SolentCruises

On 10/19/2023 at 8:49 PM, walters–mor said:

Hey

if the time in Southampton is 08.00-20.00, what time are we off the ship realistically?

im debating taking a train to see London 09.00,09.30 or 10.00

You will be off the ship by 10am, you need to be back in Southampton by 6:30pm to allow yourself time to get back to the ship. I would recommend either getting an MSC excursion or getting the train as soon as you can get off the ship and get a train back around 3-4pm, so you have plenty of time to get back to port in case of any delays.

Are you sure it's the Disney Magic? Only the Disney Dream goes out of Southampton

Ocean cruise Terminal Does, Mayflower does as well, QE II does not. If you are sailing on Sky from 16th September, or regal from now, you may get an Elite Lounge

Hi there, you can either pay in cash only on the cruise ship or use a debit card (associated with your room card for your name). Unfortunately you cannot deposit money and only bringing the ships currency onboard will work (you can always get more if needed at ports)

You need your: Passport, e-ticket (and paper ticket to be safe in case the app fails), cruise cover insurance. Covid vaccination certificates are not needed. Please make sure to print your luggage tags before sailing if you can, if you can't they will do it at port.

MSC sometimes decorate the ship, but most of the time they use the massive screen to do christmas things on. The ship may stop at every port to pick up passengers, but that won't affect your itinerary. Most of the ports you will visit have christmas decorations and markets in the towns/cities. The ship shouldn't be maximum capacity, probably around 5000/6000 guests as it's a week too soon for most school holidays.

MSC Yacht club will have a blue tent outisde the terminal of which you will be escorted through security and checked in, in the exclusive yacht club area, you will then be escorted onto the ship to have fun and enjoy.