Days 92-93 Monday-Tuesday April 15-16, 2024, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Arrival: 11:00 Overnight Departure: 14:00 April 16 Ho Chi Minh City (formerly SAIGON) is the largest city in Vietnam and its centre of commerce. We have not booked any tour for today so decided on heading into the city for a look see. It is estimated that the number of motorbikes in the city is 15 million while the city has a population of 9 million. You need to be aware of your surround...

Day 91 Sunday April 14, 2024, Nha Trang, Vietnam Arrival: 8:00 Last Tender: 15:30 Departure: 16:00 It has been a while since we made our way to a port by tender. This coastal city of Nha Trang is in the province of Khanh Hoa on the south-central coast of Vietnam. The temperatures are not letting up with a high of 34C or 93F. We have booked a relax cycle and mud bath tour through the ship. Meeting our guide on the pier, it is off for a thirty-minute drive int...

Days 89-90 Friday-Saturday, April 12-13, 2024, Hue (Chan May), Vietnam Arrival: 10:00 Overnight in Port Departure: 13:00 There is nothing around this port other than a coal distribution port. The main city in the area is an hour away in Hue as we found out while travelling to the Around the World Special Event - "A Royal Night in Hue Royal Citadel". Located on the banks of the Huong River, the city of Hue has a population of approximately 653K it ...

Day 87-88 Wednesday - Thursday April 10-11, 2024, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam April 10 Yesterday was a sea day as we cruised the Hainan Strait towards Ha Long Bay. As I get to the upper deck the fog is so thick you can cut it with a knife. The ship's foghorn begins to sound. This is such a beautiful place when the sun is out or even if its partly cloudy. Ha Long Bay is in Northern Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin near the border of China - 170 kms or 106 mi east of...