Wonderful Experience

MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 29

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
MSC Meraviglia

7 Night Caribbean & Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 02, 2023

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8039

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I had a wonderful time. I loved the ship and, although I did not love all the ports, I still had a terrific experience.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food everywhere was great. I had fresh fruit for breakfast every morning and a large fresh salad for lunch. I'm a vegetarian and there were always options for me. I tried three specialty restaurant and although they were good, the main dining room was good, too. Spend the extra money if you want to, but you won't have to.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
I bought the Thermal Area package and it was worth it. Steam room, whirlpool, sauna, salt room. Heavenly!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Lots of things to see and hear, music everywhere, two theaters, DJ parties at night.

Children's Programs

I did not travel with children.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone was gracious, kind, and helpful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship is stunning. The layout is a bit confusing, but I rather enjoyed making discoveries of new areas during the trip.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Room was relatively large and kept clean. I also had a balcony. One complaint, the bottom half of the railing on the balcony was metal and not see through. Most of them are plexiglass which would have been better.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5
You dock at 1, by the time you're off the boat it's 2 and there's not enough time to really do anything. I did go to Coca Beach, but the weather was overcast and very windy. The Cocoa Beach Pier is not particularly interesting.

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
I walked around downtown and did some shopping.

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Be sure and bring water shoes because the beach and the water are rocky. That being said, it is beautiful and I had a great time.

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
This was a little chaotic. A large number of people choose to do the Walk off with their luggage. The line got so long it reached the floor above, yet the ship kept announcing that everyone should go to the fifth deck when the line had reached the sixth deck. People were getting off the elevators of five, as instructed, and joining the line in the middle. More personnel monitoring the line would have helped.

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8 Comments

byhisgrace    1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback

FrustratedGamer    1 year ago

Thanks for your details! Glad you had a great trip. Can you tell me about your embarkation experience at Brroklyn terminal?

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

thepeaces    1 year ago

Thank you for the positivity.

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate the review

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Wish you could make a tutorial for other vegetarians about eating on a cruise ship. I often hear, “there’s nothing for me to eat”! Glad you thoroughly enjoyed your cruise.

stilley    1 year ago

Thanks for the review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise

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