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Good Morning Cochin! No internet all day! We had to go through Indian immigration today. We checked in for our 0945 excursion and we were not called until 1045. We did not board the bus until 1115 for our five hour excursion of Cochin highlights. Chinese fishing nets This was the first port we were in that had very aggressive people asking for money and trying to sell items. It was so bad that we could not even take pictures. They were with our group constantly. It was quite Steamy! It was about 95° with 70% humidity.

Yesterday Cathy and I had an excellent Birthday Party. We started with a beautiful sunset. We met in Compass at 7:00. We had great company. Nino, Jim, Patrick, Jessica (Destinations)Eddie, her Husband and Cruise Consultant, Patty and Gerry, Cathy and Myself. Dennis, the Magnificent! Short Rib Ravioli with Magical Cream Sauce Wedge Salad Eggplant Parmigiana Cake Frankie and Dennis We had so much fun!

Good Morning Indian Ocean!

Good Bye Maldives!

Good Morning Male, Maldives

Tonight was the Grand Deck BBQ. It was beastly hot so we had Compass Rose almost to ourselves. Very nice. Today was the most popular man on the ship’s Birthday 🥳. Happy Birthday to Patrick @MarinerLad on left. Ross on right. I was lucky to get a piece of the delicious cake! Sunset Deck party setup

Good Morning Maldives!

Really! Setting the clock back constantly. 0500!

Calm Seas on our way to Maldives.

Good Morning Indian Ocean!

Good Night Colombo! The most excellent Eggplant Parmigiana!

Good Afternoon Sri Lanka! We arrived at 11:30. We are in an Industrial Port. It is a 20 minute drive to reach the gates out of the port area.

Hi @ChicagoHen. Thank you for your kind words. Yes, Terry is onboard. He and his wife took 2 weeks off to see family in Australia. I believe they rejoined in Singapore. I will relay the message when I see him.

Scenic Phuket and Elephant Camp 4.5 hrs. We are tendered so we left at 0845 and got back on the ship at 1545. It was rated moderate. I did over 6,000 steps. We had a long covered pier walk and then had to hike to the bus parking lot. Same on the way back to the ship. Elephants are an A+++. Loved them and the Camp workers were wonderful. Feeding Time Mud Bath Pool Time

Good Morning Phuket, Thailand! We will be tendered today.

We did the Historic Georgetown excursion-4 hours. We saw a Thai Buddhist and Chinese Temple. We had refreshments at a hotel. Then saw the Chew Jetty. Old Chinese houses built on stilts. That was the most colorful of all. Thai Temple Laughing Buddha Longest lying Buddha Scenes from Chew Jetty Georgetown

@kjbacon I think it’s the Blackcurrant.

Good Morning Strait of Malacca…on our way to Penang, Malaysia!

I’m not sure which ones you are talking about. They were all delicious!

The menu featured purple for the month of March for International Women’s Day. 1 to 28 March 2024 As the official colour of International Women’s Day (8 March), purple symbolises justice and dignity. Commemorate the occasion with the well-loved Purple Afternoon Tea, our annual fund-raising initiative. S$5 nett from the proceeds of each adult’s purple-hued Afternoon Tea set will be donated to United Women Singapore (https://uws.org.sg/), a non-profit organisation committed to advancing women's empowerment and fostering gender equality. Girl Power in Full Force This marks the first year that the Purple Afternoon Tea is presented by Senior Pastry Sous Chef Jamie Ho, one of the key talents behind the signature Expressions Afternoon Tea menu at The Landing Point (https://www.fullertonhotels.com/fullerton-bay-hotel-singapore/dining/restaurants-and-bars/the-landing-point). Drawing inspiration from the allure of a moonlit garden, Chef Jamie has composed a purple-tinged medle y of savoury and sweet, adorned with edible blossoms; reminiscent of the beauty that emerges beneath the soft glow of the night sky.

This was in our rooms when we returned from dinner. We scanned the code, and it says URL not found. So much for the E brochure.

Good Morning from Port Kelang, Malaysia. This is an industrial port located 33 miles from Kuala Lumpur. The bus ride to town will be 60-“if you’re lucky” to 75 minutes. The weather forecast is 95° with thunderstorms and rain 75%. We were on the Highlights 5.5 hours starting at noon. We will pass on this tour. If someone can post here that would be great.

Thank you so much. I appreciate it!

Welcome to our new Segmenters! About 164 cruisers arrived today. Welcome back @Marylebone37 who I got to meet today. Singapore has a huge mall connected to the Cruise Terminal. We went shopping today. We had a Manicure/ Pedicure. They did a great job! It was $54 a fraction of the ship’s spa. We had a big crew turnover. New Captain, Aivo Palm. He does a great job of informing guests of pertinent information prior to sailing. (“ That’s all from my side.”) Franck Galzy is the new GM. We will miss Massimo! We have a new CD Andrew and ACD Nicole. New flowers in the room. Goodbye Singapore