Wednesday
Today was a day filled with excitement and joy! Great news from home plus we got on the ship in Istanbul. Not all onboarding experiences are equal and today’s was one of the more tedious ones. We caught a taxi to the port for the sum of R200. There were loads of cars as we approached the port and we got into a long queue to get through the check-in process. The longest queue of all was the passport one – completely out of the control of MSC, it took a tiring 53 minutes to get through that queue.
But once we were through, it was quick and easy to get onto the ship, which is much bigger than the Fantastica.
First stop was to find the technical desk and get our WIFI. I did some work this afternoon and we settled into our cabins. We have cabins next to each other which is always fun.
The views of Istanbul from the ship are quite spectacular. These are the views from our cabin. When we booked, they gave us these two cabins but said there was an ‘obstructed’ sea view. When I saw we were deck 13 I knew we would be high up and wondered how there would be an obstruction. Turns out it’s the overhang of the deck above.
Below, a refueling vessel arrived to fill the ship…
Lots of lovely views of Istanbul from the deck.
Behind our ship…
We enjoyed a walk on the deck and eating at the buffet. There was lots of food on offer.
Next we are going to do some more walking.
Psalm 104:27-28
All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time. When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
God’s hands are open.
It’s not about now – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