Three captains will have commanded our ship as, in the Latin terminology of old Rome, “Magister Navis” or Master of the Sea, before our voyage ends. And we have had the privilege to dine at least once with each, and establish a casual acquaintance. With Oceania, their work contracts are a rotation of about two…
Continue reading →There is a lot of geography I’m learning about, like something called the Bight of Bangkok, also known as the Bay of Bangkok. Never heard of it before. It is the northernmost part of the Gulf of Thailand into which the three major rivers of central Thailand empty their waters; the Bang Pa Kong, the…
Continue reading →Our Captain, Jurica Brajcic, hails from Dubrovnik, Croatia, and has had salt water in his family’s blood for at least several generations. He is a tall man, imposing, with gray hair and moustache. He has been with Oceania for many years and was the first captain to sail our Insignia when she was purchased from…
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