Not good at all, would never recommend MSC or travel on this cruise line again

Item: MSC Magnifica
Rating: 2.5
Author: lcookpractice

MSC Magnifica Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

lcookpractice

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

2.5 out of 5

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4 Night Bahamas (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 20, 2023

Ship: MSC Magnifica

Cabin number: 8041

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

Not going to travel on this cruise line again, the food was bad and the service was almost as bad all over the ship

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Worst food I’ve ever had on a cruise. The buffets are over crowded, ice is nearly impossible to find, if you don’t have a drink package you’ll wait longer for the line to clear to get a drink of water or tea than anything else. The food was never what you expected based on the description, 2 hours each formal dining night for 3 courses.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Pools were warm, but over crowded not enough pool for that many people.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

Overcrowded and not anything for the kids to do together at ages 7-11.

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

It’s an old old ship by standards I’ve seen on other cruise lines.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Love this port.

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Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Best part of the trip

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Disembarkation

1 out of 5

An hour past time we were scheduled to get off the boat is when we got off.

5 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 11 months ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

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javawoody 11 months ago

Was anything good?

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marierdea 11 months ago

Sorry you had a disappointing Thanksgiving vacation week cruise.

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cruising2004 11 months ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise.

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Other reviews of this sailing

The room attendant was very attentive and great to talk to. I did not enjoy the food at the buffet. I appreciated the availability of the buffet hours but the food did not have much flavor and seemed to be geared more towards American food.