Please do yourself a favour and do not go with MSC, it was dreadful and a lot of wasted money......never again, never. It was a very disappointing experience and the very worst holiday I have ever taken.
Embarkation
4 out of 5
Arrived near end of embarkation time, no queue.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
2 out of 5
Buffet terrible, food tepid, unimaginative, badly displayed and set out. Had to hunt for a seat every time. Terrible. Drinks good on the all inclusive drinks package.
Onboard Activities
2 out of 5
Quizzes dreadful, shows amateur, like a big Butlins. Announcements in five languages. All very happy clappy over enthusiastic staff encouraging people to take part in silly games around pool. Too many children around adults, even at midnight in lounges
Entertainment
2 out of 5
Amateurish and repetitive, format was Dancers, singers, Acrobats/contorsionists, dancers. Each night basically the same
Service and Staff
3 out of 5
Staff were very polite, service slow.
Ship Quality
3 out of 5
Pools too small, jacuzzis full of underage children, supposed to be over 16 but young children in nap pies were there. This is dangerous as a young child can disappear under the bubbling water in a jacuzzi. There are only so many loops of a deck you can do to get a good walk in. Gym quite good. Overall didn't like being confined on ship.
We booked a morning and afternoon excursion. Showed up at 7am after breakfast to go to Catherine's Palace, only to be told that the trip was cancelled. They tried to tell me that they had put a note under our cabin door and tried to contact us but they hadn't. One of the ladies later admitted to me that they had hoped up to the last minute to get some more English speakers to go on the trip. They didn't and cancelled at the last minute. No compensation for getting up at 6am and having to stay on ship until afternoon trip into St Petersburg. Very, very bad show on their behalf.
Have you been on any other ships to compare MSC to. Just curious because you stated you don’t like being “confined” on a ship. And gave such a bad review of MSC.
An acquaintance told me I should check out this cruise line but I really haven't gotten around to it. The review didn't give much info. What made it so horrible? You did give it two stars so I'll guessing there was something you did like?
Oh boy....be careful on this app. people HATE bad reviews. hope they don't attack you like they did to me. I believe everyone should give their honest opinions, but some people on here go crazy.
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