Going Around Goa
The ship we cruised on during our visit to India was the CMV ship Vasco da Gama, named after the Portuguese explorer who discovered the first direct sea route from Europe around the Cape...
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Kochi and the Kerala Waterways
Arriving in Kochi (Cochin) India, we headed straight for Alleppey and the Kerala Backwaters. Known as the “Venice of the East”, this area is a vast network of lagoons, lakes, and canals along the...
Vasco Da Gama’s Maiden Voyage
I thought I’d found a bargain cruise! A ship that had started life as the HAL Statendam, then became the P&O Pacific Eden, had now been refurbished and rebadged as the Vasco Da Gama,...
