Although I have cruised on my own before I was then on a British ship with 99% of the other passengers also being British. Making conversation and friends was not a problem. My recent cruise with MSC Cruises on board MSC Magnifica, would also see me travelling solo but the experience as a solo traveller…
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MSC Magnifica A Day At Sea
Today we should have spent the day ashore in Helgoland but sadly our call had to be cancelled. It is a tender port and by the time we reached our position of anchor our Captain, Antonio Siviero, made the decision to cancel due to the force 7 winds and a wave height of 2-3 metres….
MSC Magnifica Day 2 Hamburg
Yesterday I enjoyed the hospitality of Hamburg, Germany as MSC Cruises, MSC Magnifica sailed us into our next port of call. We didn’t arrive until 10.30am so it was the perfect excuse to have a short lie in and not worry about rushing up and off the ship. When I finally dragged myself out of…
MSC Magnifica Day 1 Embarkation
I joined MSC Cruises MSC Magnifica yesterday morning and so far I am very impressed. Check-in was swift and I was shown personally to my cabin, I really liked this touch! I walked through the door and was greeted with a rather nice balcony cabin and queen sized bed. Yes I have all of this…
Amsterdam And The Anne Frank House
Yesterday I spent the day in Amsterdam, my first visit here and aside from the hustle bustle of the main part of the city I did enjoy my visit. The main reason I have always wanted to visit Amsterdam is to see the Anne Frank House. I mentioned in a blog previously that I have…
DFDS Seaways To Amsterdam
Hello from Amsterdam!! Yesterday was the start of another exciting adventure but this time with a twist. There is a cruise involved but I actually started my journey aboard DFDS Seaways, Princess Seaways. She sailed me overnight to Amsterdam where I am staying until tomorrow morning. I checked-in at 3.30pm and was soon on board…
MSC Magnifica Awaits
On Monday I am heading to Amsterdam where I am spending a day before joining MSC Cruises, MSC Magnifica, for a 3 night cruise to Hamburg and Helgoland, both in Germany. I have never been to Amsterdam or Germany before so I am looking forward to exploring some lands previously un-discovered by my little feet….
Port Planning With A Difference
In the past I would rarely plan much for port days, aside from booking the odd one or two shore excursions I would never do too much in the way of planning for days where I had opted to just do my own thing. I would obviously have a quick scan online if I was…
Sleeping Under The Stars
If there is one thing that I wish we could do now and then on board its sleep literally under the stars. Now I know logistically this is not possible for every single passenger to do but wouldn’t it be nice to have the option now and then? Imagine a hot summers evening whilst cruising…
The Perfect Lido Deck
During one of our recent twitter #CruiseChat hours the topic of discussion was cruise ship lido decks and what would essentially make your Lido deck perfect. There were some good responses from people involved when it came to the question ‘if you could re-name the Lido deck then what would you call it’. Answers included…
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