The Silversea Silver Whisper sailed from Port Said after midnight, and when we awoke the next morning we were sailing along the Sinai Peninsula in the Suez Canal. The east bank of the Suez Canal in Asia looked much like this photo for miles and miles, while the west bank in Africa was lightly populated, with cities and roads along the way.
Sailing through the Suez Canal was much like a river cruise since we could see both banks of the Suez -- two continents -- most of the time.