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Life aboard a cruise ship

Partial view of the cruise ship, MSC Splendida, docked at the Nelson Mandela Cruise Terminal.

Of all the dreams I've ever had, being on a cruise ship was never one of them. It never even occurred to me that that was something I could dream about.

The few times I gave it a fleeting thought, I vaguely pictured being in a big hotel on the ocean that you can check in to but can never leave (for some days at least), a la Hotel California.

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