie once a day.

seriously i gotta stop this syntactic array.

stop stop stop......

Have fun today!

From six thousands miles away,

Your faithful son,

keeping the burglar's away.

:)

We were so excited about having the Owner's Suite, but we didn't like it nearly as much as on the Legend. So after much discussion with the Hotel Manager, we got our choice of Penthouse Suites, which we found we really liked. We picked 922, as it is the closet Suite to the upstairs sky bar. Have only had a single Bloody Mary and were wishing Kit, Dan, Phil and Miss Martha were with us!!!

Dr. Janey signing off

Wow!! Not liking the owners suite ( I LOVED that suite, but you know that Janey! ;)) AND getting as nice refund! Amazing! Wish I was there with you two! :)

Host Dan

Have not been gambling much but bet $10 at 3 card poker and got a straight flush!!!! $500 up so far.

Went to tea to search for the infamous grandma cake, which they had.

Planned a big dinner for the 7th- prime rib and goat cheese souffle. Can't wait.

Have not been gambling much but bet $10 at 3 card poker and got a straight flush!!!! $500 up so far.

Went to tea to search for the infamous grandma cake, which they had.

Planned a big dinner for the 7th- prime rib and goat cheese souffle. Can't wait.

How did you like that GrandMa Cake? was it covered in chocolate as well?...Ohhh I hope they have it on the Sojourn in 8 days time!:D

Any duplicate bridge in the afternoon?

LB