Overall a great cruise. I feel MSC is just a few short steps of being on par with Princess and RCL. MSC wins on price, but with a little refinement could competing every category
Embarkation
5 out of 5
Seamless and stress free
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
4 out of 5
The food was on par with other cruise lines, though, because the Armonia is a smaller ship, there might have been less choices. There was still plenty to choose from though. Our only real complaint was the fact that dirty dishes piled up on tables regularly at the buffet, and several times (on a 7 day cruise), there were either no clean plates available, or no clean silverware available
Onboard Activities
5 out of 5
Entertainment
5 out of 5
Children's Programs
5 out of 5
There aren’t enough words to give proper credit to the staff at the Mini & Juniors club. This was our 4 year old daughters 5th cruise (including 3 cruise lines and 4 transatlantics), and it was by far the best environment and entertainment for her on any of her cruises. She absolutely loved Carlos, Yokasta, Yogelis, Joana, and Kenia
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
In the dining room Justin and Aurung (sp), did a great job. Our daughter is on a gluten free diet, and they remembered from the first night on, and went out of their way to make sure she had a great experience at every dinner.
Ship Quality
4 out of 5
The Armonia is small, but recently refurbished and presents quite well
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
The cabin was a little smaller than usual, but clean, and had as much or more built-in storage than we’ve had in previous cabins. Neruda, our cabin steward did a flawless job. We have absolutely no complaints about our cabin
It is still being completed, and has great potential. Our biggest complaint was that seemingly every beach we tried to wade or swim at, there was a “life guard” blowing his whistle, and telling us we couldn’t swim. It made no sense, since it’s an island, with groomed beaches that have ropes and buoys defining the limits. Seems to be the prefect environment, designed for swimming.... but, no
Absolutely the fastest disembarkation we’ve ever done. Customs was fast too. This may be because we docked on a Monday, and not on a weekend, so it wasn’t too crowded.
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