MSC Splendida look back | 7/1/12 | Travelling to Genoa
The first day was mainly travelling to the airport and then onto the ship. We left at 5am in the morning to make our flight, I decided to wear high heels and had to change the moment I got to Gatwick as my feet were killing me. When we got there we checked in with plenty of time to spare so went to one of the cafes to have some breakfast. I had a sausage sandwich with a flag stuck in the middle and a coffee. We had a bit of a time to wait so just looked around the shops and kept looking out for our gate to be called. When our plane was finally called we had a long walk to our gate and another wait at the other end. I had never flown in a big plane before but only in a light aircraft back in 2006, so it had been a long time. When on the plane I had a bit of a moment when we were taxying away but once on the runway I was fine and couldn't wait ti take off. The feeling when you take off is immense, such an amazing feeling. I could bit stop smi...