Ships are equal opportunity celebrators – we have the Christmas village –
a couple bits of toy train –
various garlands, a huge tree, a sign
an electric menorah gracing the Shore Excursion Desk
and the departure of our additional security forces complete with toys –
otherwise – I am almost caught up which is good since we dock in Dubai tomorrow.
I had wondered about the absence of various shopping excursions but that was easily explained today. It seems that all the major malls and shopping areas run their own free shuttle bus service from the cruise terminal. It is simply a matter of choosing where to go which then defines travel on the hour or half-hour.
Meanwhile, as of 1630 I have managed to upload the photos on all but two posts (S’fat & the Golan Heights and this time through the Suez. The Allied Cemetery from Oct is here. I am making progress. In and around those posts I have managed to update almost a dozen projects on Ravelry and fix the pointer from the old blog address to the new one (and the archive).
On my list of things yet to do is cash out my remaining non-refundable OBC and drop it off in the Tip Box with a big note on it “For Crew Morale Fund” and attend the Captain’s Table tonight. Dress up. Ugh