Girls weekend away

Item: MSC Meraviglia
Rating: 3.8
Author: SSaintclair

MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review

SSaintclair

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 18

Helpful Votes: 276

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

2 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 06, 2023

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12146

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was a short weekend girls trip. In the price point it was fabulous for this. Highlight was the spa and the champagne bar. We spent an entire afternoon in the thermal suites and also got spa services. The spa staff was amazing and the facility could not have been better. The champagne bar had an extensive list of high-quality champagnes as well as sparkling wines and offered several variations of cocktails we tried one of each and were pleased with everything. The ship is absolutely stunning and our cabin was fantastic. Service throughout the ship was hit or miss we got some great service we got some so-so service we got some bad service. I don’t know if the bad service is because they are understaffed and overworked or if it’s just new employees. I would definitely say that MSC cruise lines is not a foodie cruise the food is adequate but there is nothing to wow on any of the menus. We didn’t go hungry but we were never excited about any of our meals. The theatre show was just ok just know that you cannot take cocktails into the theater so we had purchased a drink to take with us to the theater only to find out that we had to drink it before we could go in this is something that is not the norm on cruise lines so we were definitely surprised by this. We also paid the $18 to do the carousel lounge show it included a specialty cocktail which they have them premade and you get to choose from three on your way in which was a little strange but they were good. The show was fantastic and definitely worth the up charge. If you are looking for a budget friendly cruise this is definitely a great line to check out.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

They had an issue so they kept everyone outside the terminal in a long line until 1:30 our boarding time was 10:30 once the line started moving the process was fairly quick but we still were not on board until almost 3:30

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food on board was just ok, if you are looking for amazing food MSC is not the cruise line for that. the champagne bar was the star of the show for us all weekend. Great Champagne list and Champagne cocktails

Edge Cocktail Bar

1 out of 5

Service was super slow even when it wasn’t busy

Panorama Restaurant

3 out of 5

Food was just ok nothing wow at all service was fine. It was basically good banquet quality food.

Waves Restaurant

3 out of 5

Typical breakfast menu again nothing wow but not bad

Marketplace Buffet

3 out of 5

This was just ok, same selections for lunch each day. Pizza was very good

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Horizon Pool

4 out of 5

Pool area was nice

Entertainment

3 out of 5

The Broadway Theater

2 out of 5

Show wasn’t bad it was weird the dancers and singers were very talented but the choreography and show content seamed amateur like community theatre with talented artists

Carousel Lounge

5 out of 5

Show was fantastic well worth the $18 charge

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

This was hit or miss. Some staff was very friendly and helpful others were rude or just ignored you.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Amazingly clean and stunningly beautiful.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

It was clean and a good size with ample storage. Close to an elevator and quiet