Oceania Cruise: Lisbon to Cape Town November 2025 – Part V

Tuesday 25  – Thursday 27 November 2025 – At Sea: Sylvia We have had three sea days in row. Lots of the same sorts of activities. Lots of different exercise classes and walking around the deck for me. The sea has been mostly fairly calm although the wind has come up a bit, which makes […]

Oceania Cruise: Lisbon to Cape Town November 2025 – Part IV

First of all, thank you for all your comments. It is always lovely to hear from you. Friday 21 November 2025 – Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana: Sylvia We arrived in the twin cities of Sekondi-Takoradi, the capital of the Western Region of Ghana, at about 9am this morning. Several brightly coloured fishing boats were returning to shore […]

Oceania Cruise: Lisbon to Cape Town November 2025 – Part III

Sunday 16 November 2025 – Dakar, Senegal: Roger It was just after 0600 when we felt the bow thrusters spark up, turning the boat around and sidling us into the Dakar wharf. Senegal was formerly a French colony until 1960 when it became independent. Prior to the French it was owned at various times by […]

Oceania Cruise: Lisbon to Cape Town November 2025 – Part II

Tuesday 11 November 2025 – Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Roger It was about 7am when the ship did a 180 degree turn and sidled into the berth at Santa Cruz. I watched from our balcony as the crew threw thin lines to those onshore, to which the heavy ropes were then attached and pulled ashore, […]

Oceania Cruise: Lisbon to Cape Town November 2025 – Part I

Tuesday 4 November 2025 – On the way: Roger It was late afternoon when we boarded the Singapore airlines flight from Auckland to Singapore. As usual on Singapore Airlines the service was great and the food not too bad either. A few hours into the flight I put the bed down to endeavour to get […]