EssigWorldCruise

Saturday, April 8, 2023 Catania, Sicily is not a pretty port, because it is very industrial. Looking out from the bow of our ship,...

April 7, 2023 Our ship docked at 7:00 AM in Valletta, Malta, alongside the massive Seaside Fortress (built in 1530) on the Grand Harbor...

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 Around 7:00 A.M., we were awakened by three anchors dropping in succession. It was then that we realized that...

April 2, 2023 On the trail to Petra, we dodged camels, mules, horses, golf carts, and even stray cats and dogs. Another Storm Less than...

Saturday and Sunday, April 1-2, 2023 When we arose on Saturday and looked out from our balcony, all we saw was a long crescent of sandy...

Gorgeous Peloponnese Fishing Town Thursday, March 30, 2023 As if Gythion, Greece is not already lovely enough, the entire town is...

March 27, 2023 The modern port town of Ashod is lies near a large red sand hill, which may once have been the acropolis of an ancient...

Wednesday, March 29, 2023 What a fabulous, gorgeous port town Kusadasi is! Cliff describes it as the best port for great restaurants and...

March 26, 2023 As we awoke just after dawn, the Island Princess was already entering the Suez Canal, coursing its way through Egypt....

Friday, March 25, 2023 Like many of the countries we have visited on our 2023 World Cruise, Jordan requires more than one day to explore...

Saturday, March 18, 2023 Delightful Surprise Probably the best thing about this World Cruise is the surprises. We expect Dubai to be...

March 16-17, 2023 Museum of the Future, as seen from Sheikh Zayed Road. Just over a year old, the museum explores how our society could...

Wednesday, March 8, 2023 A full moon over Phuket greeted us as the Island Princess anchored offshore at 7:00 A.M. in the Andaman Sea...

Tuesday, March 7, 2023 An Unanticipated Port Just a few days before we were supposed to be docking in Langkawi, Malaysia, we were...

Sunday, March 5, 2023 Busy Harbor What impressed us as we neared Singapore was the massive number of ships all around us. It is the...

Thursday, March 2, 2023 Visiting Komodo Island is definitely an adventure, with a tinge of danger in the mix. We boarded the ship’s...

Thursday, February 23, 2023 Because our excursion had been moved to 1:25 PM, we had plenty of time in the morning to explore the city’s...

Tangalooma, Moreton Island Monday, February 20, 2023 Moreton Island is the third largest sand island in the world. Ninety-five percent of...

Saturday, February 18, 2023 The largest city in Australia, Sydney is said to have one of the most beautiful harbors in the world. Our...

Thursday, February 16, 2023 After dinner, Cliff sat on the balcony for about an hour, watching the skies soften and the breezes lifting...