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MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 69

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
MSC Meraviglia

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 20, 2021

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10294

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

I’ve cruised before but first time with MSC. I loved the ship and service. The ports we visited were great (Bonaire, Curaçao and Ocean Cay). I was aggravated with customer service prior to boarding because I would get different answers depending on who I spoke with but if covid wasn’t in the picture I wouldn’t have had any questions. I would definitely recommend this ship!

Embarkation

2 out of 5
Workers at the port were extremely nice. Very long process (about 3 hours) just standing in line. Stood the whole time, very disorganized. We had to show out paperwork three times before we even went through security. Never found out what the hold up was.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Dining room and buffet were great. Service and food was fantastic.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Water slides, rope course, hot tub, pool, arcade, bowling, ping pong and foosball all were great! My grandsons played at the sportsplex they liked it but hours weren’t very long and was only open to vaccinated kids. Workers were fantastic there as well.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Shows were good in the theater and carousel.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Room steward and waiters (in dining room and buffet) were exceptional.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Loved the ship top to bottom

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was clean and comfortable.

Ship tip

If everyone is vaccinated there should be no problems at all. If you have any unvaccinated children with you there will be very limited excursions and some onboard activities.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5
We flew into Miami and used shuttle service to port. (Shuttle2go).

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
We did the country drive excursion through MSC because we had unvaccinated young children. Tour was good. Wonderful and friendly island. Those that were vaccinated went to Mambo beach after tour. Beautiful water and great snorkeling

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5
We went to Sorobon Beach and rented chairs at Sebastians. Some windsurfed, we swam and had a great day. Again people were very friendly.

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Wonderful island. Beautiful beaches, food and shopping

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5
Very organized off the ship and out of the port within 15 min. And we didn’t carry our luggage off

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Fast and easy
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9 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

PiratesWorld    2 years ago

Thanks for the info

izrgreen    2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review

cdavid46    2 years ago

Meraviglia was our first experience with MSC and we thought the ship was beautiful, the staff were very friendly and accommodating. Will do MSC again.

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

hollysmomtravel    2 years ago

CruzeFan    2 years ago

Thanks for the review. I will be on this ship next month and an looking forward to experience MSC for the first time.

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004    2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience

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