Trying something new this trip – instead of booking my overland travel leg by leg, a week-long cruise! After one day at sea, we will stop in a different city every day.

I rushed to the port only to find the terminal empty – with over an hour to go before check-in closed, I was the only passenger boarding. After a passport check, I scrambled up the steps to find myself in plush purple halls, en route to a balcony room.

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