hallasm Posted December 10, 2019 #1 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I am currently on the Jewel of The Seas cruise from Rome to Dubai . After crossing the Suez Canal Jewel of the Seas is currently in the Red Sea heading south towards Gulf of Aden as we pass the next three days. A brief update on the preparation and the increased security on board due to possible pirate activities in the Gulf of Aden. Yesterday there was a 'Safe Haven’ drill where we were briefed on how to behave in case we meet pirate boats. Today we met with a ship from NMG Maritime that brought additional safety equipment on board - In addition to the usual RCCL security personnel, there are also security personnel from Protection Vessels International on board. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager70 Posted December 10, 2019 #2 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Very interesting, thanks for posting. I did a Dubai cruise several years ago and would love to do a Suez Canal transit. Fascinating part of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kernow Posted December 10, 2019 #3 Share Posted December 10, 2019 This is standard practice on this route and has been for years. We did the same repositioning on Celebrity Constellation 2 years ago and it happened then. Every one was sitting around the pool playing 'spot the security guy'. There is also a 'blackout' every night which you probably have too. We hope to do the route again some time as we loved it. Hope you are enjoying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted December 10, 2019 Author #4 Share Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, kernow said: There is also a 'blackout' every night which you probably have too Yes, no light from cabin or upper decks - in addition open deck 5 and 6 are closed. Enjoying the cruise - Suez Canal passage was 7 hours late - spend an extra day in Aqaba - now higher speed through the Red Sea. When we did the passage in 2011 the ship was escorted by a PMI patrol boat. Edited December 10, 2019 by hallasm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rimmit Posted December 13, 2019 #5 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Yes, those Somalian Pirates can be a pain in the gulf of Aden. Thankfully nothing happened on our Repo on the Ovation. Better safe than sorry for certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugtech Posted December 13, 2019 #6 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Same deal on Mariner in 2018, lights out, no one outside on the upper decks from sunset to sunrise. Plenty of other things happening, hardly effected the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poochie71 Posted December 13, 2019 #7 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Thanks for posting. We're on the return journey from Dubai to Rome in March 2020. Regards, Tamara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted December 13, 2019 Author #8 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Well through the Gulf of Aden - passing along the coast of Oman - lot of wildlife - have seen whales (Believe humpback whales ), many dolphins and flying fish. And amazing sunsets. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted December 13, 2019 Author #9 Share Posted December 13, 2019 On 12/10/2019 at 4:26 PM, hallasm said: ..getting safety equipment on board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted December 20, 2019 Author #10 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Have just posted a short video from the Gulf of Aden passage - and the Suez Canal Passage as well (below). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinkBellaMom Posted December 21, 2019 #11 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Thank you! Hallasm--enjoyed the videos very much, fascinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrivesLikeMario Posted December 21, 2019 #12 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Great videos. Thanks for sharing. This may be the closest I ever get to the Suez Canal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miraflores Posted December 24, 2019 #13 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Pretty standard stuff. Here's a link to a timelapse I took going through the Suez a few years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogbay Posted December 24, 2019 #14 Share Posted December 24, 2019 We have done the Suez Canal 3 times , we would never post anything in a public forum about safety . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted December 24, 2019 Author #15 Share Posted December 24, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Hogbay said: we would never post anything in a public forum about safety No more than several places have been posted posted at the web. Personally, I was pleased to know in advance that there was additional security aboard I took on the cruise through the Gulf of Aden and the Strait of Hormuz. Edited December 24, 2019 by hallasm Spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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