Wonderful Western Mediterranean cruise

Item: MSC Meraviglia
Rating: 4.8
Author: AnjaMit

MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

AnjaMit

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 6

Helpful Votes: 210

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

7 Night Western Mediterranean (Genoa Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 09, 2017

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 13205

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

The cruise was excellent and besides my complaint about low temperatures on deck 5 and 6 I really don't have anything else to say than that the ship is really amazing. I would go on that ship again. I loved it and I really enjoyed my cruise. I loved the ship, I loved the shops, pools, waterslides, everything! I recommend this ship to everyone!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Fast and efficient.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The food was delicious. The lunch was at the buffet maybe a little bit dull; it was basically the same food every day, and not enough chicken meat. Otherwise the food was really good.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Cirque du Soleil was amazing, the shows in the theatre aswell. White party was a big success.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

The entertainment was good. I think it was just one evening that there was no party (except for the live music in the bars but that's really not a party).

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The staff was really nice.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

The ship was AMAZING. I especially liked the promenade on deck 6.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The cabin was maybe a bit smaller than on my previous cruise (MSC Fantasia, balcony cabin), but it was okay. I especially liked the bath tub in the bathroom (I liked it more than a shower).

Ship tip

On our cruise (9. - 16. July 2017) there was no Italian night, instead of that we had Mediterranean night. The dress code was casual. On deck 5 and 6 the temperature was really low. I was cold all the time on those two decks. MSC for me is a really useful app and I recommend that you all download it. The 4D cinema was awesome! The waterslides were great. We tried the crepes at the promenade and they were really delicious.

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Ports of call

Genoa, Italy

4 out of 5

We embarked here, we didn't go to any excursion. We visited the Genoa Aquarium and it was excellent!

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Naples, Italy

5 out of 5

We booked an excursion via MSC Excursions. We visited Pompeii and they were truly fascinating. I really recommend you to visid Pompeii, you won't regret it!

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Messina, Sicily

4 out of 5

We didn't do any excursions here. We bought a ticket for a hop on-hop off bus so we saw the most important highlights of Messina.

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Valletta, Malta

5 out of 5

We discovered Valletta by foot. We went to the city centre with a lift.

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Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

We went to the Barcelona Aquarium by ourselves. It took us about 25 minutes by foot to reach it. The aquarium was good, but I liked the aquarium in Genoa better.

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Marseille (Provence), France

3 out of 5

We just walked through city centre, nothing special though.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Fast and efficient.

Traveler Photos

8 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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AnjaMit 7 years ago

we had two elegant nights (gala evening) and one mediterranean nights. I was surprised aswell since we had many more theme nights on previous MSC cruises. For the daily: I'm sorry but I only have one, if that's any help let me know and I'll picture it and send it to you.

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Momi 7 years ago

Hi AnjaMit, thanks for the review. we are going to cruise with thia ahip next month and we are very exited. Can you please let me know what is the code address at dinner in restaurants? are there formal nights? Is there any chance that you have some of the dailies and can send me? Thanks a lot:)

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AnjaMit 7 years ago

Well we have different tastes. I liked the food and I'm a picky eater, so I think that everyone will find something. As I read other reviews food was the biggest issue.

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aviuval 7 years ago

oda. you are number one

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kopite 7 years ago

It's good to see a positive review. seeing a lot of bad reviews. regarding poor food.poor menus. service. starting to think have I booked the right cruise ship.

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oda 7 years ago

I also like the ship. Something new on an MSC ship with the LEDscreen and the promenade

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GIL155 7 years ago

I would have to say you are happy with the MSC Meraviglia. Glad your cruise went well. You did some historic excursions too. Some day I will get back to the Med.

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