This is part of a series called Seabourn Half-World cruise I write this as we are cruising up the Suez Canal – our first “sea day” in the past five days. Busy, busy, busy! We made three stops in Egypt (Sohkna, Sharm al Sheik, and Safaga), but these were only convenient ports to depart on…
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This is part of a series called Seabourn Half-World cruise In contrast to the trip to Luxor, our time in Cairo was pretty depressing. First, you have to realize that Cairo is the largest city in Africa and the Middle East at 20 million people. From the overview, you learned that poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, and…
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This is part of a series called Seabourn Half-World cruise Sharm el Sheik is at the tip of the Sinai Peninsula. It was a sleepy little town for many years, but now has become a huge resort area boasting some of the best diving in the world. While I was very tempted to take advantage…
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This is part of a series called Seabourn Half-World cruise After leaving Oman, we spent 4 days transiting to our first stop in Egypt (Safaga), including a couple of days on the Red Sea. While most of the trip was uneventful, we did have on run-in with Somali pirates. We had earlier boarded (at sea)…
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