Sunset over Agatti Island

Fish

Our security detail

A spiky sea star

Next day half morning goes in preparing for the guests arrival and coordinating the shore transport as well as mapping out reefs. Agatti I...

Dawn in front of Gateway

Mumbai to Goa (courtesy of google maps)

So we had the sailing orders and port clearance was done. All we were missing now was the relieving Chief Engineer, Phil, who was arriving a...

So I woke up before the rooster and was on the pier by 5AM and there was my car and driver waiting for me as arranged by Upali. We started t...

So in the evening we got instructions to prepare for BBQ and we set it up in a record time of 45 minutes only. Avnish was handling the shore...

Later the guests get up and venture to the Dutch Fort and to Nico’s on Talpe beach while Avnish was looking after all the arrangements. He w...

Our cruise to Lakshadweep had been foiled by the sudden appearance of Somali pirates in our intended cruising area so we did not leave as pl...

Grapes at Sula vineyard

Mumbai by night

8 th I am invited to join Nina, Avnish and Joya to have lunch on Banyan tree resort to give Nina a farewell as she was signing off. It is a...

On the 5 th morning we arrive Rangali Island in Ari atoll and anchor outside the Conrad-Hilton resort . We also had company from the Greek ...

In the afternoon on the 5th we dive the Madivaru dive site just south of the Conrad-Hilton resort on Rangali Island. The tide is flowing ou...

On the 3 rd  we are diving a pinnacle between the Tinadhoo and Havodigalaa Island. It is a very easy dive and has awesome coral formations a...

Couple of hours later we enter the Huvadhoo atoll and anchor near the main Island of Tinadhoo.  Fish drying racks S of Tinadhoo

29 th Guests arrives. Weather is dead calm as all piloting manuals suggest Crew is onboard prepared as usual. Hankede Beach mangroves

28 th We reconnoitered the Island of Mulikolhu and found a couple entrances to go through the coral reef with jetski and rescue boat. Havi...

On 27 th we got a local guide onboard to reconnoiter the local Islands for possible beach parties and barbecues. The locally called “Bushy ...

Upon signing on the Indian Empress on the 20 th I was put through the motions of the shipboard management system as stipulated by the ISM c...

I want to thank all readers for having the energy and interest of reading my posts yet again for another year. Recalling my school years I a...