Wherever she touches shore, well-wishers are expected to gather for a first glimpse.  From her first graceful transit of the Suez Canal, her arrival is eagerly anticipated in sleepy Pacific atolls and grand Australasian harbours; her debut as impressive in modern neon-lit Asian cities as shimmering Indian Ocean resorts; from the wonders of the Red Sea to the prized treasures of the Mediterranean.

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