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Category Archives: Cruising
Lang Arm
Monday Today was the day… We had our first full day at sea. The good news is the expired-in-2019 sea-sickness pills worked. I took two of them yesterday and today have fully got my sea legs. No nausea was experienced, … Continue reading
From The Ship
Sunday Today was the day… We finally got on our cruise to Namibia. This was a cruise that was booked a couple of years ago and we never knew when it would happen. The day dawned very still and windless. … Continue reading
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Tagged MSC Orchestra
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Our House is in Order
Saturday Today was the day… That would have been my Ma’s 90th birthday. She rejoices in heaven, and maybe there is remembrance of her earthly birth. I seldom put nail varnish on but today I decided to and while I … Continue reading
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Tagged MSC Orchestra
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Esna Lock – The Nile
Wednesday Last night, while music throbbed and the youngsters partied in the lounge, Mike slept, and I stood quietly at the window overlooking the dark night, listening to the countdown. HAPPY NEW YEAR! We were on the Nile as one … Continue reading
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Tagged Cruising on the Nile, The Nile
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Pulled the Plug on the Grand Cruise
I’m so pleased we’ve done this. The shine of MSC was slightly tarnished when they did not deduct the $33 internet payment. At least now I get to fight for the bigger unused $64 internet voucher. I wrote to customer care … Continue reading
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Tagged CapoXProductions, Dave Ramsey, MSC Musica
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We Are Home
It’s quite crazy that yesterday we were sitting on a ship off Maputo and today we are home. In yesterday’s blog I said I would be tucked up in bed in my jimmy ‘jamas. I am! But I’m soon going … Continue reading
Winding Down – Heading for Home
This time tomorrow, all being well, I will probably be home, tucked up in bed in my jimmy jamas! (That is a phrase my Mom used to use!). Tonight, we are somewhere in the Indian Ocean opposite the iSimangaliso Wetlands. … Continue reading
Posted in Cruising, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged MSC Musica to the Mozambique Islands
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Trip to Portuguese Island, Mozambique
I’m not quite sure who owns the little Portuguese Island but tourism on this tiny uninhabited place just off Inhaca is certainly dominated by what they call the MSC Beach Club. Overnight we arrived in the bay and anchored.. And that’s … Continue reading
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Tagged MSC Musica to the Mozambique Islands
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A Day At Sea Looks Like This…
Yesterday I exchanged a couple of work related messages with Riana. Once she got it , she said… So this is what we do on a cruise. Others have different activities, but pretty much a day at sea looks like … Continue reading
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Tagged Diary of Iris Vaughan, MSC Musica, MSC Musica to the Mozambique Islands
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My Mom Would Have Loved This…
My dear ‘Ma’ would have loved cruising. I don’t know if she ever went on one. I’m thinking of her today because it was on this day 28th January 2004 – 15 years ago – that she passed away. Slipping … Continue reading
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Relaxing Day at Sea
It’s clear the Atlantic Ocean is far wilder than the Indian Ocean and that both are a far cry from the tame Mediterranean. Mike and I woke early this morning. It was 5-30am when we headed up to the top … Continue reading
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Tagged MSC Musica, MSC Musica Cape Town to Durban
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At Sea!
I woke a couple of times in the night and checked my cell phone for the position of the MSC Musica. It was still moored in Table Bay opposite Three Anchor Bay. Finally when I woke up at about 5-20am, … Continue reading
Waiting…
The first thing I did this morning was look to see if the MSC Musica had docked at Cape Town harbour on its return from Namibia. It hadn’t. As the morning progressed, stories began to filter through from the ship … Continue reading
And The Answer Came…
Mike and I have been debating, thinking, wondering, praying about whether we should take a 6 week overseas holiday at the end of the year. Last year in about July we booked a cruise from Genoa to Durban. We did … Continue reading
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Tagged Answered prayer, Cruising
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Back to Reality
We arrived home safe and sound yesterday afternoon. The house was in good order, but I have to admit that there were a few things that stood out, leaving me to admit that life on the ship is a false … Continue reading