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  • Day 29

    La Suprema GNV

    June 8, 2017, Tyrrhenian Sea ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    It is more like a cruise liner than a ferry with bars restaurants cinema swimming pool etc.
    Mandy had never slept on a ship so I had great fun explaining that the swimming pool was empty because they have to wait for really rough weather for it to fill, and what looks like life rafts are really depth charges to fend off pirate submarines.
    It was interesting that the life boat drill did not take place until eleven hours into the journey and it was as we passed the area the Costa Concordia sank.
    The car is down at the bottom level which means we will be last off but I don't think the ship is very full. our cabin is comfortable and clean with a big window. Internet access comes at extra cost and it is not cheap but we needed some to book tonight's accommodation just outside Genoa. We dock at 18.30 we expect to arrive at the hotel at 20.00
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