Tagged: Vasco da Gama

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Cruises / Destinations / India

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...

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Cruises

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,...

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Cruises / Destinations / Portugal

Lisbon

The HAL cruise ship, Rotterdam, docked in the wide estuary of the Rio Tejo (Tagus) right near the Alfama district of Lisbon. From the deck we had great views of the city even before...