Hello again from Seabourn’s Encore, as she makes her way to the first of two ports in Oman. While the five days at sea have been restful, there have been enough interesting lectures and activities to keep everyone busy. I have also used the time to finally finish reading Colson Whitehead’s Underground Railroad, a truly disturbing account of the physical and psychic horrors of slavery in the pre-Civil War South. The central premise of the novel—that America does not deserve to exist because of its racial sins—may be controversial, but the telling of the tale is at once riveting and terrifying.
While the food on board is not as exciting as prelimary reports would have me believe, I still have eaten my way through the passing days. We have had three time changes—one hour back and two hours ahead as we sail through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Although the Captain has announced special security measures as we sail through this treacherous part of the world, the ship sails on quietly, unbothered by the cares that surround us.
I am ready to set foot on land/sand again and am excited about seeing a world so different from my own. I will try to convey in future blogs as much as I can the spirit and tenor of the land.
But today I will provide photos from around this truly incredible ship. Forgive me if I have posted some of these in an earlier blog.
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| Looking Down the Atrium Double Curving Staircase, a Hypnotizing Sight Both Day and Night |
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| My Suite (3 photos) |
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