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Tag Archives: Cruising
Just Watching the Sea Go By
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
Posted in Cruising, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged At sea on the Sinfonia, Cruising, Sea day
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Perfect Day at Sea
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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Tagged At sea on the Sinfonia, Cruising, Sea day
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It’s All Swell
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we continued on our way to Mauritius. We are due to arrive there tomorrow. This morning when I woke up and started moving around, I noticed there was a lot more swell. This … Continue reading
Posted in Cruising, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Cruising, Indian ocean, Typical day at Sea on the Sinfonia
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Just Sea
Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day there was just sea. Lots and lots of sea all around with no ships or land. There were some exciting sights though. We spent some time on our balcony early this morning watching … Continue reading
Equator Crossing Day
Friday Dear Elsie Today is the day we will cross the Equator! On the day of the Equator crossing, the ship holds a massive gig called Neptune’s Party. They dress some unsuspecting soul into an outfit and ‘baptise’ him. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Crossing the equator, Cruising
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Ship Gossip
Thursday So this is not for Elsie! Today we exercised in the morning, had a late breakfast and finished up with one of our favourite treats – a little chocolate muffin with cream. I did some work and we pretty … Continue reading
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Tagged Cruising, Life on the Sinfonia
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Deck Games and Dolphins
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we got up a little later than usual and headed for the deck to swim! A lot of people were already at breakfast so there were not too many people in the pool. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cruising, Life on the Sinfonia, Sinfonia 2022
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Surprise in Safaga, Egypt
Friday Dear Elsie, Sometimes you go places and don’t expect much and then you get a big surprise when you find some good thing about it. That’s what happened today is Safaga, Egypt. We arrived to a majestic sunrise. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Cruising, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Cruising, Egypt, Hurghada Egypt, Red Sea, Safaga, Sinfonia 2022
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A Special Ship Night
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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Tagged At sea on the Sinfonia, Cruising, MSC Sinfonia
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Katakolon Greece
Saturday Dear Elsie The first thing about Katakolon in Greece is we have been mis-pronouncing it. We came here in 2017 and went to Olympia which is about 30km away. Having done that main excursion, the next best thing was … Continue reading
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Tagged Cruising, Katakolon, MSC Sinfonia, Sinfonia 2022
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Getting Some Relaxing Done
Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day we were able to start enjoying the cruise and get some relaxing done. The biggest surprise I have seen on the ship so far is the lack of Covid protocol. It’s all but … Continue reading
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Tagged Cruising, Sinfonia
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New Shoes
Thursday Today was the day… We went to Claremont to pick up my orthodontic retainer and finally, after 5 visits I don’t need to return! Life is made up of helpful, happy little moments and today we had one of … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Cruising, Travelling
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Wooden, You Know
Wednesday Today was the day… The Wood arrived. Mike spent a lot of time recently designing cupboards for our scullery. Then we can put the linen in there and when we are overseas, it will be easily accessible and manageable. … Continue reading
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Tagged Antigen test, Cruising, MSC Sinfonia, Scullery
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Surprise Delivery
Thursday Today was the day… We had a quiet day at sea, but it did come with a surprise delivery. Back story – on our first night at dinner, we found ourselves very close to a family with three young … Continue reading
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Tagged Cruising, MSC Orchestra
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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