Day 48 – Hong Kong, Day 2 Bridge, February 27, 2026March 2, 2026 Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China and is situated on its south east coast. It consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the new territories and is home to some 7.5 million people, with a total land area of 430 square miles. Hong Kong is the fourth… Continue Reading
Day 47 – Hong Kong, Day 1 Bridge, February 26, 2026February 28, 2026 In this most iconic of cities we decided to remain independent and avoid the often frustrating, but sometimes necessary organised tours and go it alone. Needless to say the first thing that happened after disembarking the ship was that we were herded onto the wrong bus and wasted a frustrating… Continue Reading
Day 43 – Singapore, Day 2 Bridge, February 22, 2026February 25, 2026 Today we set off bright and early for our open-top bus tour starting off at the Marina Bay Hotel shopping mall again, as this is where the ship’s shuttle bus drops us off. As we were too early for the bus tour and it was already 33° at 9:30 am,… Continue Reading
Day 42 – Singapore, Day 1 Bridge, February 21, 2026February 24, 2026 Singapore is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises one principal island plus 64 satellite islands. The country’s land mass is only 287 sq miles but it has a population of a whopping 6 million and has the highest GDP per capita in the world. It is one of… Continue Reading
Day 41 – Kuala Lumpur Bridge, February 20, 2026February 23, 2026 Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia, a Muslim country of 34 million people and with a land mass of 127,724 square miles. Kuala Lumpur itself covers an area of 94 square miles and has a population of 2.1 million, although greater Kuala Lumpur comprises a population of nearly 9,000,000…. Continue Reading
Day 37 – Sri Lanka Bridge, February 16, 2026February 23, 2026 Sri Lanka is located off the south east coast of India and has a population of 22 million. The majority of the population is Sinhalese and 70% of the population follows the Buddhist religion. The country’s land area is 25,960 square miles. Sri Lanka is categorised as a developing nation,… Continue Reading
Day 35 – The Maldives Bridge, February 10, 2026February 17, 2026 The Republic of the Maldives is an islamic archipelago country located in the northern Indian Ocean, approximately 470 miles southwest of India. It is the smallest country in Asia with a total land area of 115 sq miles and a population of 315,000. The highest natural point of the whole… Continue Reading
Day 31 – Mahe, The Seychelles Bridge, February 9, 2026February 11, 2026 The Republic of the Seychelles is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, Northeast of Madagascar. It consists of 115 islands and the capital Victoria is on the island of Mahe. It is the smallest country in Africa with an estimated population of 100,000. The total land area is 176… Continue Reading
Days 26-30 – at sea Bridge, February 8, 2026February 9, 2026 5 February 2026 We are quite put out! Firstly, during the noon day announcement, the captain advised us that due to a forecast tropical storm, Queen Anne’s visit to both Reunion and Mauritius have been cancelled. Apparently Cunard is striving to find alternative ports between here and Sri Lanka and… Continue Reading
Day 25 – Durban, South Africa Bridge, February 4, 2026February 7, 2026 Today we arrived in Durban. Durban is the third most populous city in South Africa with a population of 4.2 million. It has a humid sub tropical climate with hot wet summers and dry mild winters. Today it reached 29°C. Sugar refining is one of Durban‘s principal industries. South Africa… Continue Reading