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You traveled like a European. Impressive that you took the time to research your trip in such details. Kudos.

Southern Spain will be 20+ degrees. Unlikely to be raining. The evenings will be cool around 15° and the weather should improve as you head towards the Carribbean. Barcelona will be a few degrees cooler and rain is possible. If you were heading to the canaries after Spain, or near them, that is Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, the crossing would be around 5 degrees warmer. New York to London at that time of year would be cold. Around 12 degrees and WET. Long range weather forecasts are available for your destinations now, it is not long away. Enjoy your cruise. All Temps in Celcius.

Express Airport Transport. Standard taxi for less than £150 Luxury or People Carrier for less than £200 including central London Or a train via the Trainline website The road traffic can be insane at the wrong times. Be warned.

https://www.cruisehive.com/msc-cruises-safely-brings-800-israeli-citizens-home/112817 Some information on the MSC Haifa changes for October

I booked our first ever cruise. It is departing Genoa Italy on the 21st Oct for a one week sailing, one way to Israel. Arriving on the 27th. We have flights and hotels in Israel that have been cancelled due to the ongoing situation in tha part of the world. Which is disappointing, but understandable. What is not understandable is the absolute lack of communication or update from MSC when we contact them. We have so many unanswered questions. What do we do. Where will we be disembarked? We need to arrange flights back from wherever MSC dumps us, but we do not know where that will be. We also have two further destinations that we booked on the way back from Israel. Without any information on where the MSC Sinfonia will disembark us on the 27th, we do not know if we can utilize this part of our vacation. I understand this is an abnormal day in MSC, but a week from departure do they not know where we are heading? Because I do not and it is really starting to worry me. Will we be dumped in Haifa with no flight available home, no hotel, no update on changes? HELP? Or maybe SOS

It is understandable. You would not believe the predicament I have found myself in.

Jordan is not at war. Enjoy your cruise.

It looks like they will also be given future cruise credit according to the MSc Israel website.

No. Rhodes. On the Musica anyway.

Well we are literally in the same boat with this problem. Need to know where we will be dumped by MSC to arrange flights back. Quote me if you find out and I will do the same for you. It would appear that a cruise website broke the news before MSC did on the Musica. Maybe a similar situation will transpire with the Sin.

Which ship the Musica?

When are you due to board? Have you tried to call MSC?

Rhodes is a fantastic island to visit. A day is not enough to enjoy it. The waterpark in north Falaraki is 20 minutes from the port and absolutely wild and Rhodes town it's self is a brilliant stop to stroll around. The acropolis of Lindos and nearby beaches. It is a shame the collossos is no longer there. The archaeological museum and palace where many films have been set. I too would welcome an extended stay in Rhodes.

Sounds like something you see on social media. Balance is not affected by sound. I do not know why I am resilient to the roughest of seas. Maybe try a fishing trip on a small fishing boat in bad seas, swim in big waves, surf in a storm. Very little bothers me about the sea, I have been swept out miles by a rip on a surf board in double overhead (12ft) waves, it took two hours to get back to shore and whenever I have been on a vessel in very bad seas I can walk around with surprising balance, even surprising the crew. A big storm is free and unexpected entertainment, but there are other things that are guaranteed to make me hurl so I am not strong stomached, I simply do not feel sick in the sea, I feel quite at home bobbing up and down in an almighty swell, it is almost comforting. I remember strolling around on a very rough crossing as a child, the ship could not dock, almost everyone was hurling, lying randomly on the floor or holding on for dear life. That day I realised what the annoying threshold lip on the ship toilet door was for. There was a person in that room flat on the floor and the collective vomit of many people was rolling from one side to the other, splashing them as it came back and they did not have the motivation to move, they insisted I left them alone and close the door, poor fellow. I would assume being more familiar with the sea will help you build up tolerance. Being sober will also help a great deal.

Than you Catherine, I shall look for the patches.