Sheraton Oman Hotel
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Oh Man...Oman is really nice!
This is a top pick! He Said: Like the UAE, Oman is very much an unknown to most Americans. Until we were planning for the trip neither of us knew much about it, and Katie couldn't find it on a map. It is a sultanate, meaning of course, that it is ruled by a Sultan. In ancient times it was the sole source of the highly prized frankincense (remember the gifts of the …
Muscat
... of Muscat, Oman around 8:30AM. We ordered a pot of tea and dressed for the day ashore. Oman is a conservative Islamic country where shorts, or revealing clothing, are not permitted. The weather was overcast and hot, around 97*. The air was dry with no humidity. Not entirely unpleasant for short spans of time. Oman recognizes two seasons, 8 months of summer and 4 months of winter. April is the cusp of summer. ...
Black Robes, Black Gold
... with for their next ports of call. This is a busy place.
There is a Crown and Anchor® Society (the Royal Caribbean loyalty program) special event in the Colony Club at 8:15 tonight. They have mistakenly included me. The “Cruise Compass,” the daily calendar of events, says that of the 5,500,000 Society members there are worldwide, 410 of them are on this voyage. Among them is “Top Cruiser” Patricia Hearst with 1,255 cruise points. Wondering if this ...
Mystical Muscat
... I bought. After walking back out of the market, we had some time to cross the busy street and enjoy the view of the harbor, where one of the sultan's two large yachts was docked.
From the souq we drove out to a quiet area of the city and visited the Bait al Zubair museum, with a display of the country's history and a collection of Omani artifacts. From there we continued to the Al Alam palace, built in 1972 and surrounded by the 16th Century ...
Dish-dashing around with Muscat-eers
... then all his other wives have to receive similar jewellery as well. Each wife must also have her own bedroom. All this is after a dowry has been paid. This could be as much as 50,000 Euros. On our walk along the Corniche toward Muttrah fort, we spotted many women driving cars alone. Some of them didn’t look old enough to drive whilst other were obviously struggling to see over the dashboard!! The national dress of an Omani is called a dishdasha (apologies if ...
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- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Business Services
- Fitness/Health center
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Free parking
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