Our cruise is as fabulous as it looks -- actually even better. There are only 46 passengers (with a total possible of 170) and 79 crew. We've had smooth sailing, good food, entertaining stops, and great company. We've been surrounded by Australians who are always fun!
When we were disembarking the ship in India, the crew was busy making our ship pirate-ready. They put barbed and electrical wire around the edge of the deck. They emblazoned anti-pirate / high voltage signs on each side. They will have the crew on 24-hour pirate watch with someone ready on the water cannon. The captain is an ex-Russian Special Forces officer (who I did a tae chi work out with) and there will be an English military ship escort. We believe we'd have been safe on board (and gained great stories) but instead we are cut loose in India...
Let's just say we have survived India. We saw first-hand many of the scenes that Slum Dog Millionaire made famous. (Thankfully avoiding the toileting scenario.) We are now bound for Nepal.
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I'm all for adventure and everything, but I think I would have been glad to be getting off the ship too before entering pirate territory! Glad you made that part of the trip incident-free! I'm going on a cruise of my own pretty soon, but I guarantee it will be a much different experience than yours. I'm hoping that this trip will give me confidence at sea to do something more interesting the next time.
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