Minab, Iran
We boarded the Celebrity Cruise ship in Abu Dhabi. This cruise itinerary is different than most because it is an “Immersion Cruise”, what this means is that on a usual cruise ship itinerary you stop in port for the day and then cruise in the evening to another port. On this itinerary we spend a few days in each city so that you have plenty of time to see everything day and night and a few days to do it. We stayed in Abu Dhabi for a few days, then we sailed out in the Persian Gulf towards Oman. It’s nice to do this trip on a cruise ship, because you get to relax in between and are not always on the run. I love Celebrity’s upscale and innovative ships and we have a day at sea to spend time at the spa, the pool, watching great production shows, enrichment lectures, shopping, eating well and having cocktails. The cocktail part is especially important because you can’t buy alcohol in these countries, it is illegal. You have to go to very fine hotels and their restaurants in order to have a drink, the locals do not drink alcohol. So we have to maximize it while on the ship! Looking forward to our adventures in Oman tomorrow and I’ll explain more about the city.
