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SORRY, BUT THE PAST FEW DAYS HAVE BEEN FULLY FILLED, AND I JUST COULD NOT FIND TIME TO SEND OUT POSTINGS.  NOTHING IMPORTANT, BUT TIME-CONSUMING.  PLUS, THE WI-FI WAS ALSO VERY SLOW.  The next couple of postings will show photos and not say much. We docked in Penang, Malaysia, and you wonder if India can learn something from Malaysia.  We docked in 3 India ports.  In each, if you wanted to leave the ship, you first needed to get a pre-approved visa.  Several people on the ship failed to succeed.  They were stuck on board.  Thankfully, though, the pre-condition that you could not even board the ship in Dubai if you did not have an India visa was waived, so at least they could take this cruise. So, anyway, every time you left the ship, India had THREE check points in the port before boarding the tour bus.  Then, when you returned to the Explorer, THREE check points to insure that you were you and not a terrorist or something worse.  You have to show the same documents each time.  Thus, i