November 15, 2024

Beautiful Barbados!

Just went for lazy tourist day today! It was a warm, sunny day with a nice breeze blowing off the ocean! Did a stroll through the local shops surrounding the cruise terminal. There were 5 other large ships in port! The Boatyard bar & restaurant had a deal, right on the beach front, where you got a free shuttle from the port to restaurant (about a 20-minute ride), an entry cocktail, a beach lounger and umbrella & a snorkeling trip via private boat out to a reef, for 45minutes session snorkeling with turtles and fish. Had a yummy lunch of coconut shrimp and a mango smoothie. The ocean water and powdery sand was truly heavenly. We just relaxed, enjoyed the music, breeze and conversations. I am truly thankful for this blessed life I am living.   

KOTA KINABALU, SABAH, MALAYSIA

By Pat Patrick • May 25, 2026
We only had about 8 hours of port time in KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia today, due to Port operations. I went out with Delia to see one of the most notable buildings in town, the floating mosque or Masjid Bandaraya. Our GRAB driver actually took our picture when we asked him to wait for us, and then take us to the mall afterwards.

SANTUBONG RIVER, SARAWAK, MALAYSIA

By Pat Patrick • May 23, 2026
MALAYSIA , on BORNEO ISLAND made palm seed oil their biggest export back in 1966 and was the top global exporter until 2008, when Indonesia surpassed them. Sadly, the resulting tropical deforestation has created major habitat losses and population declines for the Borneon Orangutans, Pygmy Elephants and Proboscis Monkeys . Many of us on the ship took tours to see these amazing creatures and I wanted to share some of their amazing photos too.

KUCHING, MALAYSIA - BORNEO ISLAND

By Pat Patrick • May 22, 2026
BORNEO ISLAND is a fascinating place, that I had honestly only heard of from the reality tv show Survivor. I'm still learning so much, but I had no idea it is the largest island in Asia and 3rd largest island in the World! It is a mini continent, with 3 different Countries sharing the island's land mass ( Indonesia 73%, Malaysia 26% and Brunei 1% ). We are only going to 2 ports in Malaysia now, one in each of the states of Sarawak and Sabah . Below is a video that highlights and explains thing well.