September 23, 2025

Outrunning Typhoon Nando and Celebrating Christy Birthday!

Both events were three days long! Christy had a 3 day extravagansa to celebrate her 53rd  Birthday.  First there was the traditional Ship dinner in the Thistle Dining Room on Friday night. Saturday 11 of us got off the Ship, in the Port of Anping and traveled about 30 minutes by Uber, to downtown Tainan, and the upscale Shangri La Hotel. Here the 6 ladies enjoyed Spa services and the pool and the men went out for drinks and foot massages. Then we all had a lovely dinner at the Hotel and ended the night playing CATCH PHRASE in Christy and Gary's Suite. It was a lot of FUN! The next day we had to hustle back to the Ship by 10 am, as the Captain moved up our departure, to start outrunning the effects of Typhoon Nando. For the Birthday Grand Finale we had a sail away pool cocktail party on the roof deck, complete with guest DJ Brooklyn Shanti. Shanti is a good friend of resident Victor and he wanted to do an event for us, while visiting. I convinced him the perfect time would be during this sail away birthday party. It really brought a whole special element to the event, with great music, lots of dancing and a nice big crowd! It was great FUN!!

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Our fabulous Captain kept us well out of harms way and we cleared the path of Nando. We are the blue dot on above map. We had some choppy waters, but nothing that had people getting ill or scrambling to catch falling shelf items. Just some gusty winds and rain. 

Singapore - Little India

By Pat Patick • August 11, 2026
Little India is a neighborhood in Singapore that I wanted to explore becase I love Indian food and their Temple's have such unique gods and Architecture, super colorful and detailed. Below is the Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple, Singapore's first temple dedicated to Veeramakaliammam or the Kali , a fierce incarnation of Shiva's wife and the "Destroyer of Evil" .

SINGAPORE - Cooking Class

By Pat Patrick • August 10, 2026
Other residents had a great experience at Singapore's Food Playground on prior visits, so we wanted to try it out! Our first day in Port, twelve of us signed up for a fun afternoon, where we got to enjoy our creations as a yummy lunch. Front row (L to R) is Ellie, Rick, their visiting friend, Sue, Christy and Angela. Back Row - Me, Bosco, Delia, John, Terri & Lori.

KOH CHANG, THAILAND

By Pat Patrick • July 26, 2026
We just relaxed on the Island of Koh Chang, Thailand. It's one of the largest Thai Islands in the Gulf of Thailand and it has a dense, steep jungle & National Park covering the interior of the Island, which extends off shore, to coral reefs. The coast line is dotted with beaches and villages. This was a tender port, so we decided to stay on the Island for 3 nights, to be able to experience the nightlife. Turns out, it is low season, so nightlife was pretty sleepy. However, we did find a new favorite night time activity! Any Guesses?!?