LIVE Norwaylady sails on Edge World Cruise from Rome to Singapore 30.10 to 25.11.23 , 26.night

[Norwaylady]

1 hour ago, Wookie01 said:

@Norwaylady how are you and Mr enjoying the suite? Anything that has particularly pleased, or displeased you about it? 

❤️ Thank you

 

Mr love the opportunity to have a date by the ducks 🦆 

More then that, I will not say yet🙃 

 

 

[Norwaylady]

So, a very good morning from the ocean! 
 

We did leave port of Cochin late yesterday…. 
We left around 22.40 ish… 

So many hours over departure time. 
 

It was no notification or any info after departure. 
We left port so late that elementary math told us, that we really need to speed up and still it will be hard to get to Sri Lanka on time🙄

 

Well, a quick look on speed, distance to Sri Lanka…. Tells me that we will probably not be docked before 14.30 local time at least. 
 

We have 130.6nm left to Sri Lanka and we are sailing at a speed around 21.5-21.7. 

 

[Jim_Iain]

I was wondering the same thing my self.    A quick Google indicates top speed of Edge is right at 21.7 Kts which is close to what's she is doing     Winds can also affect true speed but I think your math is pretty sound.  

 

I'm surprised no announcements haven't been made.   Those that have private tours may be in trouble.

 

 

[Ipeeinthepools]

3 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said:

I was wondering the same thing my self.    A quick Google indicates top speed of Edge is right at 21.7 Kts which is close to what's she is doing     Winds can also affect true speed but I think your math is pretty sound.  

 

I'm surprised no announcements haven't been made.   Those that have private tours may be in trouble.

 

 

They are also handing out tickets to get off the ship which will add an additional delay for non-suite guests.

[Norwaylady]

We started our day in Luminae! 

Yes, Mr was up😊

 

Mr had some fruit and eggs. 

I had my usual yoghurt, berries and my cereal😊

 

 

No letter or announcement was made before Captain Matts 10.00 announcement. 

We are delayed into Sri Lanka. 

New arrival 16.00. 

 

They have put on a matinee show 14.00. 

Charlie Pottery & Stephen Barry. 

 

We are booked on ship tours for both days. So as of now, we just breathe in and say Namaste❤️ 

We knew already during dinner yesterday that the distance and time was running out. 

We have sailed for full engines. But we left too late from Cochin. 

 

Yes, it’s not fun for anyone. And it makes lots of problems for people🙄🫣

But this is life🫡 

 

Don’t go crazy on the crew and yelling at them!

We have witnessed some really nasty comments about all our fantastic crew that was allowed to have family onboard during our stops in India. Not everyone found it approved that we had visitors onboard. 
Personally I found it very nice and I know this is a very highly wish for the crew. It’s not often this happens❤️
 

I meet a lovely Indian lady and a little toddler (same age as captain Matts daughter) in the stairs on the sea day between Mumbai and Cochin. I was going up for my walk in aft stairs and she asked me if I new where to find Luminae. 
I told her you are on the correct deck, but you are aft and need to proceed to the front of the ship. Then you can find it😌 She was so happy I told her and pointed where to walk. 
 

On my walk, I saw the lady, the crew and the toddler out on deck taking pictures. You could see that it means a lot for them🥹 (and this lady belongs to a crew in Luminae🥰) 

 

Make the best of it❤️

[The_Big_M]

12 minutes ago, Norwaylady said:

 

We have sailed for full engines. But we left too late from Cochin. 

 

 

For clarification full engines is around 24 knots. We are only going around 21.3 which is actually the planned speed before the delay occurred (the capt announced it as the plan at 4 yesterday when on time plan was expected).

 

We also ran at this full speed when we were late from Greece to make time to meet Suez booking.

 

Obviously this time they were happy to use the extended time we have in Sri Lanka as the buffer, and just change all the bookings people have rather than spend the extra dollars to try to keep to schedule.

[Lena11033]

7 hours ago, Norwaylady said:

Don’t go crazy on the crew and yelling at them!

We have witnessed some really nasty comments about all our fantastic crew that was allowed to have family onboard during our stops in India. Not everyone found it approved that we had visitors onboard. 
Personally I found it very nice and I know this is a very highly wish for the crew. It’s not often this happens❤️

 

If people have issues they should take it up with the company that made the decision not the staff. 

I think people seem to be getting ruder and have no empathy these people don't see their family for months at a time. My uncle used to work on ships at sea leaving my aunt at home for 6 months at a time raising 4 kids. 

I think its nice that the family have a chance to see each other and possibly experience something they may never get to experience otherwise.

 

I'm looking forward to your report on Sri Lanka, my husband's family are from there

[FeebeeH]

8 minutes ago, Lena11033 said:

 

If people have issues they should take it up with the company that made the decision not the staff. 

I think people seem to be getting ruder and have no empathy these people don't see their family for months at a time. My uncle used to work on ships at sea leaving my aunt at home for 6 months at a time raising 4 kids. 

I think its nice that the family have a chance to see each other and possibly experience something they may never get to experience otherwise.

