MSC lacks in many ways

MSC Magnifica Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 50

Overall rating:

2.6 out of 5
MSC Magnifica

12 Night Mediterranean (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 08, 2018

Ship: MSC Magnifica

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12065

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

The destinations were fantastic - we would not take a MSC excursion and/or cruise again - many of our excursions cost $50-$100 per person but the entrance fees to most places was about $12-$15 The staff seriously lacks customer service skills!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Excellent

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
Buffets were the same every day - open very limited hours - the staff has a long way in American expectation of customer service

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
- fitness center had limited hours closed at 9pm - pools had dirty water

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Very opera and ballet centered.

Service and Staff

1 out of 5
Extremely rude - used “I don’t speak English” or “I don’t understand” as a cop out - said “Okay” when you requested service or made a complaint - then did nothing.... supervisors really made no difference - they said they would “look into matter” but walked away never hearing anything again from them

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Very clean - however ship layout was a bit challenging getting to the 14th floor or 13th from the 12th floor taking the steps

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Cabin steward seldom removed dirty glassware or plates - had to set outside the door in hallway Balcony was filthy and covered in salt every day could not enjoy sitting on chairs

Ship tip

Do NOT take a MSC Cruise!

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
Stayed 5 days after debarkation

Genoa, Italy

1 out of 5
Did an excursion - very informative

Marseille (Provence), France

5 out of 5
Did an excursion - very informative

Barcelona, Spain

1 out of 5
Our tour guide was clearly intoxicated & gave little information about area

Valletta, Malta

5 out of 5
Did an excursion - very informative

Iraklion (Heraklion), Crete

5 out of 5
Did an excursion - very informative

Rhodes, Greece Did not visit port

Weather prohibited stopping in port

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

2 out of 5
Total rip off! Went on Acropolis excursion and tour of city - after leaving Acropolis literally drove around the block and got dropped off to walk around town. That was suppose to be a panoramic tour of the city!

Corfu, Greece

5 out of 5
Did an excursion - very informative

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Flawless
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