We had a wonderful experience despite some changes and not receiving the $50 onboard credit we were told we would have.

Item: MSC Magnifica
Rating: 3.2
Author: suznerns

MSC Magnifica Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

suznerns

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

Verified Review

4 Night Bahamas (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 05, 2024

Ship: MSC Magnifica

Cabin number: GUA

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

Overall we had a wonderful time despite the many changes and not getting the $50 onboard credit we were told we would get.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

We were told it was 2:00 but the day before we left we received a notification that it was changed to 11:30.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Buffet was good. Specialty restaurant was not good. Very slow and food wasn’t good. Also they changed our dining time on us too.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Pool was too cold. Hot tub was luke warm. Number of pools and hot tubs did not accommodate how many people were on board. Since the pool was too cold, and the hot tubs were overcrowded, the activities like ping-pong or foosball were constantly in use. It was hard to get a turn.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Performers were good. Singing was great. It was a little cheesy though.

Children's Programs

No children with our group

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Room stewards were on top of things! Very nice too.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

The ship was very clean. Layout was great. Just needed more hot tubs and pingpong tables.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Cabin was bigger than what I was expecting but it was cramped. I loved the closet/ drawers/shelf system. That was a plus.

Ship tip

Be ready for changes and don’t rely on the on board credit you’re told about. You will have a great time and the private Island (Ocean Cay) is just beautiful!

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

1 out of 5

Nassau seemed run down and reeked of pot. There was some shady stuff going on around us at the beach too.

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Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

5 out of 5

It was beautiful and no shady stuff like Nassau. It did not reek of pot either. This was the best day of the cruise! The whole island was very clean and accessible. It was just lovely.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

7 Comments

Other reviews of this sailing

Great 1st MSC cruise

Nice short vacation on the smaller ship

Service people were excellent. Ship was clean and well staffed. Swimming pools were deep with no shallow end and do not always have a lifeguard so watch kids. Shows were average. Buffet and especially dinning food was terrible.