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MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 6
Helpful Votes: 85

Overall rating:

2.8 out of 5
MSC Meraviglia

11 Night Caribbean Repositioning (Port Canaveral To New York)

Sail date: April 09, 2023

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12084

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

If you are getting a great great great deal, then go ahead and book if you just need to get away somewhere anywhere. Otherwise, I would not recommend you pay a lot of good money for this ship, seek out another cruise line.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Not too bad. Just waiting in line.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
The quality and taste of the food was disgusting. They serve chicken hot dogs! Like seriously! The burgers were barely edible. The had mush for Texas-style pulled pork, bacon would just be sitting in grease, wet and runny corn beef hash....I could do a whole blog on how terrible the MDR and buffet was. The downgraded quality and consistency of food from the Seashore to this ship was terrible and they should be ashamed.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
There is nothing exciting to do on this ship. If you love bingo, karaoke and/or being in the pool/hot tub all day then you will have a blast.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
The local high school puts on better stage productions than what they provided. It got to the point where I just walked out of some and stopped going altogether. The comedians aren't funny either.

Children's Programs

No kids with us.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
The steward was nice of course, but he just didn't clean very well and so multiple times we were complaining about the cleanliness and smell of the stateroom on Embarkation day and several days after. So glad, we brought clorox wipes. The bartender across the ship need retraining. There is no way I should not be able to get at least a half decent mojito or manhattan. Also, for some reason you could get a glass of Malbec at one bar but not at any other. Reception staff was just plain rude to everyone. There was one particular Russian lady that everyone who encountered her, just had a bad experience with. She was not personable nor did she care what your concern was. You would explain and she would just say 'no' and brush you off/push you along, which meant you were in the reception line for a very long time.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The ship is beautiful. Frankly, what ship isn't, but they need something more appealing.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
The room is on the Starboard Forward side and was spacious enough. The balcony was a bit tight. The closet doors are a bit off track. The couch needs upholstering cleaning. The bathroom shower vent above needs rust cleaning removal or something. The room steward was nice and did seem to certainly try to clean as well as he could.

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
The Junkanoo beach could use some cleaning. The food at Fish fry is not worth it.

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

4 out of 5

New York, New York

4 out of 5
I was just happy to be home, so I could get a good meal.

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Disembarkation was a mess. I don't know what the heck customs was doing.
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6 Comments

bill545    1 year ago

I agree as far as sailing MSC again, only if I get a great deal. I found the ship boring also. And a cruise shouldn't be what you make of it, it should be made a great cruise by the cruise line and you tailor it to your likes. This review is so much worse than the one I gave for Seaside. 😲

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

envy1219    1 year ago

cruising2004    1 year ago

Sorry your cruise was a disappointment. Hopefully any future cruises will be an improvement for you.

javawoody    1 year ago

Do not know what to make of this review, because a cruise, like any other vacation is what you make of it. Sounds as if this individual was not looking for a good time.

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