We booked our cruise through a German cruise internet site. This turned out to be about 30% cheaper, for exactly the same category of cabin, as the MSC Australia site (Super Duper 2 for 1 never to be repeated special!!)... can anyone tell me why?

If you arrive at Genoa by train, do not get ripped off by the taxis. We did .. paid 15 Euros to go about 300 meters. Just get out of the station, walk around to the right, down the road and you will see the cruise terminal.

Before I get started, the cruise was ok. It was, however, largely a matter of some ok things, and some really annoying things. I will try and focus on some of the things to be wary of. Read more