Dateline: Equatorial Mid-Atlantic. “Sea days” are days when the ship is not in port. I once thought they were a drag; now they are my favorites. That is when I can get some reading done, and when I “work” - give one of my lectures.
Port visits are often a letdown. Ships are rarely in port long enough for one to get beyond the city limits and see the countryside. And port cities are often sort of tawdry. Cities are seldom my favorite part of a country so a port visit starts with a strike against it. The exception in my experience is the little towns and cities along the Rhine – many are very pleasant.
