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MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 26

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
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MSC Meraviglia

7 Night Bahamas & Florida (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 07, 2023

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14057

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The boat is beautiful and the staff is friendly. The itinerary was great and offered a few awesome adventures. Food was lackluster but activities made up for it. Overall the cruise was worth the price but was far from blowing our minds.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Smooth. From time of arrival to on the boat in 40 minutes

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Drinks were great. Bars were plentiful. Food in the main dining room was ok. Not great but I wouldn’t complain about any of it. The buffet was boring and repetitive. Almost all of the food was internationally inspired. The only American style food was hamburgers, hotdogs, and French fries. The pizza was good. All the specialty restaurants and food that was paid for was very good.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Bingo, ping pong, basketball, karaoke, dance lessons, and many more. Activities were all very good.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Music and djs were very good, live shows were fantastic. Cruise director was energetic and fun.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All the staff was informed and helpful. The ship was clean and well Kept. Our room was turned down Morning and night every day

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Very clean, well maintained ship. The only negative is some of the bar stools are not suitable for plus sized patrons and are very awkward.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Good sized room, balcony had a great view. Pushed together queen size bed with a couch small television and desk. Room contained adequate room to hang clothes and drawers to put clothes away. The bathroom had a tub/ shower combo which was awkward. The tub was very tall roughly 40-45 inches from the floor and the shower door swings open and does not slide. The shower door only covered roughly a quarter of the tub so every shower gets water all over the floor. Make sure to leave a towel down before each shower.

Ports of call

Brooklyn, New York

3 out of 5
Smooth embarking and disembarking. Beautiful to be able to sail directly past the Statue of Liberty and load next to governors island.

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Great island, beautiful and very relaxing. Plenty of bars and shade. North shore beach is rocky but beautiful.

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
We did blue lagoon vip excursion. We do not recommend. It is a 30 minute boat ride both ways and the vip area is rocky and shallow. The animal excursions looked a lot better. I would recommend just visiting Nassau instead of an excursion. Great shopping, views, and restaurants/ bars.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
The boat was assigned numbers and times to disembark. No one pay attention to numbers so we were waiting on a line that stretched 2 floors and hours long.

Traveler Photos

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4 Comments

stilley    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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