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Oooodessa!

09/08/2010 By
Rebirth of the city.

I haven’t had the chance to write about our day in Odessa, Ukraine. Last time I was there in 1988 mother Russia was still in charge and how amazingly different it was back then as compared to now. We had a new Staff Engineer (Second in command to the Chief) join the company a few weeks back. His name is Igor and he is from Odessa. In honor of our call to his home city he went to great expense to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Black Sea, Europe, Onboard, Crew, ship Friends & events, Sea and Ocean regions, Southern Europe

Straight through the Dardanelles

09/07/2010 By
the Unesco sign at the entrace to the walled island city.

           Today we ended our Black Sea voyage and I truly believe our guests had a great time. Our final port before our cruise end in Istanbul was Nessebar, Bulgaria and it was delightful.  This was my first time to call there and it’s one of those UNESCO Heritage sites.                   The real draw are these … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Black Sea, Europe, Sea and Ocean regions, Southern Europe, Turkey

Back to the Black!

09/02/2010 By
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This week, Seven Seas Mariner has been sailing the Black Sea and its’ sure great to get back here, especially because we’re sailing an itinerary that is still somewhat off the beaten path!  In all my years of cruising this is only the fourth time I have been able to do this itinerary but the last time was 1989!  Yes, I am dating myself.  I use to be the young CD now I’m the old one… … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Black Sea, Europe, Sea and Ocean regions, Southern Europe
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