As we continue our cruise from Dubai to Savona, today was the first of 4 sea days which are then followed by the next port which is Aqaba, Jordan.
Although we have only got off the ship twice since departing in Dubai we are still managing to stay fairly active. We always use the stairs to go between decks and have also taken to walking at least 10 laps of the running track every day which works out at a minimum of 1800 metres every time. Today we did 15 laps.
As well as that our breakfast routine has become well established now and we head for the aft pool area were there is a grill servery and also the main bar which services all of rear end of that deck. From here we can easily attract one of the bar staff to bring us orange juice and coffees. The nice thing about the all inclusive drinks package is we can have Lavazza coffee in various styles, from Cappuccino, Shakerato, Corretto and even iced. We are particularly fond of what they call Espresso Americano. Its by far the best coffee we have ever had at sea and we often have several cups. As with sea days on most cruise lines there are the customary sales of useless tat and today was without exception, 70% off a line of bangles the name of which just rolls off the tongue as a market leader (Not).
The weather today has been absolutely marvelous, it did start off a bit cloudy but they soon disappeared and combined with a nice sea breeze it was perfect for sitting up on deck.
A bit of excitement this afternoon when we were flown over by a helicopter. Apparently we are under constant surveillance due to our location. There is ourselves and the MSC Lirica both relocating via the Suez canal and cruising very close together. We are currently between Somalia and Yemen which is pirate territory.
I will attempt to upload this on the ships WiFi with 1 photo because I think it is the size of the post which is timing out the connection. Fingers crossed.
Costa Fortuna Aft pool facing the bar and grill area