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  1. The saga continues. Even though our ship had permission from high government in Manila to allow guest to visit Cebu; the local port authority would not allow. Stated their insurance didn’t cover cruise passengers on these commercial docks our Captain was livid. They finally received permission for the guest taking the side excursion to China and The Great Wall Of China to leave. Tomorrow will be another sea day. We enjoyed some sunning and swimming. Nine fuel trucks today and everything back up and running. Have a great week everyone and thanks to all who make the Daily habitual. Bruce
  2. It definitely will be different and some venues may be closed. Sorry we missed you and didn’t get to say goodby.
  3. Good morning. Happy St. Patrick day to all. It’s a beautiful day in Cebu, Philippines and our thirsty ship is taking on fuel. Nice dinner under stars last night along with great entertainment. Got to run but thanks for postings. Will catch up later. Bruce
  4. We are celebrating St Patrick’s Day today. Set menu pool deck dinner tonight. We are still running at 13 knots and haven’t been issued oars.
  5. Some days one wonders if we are snakebite. So many changes on our World Voyage. The latest is we are in fuel conservation mode. Between some strong seas, currents, use of stabilizers and a port that was unable to refuel us we are having itinerary changes and fuel saving measures onboard. We are now forced to take on fuel in Cebu, Philippine which will make our visit to Manila and Hong Kong one day versus two day’s in each port. Sorry for our Filipino crew who had made plans to see family in Manila. We have asked management if a fund could be established to help crew with some of the travel and accommodation expenses they may lose in trying to see their families in Manila. It is what it is but between the war in Israel and Ukraine, Red Sea and now this have many wondering what’s next in itinerary changes and schedule. In order to conserve fuel they have closed the two specialty restaurants for next two days. Guess we will not get to see or do much in Manila or Hong Kong. We will cope with this and still maintain smiles. Thanks for the report and post. Bruce
  6. One hundred thirty five folks have elected to stay on Onward’s World Voyage after Dubai and detour around Africa and finish the last segment in Venice. Folks have the option to go on their own after Dubai and rejoin in Venice. They can leave luggage onboard so not sure how many of us will actually be onboard. Azamara is looking into offering an overland excursion with a three or four day Safari trip. In the meantime we are enjoying this wonderful adventure on the Onward. We have dined in Prime C the last two night’s and enjoyed the temporary Asian menu.
  7. It’s good morning here. Koror, Palau did not disappoint yesterday. Beautiful rocky island all over, turquoise waters, colorful fish. Even saw the remains of a Japanese cannon and pillboxes in the cliffs. We have two sea days before we reach Manila. The crew had five cases of Covid which was isolated and crew that does not interact with guest. So for a few days the crew is masked but it’s not mandatory for guest. We wore our mask while tendering and in Showroom. Another great dinner last night followed by a new production from ships singer and dancers. Clocks back another hour tonight. Hard to keep up with all these changes. It’s 6:30 AM and Saturday here. Coffee calls. Have a great weekend and thanks for the post. Bruce
  8. Good evening. We enjoyed our second consecutive day at sea and tomorrow will do some snorkeling in Kolar Papau. A country I didn’t even knew existed. Tonight we dined in Prime C our usual steak specialty restaurant. For a few weeks they have changed the menu to Asian. It was outstanding and we are going back tomorrow to try more selections. We attended a World Voyagers meeting and found out 135 of us have elected to stay aboard after Dubai. We are still not quite through our cruise yet and at noon we have so far sailed 16,500 nautical miles. It appears they are busily planning a possible overland Safari elect for us on our Africa leg. Maybe get a bucket list item checked off. As mentioned yesterday we enjoyed a great memorable evening dinner with the Captain last night. Menu included a pic of moi cleaned up for occasion. Ocean is running around two meters tonight so definitely know we are at sea. As we end our Thursday just like to thank all of you for your faithful post. Off to bed. Bruce
  9. Good morning/evening. It’s 10:16 PM here and soon Thursday. We just finished a delightful evening dinner and cocktails with our Captain and World Voyage concierge. Of course the Driver of the ship did not inbide A very nice and memorable evening and special dinner. Enjoy your morning coffee and here it’s time for bed. Have a great day. Bruce
  10. @Quartzite Cruiser A Happy Birthday wish to you.
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