We are back now in the UK after our cruise on MSC Magnifica, out from Venice, 7 nights on board from 1st Nov calling at ports in Italy, Greece, Turkey, Croatia and back to Venice. Just enough ports of call for one week, we were lucky, every day the sun shone. We did our own thing, using taxis busses to look around.

We booked this cruise on the last minute, getting a great deal from MSC we paid for an up grade to a Balcony Suite, adding a drinks package, "we saved about %30, " but we like a drink".

Food on the ship was great, varied, tasty and well served, with exception of the first night, which was awful, cold food, bad service, complained to customer service who sorted it immedietly, " next night, new table, new waiters, great." Read more