Most amazing and beautiful ship!

MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review to Caribbean

LizLoves2Cruise

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 53

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

7 Night Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 15, 2019

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin number: 11004

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Just getting off this amazing and beautiful ship! Was it perfect? No, but we made the best of it. We missed Ocean Cay. 😞 they refunded all excursions and some port fees. The 1st broadway theater show was cancelled due to technical difficulties all the others show’s were okay. (My husband and I preferred Divina entertainment team) Our favorite show was the last one called “One more day” it was their version of Broadway classic. Very well done. We stayed in a fantástica Oceanview Family suite that sleeps 6 people. It was nice to have 2 bathrooms. Our cabin steward Lester was awesome! They don’t offer washcloth so you have to ask for them. He made sure we had what we needed whenever I left a note for him. He greeted us every morning and took time to ask us about our shore days. Room service messed up twice and never delivered our items. He noticed it and complain for us. I never said a word about it. Manager called us to apologize and sent champagne and sweets. Nice touch! We purchased the Aurea Spa couples package ($425) which included a thermal spa for the week with a 50 minute Bali massage and facial. They gave us robes as well to use. The spa came in really handy on sea days and the cancel port to OC. This spa is a lot bigger than Divina. Well worth it. I just wished I booked it online before we sailed. Online cost $330. We dined in Panorama 6pm. Our waiter Hichael was fantastic. He greeted us by name and knew our drink orders and special needs, likes and dislikes. He made suggestions based off that. We totally enjoy the food, at times couldn’t eat all the food as we definitely over indulge. 😝 I’ll post pictures. **Buffet Pro tip** walk all the way to the back. It is quite and you can always find a table. We sat outside everyday we went. We also went to Waves for breakfast one day. We really enjoyed the quick service. Opens 7:30 -9:30 am. We didn’t do any specialty dining venues but it all looked really good. Next time. We booked all of our excursion on our own. We did Blue Hole in Jamaica 🇯🇲, Stingray City in Grand Cayman, Dolphin swim in Cozumel. My family participated in trivia, soccer tournaments, white party, silent disco, movies on deck, aqua park, night clubs, dance classes and master chef at sea!! We embraced it all and had a blast because we are blessed to experience a holiday like this. Saddest part is going home and having to cook and clean for myself. I hope this review helps. Make your cruise fun and live your best life! Happy Cruising!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Embarkation took 25 mins from curb to cabin. We arrived at port at 1pm and was in our cabin by 1:30pm

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

We dined in Panorama 6pm seating. Our waiter Hichael was fantastic. He greeted us by name and knew our drink orders and special needs, likes and dislikes. He made suggestions based off that. We totally enjoy the food, at times couldn’t eat all the food as we definitely over indulge. 😝 I’ll post pictures. **Buffet Pro tip** walk all the way to the back. It is quite and you can always find a table. We sat outside everyday we went. We also went to Waves for breakfast one day. We really enjoyed the quick service. Opens 7:30 -9:30 am. We didn’t do any specialty dining venues but it all looked really good. Next time.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

My family participated in trivia, soccer tournaments, white party, silent disco, movies on deck, aqua park, night clubs, dance classes and master chef at sea!! We purchased the Aurea Spa couples package ($425) which included a thermal spa for the week with a 50 minute Bali massage and facial. They gave us robes as well to use. The spa came in really handy on sea days and the cancel port to OC. This spa is a lot bigger than Divina. Well worth it. I just wished I booked it online before we sailed. Online cost $330.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

The 1st broadway theater show was cancelled due to technical difficulties all the others show’s were okay. (My husband and I preferred Divina entertainment team) Our favorite show was the last one called “One more day” it was their version of Broadway classic. Very well done.

Children's Programs

no children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

We stayed in a fantástica Oceanview Family suite that sleeps 6 people. It was nice to have 2 bathrooms. Our cabin steward Lester was awesome! They don’t offer washcloth so you have to ask for them. He made sure we had what we needed whenever I left a note for him. He greeted us every morning and took time to ask us about our shore days. Room service messed up twice and never delivered our items. He noticed it and complain for us. I never said a word about it. Manager called us to apologize and sent champagne and sweets. Nice touch!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Ship was always clean! 5 Stars to the crew. The layout and design is just classy and elegant.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We stayed in a fantástica Oceanview Family suite that sleeps 6 people. It was nice to have 2 bathrooms, 2 bunk beds with privacy curtain and connecting single cabin. The size was fine and worked with with my family of 5.