Nice European cruise, few things need improvement

MSC Grandiosa Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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MSC Grandiosa

7 Night Western Mediterranean (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 25, 2022

Ship: MSC Grandiosa

Cabin number: 10142

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall, good cruise; few things could use improvement. TV in room very unfriendly to English speakers... only one English news channel, and movies were not free. Evening shows were nice.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
main dining rooms dinners were average, buffet was good.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
gym was good, but could use few more machines... lot of waiting around.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
shows were good; but no comedy shows.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
room okay, not too spacy; bathroom small, especially the shower.

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
No excursion done; plenty of things to see, especially La Sagrada Familia.

Marseille (Provence), France

4 out of 5

Genoa, Italy

5 out of 5

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

Palermo, Sicily

4 out of 5

Valletta, Malta

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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3 Comments

javawoody    1 year ago

I didn’t know TV could be unfriendly

CruzeFan    1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed it. The tv stations are primarily in the language of the departure port and / or the primary language of the majority of the passengers. On my October cruise on MSC from Port Canaveral, one station news in and the rest were in English.

WhippetMum    1 year ago

Thanks for your feedback