Goodbye Morocco! Today we leave - "on ship time" is 18:00 hours (6:00pm). If you are not on the ship with your passport turned in to the Purser's Desk by that time you will get "dock time" in the next port. Even if you have purchased a trip, you will miss it. We have been out all morning trying to enjoy our last hours of land time before we spend 7 days at sea. Yesterday we "decompressed" and caught up on all of the work we had been ...

In each port we have a cultural pre-port session and a logistical pre-port session to help prepare us for the country we're about to visit. Both are required for EVERYONE. The cultural pre-port basically warns/informs us about cultural norms and customs. We have been told that for Morocco we should dress conservatively, meaning long and loose fitting pants, skirts and shirts. Tank tops and shorts are not appropriate and will draw unwanted attention. Also, women ...