Spirit Airlines of The Cruise Industry

Item: MSC Meraviglia
Rating: 3.8
Author: charbelSakr

MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

charbelSakr

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

3 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 16, 2023

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11079

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Again, this is the spirit airlines of the cruise industry. You will be upcharged on most things to have a better experience especially on foods and drinks.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Unlike what others are saying, embarkation was Smooth mainly because we arrived at a later time(1230). Only issue is they took our 2 bottles of wine away, that's they new unannounced policy. They returned them to our cabin on last day

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food is okay, not too fancy especially at main dining rooms, that's why we booked specialty restaurants to enjoy better meals and still the meals were good but nothing to write home about. But the PIZZA is amazing at the buffet. Best pizza at sea for any cruise line

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Their Broadway shows are average. They can use stand up comedian. Best show was their cruise director, the hypnosis show, great show. Highly recommend u make reservations to all their shows in advance. Rarely any fun/dj by the pool

Entertainment

3 out of 5

It can be better especially the Broadway shows. The cruise director show(hypnotist is amazing). They don't have stand up comedian. Pool activities is below average

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

I'm rating this low due to their bar services being slow we think they intentionally slow their service down so they don't service the all inclusive passengers as quick to keep their costs down. And most bartenders did not know how to make basic drinks. The rest of the crew are not pleasant and that falls back on training

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

This gets 5 stars. The ship is immaculately clean and nicely designed.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Cabin is very clean. The beds are stiff though

Ship tip

Sail with the expectation that this cruise line is the spirit airline of cruise industry. They'll upcharge you for everything.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Beautiful and clean island

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Long unexplained lines

Traveler Photos

9 Comments

envy1219 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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CaBaDavis 1 year ago

It is very clearly stated that no wine, soda, or even bottled water is allowed at embarkation.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate the review

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. Why do you keep sailing MSC if you don’t like them? Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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Dappel 1 year ago

We have been on 3 MSC Cruises and getting ready for #4. It's not a new unannounced policy about bringing alcohol on the ship. You have never been able to bring drinks on MSC. Also all cruise lines upcharge for specialty dining. I have to strongly disagree as the restaurants were top notch or maybe it's because we are not food snobs. 😜 We love the low prices and are very happy that we don't have to pay for things we don't want or need. You can pick and choose what is important for you. ⚓

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CruzeFan 1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed most of it. The 3-4 days cruises are becoming “booze cruises” due to the low fares including drinks. The 7 day cruises are a better experience.

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walte27f 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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dcdonna 1 year ago

Can u bring ur own water

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