Day 5 – Cagliari, Sardinia
Welcome to Sardinia Neither of us slept too well last night - we had big storms crossing from Palermo over to Cagliari and our cabin is quite high up (Deck 10) and fairly forward so...
Day 4 – Palermo, Sicily
Sicily We slept extremely well last night after a very long excursion the day before - the cabin is not only spacious (large 3-person couch, double-sized desk) but is well thought-out too (3 large hooks...
Day 3 – Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Welcome to Civitavecchia This is one of our very early starts for this trip. We awoke at just after 6.45am as we were coming alongside in the Port of Civitavecchia, which is the main port...
Day 2 – Genoa, Italy
Genoa, Italy We awoke around 7am and as we had slept with not only the balcony curtains open but the balcony door open too we could see the sun was rising and that we were...
Day 1 – Marseille, France
Embarkation day We awoke early this morning to the dull sound of engines roaring as planes rattled down the runway just a few 100 metres away from our hotel. It was somewhat surprising then when...
Day 0 – Pre-departure Day
Pre-Departure Hello and welcome! If you are following us after experiencing our MSC Magnifica voyage it is great to see you again! If you are new here - get prepared to experience a cruise through...
MSC Magnifica 14-night voyage – Full Daily Programs
Daily Programs from our voyage We've scanned all of the Daily Programs from our 14-night voyage onboard MSC Magnifica. These are delivered every evening when your cabin is turned down by your cabin steward. If you...
Day 15 – Southampton, UK
Disembarkation We awoke early this morning as we left the balcony curtains open and the sun beamed directly in at around 5am. Looking out I could just make out the Isle of Wight in the...
Day 14 – At Sea
The final sea day Time flies - we are leaving the ship tomorrow. For us, it is too soon; we are loving MSC Magnifica - she is a lovely ship to sail on and the crew...
Day 13 – Hamburg, Germany
The River Elbe Today, we are sailing into the historic German port of Hamburg. The port dates back to the staggering year 1189. It is Germany's largest port for freight and cruise passengers and is...
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