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Category Archives: Cruising
Mauritius!
Wednesday 25th October 2017 With the stiff headwind we have been experiencing along with significant swell, the ship creaks and sways and sometimes wakes me up at night. Last night was worse than other nights. I woke up a few … Continue reading
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Tagged Port Louis, Port Louis - ship to town, Southbound Cruise Sinfonia
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Dressing Up and Learning the Jive
Tuesday 24th October 2017 Over the last couple of days, the wind has picked up and as a result we have had some additional swell. It has meant that when we are at the gym and on the treadmill, it … Continue reading
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Tagged Life on the Sinfonia, Sinfonia, Southbound Cruise Sinfonia
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Verrry Quiet Monday
After tearing around Port Victoria in the Seychelles yesterday, today has been refreshingly quiet. One of the things that is offered on the ship is to have breakfast delivered to your cabin, so last evening, I filled in menu form … Continue reading
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Tagged Life on the Sinfonia, Southbound Cruise Sinfonia
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Seychelles
Sunday 22nd October 2017 You are reading the words of a very tired lady! My feet are throbbing BUT! We arrived in the Seychelles today!! The scenery from the ship was amazing. A whole lot of tropical islands (115 in total) … Continue reading
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Crossing the Equator
Saturday 21st October 2017 A few things happened this morning. To start with as the day began, we had to forward our clocks an hour so now we are two hours ahead of South Africa. This was our breakfast view. … Continue reading
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Tagged At sea on the Sinfonia, Sinfonia reviews, Southbound Cruise Sinfonia
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The Real Rest Began
Friday 20th October 2017 Overnight we left the protection of the Gulf of Aden and turned full south down the east coast of Africa. And with it the real rest came. This morning, the internet was lost and without any … Continue reading
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Tagged Life on the Sinfonia, Sinfonia reviews, Southbound Cruise Sinfonia
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Flying Fish & Dolphins
This morning when we were at the ship gym, we saw two amazing pods of dolphins. They were right in front of the ship. The gym has one of the best views and I watched the second pod swim and … Continue reading
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Tagged Southbound Cruise Sinfonia, Typical day at Sea on the Sinfonia
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The Horn of Africa
I don’t think we will actually be able to see the horn of Africa but in the next 24 hours we definitely will have rounded it. I found us on another cruise tracker. I figured that if Mike can pick … Continue reading
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Tagged At sea on the Sinfonia, Southbound Cruise Sinfonia
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Nearing the Horn of Africa
As we near the Horn of Africa, the Somalian coast brings with it some potential piracy issues which makes me understand why when you go to the Sinfonia tracker online, it puts us the other side of Africa. We have … Continue reading
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Tagged At sea on the Sinfonia, Life on the Sinfonia, Sinfonia reviews
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My Ship To-Do List
My feeling is that unless I make a plan, the days will drift past and nothing will be done on them, so I’ve made a bit of a to-do list for these 7 days at sea, at which we are half … Continue reading
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Tagged Sinfonia, Southbound Cruise Sinfonia, Typical day at Sea on the Sinfonia
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Cruising Down the Red Sea
Sunday 15th October 2017 Today has been our first of seven days at sea. We are cruising down the Red Sea. The sea is calm and the journey so far has been very smooth. The only hiccough is that we … Continue reading
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Tagged At sea on the Sinfonia, Southbound Cruise Sinfonia
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Amazing Petra
This morning when we woke up we were gliding quietly into Aqaba, Jordan. By 7am we had docked and by about 9am Mike and I were sitting in the front seat on the bus and ready to take off with … Continue reading
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Tagged At sea on the Sinfonia, Jordan, Petra, Southbound Cruise Sinfonia
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Jerusalem!
Friday 13th October 2017 By 8am this morning, Mike and I had checked in with the excursion team and had our bus numbers for our big day in Israel. We began by flying at 11am (Israir) to Tel Aviv. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Dung gate, Israel, Jerusalem
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Suez Canal
“If you knew Suez, like I know Suez, oh, oh what a canal!” That’s how Stephen, the cruise director likes to introduce any of the talks on the Suez Canal. Today, not long before day break we entered it and … Continue reading
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Heading for the Tropics
Today is a quiet day at sea. We are heading for Port Said, Egypt. We should arrive there at 4pm today and the aim is to wait for our convoy to be called for the trip through the Suez Canal. … Continue reading
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