 

I'm looking forward to your report on Sri Lanka, my husband's family are from there

I agree with you, it's great that Celebrity allowed family on the Edge to see their loved ones.  My father was in the navy, his longest trip was a full year's  circumnavigation of Australia.  My mum was at home with 4 kids, it was very hard for her I'll always be amazed at her strength coping with his absence. 

[Norwaylady]

What to do? 

Weather was not the best this morning.. showers and windy. 

 

Luckily it cleared up a little more from 06.00 until 11.00. 

So I could go for my walking outdoor😌👍🏻

 

After my walking tour we decided that a tour in the hut tub was a great idea🙃

So we walked to an empty Retreat pool deck😎 

A little drizzle, cloudy and spots of blue skies cocktail🌥️🌧️☁️

Perfect for a dip😌

 

After changing and drying off, we decided that a little walk and the Sri Lanka themed buffet was a good idea. Since we are going for a walk in the city centre of Colombo. 

 

They had Sri Lankan cake, desserts, rice, curry, fish, pork, chicken and vegetables. 

I had a taste of the cinnamon rice and chicken curry. It tasted really good. 

Mr had some stir fry and devils pork from the Sri Lanka selection. 

 

If you can’t find anything to eat in OceanViev…. You are really not hungry😅

 

Today we are doing a walking tour by the ship. Exploring Old Colombo on foot. 

Tour says 4h duration, strenuous and you need to be able to walk on uneven surfaces. 

[Norwaylady]

Welcome to Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 

Meeting time was 15.15 in the theatre. 

Our ship was cleared close to 16.00.

 

So we walked off into our bus and guide around 16.00. 

The bus was taking us from the port area to the old town. 

This port is BIG. It’s a Chinese transit port. 

So it’s lots of containers and activities 24/7. 

 

Back to our tour! 

X walking tour means many people, 25+.

 

Guide did a great job. But the premise of the tour was really not optimal in any ways. 

 

Since we docked later, the remaining time in daylight was minimal. This meant problems for foto of buildings and details. 

Next issue was a Sunday evening…

Market was closed since it was late. 

And to top it off, cricket final is today. Sri Lanka is a cricket country! 

So everyone was home watching final and everything closed all over old town. Ghost town👻👻

Since we had a large group, it was hard for people to hear him. 

 

And after the tour started, it began to rain ☔️ So lots of odds against our guide😵‍💫 Very sorry for him🫠 

 

 

 

We walked by the mosque outside, it’s very special from outside. No market, closed. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We went onward to old town/fortress. 

Lots of colonial buildings and details.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it’s a lighthouse 

 

 

But lights were not on(not installed). So detailed and everything, but not very visible. 

We continued to the hospital. It’s a restaurant area. There we had a beer 🍺 for everyone. 

a happy ☔️ camper 🍺

 

but guess! It gets better…

Cheers to my non-beer drinking wife😂❤️🍺🍺

 

Then it was back to the ship. 

We passed security screening onboard 18.45, so not a very long tour. 

[CardowMD]

Interesting that tour operated by Abercrombie &Kent. So sorry the weather didn’t cooperate and you arrived in port so late. Beautiful architecture. Thanks for sharing these images.

Edited November 19, 2023 by CardowMD

[Norwaylady]

36 minutes ago, CardowMD said:

Interesting that tour operated by Abercrombie &Kent. So sorry the weather didn’t cooperate and you arrived in port so late. Beautiful architecture. Thanks for sharing these images.

we can’t do anything about the weather☔️😂 I had my umbrella and camera in hand👍🏻 skilled for ☔️☔️☔️ days photos😂

The light was my biggest concern before departure of the tour… I knew the timing was not great for daylights🫠

(I have a feeling shorex gets the hardest round😅🙄) 

 

Lucky us, we have a new day tomorrow for adventure❤️

[upwarduk]

1 minute ago, Norwaylady said:

Lucky us, we have a new day tomorrow for adventure❤️

Are you having a few days in Singapore when you disembark?
I was very impressed by the cleanliness when we were there in 2008, on our way to embark in Sydney on the old Celebrity Century.

[mchell810]

It's a shame you were delayed into Sri Lanka.  I love how you are able to go with the flow; recognizing that life happens and nothing is perfect.  You still managed lovely photos; thanks for sharing 😀

[hcat]

photos were good considering weather and darkness of day.. I saw Bank of China so this goes along with it being a Chinese tranfer port.. Did not know.

 

Hope weather clears.

[chemmo]

2 hours ago, mchell810 said:

It's a shame you were delayed into Sri Lanka.  I love how you are able to go with the flow; recognizing that life happens and nothing is perfect.  You still managed lovely photos; thanks for sharing 😀

Well said, I think the art of enjoying cruising does involve ‘making the most’ of any given situation including late arrivals and the weather…

 

 

[Norwaylady]

9 hours ago, upwarduk said:

Are you having a few days in Singapore when you disembark?
I was very impressed by the cleanliness when we were there in 2008, on our way to embark in Sydney on the old Celebrity Century.

