En Route

I’ve been having this subliminal fear that our trip could be thwarted again, that the ship would not be repaired on schedule or have enough time to make the long, slow journey from San Juan to Singapore. Do the math. 11,900 miles at about 16 or 17 knots per hour. That’s about 28 days without…

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Insignia Update

We have news that Insignia is now headed to San Juan where she is expected to arrive on December 22 and will go into dry dock for repairs. She appears to be sailing under her own power with a “restricted manoeuverability” status at a speed of about 7 knots. Oceania has informed us that we…

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Insignia Tragedy

I received the terrible news that a blaze broke out in the engine room aboard the Insignia while the ship was docked in St. Lucia on Thursday, December 11. A crew member and two contractors died, and two other crew members were treated for injuries. The fire was contained to the engine room and extinguished….

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