Our last day was a 3pm docking in Palma. We’d had spectacular weather the whole cruise and on the way up to breakfast on the last day we expected to open the door to the aft steps to be greeted by blue skies as usual. The grey clouds and rain[…]
We’d checked online and the port where the Armonia would dock in Marseille was truly out in the wilderness. They offered a shuttle bus to and from the city centre for €16, so after weighing up the options we opted for that. We could have gotten a taxi, but that[…]
We’d decided to try at least one MSC organised excursion – they all looked overpriced but unless we went on one, how would we know for sure? The day trip to the Old Town of Genoa was €50 each, and I was very interested in whether that worked out to[…]
Ange asked me if I had felt the ship shudder as it had docked at the port in Naples. I professed ignorance but apparently the sideways motion had woken her at 6am. We were up reasonably early, wanting to be away quickly as we were doing our own excursion to[…]
Our four night cruise on the MSC Armonia actually started the night before as Messina, our departure port, is not served very well by an international airport. Instead we return to Catania (where we have been previously) and stay at a delightful Bed&Breakfast. In the morning we head to the[…]