That was the very same cruise I was on. Brought back a few memories. I was 11 but I was in the private passenger part at the front. Very nice it was too.. not many kids up there though.
A ferw things to add to that little review.. One of the schoolkids missed the ship in Venice and had to be flown to Dubrovnik to be reunited with the ship – nobody missed the sail time after that.
In Dubrovnik we got bored of the tour so we cut out and headed back to the ship – unfortunately the way back meant walking through the dockyards and being chased by a couple of very unfriendly guard dogs. We got away by heading up a covered bridge that had a door that we could shut behind us.
The storm seemed to go on for ever.. sitting in the lounge you could look out one side and see all sky whilst the other side showed nothing but sea – it was rolling that much.
Egypt – did the pyramid tour – we bribed the guards on the sphinx to let us stand on its leg and have our picture taken.. a whole pound that cost..(in the days when the pound was the preferred currency over the dollar). And I do remember the Gully gully man… being 11 and sitting in the front row meant that I was picked on as a target for his show…
Turkey – we skipped the main tour and headed into izmir – open markets and everything. Got back to the ship and had a late lunch- clearly the staff wanted to do something they were familiar with – so they were cooking Vindaloo. Being adventurous I went for it.. and after about 3 mouthfuls I had to send it back and order a burger instead…
Athens – I remember all the restaurant owners standing in the street trying to lure us in to eat at their place…we went into one and I had some very dodgy shrimp. Within 20 minutes I was getting very intimate with a toilet that was straight out of the middle ages…
Bloody cold there as well – ended up walking around the Parthenon in a parka!
Highlight of each day – listening to the BBC world service on the tannoy as they announced the weather for England – and the area we lived (Essex) was getting hammered with snow!! Our town was cut off for 3 days – and there I was lying by the pool on the way into Alexandria getting a tan….shame. (loved the way all the locals came out in boats and were haggling with the staff through the portholes).
Anyway I was talking to my mother about the Uganda and she kept some of the menus.. as she’s moving house some she is sending them to me so I’ll scan them and get them online.. should be interesting.
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