
MSC Seaside
Is not a small ship. Carmen and I are sailing her on her first trip across the Atlantic. Originally she was to be leaving from Venice. That city very sensibly decided that mega ships were no longer welcome, especially at the inner city docks. Might be they learned from the damage a few other ports have sustained from the wake of very powerful thrusters?
In any case, MSC most sensibly decided to offer free bus service from both the port and the airport in Venice so that those who already had plane/train/ship arrivals scheduled for Venice would not be too badly inconvenienced.

The Route
and the day to day schedule as it currently stands – always – of course, subject to revision…
Date |
Port |
Arrive |
Depart |
Friday, December 1 |
Trieste, Italy |
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11:59pm |
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Saturday, December 2 |
At Sea |
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Sunday, December 3 |
Messina, Sicily, Italy |
Noon |
8:00pm |
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Monday, December 4 |
At Sea |
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Tuesday, December 5 |
Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
9:00am |
11:59pm |
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Wednesday, December 6 |
Barcelona, Spain |
10:00am |
6:00pm |
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Thursday, December 7 |
At Sea |
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Friday, December 8 |
Cadiz, Spain |
8:00am |
6:00pm |
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Saturday, December 9 |
At Sea |
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Sunday, December 10 |
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal |
7:00am |
4:00pm |
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Monday, December 11 |
Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands |
8:00am |
4:00pm |
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Tuesday, December 12 |
At Sea |
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Wednesday, December 13 |
At Sea |
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Thursday, December 14 |
At Sea |
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Friday, December 15 |
At Sea |
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Saturday, December 16 |
At Sea |
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Sunday, December 17 |
Antigua |
7:00am |
4:00pm |
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Monday, December 18 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
8:00am |
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Tuesday, December 19 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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2:00am |
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Wednesday, December 20 |
At Sea |
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Thursday, December 21 |
Miami, FL |
7:00am |
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