We’re joining MSC Cruises’ MSC Meraviglia for a 7-night voyage around the West Mediterranean. Skip to our itinerary to get to our daily posts We’re heading to Marseille, France to join MSC Meraviglia for a week-long voyage to some of the best ports in the Mediterranean. Our port-packed itinerary includes no actual sea days, so…
Disembarkation day This morning when we awoke we were still at sea – don’t be fooled, not a sea day for us though – today is, unfortunately, the day we disembark. This is the first time I have not awoken in the port on the disembarkation day and I have to say, this more relaxed…
Valencia This morning we decided to have breakfast on the balcony as we sailed slowly into the port of Valencia, Spain. As it is our final port today we will be getting off and exploring. I have been here before, but alas, I was only 8 or 9 years old! BeyondCruise Live Voyage:Â MSC Meraviglia –Â (Missed…
Onwards to Spain! We awoke to another stunning sunrise as the ship sailed gently through the Mediterranean Sea. Today is slightly different than others and we aren’t arriving at a port early! In fact, we are not due to get into our port today until 1pm, furthermore – we don’t set sail until around midnight…
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 it seemed like we felt every big wave the ship went through! Saying that I absolutely love the sea like…
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 behind the door for coats, large shelf for keeping all your paperwork/tickets to hand and a separate section to keep…
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 used for visiting Italy’s capital – Rome! BeyondCruise Live Voyage:Â MSC Meraviglia –Â (Missed a day or just got here? Skip to…
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 slowly going astern (backwards) into the port. Although MSC Cruises operate cruises that allow you the option to embark at…
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 we drew the curtains to find the airport under a blanket of thick fog, albeit with the sun placed delicately…
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 daily blogs and social media updates like you are onboard with us! Updates are always posted the day after we…