lifeasme123 Posted August 26, 2016 #1 Share Posted August 26, 2016 I am looking at a cruise next Summer and it looks like embarkation is allowed at any of the ports on the itinerary. For example, the itinerary below. It looks like I can go from Genoa-Genoa, or Valencia-Valencia, or Marseille-Marseille, etc. PORT ARRIVE DEPART 1 Genoa, Italy 6:00pm 2 Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 7:00am 5:00pm 3 Palermo, Sicily, Italy 9:00am 3:00pm 4 Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy 9:00am 6:00pm 5 Palma de Mallorca, Spain 3:00pm 11:59pm 6 Valencia, Spain 9:00am 4:00pm 7 Marseille, France 1:00pm 8:00pm 8 Genoa, Italy 9:00am Am I looking at this correctly? This is a really great idea IF I am reading this right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryincork Posted August 26, 2016 #2 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Yes they often have multiple embarkation ports in Europe. Some of the US cruise lines might have 2 embarkation ports too, but not always Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fifthavenue Posted August 26, 2016 #3 Share Posted August 26, 2016 It's pretty much the norm with MSC, which is great as it allows you to make your own package with flights from your local airport etc :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted August 26, 2016 #4 Share Posted August 26, 2016 I am looking at a cruise next Summer and it looks like embarkation is allowed at any of the ports on the itinerary. For example, the itinerary below. It looks like I can go from Genoa-Genoa, or Valencia-Valencia, or Marseille-Marseille, etc. PORT ARRIVE DEPART 1 Genoa, Italy 6:00pm 2 Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 7:00am 5:00pm 3 Palermo, Sicily, Italy 9:00am 3:00pm 4 Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy 9:00am 6:00pm 5 Palma de Mallorca, Spain 3:00pm 11:59pm 6 Valencia, Spain 9:00am 4:00pm 7 Marseille, France 1:00pm 8:00pm 8 Genoa, Italy 9:00am Am I looking at this correctly? This is a really great idea IF I am reading this right. You are correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeasme123 Posted August 26, 2016 Author #5 Share Posted August 26, 2016 (edited) It's pretty much the norm with MSC, which is great as it allows you to make your own package with flights from your local airport etc :) So true!! I'm excited to know about this and am surprised other cruise lines are not doing this. Edited August 26, 2016 by jen70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skier52 Posted August 26, 2016 #6 Share Posted August 26, 2016 So true!! I'm excited to know about this and am surprised other cruise lines are not doing this. Check the prices very carefully. I wanted to do a western med cruise that was a circuit Genoa St. Tropez Palma Mahon Olbia Salerno Genoa I had wanted to embark/disembark at Salerno as this fitted with my DW holidays. MSC said yes it was perfectly OK to do this and the price would just over £4000 for two guests. However if I delayed embarkation by 1 day and embarked at Genoa the price was £898 for two guests. that was the price I paid for a seven night cruise although I only stayed on board six nights as we disembarked at Salerno. We got no reduction for the night we didn't have, but I still saved well over £3000. They use pricing like that to force certain countries to use certain ports as their embarkation/disembarkation points. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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