Good Itinerary, but wrong days in ports!

MSC Lirica Cruise Review to Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East)

lbush

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 71

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5

Verified Review

20 Night Msc Grand Voyages (Venice To Dubai)

Sail date: November 21, 2019

Ship: MSC Lirica

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 10037

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Good Itinerary, wrong days..... Good Staff, except for Spa Staff Need to change up menu a little more Aurea package should include Gelateria

Embarkation

3 out of 5

They had to change the port, sooo had to take a bus for over an hour to another port

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Spa services, they tried to gouge us for our massages, products Over charged, had to talk with management to reverse charges Pain in the ass!

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

old fabrics, needed repairs, chairs were old especially in cabins & dining rooms

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

poor design of shower, with 1/2 glass, floor would always get soaked towels were old threadbare (in a suite, REALLY) Old fabrics, furniture. Needed a deep cleaning Had to complain (5) times about "neighbors" SMOKING on their Balcony before it was dealt with! Really pissed me off as I like to leave balcony doors open at night, first thing in am, they would light up & choke me!!!!

Ship tip

check itinerary carefully

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Venice, Italy

4 out of 5

some flooding issues, but weather related

Thumbs Up 0

Split, Croatia

3 out of 5

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

Good to take Hop on Hop off bus

Thumbs Up 3

Iraklion (Heraklion), Crete

4 out of 5

Rhodes, Greece

4 out of 5

Limassol, Cyprus

3 out of 5

Suez Canal Transit

3 out of 5

poor air quality, could smell trash on shore burning in early am's had to close balcony door

Thumbs Up 0

Eilat, Israel

4 out of 5

Main issue was, they scheduled port for a SATURDAY Went to Dead Sea excursion, guide was terrible; only 15 minutes to shop, our 1st break was for bathroom break for 20 minutes, took people over 10 just to get off the bus..... Lots was closed / unavailable. Nearest car rental was in Aqaba BOO

Thumbs Up 0

Aqaba (Petra), Jordan

4 out of 5

Loved Petra, but expensive to get there, long drive, this should have been an overnight port. Needed more time at site

Thumbs Up 2

Salalah, Oman

2 out of 5

scheduled on friday (Muslem Holy Day) everything was closed, excursion was cancelled

Thumbs Up 0

Muscat, Oman

4 out of 5

loved the Mosque