Day 92 - MUSCAT, OMAN

 Date: 4/6/2024       Day 92    Port: MUSCAT, OMAN

Muscat is the capital of Oman, a sovereign country. Muscat has been important since the 6th century BC, when Persians controlled the port. It was under Portuguese domination from 1508 to 1650, and subsequently the Iranians gained control of the city. Muscat became the capital of independent Muscat and Oman in 1741- the country’s name was changed to just Oman in 1970. Muscat offers a number of exciting excursions including dolphin watching and off-road desert adventures.

Planned Excursion: MYSTICAL MUSCAT

4.0 Hours            Light Activity      # MUS-002: Free

Drive through Muscat’s sophisticated enclave of Shati Al Qurum.  Gaze at the largest place of worship in Oman, the dazzling Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque.  Browse an endless assortment of colorful merchandise amid the heady aromas of the Muttrah Souq.  Study historic Omani items such as maps and paintings at the Bait Al Zubair museum.  Drive through a quaint fishing village on your way to Muscat’s Old Town.  Take memorable photos of elaborate Al Alam Palace, residence of Oman’s Sultan Qaboos.

Evening Update:  Oh my, what a difference from India to here in Muscat.  Not only was the weather cooler and less humid but the city was extremely clean.  As apposed to India where there was trash and litter lining the shoulders of every road and street.  Our tour of the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque was absolutely beautiful.  Joe Rawson has taken some awesome pictures and video with his phone.  I will be posting those in a few days along with those I have taken.  

We have three more ports-of-call, before our next run of 4 sea days where I will have the time to upload pictures and video. Again today the ship's access to the Internet went offline.  It was not until we were miles back out to sea, before it was restored again.  So, I am not hopefully this will change for the next ports-of-call, having no Internet.  These outages is making it difficult to keep this blog timely updated.  I am doing this quick update between dinner and the evening entertainment.      

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Our current position this evening