Cruise to Mozambique

[XMAX]

Hi All,


So I worked over December as my holiday actually begins tomorrow. I will be going on a Cruise upon the MSC Opera, departing from Durban to the Portugese Island in Mozambique. I will be accompanied by my beautiful wife and two troublemakers( 1 Year old Daughter and 4 year old son)...

The cruise is a 3 night cruise, with the ship returning on Monday morning.


A full review with pictures will be added to this section once I return to Johannesburg on Monday itself.


I am very excited...

 

[Ephraimramodike]

WOW! Good for you! Enjoy it all man... Spend quality time with your family and be safe!:thumbs::=)::joy:

 

[e46_325i]

Mass Jealousy! enjoy!!!

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[Dr Evil]

Safe trip dude

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[maximus]

Enjoy the well-earned holiday! :thumb:

and remember :ttiuwp:

 

[jp.viljoen]

just across from the porra island is Inhaca island, on low tide you can walk across, i go on holiday there often. it is a beautiful place!


The sun setting over the Porra island




Walking across to the porra island on low tide...

 

[Yulz9081]

It's an awesome cruise! I loved it.

Have a great trip bro :thumbs:

 

[Mo63]

Went about 2 years back on the MSC Sinfonia cruise to Portuguese islands and maputo. Its really relaxing and entertaining :thumbs:

Im sure you ill enjoy :thumbs::joy:

 

[HAMERSPYKER]

XMAX,
Hope you have a safe trip & enjoy!
I watched the program of the Costa Concordia accident in the past week, and I can tell you, I am not easily going on any cruise ship!
:nonono:

 

[Seaspray]

Yeah.. went on this cruise, was pretty much a 3 day piss up!! Had lots of fun, I just need to warn you about the showers - they are tiny and the shower curtain attacks you half-way through your shower.

 

[gpgold]

Enjoy it!! I will be going on the Msc Sinfonia on the 6th Feb. Going to Madagascar, Reunion and Mauritius.

Cant wait!!

 

[mo335]

Enjoy Bru!! :thumbs:

 

[XMAX]

Hi,

Sorry for the delay in response.


Thanks to all for the kind words. The cruise was awesome, Excellent weather and great food.


I had the best time.... My wife not so much... Seasick for a long time, but still had a few fun days...


Some pics below:

Pool Deck:

Moses:

Reception Area of Ship:

One of the many Lounges:

On Portugese Island:

The Ship as I am on the Zodiac to Portugese Island:

The view from the Deck:

 

[Mike1]

Awesome! raise:

 

[Twinz]

Great. Thanks for sharing :joy:

Sorry about the wife.

 

[rash777]

:thumbs:

 

[Flash-Gordon]

Was there 2 years back as well, Damn those Portuguese Islands are hot as hell and @ 90% humidity! Did you try the local beer :biglol:?

Thx for the share dude!!

:thumbs:

 

[Spy007]

Please share some more info. Price etc. Would love to surprise my Wife with a trip like this

 

[e46_325i]

Looks like you had a great time barring the seasickness.

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[XMAX]

@ Spy...

Total cost of Cruise alone was R8250....


All the adverts say that kids under 18 cruise free... This is not entirely true. Whilst they do not pay for the cruise ticket, they do pay Port Fees. These are about R600 per child.


If you are cruising to Cape Town or to nowhere (The ship goes out to sea and makes a huge U Turn) you will not need a Passport. To all other destinations, you will need a passport for you, your wife and the kids.


Also, you should know that the Currency on the cruise is US Dollar. You can pay via credit card, debit card or cash. you do not need to take dollars onto the ship with you, as they will automatically convert your South African Rands into dollars. if you are paying via Credit card or debit card, you will need to inform your bank in advance that you will be going on a cruise and that they will need to authorise your payments.

The best way though is to take cash on board.


Whatever payment method you choose, they will load your money onto a card which is also your room card. so whenever you want to pay for something, you swipe your card instead of using cash.


you pay separately for all Bottled Water, Alcoholic and Cold Drinks (coke, fanta, and that sort of stuff)... and also pay for the ice cream on the ship. You will NOT pay for food and coffee / Tea. There are also Water Dispensers with ice which you do not pay for.



FOOD: There are a few restaurants on the ship. Two of these are buffets, whilst the remainder (dunno how many) are normal sit down restaurants. The buffets offer a wide range of foods, with the food at the buffet being much better than the sit down restaurants(small portions dont suit a big boy like me)...


This is definitely an excellent way to travel. But remember to carry the seasickness tablets (lots if you can). even if you think that you have a strong constitution... you will still get seasick... best be prepared.




The cruise season ends around March / Mid April at which time the two cruise ships operating out of South Africa (MSC Opera and MSC Sinfonia) leave for Europe. They return toward the end of October and will again operate till around March / April... the following year.