This was my 48th cruise and my first time on MSC. We chose this itinerary because the dates aligned when we could sail as well as the itinerary. After reading the past reviews, I had low expectations for the MSC Magnifica, but the cruise turned out rather well and we had a great time.

The itinerary included several bucket list destinations and was also my first time sailing on a Europe ocean cruise.

The MSC website is rather strange, but we had pre-booked two excursions, bought the internet package and some soda and water packages. We had read that MSC does not permit you to bring your own water or sodas on board. This was not the case and we were able to buy them at a few of the ports and brought them on board without any issues. We do not drink alcohol, so that was not an issue for us. Read more