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 lose your copy, you can also always pick up a copy from the reception on Deck 5. They are…
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 distance and what appeared to be a beautiful day ahead, at least for those joining this afternoon! BeyondCruise Live Voyage: MSC…
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 are very friendly. We don’t feel like we’ve had enough time on her! BeyondCruise Live Voyage: MSC Magnifica – (Missed a day…
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 110km inland from the North Sea. Ships of all sizes navigate the River Elbe with the help of local pilots…
Day at Sea Today we were up very early to catch the sail out of Amsterdam. We left our berth at the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam at exactly 7am this morning. The ship gracefully slid into the North Sea Canal and started her 20km sail back to the IJmuiden locks. Today, the weather is around 14c,…
Sailing into Amsterdam We awoke early this morning, the ship has slowed down to around 15kts and we are about to pick up the pilot from IJmuiden, The Netherlands. After receiving our pilot, he’ll guide us to the North Sea Canal locks and then we’ll sail up the North Sea Canal right into the city…
Day at Sea Today is our third sea day on this cruise. We have a total of five sea days and they are nicely spread out throughout our voyage. We are continuing our sail from La Coruna, Spain last night towards Amsterdam, which we are due to arrive at around 2pm tomorrow. BeyondCruise Live Voyage: MSC Magnifica…
La Coruna Today we awoke in La Coruna. This city is based in the North-West corner of Spain and its surrounding coast is referred to as the Costa da Morte (Coast of Death) this is because of the North Atlantic ocean that batters the rocky coastline here every day of the year. There have been many…
Day at Sea Today we are at sea as we travel around the Southern coast of Spain and head North up the coast of Portugal towards our next destination, La Coruna, which is in the far North of Spain. We are due to arrive tomorrow morning at 9am after sailing approximately 718 nautical miles. BeyondCruise Live…
Welcome to Malaga Today we woke up next to La Malagueta Beach in Málaga with a spectacular backdrop of the Málaga Mountains. La Malagueta Beach is actually man-made and was created in the 1950s. It’s a popular beach with umbrellas and chairs to rent and a Spanish restaurant that has a large outdoor charcoal grill…
