Cuba Up Close

Item: MSC Armonia
Rating: 3.5
Author: scoleman1

MSC Armonia Cruise Review to Cuba

scoleman1

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 130

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean & Cuba (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 07, 2019

Ship: MSC Armonia

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 9244

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Seeing Cuba was wonderful. The ship was ok, nothing special. The captain was wonderful. Very personable!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Lines were short and quick

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food was just so-so. Service in the dining room could have been better and faster.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Playing some trivia. Cruise staff was very energetic. The young people seemed to enjoy the activites.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

The cast of performers was very talented, but every night was the same type of show, Singing and dancing. No variety performers such as a comedian.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The staff was very good. Room Steward was wonderful! Dining room was a bit slow. The captain was very personable. Best captain we have ever had!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Older ship but very clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

Very small, but clean.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida Did not visit port

Just left, did not travel in the city.

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Montego Bay, Jamaica

2 out of 5

Lots of people selling grass and begging.

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George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5

Nice, but nothing special

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Very nice port. Went into town rather than staying by ship.

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HAVANA, CUBA

4 out of 5

To see 3rd world poverty was upsetting, but the people were very friendly and the sites to see were impressive.

Thumbs Up 4

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

No problems getting off ship. The captain was even standing by the gang way to wish us goodbye.

3 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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francarlos1989 5 years ago

How did you go in the process of disembarking in Cuba? Did you buy an excursion or were you a portu account?

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