Bahrain is an island.  Who knew?  Actually, it’s an archipelago of 33 islands joined to Saudi Arabia by a causeway.  I guess I should have zoomed in more when I was checking out Google.  I did read up on it on TripAdvisor and it seemed not an easy place to see on one’s own so … Continue reading Day 9: MSC Lirica – Bahrain

going through the Strait of Hormuz. That’s Iran behind the tanker A very slow news day. We have 564 nautical miles to cruise through the Persian Gulf to our next port, Bahrain, so we have a full day and night at sea. Many passengers took advantage of the opportunity for a lie in, the decks … Continue reading Day 8: MSC Lirica – At Sea