It's ok....Pretty Boring

MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

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Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

2.7 out of 5

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3 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 01, 2022

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin number: 9089

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Service was great. Food was bad Activities/entertainment - non-existent Port of call (Ocean Cay) - Small and not a lot of things to do

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Embarkation was ok (not too chaotic and decent)

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Buffet foods were plain. They didn't offer the daily international menu like the other cruise liners, similar foods every day. Foods were ok, a little plain in flavor. We tried the dinner at the nightly restaurant. The foods were bad. Overall, foods were bad.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Boring, nothing much to do. I didn't see any show except 1 or 2 a day. No comedy, nothing...except 1 broadway show/day.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Children's Programs

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Service and staff were great.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

1 out of 5

On the day of disembarkation, not sure what happened, but we were stuck in the parking deck for 2 +hours until the cars started to move. I believe the pay parking machines were all down.

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Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

2 out of 5

Nothing much to do. No good spot for snorkeling. Small in general vs Coco Cay or other islands from Carnival/Disney. Buffet food was so so, nothing exciting. Didn't see much activities either.

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Organized. Slower than estimated, but overall, not too bad.

6 Comments

Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Interesting

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willwork4cruz 1 year ago

Food is certainly subjective. It is strange how different people judge food. I remember seeing a person in a buffet who had a plate full of mashed potatoes, corn, and rolls. That was basically his meal. He said, "This food is great!" In my opinion he had no idea if the food was good or bad. It's hard to mess up some foods.

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byhisgrace 1 year ago

Thanks for your review

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karen070 1 year ago

I just don’t get the bad reviews. We all have our own tastes and likes. I m going on May second on Meraviglia cruise in a MONTH !! So happy with them. Love the food and above all the amazing crew all over the Ship Love it all

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate your view

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CruzeFan 1 year ago

Interesting. I was on the Meraviglia in January and the Divina in October and had a great time. I thought the food, service and entertainment were equivalent to or better than Carnival and Royal Caribbean. There were multiple trivia games, exercise and dance classes and poolside games during the day and multiple bars with music at night. Ocean Cay is the best private island I have been to. A nice relaxing beach day with no water park.

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