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MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Reviews: 2
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Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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MSC Meraviglia

11 Night Western Caribbean & Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 22, 2023

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14125

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was our 3rd voyage on the Meraviglia in the past 13 months. It continues to be one of our favorite ships. I have to mention Ryan from St. Lucia working in the Horizon Bar. We have seen him on all of our voyages and he is the best of the bar staff. Not only is he very engaging to talk to but he can serve 3 passengers in the time it takes anyone else to serve one. He shows a great knowledge of how the logistics and stocking of the bar must be done. Andres from the Dominican Republic was also one of our favorites. As a whole the Horizon Bar staff was much more friendly and efficient than any other bar on the ship. My only complaint would be doing crew shows in the Promenade on deck 6 immediately after the Broadway show ends when most everyone is trying to get to the aft dining rooms.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
just chilling on the balcony of our cabin

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Best shows that we've seen on MSC

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
This was our 3rd voyage on the Meraviglia in the past 13 months. It continues to be one of our favorite ships. I have to mention Ryan from St. Lucia working in the Horizon Bar. We have seen him on all of our voyages and he is the best of the bar staff. Not only is he very engaging to talk to but he can serve 3 passengers in the time it takes anyone else to serve one. He shows a great knowledge of how the logistics and stocking of the bar must be done. Andres from the Dominican Republic was also one of our favorites. As a whole the Horizon Bar staff was much more friendly and efficient than any other bar on the ship.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
My only complaint would be doing crew shows in the Promenade on deck 6 immediately after the Broadway show ends when most everyone is trying to get to the aft dining rooms.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5
Great trip to Altun Ha

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
would have preferred docking at the downtown pier

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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6 Comments

maxnpierre    1 year ago

Wish there were more Ryan’s working in bar service, he sounds awesome! Unfortunately the majority of the bar service was unsatisfactory for us.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

margie1028    1 year ago

Thank you for your review. I'm glad to hear you had a good time. I will be going on this ship in May it will be my second MSC cruise, and couldn't understand all the bad reviews.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your details. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

Lawnboy1956    1 year ago

We were on that same ship a few years ago and had a fantastic time. I really don’t understand all the negative reviews people put on about MSC. We’ve been on three of their boats and never had a bad experience.

MatchGame72    1 year ago

Thanks for the review.

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