Ship was fantastic in every way. The food was the worst I e anywhere on land or at sea. I was skipping meals. Yes, on a cruise, skipping meals.

Item: MSC Meraviglia
Rating: 3.7
Author: lloyd7962b

MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

lloyd7962b

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 09, 2022

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14068

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

As I said earlier the ship was beautiful. If every MSC ship is this beautiful I would love to see all of them. However, the food in my opinion, was not up to par with any other cruise line I’ve ever been on. This is my 23rd Cruise first cruise with MSC and I doubt if I’ll be back again. The only way I’ll be back is if the draw of the beautiful ship brings me.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

No problem. Anothe Covid test after I just had one 48 hours before.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Main dining rooms open only at dinner. Other that that buffet only. Repetitive and cold. The dinners were plain. Did not even go every night. Ate snacks I bought in the store instead.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

The pool deck was constantly inundated with loud games and events. If I heard the one dude yell aaaaaaaooooooooooo or bing or whoo whoo one time I was going overboard.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

I liked all of the entertainment.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ok. They seemed to be going through the motions. Its not surprising since some have been trapped onboard for weeks.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Beautiful ship. Very clean. Very nice

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

It was great.

Ship tip

Wears of the food. Look at menus in advance.

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Ports of call

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Great!

Traveler Photos

10 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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Curt34 2 years ago

Thanks for the review. Sorry your cruise was sub par.

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kwillia1994 2 years ago

I am sorry you didn’t not enjoy it he cruise. The dining room was open for breakfast every morning (limited hours) and was much better than the buffet. The dining room was also open on sea days for lunch (limited hours) and was also better than the buffet. It is a beautiful ship and hope you will try them again sometime.

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cbyron3 2 years ago

I agree with your review, but the pool at the back of the ship was quiet.

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hollysmomtravel 2 years ago

Sorry you didn't enjoy it

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izrgreen 2 years ago

Thank you for the review.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Appreciate the info

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations. Appreciate your feedback.

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Glad everything else was fine except for the food.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Sorry the food was disappointing. Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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