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Tag Archives: Cruising
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
Posted in Apartment living, Cruising, Day to Day Blogs
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
Negative
Friday – 22/4/22 Today was the day… That negative never sounded so good. Mike and I ticked off a lot of things on our to-do list and one of the most important was this… Just for those who need to … Continue reading
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Tagged Antigen test, Cruising
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Long Weekend!
Thursday Yippee! It’s a long weekend. Although the company I work for will be working tomorrow, things will be so very slow that I am sure to do little or no work. I read today that cruise ships are going … 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