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MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review to Caribbean

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 30

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
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MSC Meraviglia

7 Night Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 12, 2020

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

All in all it was very fun and worth what we spent. Reception was very friendly and easy to work with. It was a little more European concerning shows. Not as interactive or game-filled. Found plenty of great service. The ports were good. The ship is nice. We have great memories from this cruise. For a similar price to different ports, we'd do it again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easy and fast.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Buffet was a little bit of as drawback. All in all, it was good, not great.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
I probably could have utilized the ship's activities better, so I can't minimize them. Based on the schedule they make available in the app, it seemed that if I wanted to be doing something at all times, I could get pretty close to finding enough I enjoy.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The shows were different...a little more European, and not as interactive but they were decent. Foreign singers singing American songs in an accent throws me off a little bit.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
If you find the right people and invest in them, service can be VERY good. If you treat them like they are your slave, you'll probably be disappointed. If you're indifferent, could go either way. Mateo at the Meraviglia bar was excellent.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
This ship was CLEAN. I even noticed that they shampooed the carpet while we were sailing.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very nice cabin. I couldn't ask for anything more. And that balcony was a must. I signed up for a guaranteed interior room and was pleasantly surprised that I got upgraded to a balcony in some kind of windfall that was transparent to me.

Ship tip

Have fun.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida Did not visit port

Got in just in time to set sail and didn't hang around after disembarkation.

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

4 out of 5
Good port. I've heard different things about different ports but this one was pretty easy and safe. We went to Blue Hole and it was so fun. Watch out for your personal belongings once you're on the trek. Leave anything locked up that you don't absolutely need with you.

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
This place was so cool. The weather was perfect while we were there, the town was very nicely kept, 7 mile beach was so nice, the turtle sanctuary was fun, and the port had some good shopping and was lively.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Takes a while to get out of the disembarkation area. We rented a manx buggy and drove all over the island visiting beaches and authentic restaurants. It was fun.

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas Did not visit port

Re-routed to Belize due to inclement weather.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We just left when we felt like it and there was no problem.
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4 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

Fiesta83    4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

TravelingSmis    4 years ago

So glad to read your review. Happy you had a good cruise.

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed