The floating resort swimming pools with sea water, playgrounds, casino and theater. Tables groan from the delicious food. MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) "Sinfonia," which during the week will sail the western Mediterranean, only to watch the event from afar.
MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) "Sinfonia," which during the week will sail the western Mediterranean, only to watch the event from afar. It looks like a huge block. The floating resort is impressive: 251 meters long and 9 layers, more than 1.5 thousand. passengers. His godmother - just like other ships, the MSC line - is Sophia Loren. Before boarding, each picture is made and receives an electronic card with name, cabin number, and even a table number at which to eat dinner. The interiors resemble an elegant hotel, but the atmosphere relaxed. Feel good here, both retired, German, Italian players amused and families with young children. The youngest passenger has only a few weeks. The elevator ride to the reception aboard No. 8 Bach (all have musical names, it is also including Beethoven and Mozart). Not immediately able to secure our cabin number 8137 The corridor is very long, has a few go to the elevator and up to the end of the cruise will be lost in the recesses. Cabin itself is small, 13 square meters (suite - over 20), but very comfortable. Two beds and additional sleeping space on the ceiling (a type of compound couches). A bathroom with shower, TV, fridge. Daily newspaper on the table on board - we learn from it, what time will arrive at the port, the costumes are valid at a dinner in which the bars are drinks promotions ... Our bags arrive a little later (it will support), so still we can not change. Meanwhile, the time comes to self-service lunch at La Terrazza Buffet on board 11 You can eat outdoors or indoors. Choice of pizza, meat, salads. Tempt us dishes full of fresh pineapples, oranges and melons. He did not even look toward the desserts (the bus told the pilot of the who, after several months of work on board utył several kilograms!). Right next to La Terrazza two swimming pools, paddling pool, Jacuzzi, deck chairs. The deck is not roofed, but the shield him around high windows (sometimes in the open sea that is blowing hard). Water in the pools is very salty - it turns out that it pumped from the sea.
Heard a loud siren - a mark that we leave port. The passengers gather on deck, take pictures, and we're going to Capri for a delicious espresso bar. After a while we go back to my cabin life jackets - begin mandatory evacuation exercises. There are photographers who will accompany us until the end of the voyage. Their pictures can be viewed in the gallery at one of the decks, and of purchase. Life in the "Sinfonia" is measured by meal times. Time to dress for dinner. This - as I read on an electronic card - we eat at a restaurant Galeone at the table. In two rounds - everyone would suddenly did not fit. Will last about an hour, welcome the elegant costumes (as it turns out, did not we see women in evening dresses and most men will be in T-shirts). Galeone is stylish, spacious interiors, tables with comfortable chairs and armchairs, sophisticated waiters. I feel that I am in a great Italian restaurant. Only the big waves through the windows remind us that we are on board. We choose the cards snap, salads, soups, pastas, main courses and desserts - all'italiana specialties. Me most tastes cheese plate with grapes and crackers.
We are already on the high seas, but - strangely enough - almost did not feel the rocking. Tuesday. From the window of the cabin a beautiful view of Monte Carlo - hotels and villas huddled to the mountain slopes. Soon you'll be able to disembark, so we go for a quick breakfast. Everything is delicious (buffet) except from a vending machine coffee. It does not matter, yet you can always drink at the bar a delicious espresso. We gather at the reception. Only now you can see how many people are with us flows. There are even families with newborns, many older people. Probably never have chosen on the traveling tour of the hotel and the daily change in the constant packing up ...
Since the "Sinfonia" is too large to reach the small port of Monte Carlo, we go there by boat. This is not the best time to explore the city - a few days starting the race Formula 1 Cranes everywhere, questions are a powerful grille separating the streets on which cars are racing, it is difficult to squeeze through. We have a little time, but we see the most important place: the famous casino built in the second half of the nineteenth century, panting and then we climb up the hill from the palace of the Prince of Monaco. There are lots of tourists, because it reaches just the changing of the guard. We return to the ship, losing on the road, part of the Polish group. By the time we are waiting anxiously whether they would return. The captain moves sail at a maximum of ten minutes, Latecomers would be expected to reach the next port. Fortunately, our undoing the last boat back. Spend an afternoon at the pool. Today's dinner is a gala evening at the same time splash to be done to evening dresses. On the table, including smoked salmon, chicken soup with seafood, roast guinea fowl. We look to the casino bandits are besieged, every now and then someone wins. But that's just for fun, the real is at stake at the roulette table. Some people sit there until dawn. Today, the ship rocks harder. We know why the corridors are rails - can they hold on their way to the cabin.
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