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If you’re going to be stuck at sea, it could be worse than being stuck on the MSC Musica.

Then again, not all of the estimated 3 200 passengers on board are thrilled at the fact that the luxury MSC Musica cruiser, which was scheduled to dock in Cape Town yesterday, is still stuck at sea.

Cape Town Etc reports:

Cape Town’s notorious southeaster prevented the 93 000-tonne MSC Musica cruise ship from docking on Thursday. This magnificent vessel sailed past the cruise terminal at the V&A Waterfront, before proceeding to make a U-turn and returning to the open seas…

It was later announced that the ship would attempt to enter the port at 5am on Friday morning if the wind would permit it. “This could also change depending on the wind,” the City said.

“The latest on the MSC Musica is that Port Control will try and bring the cruise ship in to port now. But could take some time before they dock. The captain of the MSC has refused to lift anchor until the wind drops they will review at 10am.”

Well, 10AM has come and gone, and the liner still hasn’t docked.

The really bad news? City of Cape Town traffic spokesperson Richard Coleman said moments earlier that the MSC Musica would only make its next attempt to dock at 2AM on Saturday.

Via TimesLIVE, measures are now being put in place to assist the trapped passengers:

Ross Volk, MD of the ship’s owners, told TimesLIVE the company had “designed an entertainment regimen that will keep passengers engaged and interactive” while the vessel remained at anchor off Mouille Point…

Volk said: “There are sufficient provisions on board. The wellbeing of the passengers is of primary importance to us and that’s been factored into everything that’s going on, and we’ve attempted to communicate with passengers as best we can.”

But while those on board are unlikely to start eating fellow passengers anytime soon – and there are enough lime slices at the bar to stave off scurvy – those waiting to board are feeling the pain.

Like this chap:

A different outlook to those in the video below, posted to Facebook yesterday, which shows a jovial atmosphere:

More from TimesLIVE:

Volk said all the passengers had travel insurance. “Every passenger locally has travel insurance which has already been activated and that’s been taken into account for passengers in Cape Town, and those who have missed connections,” he said.

This image, shared on Twitter by @hough_sean, was taken yesterday evening:

We have it on good authority that the bar was kept quite busy yesterday:

Ah yes, the video up top is starting to make sense now.

Then there’s this one, sent just before 10:30AM this morning. I give you Kurt Darren and Steve Hofmeyr:

Wow, we’re really happy for you, Steve.

A thought leader right there.

If you’re on board the MSC Musica, feel free to send us a mail at editor@2oceansvibe.com and let us know what the vibe is like at the moment.

[sources:capetownetc&traveller24&timeslive]