Muscat
Today we’re in Muscat, and as is my habit I’ll be going ashore on my own. This is another country (Oman) so of course there is another currency to deal with (Omani Riyals) and this presents some...
View ArticleAshore in Muscat
As I said in an earlier post, today we’ve been in Muscat, Oman. We’ve actually docked in the port area of Moutra – I think that’s how it’s spelt (it seems to vary). This is a classic bay with a dock...
View ArticleWill we make Khasab? (Updated)
The captain made an announcement as we were leaving Muscat to the effect that Khasab would be a tender port. Apparently, the port will have neither a pilot nor or a tug available tomorrow. So we’ll be...
View ArticleDubai Immigration Face-to-Face check, and passport return
Just as happened when we re-entered the UAE at Abu Dhabi from Bahrain, authorities at Dubai require us to do a face-to-face passport check when we re-enter the UAE there tomorrow morning from Oman. I’m...
View ArticleDubai – passport return & face to face immigration check
I’ve just (at 8am!) done my face-to-face immigration check in Dubai and got my passport back. Oceana docked at Dubai sometime around 7 am or so and the passport return and immigration check was the...
View ArticleDisembarkation
I was packed and ready before 8 o’clock, the listed time for independent travellers to start their disembarkation. In the event I joined the end of the party disembarking at 8 for the Emirates flight...
View ArticleBack home from Oceana
Well, I’m home. Yesterday was a long, hard day – in UK time terms I got up at 2am, started travelling at 4am, and walked through my front door (or staggered through it) at 10:45pm. I was hanging around...
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Oceana Gulf Cruise summary
Abu Dhabi beach I’ve done a page summarising the various posts I did while i was on this cruise, and giving my final thoughts. You can find it here.
View ArticleOceana’s Arabian Gulf cruise programme cancelled
…it is not advisable for us to maintain our planned Dubai and Arabian Gulf programme this winter season As I’m pretty sure most people already know, P&O have cancelled this winter’s programme of...
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Oceana leaving the P&O fleet
Oceana berthed at Abu Dhabi P&O have today announced that Oceana is leaving the P&O fleet. In practice, with the current pause this is happening immediately – the announcement says “this...
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