Would Not Recommend - It was NOT a good experience

Item: MSC Meraviglia
Rating: 3.5
Author: pbathgate

MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

pbathgate

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

10 Night Western Caribbean & Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 02, 2023

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11213

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We were so looking forward to this cruise. It has been awhile. A friend of mine - - it was her first cruise. The people seemed very disorganized and confused. Did not give good directions. Ran out of beer and mixers 5 days in - which made people very angry. I have been on 3 other cruises and never experienced any issues at all. A total disappointment. Pam Bathgate.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

They ran out of beer and mixes on day 5!

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Good, but one entire show was cancelled

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Excellent, but they were understaffed at all bar locations and everyone was complaining.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Very clean

Ship tip

Read all reviews - think about it.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

2 out of 5

Too many people soliciting business - makes it challenging.

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Disembarkation

1 out of 5

TERRIBLE - waited 3 hours for bags

5 Comments

karen070 1 year ago

The reviews confuse. Me. We cruised Nov 6-13 Also Dec4-11 Our first cruise 🚢 with MSC W are booked for a May cruise 7 days We LOVED. LOVED. Our first 2. Everything. We loved the ships but mostly the staff. Everyone went out of their way to assist us All time We even stil message a couple of them Keep in mind. Most are tired and worn out and have been on ship working every single day. for 9 months at a time. Please have a little mercy on them. We are privileged to be able to cruise and they have to watch us enjoy ourselves and keep smiling. Thank you MSC. and all the workers. I certainly appreciate all you do Ps. Love the food. Too. Love it all looking forward to May I was on Meraviglia for first two. That ship is moving to NY. May I’ll be on SEASIDE PLEASE. Don’t give on on MSC. KAREN & WILLIAM

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

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stilley 1 year ago

I was on this cruise on the front in, the first three days. I’m so glad they didn’t run out of drinks! Sorry your cruise wasn’t as expected

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CruzeFan 1 year ago

People either love or hate MSC.

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sorry you were so disappointed!

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