Monthly Archive: March 2023

Mar. 30, 2023 Once again, we were unable to visit a port we were really looking forward to. We had gathered to debark at Dakar when the captain announced that passengers and crew were...

Mar. 29, 2023 The Gambia is a country in western Africa situated on the Atlantic coast and surrounded by the neighboring country of Senegal. It occupies a long narrow strip of land that surrounds...

Mar. 26, 2023 Many passengers became sick after Walvis Bay. At first, it was thought to be norovirus, so they removed salt and pepper shakers, bread and butter from the dining room tables. Subsequently,...

Mar. 18, 2023 Namibia, officially Republic of Namibia, also called (internationally until 1968) South West Africa, Afrikaans Namibië or Suidwesafrica, is a country located on the southwestern coast of Africa. It is bordered by...

Mar. 13, 2023 Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa and capital of Western Cape province. The city lies some 30 miles from the northern end of the Cape Peninsula, and its...

Mar. 12, 2023 Port Elizabeth is a port city in Eastern Cape province, southern South Africa. It lies in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality on Algoa Bay of the Indian Ocean, its deepwater harbor enclosed...

Mar. 10, 2023 Upon our arrival in Durban, we set out for Valley of a Thousand Hills for a Zulu dance demonstration and a reptile park and rehabilitation center. Before I go into a...

Mar. 8, 2023 Our next port after Reunion was to be Madagascar, but Cyclone Freddy forced our Captain to avoid Madagascar and sail ahead to Maputo, Mozambique. This was a disappointment to us because...

Mar. 3, 2023 Réunion, officially Department of Réunion, is an island of the Mascarene Islands that is a French overseas department and overseas region. It is located in the western Indian Ocean about 420...

Mar. 2, 2023 Only Janice went ashore at Port Louis for shopping, but I’ll pass on a little more information about the port for general interest. Mauritius is an island country about 500 miles...