51-Day Spice Route from Rotterdam to Singapore, 8 January 8 - 28 February 2014

Grand World Voyage  51-day Spice Route from Rotterdam to Singapore cruise on MS Rotterdam

MAP - Grand World Voyage  51-day Spice Route from Rotterdam to Singapore cruise on MS Rotterdam

Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world...

Rotterdam is a municipality and city in the Dutch province of South-Holland, situated in the west of The Netherlands and part of the Randstad

Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Rotterdam was bombed flat during WWII and spent the following decades rebuilding...

Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Library,  MS Rotterdam

Southampton, UK

Salisbury, UK

Salisbury, UK

Salisbury, UK

Between Salisbury and Stonehenge, UK

Between Salisbury and Stonehenge, UK

Between Salisbury and Stonehenge, UK

Stonehenge, UK

Stonehenge, UK

Stonehenge, UK

Stonehenge, UK

Stonehenge, UK

Stonehenge, UK

Crossing Bay of Biscay

Crossing Bay of Biscay

Crossing Bay of Biscay

Crossing Bay of Biscay

Crossing Bay of Biscay

Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon, Portugal

Gibraltar, British Overseas Territory

Approaching Strait of Gibraltar

Gibraltar, British Overseas Territory

Gibraltar, British Overseas Territory

Gibraltar, British Overseas Territory

Gibraltar, British Overseas Territory

Gibraltar, British Overseas Territory

Gibraltar,  British Overseas Territory

(General Sikorski) ....the cause of this mysterious accident has never been ascertained; a fact which has given rise to many speculations, doubts and rumors.

General Sikorski Memorial, Gibraltar,  British Overseas Territory

General Sikorski Memorial, Gibraltar,  British Overseas Territory

Gibraltar,  British Overseas Territory

Malaga, Spain

Malaga, Spain

Malaga, Spain

Malaga, Spain

Malaga, Spain

Malaga, Spain

Malaga, Spain

Malaga, Spain

Malaga, Spain

Malaga, Spain

Malaga, Spain

Malaga, Spain

Day 8, Wednesday, 15 January 2014, at Mediterranean Sea:  NW off Morocco -Algeria,

Day 8, Wednesday, 15 January 2014, at Mediterranean Sea:  NW off Morocco -Algeria,

Day 8, Wednesday, 15 January 2014, at Mediterranean Sea:  NW off Morocco -Algeria,

Day 8, Wednesday, 15 January 2014, at Mediterranean Sea:  NW off Morocco -Algeria,

Day 8, Wednesday, 15 January 2014, at Mediterranean Sea:  NW off Morocco -Algeria,

Day 8, Wednesday, 15 January 2014, at Mediterranean Sea:  NW off Morocco -Algeria,

Day 9, Thursday, 16 January 2014, at Mediterranean Sea - N off Morocco -Algeria

Day 10, Friday, 17 January 2014, Valletta, Malta

Day 10, Friday, 17 January 2014, Valletta, Malta

Day 10, Friday, 17 January 2014, Valletta, Malta

Day 10, Friday, 17 January 2014, Valletta, Malta

Day 10, Friday, 17 January 2014, Mosta, Malta

Day 10, Friday, 17 January 2014, Mdina, Malta

Day 10, Friday, 17 January 2014, Mdina, Malta

Day 10, Friday, 17 January 2014, Mdina, Malta

Day 10, Friday, 17 January 2014, Mdina, Malta

Day 10, Friday, 17 January 2014, Mdina, Malta

Day 10, Friday, 17 January 2014, Valletta, Malta

Day 10, Friday, 17 January 2014, Valletta, Malta

Day 11, Saturday, 18 January 2014, at Mediterranean Sea - South of Greece (...from Valletta 311.9 nm, to Kusadasi 355.0 nm)

Day 11, Saturday, 18 January 2014, at Mediterranean Sea - South of Greece (...from Valletta 311.9 nm, to Kusadasi 355.0 nm)

Day 12, Sunday, 19 January 2014, Kusadasi-(Ephesus), Turkey

Day 12, Sunday, 19 January 2014, Kusadasi-(Ephesus), Turkey

Day 12, Sunday, 19 January 2014, Kusadasi-(Ephesus), Turkey

Day 12, Sunday, 19 January 2014, Kusadasi-(Ephesus), Turkey

Day 12, Sunday, 19 January 2014, Kusadasi-(Ephesus), Turkey

Day 12, Sunday, 19 January 2014, Kusadasi-(Ephesus), Turkey

Day 12, Sunday, 19 January 2014, Kusadasi-(Ephesus), Turkey

Day 12, Sunday, 19 January 2014, Kusadasi-(Ephesus), Turkey

Athens, Greece

Piraeus, Greece

Piraeus, Greece

Athens, Greece

Athens, Greece

Athens, Greece

Athens, Greece

Athens, Greece

Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Day 15, Wednesday, 22 January 2014, at Mediterranean Sea

Transiting the Suez Canal, Day 16, Thursday, 23 January 2014,

The Suez Canal - convoy  sailing to the Port Said

Landscape near the Suez Canal

Military installation along the Suez Canal

The Suez Canal - convoy  sailing to the Port Suez

Sunset time ...the Suez Canal...on the way to Port Suez

Day 17...Red Sea

Egypt seen from the Red Sea

Do you remember  movie &#34; Captain Phillips&#34;?..simple preparation....

Do you remember  movie &#34; Captain Phillips&#34;?..not anymore simple preparation !!

Sunset over Read Sea

Day 18, cruising Red Sea

M/S Rotterdam cruising Red Sea....

... increased speed.... Red Sea

Day 19, cruising Red Sea....

Very powerful and strong winds at Red Sea

Another beautiful sunset over Red Sea...

Day 20...cruising Red Sea then northern part of the Indian Ocean...along Somalia coast line!!!

security on high alert....high speed...and NATO Navy nearby....

at Red Sea....still strong winds prevents many to enjoy upper decks....

Port Salalah, Oman...again-do you remember movie &#34;Captain Phillips&#34;? Maersk Alabama begin sailing....