We have also been told that Emerald Princess made the local Indian news...it was the first cruise ship into Cochin this season (it's not hard to understand why others have avoided the port!). The news article also included a picture of a cruise ship...except that it was not of the Emerald! So, they go to extraordinary lengths to vet the identity of all passengers, but when it comes to the identity of the ship itself, they get it wrong. You couldn't make it up.
Elsewhere, we have the laundrygate scandal. Someone has been attaching a thin ribbon to the dollar coins that are needed for the washing machines so that they can pull them out and reuse them. This has broken most of the washing machines in all the laundromats. Unbelievable!
There is another story circulating (allegedly with photographic evidence) about a pile of clothes left outside a stateroom door with a note attached saying "we are supposed to be on honeymoon and you are spending way too much time in the bar". Ominous!
We have had a couple more wildlife sightings. Apart from the occasional seabird, we also spotted one turtle and three more dolphins. They were very small so we are not sure if they were juveniles or just a small species which happen to inhabit these particular waters.
As I write we are passing one of the Nicobar Islands, just 7 miles away although a little too hazy to see it. Tomorrow, we arrive in Phuket and the word is that the taxi drivers are operating a cartel by only going to accept hires for island tours (as opposed to a fare for the short ride to Phuket Town), and banning any cruise ship shuttle busses. We are also wondering what effect the recent death of the King is going to have on the tourist trade whilst we are in port. So, watch this space....no doubt there will be a few stories to tell.
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