Day 61 - Friday March 15, 2024, Kota Kinabalu (Borneo) Malaysia Arrival: 07:00 All Aboard: 16:30 Departure: 17:00 We are still on the island of Borneo however in another country. Insignia arrives at Kota Kinabalu at 06:30 with two tugboats pushing the ship towards the dock. Kota Kinabalu is part of Malaysia. As mentioned earlier, the third country on this island is Brunei. The Sabah International Convention Centre appears on the waterfront. Several high-rise...

Day 66 - Wednesday March 20, 2024, Taipei (Keelung) Taiwan Arrival: 08:00 All Aboard: 18:30 Departure: 19:00 We arrive at the port city of Keelung. It is the located on the northern coastline and is the port city for Taipei and New Taipei City. The municipality of Taipei including Keelung is roughly 2.5 million people, however; considering New Taipei City then the population grows to over 7 million people. The population of the entire country is nearing 24...

Day 60 - Thursday March 14, 2024, Maura, Brunei Arrival: 11:00 All Aboard: 19:30 Departure: 20:00 As we make our way into Maura, oil rigs can be seen dotting the landscape. Passing through the breakwaters a huge oil refinery can be seen along with docks to transfer the product to oil tankers. The country of Brunei can be found on the island of Borneo. The island is the third largest island in the world with an area of approximately 748,000 square kms. What i...

Day 57 - Monday March 11, 2024, Surabaya, Indonesia Arrival: 10:00 All Aboard: 17:30 Departure: 18:00 Many ships are anchored outside the port of Tanjung Perak, Surabaya. I count at least thirty ships waiting to enter the harbour. On the starboard side of the ship several oil platforms dot the landscape. The pilot came aboard at 07:35 to navigate Insignia into the port to our berth. It is the second busiest seaport in Indonesia only behind Jakarta at the oth...

Day 54 - 56 Friday - Sunday March 8 - March 10, 2024, Bali, Indonesia Arrival 12:00 Bali (Celukan Bawang), Indonesia Insignia arrived in the commercial port of Celukan where passengers were dropped off for their tours only to return to the ship prior to it departing for Benoa that evening. The ship will remain in Benoa until March 10. The last segment which ended in Bali covered 3,716 nautical miles since leaving Sydney. Janice and I booked a private thre...