Welwitschias at Sea

Welwitschias at SeaA floating school From October the 30th till the 3rd of October, while our classmates were studying the traditional way, the Welwitschia Travel and Tourism learners were learning aboard the MSC Cruise liner; Sinfonia. Cassandra Andries, Amy Engelbrecht and Faith van Wyk

The entire trip was really a privilege. Getting to meet extraordinary people from all over the world was truly the highlight of the trip. The world class crew were kind and helpful, and always willing to teach us about their home towns and fascinating cultures.

The ship itself was like nothing we had ever experienced before. It was enormous, with loads of restaurants, spacious pool decks and many other activities. Each night, at 21h00 we all attended the live theatre performances, which included incredible acrobatics and unbelievable magic shows. We were always kept busy.

In the mornings we gorged on a large variety of breakfast foods available free of cost all over the ship, while in the afternoons we lounged at the pool and bathed in the sunlight. At night we gathered together to feast on the exquisite cuisine offered. After dinner was when the ship truly came alive. We spent our nights singing karaoke and competing in quizzes.

When we finally docked in Mozambique at the Portuguese Islands we were beyond excited! Our excitement leads us to break out into dance, learning from the locals on the island as we went.

There we experienced fun filled activities like snorkelling, wake tubing and paddle boarding. We all felt very adventures as it was the first time for many of us. We also had the opportunity to visit some of the markets where we were able to buy a few souvenirs to bring along with us so we would always be reminded of our wonderful adventure to the Portuguese Islands.

To experience all these adventures as a teenager alongside your schoolmates is more amazing than we could ever put into words.

On behalf of the Travel and Tourism learners of grade 10 and 11 we would like to thank our parents and generous teachers who made this life changing experience possible. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts, we will always be grateful; for this opportunity and we really appreciate all the effort that you have put in to making this trip a great success.