I had heard so many negative things about MSC I was worried about going on Magnifica.
I am glad I did though. The staff were fantastic. The food was great, their deserts leave RCI and P & O standing. The time in ports was longer making it easy to see the places.
We also had someone who was using a wheelchair and, although in one port the gangway was unbelievably steep, things were made so easy for us.
Cabin was fit for purpose. Generally clean - on a day to day basis but some bits hadn’t had a good clean for a while- kettle unit, drawers but essentials like shower, toilet, bed etc were all clean nd kept clean.
Easy to get from Zeebrugge to Brugge. Get a taxi. €50 each way. Great length of time in port.
Actually docked in Ijmuiden. Ship offered a shuttle for a charge but didn’t let on that there would be a free shuttle to Sloterdijk- one stop from Amsterdam. This would have been fine if we didn’t have a wheelchair user with us. Luckily we had friends who could ferry us back to the ship.
Time in port was great- almost 24 hours and could return to ship any time till early morning.
Taxi to centre €20(each way). Lovely city and again good length of time in port.