Jewel of Muscat in Penang

EarthDocumentary World Budget Travel Guide

Compare Hotel Room Rates from different Booking Sites

Jewel of Muscat in Penang (5 June, 2010)
© Timothy Tye using this photo

The Jewel of Muscat is a replica of a 9th-century Omani sailing ship. It was built as a joint effort between the governments of Oman and Singapore.

The project to build the Jewel of Muscat began with the construction of a model ship in January 2008. Timber for the ship was obtained from Ghana. In June of that year, a beach site in Qantab, Oman was identified and cleared for the shipyard.

By October, the timber arrived from Ghana. Construction began, but was interrupted when the shipyard was damaged on 25 March, 2009, by a storm. Nonetheless the shipyard was reparted and construction of the ship resumed. Finally, on 1 September, 2009, the last piece of the ship was put in place. By late September the ship was ready to be launched. That eventful ceremony took place on 18 October, 2009.

The first sea trial of the Jewel of Muscat was conducted in January, 2010. It was found to be working well. On 1st February, 2010, former prime minister of Singapore Goh Chok Tong visited Oman during the official naming ceremony of the ship, which was then given the name Jewel of Muscat.

On 18 February, the Jewel of Muscat sets sail for Singapore. After 28 days at sea, it arrived in Cochin, India, greeted by dignitaries from Oman and its host country. On 10 April, it left Cochin for the secone leg of its voyage. Eight days later it sailed into Galle, Sri Lanka.

On 15 May, 2010, the Jewel of Muscat began its third leg from Galle to George Town, Malaysia, with a crew of 19. On 2 June 2010, the Jewel of Muscat sailed into Port Swettenham and berthed at the Tanjung City Marina at Church Street Pier.

The Jewel of Muscat will leave George Town for Singapore on 16 June, 2010.

Get the best rates when booking Penang hotels

Before booking a hotel room, make sure you are getting the lowest price for it. Different hotel booking websites offers the same room at different prices. If you stick with one site all the time, you could be paying more for the same room. Now why pay more?

The form below is a Research Engine. It doesn't take bookings. Instead it lets you find the hotel booking website that offers the room you want at the lowest price. You can see and compare what different sites are offering, and then click to choose the one with the best price. Do this, and you're guaranteed to save a whole lot of money on your room reservations!

Find a hotel

New York City
Bangkok
Amsterdam

Guests:

Rooms:

Great Travel Deals Wego.com

Flight Checker

Our Flight Checker helps travelers compare flights and get the lowest fare for their trips. If you're flying somewhere, use our Flight Checker to compare the rates from different airlines. To use it, enter where you will be flying from, where you will be flying to, your departure date and return date. Select the number of passengers, and then click search.

Our engine will return you a list of possible flights that you can take. You can compare the fare of different airlines for your trip. Click on your selected airline, and we transfer you to the airline website.

Return to Penang Travel Tips homepage

My message introducing God to all the world: THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO TIM

Penang Travel Tips is researched and written by Timothy Tye, universally known as Tim. The text is the copyright of Timothy Tye, and may not be copied for commercial use or re-published in another website without the author's permission. Information provided is in goodwill and is believed to be correct and up-to-date at time of writing. Photographs on this website are the copyright of the author and may not be reused without prior permission. For commercial licensing of photographs, read the licensing terms.