Shaffers Abroad — A Mediterranean Voyage
Logistics & reservations

for Jason & Rachel

 

A 13-day trip — Morocco, an 8-night Mediterranean cruise, and a long weekend in France.

May 23 – June 5 · 2026
Until we leave
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days
Morocco · Spain · Portugal · Italy · France
Where we are now
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Our trip —

Two weeks away from home. A night in Casablanca, eight on the MSC Opera through Spain, Portugal, Italy, and France, then two in Paris with a day in Normandy. This is where we'll keep our notes — the pictures, the small things we noticed, a few letters to the kids. Mostly just for us.

Departs
Fri, May 22
Returns
Fri, June 5
Ship
MSC Opera (8 nights)
Countries
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The Route

Hand-drawn — not to scale, on purpose.

Hand-drawn map of the route — Casablanca → Málaga → Cádiz → Lisbon → Alicante → Mahón → Olbia → Genoa → Marseille → Paris → Mont Saint-Michel.
South to Casablanca for a night, then across to Málaga to board the ship. The cruise loops west to Cádiz and up to Lisbon — the ship doubles back — then east through Alicante, Menorca, Sardinia, and Genoa to Marseille. From there north overland to Paris, with a day out to Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy. Home after that.

The Fourteen Days

One polaroid per day. Tap any of them for the longer story.

things we noticed → things we ate → back of the book →