Good hotel and restaurant choice and having the local airport for a quick return home is very good. Only spent time around the centre due to the bad weather. ...
The system for checking in baggage was a nightmare no one explained what to do before we arrived it was alphabetical check in to get baggage labels of course ours was the longest queue if your name began with Z you were straight in then you had to go to luggage drop off then wait in lounge for your letter to be called to check in ...
Great City - MSC left little to be desired - did not mention that a free shuttle to and from Southampton was just outside the cruise terminal door- Kaos getting off the ship ...
Not your fault Southampton ! I left passports at home (6 hours drive away) so it was rather traumatic!
Port staff were brilliant and assisted us in making onward plans to catch up with ship in Gibraltar - a very expensive detour :( ...