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Dubai to Valletta: Two days on the Mediterranean Sea after the Suez Canal

February 12, 2020 By Ian Hardacre

After the five previous sea days since Salalah in Oman we had two more days at sea on the Mediterranean.

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Canada, New England and New York: Crossing the North Atlantic in 2019

January 30, 2020 By Ian Hardacre

The four sea days crossing the North Atlantic from Southampton to Canada were much calmer than we had expected.

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Dubai to Valletta: Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, Red Sea and a port call at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

January 27, 2020 By Ian Hardacre

The first 4 days of our 7 sea days were eventful as Oceana had to pass through the narrow Bab El Mendeb Strait into the Red Sea and made an unscheduled port call at Jeddah in Saudi Arabia

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Spain, France and Guernsey Day 7: St Peter Port, Guernsey then Southampton

January 22, 2020 By Ian Hardacre

Our last port was St Peter Port in Guernsey. There we visited an underground museum and had a great lunch. at Dix Neuf restaurant. The next day we docked early in Southampton.

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Russia and Scandinavia: Day 6 Helsinki, Finland

January 9, 2020 By Ian Hardacre

We had beautiful day in Helsinki with glorious sunshine and blue skies.

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Dubai to Valletta: Salalah, Oman

December 11, 2019 By Ian Hardacre

Salalah, in Oman, was our last port until we reached Valletta after seven sea days including our passage through the Suez Canal.

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Spain, France and Guernsey Day 5 Le Verdon, France and then a day at sea

December 7, 2019 By Ian Hardacre

Sapphire Princess docked at Le Verdon on the peninsular and we were taken to Soulac-sur-Mer. A beautiful French resort with miles of beautiful beaches. After leaving the peninsular we had a day at sea before reaching St Peter Port.

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Russia and Scandinavia: Day 4 Copenhagen, Denmark and then the Baltic

December 4, 2019 By Ian Hardacre

After a busy (and hot) day in Copenhagen we had a quiet sea day on our way to Helsinki. There we passed NATO warships in the Baltic including the USS Mount Whitney.

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Spain, France and Guernsey Day 4 Bilbao, Spain

November 30, 2019 By Ian Hardacre

Our plan to visit the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao was shared by hundreds of other visitors so instead we walked alongside the river till we reached the Old Town.

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Dubai to Valletta: Muscat, Oman then the Arabian Sea

November 25, 2019 By Ian Hardacre

Our next port was Muscat in Oman. There we took in the sights in a taxi for a few hours. Then Oceana sailed the next day through dangerous waters towards Salalah

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Spain, France and Guernsey Day 3 La Coruna, Spain

November 21, 2019 By Ian Hardacre

On our cruise to Spain and France, our first port of call was to a cold and wet La Coruna

Dubai to Valletta: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates then the Arabian Gulf

November 18, 2019 By Ian Hardacre

After a short transit Oceana docked in Abu Dhabi for our first port visit. The next day Oceana sailed through the Arabian Gulf to our next port of call of Muscat.

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Travel blog

Dubai to Valletta: Two days on the Mediterranean Sea after the Suez Canal

Canada, New England and New York: Crossing the North Atlantic in 2019

Dubai to Valletta: Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, Red Sea and a port call at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Spain, France and Guernsey Day 7: St Peter Port, Guernsey then Southampton

Russia and Scandinavia: Day 6 Helsinki, Finland

Dubai to Valletta: Salalah, Oman

Spain, France and Guernsey Day 5 Le Verdon, France and then a day at sea

Russia and Scandinavia: Day 4 Copenhagen, Denmark and then the Baltic

Spain, France and Guernsey Day 4 Bilbao, Spain

Dubai to Valletta: Muscat, Oman then the Arabian Sea

Spain, France and Guernsey Day 3 La Coruna, Spain

Dubai to Valletta: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates then the Arabian Gulf

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