Mediocre and disappointing

MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 54

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
MSC Meraviglia

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 16, 2020

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

We lost hot water within the first day of cruise for 2 days. First cirque show cancelled without advance notice and rescheduled for mid afternoon two days later. Guest services staff rude and obnoxiously unprofessional. Food was mediocre but our waiter in the main dining room was exceptional. Ocean cay cancelled without prior notice. Too many extra costs. Expected so much more from MSC.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Chaotic but expected

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The food was okay. Not great and not terrible. Expected more from this cruise line

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Pools were overpacked. No place to sit. Teens had a nice time in teen center. Karaoke was ok. No karaoke for teens.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Saw both Cirque shows and the Rock n roll through the years show. Acrobatics in the cirque shows we’re good but don’t waste time with rock n roll show. It was painful.

Children's Programs

3 out of 5
Our children enjoyed the teen club.

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
This is a difficult one to answer. Our waiter in main restaurant was awesome. Our room steward was good but consistently forgot to please tissues, toilet paper and hand soap. Guest services was horrible. Staff rude and unprofessional. They simply did not care. Too many complaints to list.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The ship was beautiful and clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Room was decent sized and clean. Beds were extremely firm (rock hard) which was fine for me but uncomfortable for my spouse.

Ship tip

rethink your choice

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5
Stayed in Miami the day before and the day after the cruise. Biscayne marketplace is always nice to walk around and shop or get a bite to eat

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5
Little French key was beautiful and quiet. Getting there was frighteningly chaotic.

Belize City, Belize

4 out of 5
My spouse visited this port and liked it. Need to take a tender to get to Belize which prevented me from going.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5
Costa maya was beautiful and the beaches clean. Negotiate prices when shopping.

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

1 out of 5
Port cancelled with no advance notice.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
We did not wait for our scheduled time and was able to get off the ship early and quickly.
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6 Comments

Cruiserike0322    4 years ago

Sorry for your disappointment

Natalina    4 years ago

Kitkatnicolo, Make certain you know exactly who you’re meeting and where before you get off ship. You’ll be met by many people claiming to be your ride to little French key. Had to walk a while before “finding” our driver and the ride was heart pounding to say the least. Once we finally arrived, all was good. The ferry ride over was calm and pretty. The island itself was small and beautiful. The ride back was less frightening and our driver took us straight back to the ship so we did not need to deal with the craziness of Roatan. Knowing who you are meeting is key. Unfortunately, we did not plan this excursion. It was planned by someone else in our party and nobody knew what was going on. It was almost to the point where we were going to turn around and go back to the ship.

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Thanks for the review

kitkatnicolo    4 years ago

What was frightening about getting to little French Key? I'm headed there in a few weeks and now you have me curious.

portofrome    4 years ago

Thanks for your review

andybes    4 years ago

Thank you

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