We have visited Singapore twice. 
So this time we are arriving in the morning by ship and fly home in the afternoon🙃

need to go back to work on Monday morning😅

[PSU]

You do such a wonderful job describing your travels, especially with photos. It is so enjoyable reading it.

[Norwaylady]

Tonight’s dinner was Luminae. 

We had asked yesterday if we could get something a bit more spicy 🌶️ and leaning towards India….🇮🇳 

Either vegetarian or chicken. 

 

Today’s menu: 

 

Chefs taste 

 

We had our Indian food😋 Chefs Choice

 

 

it tasted really good 👍🏻 plates was wiped clean😋😋😋

It was a tandoori chicken, papadums and spicy mango chutney. 

 

 

For dessert we had the chocolate soufflé and macaroon. 

 

 

Both was a perfect ending to our evening.

[Norwaylady]

Cruise Compass day 8, Colombo 

 

 

 

 

 

[Norwaylady]

Rise & Shine from port of Colombo, 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka. 

 

 

 

This is a industrial port, so it was full action during the night. 

 

We are going on a ship tour. Meeting time 07.45. 

Beach tour to Negombo. 

 

Negombo is the beach resort area, about 45.minutes outside of Colombo. 

Tourist loves to stay in this area for sun, beach and relaxation. 

 

Fingers crossed for the weather and that it will be a great day😎🤩👍🏻

 

Breakfast ordered by the paperwork. 

[Norwaylady]

Negombo beach 🏖️ Not a bad choice.

Just saying…. 

 

So, we meet in the theatre 07.45.  By 08.00 we had board the bus to Negombo beach. 

It’s only 30km to Negombo. But roads are not great. So it takes time…. 

We used 1h to and  1h 05 back. 

The poorest condition of the road is the port area. The port is 16km long. So a big port! 

 

Back to our tour😎 

The drive has a view of the area. 

There’s lots of wild birds and constructions going up. 

In Negombo we were taken to JetWing Blue. 

 

 

JetWing is a hotel chain. They have several hotels in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰. 

 

Hotel is ranked as 5*. 

It’s located on the beach and has a nice pool. 

It was sun loungers to everyone in the hotel area by the pool. 

 

Lunch was a buffet style and included a beer or soft drink. 

Buffet was food from Sri Lanka, India, continental, Chinese and sandwich station. 

The dessert table was local dessert and international. 

 

We started the day at the beach 🏖️ 

The fishermen was harvesting the nets during the first hours of our visit. So we could follow the process from start to finish. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big nets are taken out as a half moon. And they drag it in from each end. 

They have tractors to help dragging the nets in. 

Someone is following the nets by kayak/canoe from the water. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They catch sardines, herring and flounder. 

 

It’s a fun process to overlook. 

We took a swim in the ocean. Lovely temperature❤️👍🏻 almost as a bathtub. 

 

After our beach adventure, we moved over to the pool area. 

 

 

Lunch was served from 12.30. 

 

Departure to the ship was 14.00

We arrived back by the ship 15.05. 

 

A decent tour and okey way to spend the day. 

 

Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 seems like a really cool country for further exploring! 

We need to come back and do a land tour.

A safari tour is definitely on my wish list. 

[countess5]

On 10/23/2023 at 8:56 AM, Norwaylady said:

 

🫶🏻❤️Fingers crossed that @Jim_Iain  will take you onward on the journey in his own style and string when we walk off in 🇸🇬 Singapore.

AS you have seen @Jim_Iain has begun his live to accept the passing of the torch! 

 

But you still have plenty of cruise to go………..😄

 

Cheers! 

[Norwaylady]

10 minutes ago, countess5 said:

AS you have seen @Jim_Iain has begun his live to accept the passing of the torch! 

 

But you still have plenty of cruise to go………..😄

 

Cheers! 

Yes, he will take you the rest of the way from Singapore 🇸🇬 

 

It will be 👍🏻 

[Norwaylady]

After our tour adventure we needed some downtime. Mr took a bath by the ducks 🦆 and I was just relaxing on the balcony😎 

We left on time from 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka. 
 

As you can see, they are making more space in the harbour. The harbour area is really enormous. 
Think Hamburg for those familiar. 

 

 

When we were ready for the evening we decided to go downstairs to grand plaza/martini bar for a pre dinner cocktail and enjoy the live music. 

As we sat there, our neighbour table was occupied by someone we meet on our walking tour yesterday. At the brew stop, we shared table. So it was nice to have a chat. 

They live in Seattle. So they live in the same area as several of Mr’s relatives🙃 

 

We went for dinner close to nine. Several people were eating late. Normally it’s just a few tables but it was almost full. 

 

Tonight’s menu: 

We had the same for dinner. 

Poke, tuna tartare and trout. 
 

Chefs taste 

 

The poke was delicious 

 

The tuna tartare was good. The tartare was great, but the bread was just a plate filling. it was 2,5 pice of sandwich bread in height. 

 

Trout was good. If you take away the glacé on the fish and plate, it’s a very tasteless dish. 

 

dessert menu 

 

It’s time to make it 🔥🔥🔥 

Chocolate dessert….

 

 

 

 

And sorbet for sharing😋