Tag Archives: At sea on the Sinfonia

Edging Towards Home

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Helga

Wednesday Dear Elsie Today is the day we are edging closer to home. These two days of cruising idly down the South African coast are perfect for adjusting to getting home. We spent most of 2022 knowing this trip was … Continue reading →

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Just Watching the Sea Go By

Posted on December 11, 2022 by Helga

Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day that was pretty much like yesterday! In fact what I did yesterday, I did today. However, I did video 1 minute of watching the sea go by. The internet has been dreadfully slow, … Continue reading →

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Perfect Day at Sea

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Helga

Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day we had a perfect day at sea. We left Seychelles last evening and made good progress throughout the day past Madagascar towards Durban. This morning I woke early and when I looked outside, … Continue reading →

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Between Africa and Asia

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Helga

Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we crossed through what we called the Straits of Djibouti – it’s a narrow strip at the end of the Red Sea that becomes the Gulf of Aden. On one side is  Yemen … Continue reading →

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We Thought They Were Pirates!

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Helga

Monday Dear Elsie The last 24 hours has been laden with excitement! Last night we were supposed to leave Jeddah at 6pm. As we sat down to dinner, they announced the departure would be 2 hours late due to technical … Continue reading →

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Day at Sea

Posted on November 26, 2022 by Helga

Saturday Dear Elsie Today we had a day at sea. Last night we left Safaga and now we are on our way to Jeddah. We should arrive early tomorrow morning. We will see Jeddah from the ship but we are … Continue reading →

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Jeans Washing Day

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Helga

Monday Dear Elsie We had a good time last night at the gala dinner. Everyone dressed up quite smartly and we all sat down to dinner. Today was the day I washed my jeans. When you are on a ship … Continue reading →

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A Special Ship Night

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Helga

Sunday Dear Elsie Today is an exciting night on the ship because it’s Gala Night. That means that everyone dresses up in their very nice clothes and go and have a very nice dinner. So we are preparing for that … Continue reading →

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When Negative is Positive

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Helga

Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was quite the roller coaster ride. After a week of anxiety that Granpa may have Covid, today he tested negative and we were able to get on the ship. We left our apartment early in search … Continue reading →

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Last Blog From the MSC Sinfonia

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Helga

This is the last blog from the MSC Sinfonia. Even if we decided to do this cruise again (which won’t be for a while!), next year, MSC are bringing out the MSC Musica for the South African summer cruise season. … Continue reading →

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Third Last Day at Sea

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Helga

Friday 27th October 2017 Today we have had our third last day at sea. Eating reading and exercising were the three main activities. We had breakfast and then went to the gym mid-morning. It was crazy busy. I think everyone is … Continue reading →

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Crossing the Equator

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Helga

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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The Horn of Africa

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Helga

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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Nearing the Horn of Africa

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Helga

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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Cruising Down the Red Sea

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Helga

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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