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MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review

XtraviX

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 10

Helpful Votes: 72

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

4 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 29, 2023

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Fourth MSC Cruise. Beautiful ship Food got worse Staff was excellent Entertainment hit or miss I'm probably gonna do land vacations for awhile though. There's a bunch of work to do to get the cruise industry back on pace. Not complaining just observation.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

I was onboard in 20 minutes, because my friend was in a wheelchair and I assisted. The rest of the traveling group was on in an hour. Pretty smooth, but obviously not enough staff.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

The food has gotten worse. I don't expect high end, but edible is nice as well One night in the buffet the pizza was mostly cooked dough, ketchup and half cooked bacon? It was pretty funny after awhile. I'm sure this is occurring on other lines as well though. Industry is ruff currently

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Plenty to do, I usually just lounge at the pool. I got a massage and it was great. Did the thermal suite after, it was a nice addition to the massage, but I don't think I would pay for it extra.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Pretty bad, minus the musicians in the bars.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone I encountered this cruise was remarkable

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Odd layout. No elevators aft passed mid ship made for a lot of extra walking. Because of this as well, the elevators do take a long time. It's gorgeous otherwise

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Basic balcony cabin

Ship tip

Go for the price

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Ports of call

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

2 out of 5

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Off in 10 minutes

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7 Comments

jurias0570 7 months ago

Thanks for the review helps in my decision making

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ScubaDaveHash 1 year ago

Thanks for your review.

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Popdog 1 year ago

Thanks for the review.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate the review

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XtraviX 1 year ago

It was fine cruise. And I've been on most every line. I've been MSC only since Covid. I do like them better than the other lines for the most part. I just think, for me, land based options will be better for awhile. At least on land, I can choose a different food options.. Besides the free and not free(not that much better) I'm sure the industry as a whole will recover in a year or so. For me, till then, I'm gonna do land based.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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CruzeFan 1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed most of it

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