Sokhna Port, Egypt

From Cairo, we drove two hours south to teach a beachside tourist area called Porto Sokhna. This is where we will be catching the ship from tomorrow.

The town was made up of huge resorts, catering mostly to Egyptian tourists. Our hotel was on the shore of the Red Sea. The surrounds were completely baron - only the yellow and red sand mountains.

The ocean was beautiful and clear and when the sun set, you could see pink land on the other side of the sea. Beautiful!

The following day we boarded the MSC Splendida for our week long cruise. Luckily, Alex and I were upgraded to a balcony cabin, which was relatively large and comfortable. The ship was extremely busy, with lots of Arabic, Italian and Russian people.Read more