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MSC Sinfonia: Post-Cruise Blues

Early this morning we docked in Durban. The heavens opened up and big angry clouds spat down torrents of rain. It reminded me of last night’s unforgiving swells, and sliding around the outdoor disco deck cradling just one last Pina Colada. Mozambique had long disappeared in our wake and the frothy azure seas were replaced [...]

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Day 3 MSC Sinfonia: Destination Bazaruto

Early this morning we anchored off the Mozambican Island of Bazaruto – a quintessential tropical paradise of powder white sand and warm azure waters. The weather finally decided to perk up, overnight force eight gales transformed into flat velvety seas and I woke to find pods of nosy dolphins swimming below my balcony. My cabin [...]

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Welcome aboard: Day 1 & 2 MSC Sinfonia

It has been two days and I’m so overwhelmed I can hardly write. In fact, right now, I’m staring out to sea with a really dumb expression on my face. Surreal is a word used far too liberally, but really, there is no other word to better describe this experience. I’m about 40 nautical miles [...]

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