THE SUEZ CANAL - THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
The history of the Suez Canal and dreams of completing it started in 619BC, but it wasn't until the mid-19th Century that the Canal was completed. However, many possessions by the English, French, and Persians including many battles would continue like a chess game until recently. Today over 100 ships transit the Canal every day carrying over 14% of the world's trade.
We were up early this morning to see our arrival at the Suez Canal and the small towns on our port side with their early call to prayer from the many mosques.
Once we were up and about, we gathered on the bow for a great view of the Canal. Our passage was not to be without incident, however, as we had to stall in Bitter Lake because a freighter went aground ahead of us.
In the Palm Court this morning we very much enjoyed a narration by a Suez Canal expert, Sherine Barakat, who was very entertaining with her narrative. Sherine has been aboard many Crystal cruises through the Canal and she is a great asset to all of the guests and their understanding of this marvelous passageway between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. Most of our day was spent listening to Sherine and getting caught up with our Voyager Club members and their experiences in Petra and Luxor including the Valley of the Kings. It was a great day today with so much history behind us and more to come!
OUR THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.....
"Work for your future as if you are going to live forever, for your afterlife as if you are going to die tomorrow" - Arabian Proverb
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