Our next trip is a cruise in the Indian Ocean. We leave here late on Saturday December 7, 2013 and arrive Dubai on December 8. There we board the Nautica, Oceania Cruise Line.
Our Itinerary is as follows:
Dec. 8 & 9 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Dec. 10 – Fujairah, UAE
Dec. 11 – Muscat, Oman
Dec. 12 & 13 – Cruising the Arabian Sea
Dec. 14, 15 & 16 – while the ship is in Mumbai and Goa, Gary and I will be on an excursion to Taj Mahal in Agra, India. We will rejoin the ship in Goa on the afternoon of the 16th.
Dec. 17 – Mangalore, India
Dec. 18 – Cochin (Kochi), India
Dec. 19 & 20 – Male, Maldives
Dec. 21 & 22 – Cruising the Indian Ocean
Dec. 23 – Mahe, Seychelles
Dec. 24 & 25 – Cruising the Indian Ocean (we will likely see Santa there!)
Dec. 26 – Mombassa, Kenya
Dec. 27 – Zanzibar, Tanzania
Dec. 28 – Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Dec. 29 – Cruising the Indian Ocean
Dec. 30 – Nosy Be, Madagascar
Dec. 31 – Cruising the Indian Ocean ( we will be toasting y’all with champagne, about 8 hours before you welcome in the New Year)
Jan. 1 – Cruising the Mozambique Channel
Jan. 2 – Maputo, Mozambique
Jan. 3 – Richards Bay, South Africa
Jan. 4 – Durban, South Africa
Jan. 5 – Cruising the Cape of Good Hope
Jan. 6 – Cape Town, South Africa
Jan. 7, 8 & 9 – Gary and I leave the ship for a 3 day land tour of Cape Town area
Jan. 10 – begin trip home
Jan. 11 – arrive home

As before I will be adding a post to the blog when we have access to the Internet. I hope you will enjoy following us on our trip. Grab an atlas, a glass of wine and enjoy!