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

nbush

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 65

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: Oceanview

Cabin number: 9002

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Liked ports, but wrong days? Liked Jerusalem Excursion, had good guide Needed more time in this port, ? overnight

Embarkation

3 out of 5

had to take shuttle to a different port :-(

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

liked drink package

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

spa was good

Entertainment

3 out of 5

liked musical shows, Magic & pantomime so so

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

waiters & stewards were great, spa staff so so

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

furniture old, need to clean sofas / chairs; or even replace

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

dated, had a security issue as cabin at front of ship where people could see into my cabin and got harassment calls to my room

Ship tip

Update your ship

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Venice, Italy

5 out of 5

Split, Croatia

3 out of 5

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

Iraklion (Heraklion), Crete

4 out of 5

Rhodes, Greece

4 out of 5

Limassol, Cyprus

4 out of 5

Suez Canal Transit Did not visit port

only on ship, unable to visit Egypt

Thumbs Up 0

Eilat, Israel

4 out of 5

went to Jerusalem, unfortunately it was Shabbat, BAD day to schedule this port!!!

Thumbs Up 1

Aqaba (Petra), Jordan

4 out of 5

Loved Petra, Aqaba not sooo much Should be overnight, need more time to see Petra

Thumbs Up 2

Salalah, Oman

2 out of 5

nothing open, Muslim holy day Again poor choice of day in port

Thumbs Up 0

Muscat, Oman

4 out of 5

Liked the Mosque

Thumbs Up 0

Khasab, Oman

3 out of 5

Dubai, U.A.E.

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

2 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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portofrome 4 years ago

Thanks for your review!

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Good Itinerary, but wrong days in ports!

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