Amazing food & service!!

Sports Bar

Great service but they don’t open until 2pm or 4pm most days. Fish and chips & wings were really good but you pay extra for those and the portions are small. You should get two pieces of fish for $9 and not just one little piece. The dining room actually had fish and chips for lunch one day and they were even better and twice the portion! So good. But the drinks in your package are included there. Plus, they have bowling and good WiFi in there! We got the unlimited bowling pass- “Family Fun Pass.” For $99 you get unlimited bowling, 4D Cinema, Formula F1 Car Racing Simulator for everyone in your cabin the whole cruise. Someone shared their bowling games with us the first hour we were on board and it convinced us to get it for our 4 year old because he LOVED it and the pool situation wasn’t the best for a young kid. The MSC Armonia spoiled us with the awesome splashpad for kids. :)

Black Crab Restaurant

Some of the BEST dishes we’ve ever had during our 7 cruises. The other reviews really surprise me- because we are foodies. My husband is impossible to please and he found something that he enjoyed every single night. The Black Crab dining experience was wonderful!! They were the only venue that had my favorite wine- Matua Sauvignon Blanc. They were super attentive to us and our 4 year old. Service was perfect. We gave a cash tip to both servers the last night because they deserved it! Moises and Jordan took great care of us. The dining room food was far better than the buffet. The buffet wasn’t bad but it was nothing to write home about. Always found something to eat. Best pizza at sea though!! However, the lunch and dinner offerings for the dining room were some of the best dishes we’ve ever had on our 7 cruises! The pork schnitzel, conch fritters, fish and chips, shrimp and grits, spare ribs & polenta, tuna nicaucho salad (sp?) with ahi tuna seared medium rare were amazing!! Lunch dining only open on sea days. :( The meatball sub and Philly Cheesesteaks were GREAT!! They use an amazing hoagie roll for those!Sorbet was our favorite dessert as the flavor changed each night. Always something for my picky eater to eat too- pasta, bread, burgers, pizza, chicken nuggets, fries, pancakes, bananas, cherry tomatoes (his new favorite!) and the mock tail strawberry dacqueri! We also had our own dining table for our 5 guests- we didn’t have to share with strangers which was nice. They do the formal night and Italian night on the Days at Sea, so plan around that if you make reservations for speciality dining. Highly recommend both Sushi and Butcher’s Cut! You can even just go to the Sushi restaurant and order a la carte off the menu- their prices are REALLY good and the food is high quality!

Piazza Del Doge

Best service!! They gave my 4 year old free gelato every night. He felt like a celebrity- everywhere we walked- they called his name and played with him and made his experience magical. We also loved the complimentary pastry case where they served donuts & crossaints and many others! Azlie took amazing care of us the entire trip. When you bring along $1 cash tips and use those throughout the trip- you get top-notch yacht club service!! A little goes a long way and it’s totally worth it. These people work so hard and don’t get paid enough.

Pantheon Theatre

The singers were fabulous. It seemed like the shows were shorter but they offered two different shows per night. One at 7:45 & one at 9:45. Luckily, we ate dinner at 6pm seating so we finished just in time to watch the shows each night at 7:45. We didn’t get to stay for every show because my little guy was losing it since it was his bedtime. There weren’t as many acrobats and aerial and circus stunts untilThe last show. It was mostly singing but still fun. Loved the ABBA TRIBUTE show and the variety show and my 4 year old loved the magic show.

4D Cinema

Half of the chairs were out of service but we only needed 3 so it worked out for us! My son got freaked out and said it was “too intense” lol. They have 8 different movies and they are about 8 minutes long? They have a variety to choose from which is cool- kid friendly and then older kids. “Night of Toy Store” (creepy), race car, airplane, roller coaster, kid and cat friends flying around town with their jet packs, dinosaur (Jurassic Park style) too scary for my kid. I don’t think they sanitize the glasses after you wear them- they didn’t after us so that’s not great but it was a neat experience. I’m glad that we tried it.