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MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
MSC Meraviglia

7 Night Bahamas & Florida (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 07, 2023

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11149

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Though it was my first cruise I've never seen service staff like that and any of the high end venues ive ever been to. The food was excellent above excellent and the staff treats you with the utmost respect I would give 10 stars if I could I highly recommend this to anyone this ship is gorgeous

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Long lines but moved quick

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Superb excellent magnificent

Waves Restaurant

5 out of 5

First and foremost the service was impeccable the restaurant immaculate and the food was absolutely to die for and something different that you can try every night. I've been to a lot of high-end five-star restaurants in my life and I will say this I have never been treated so good by anyone then the staff in the waves restaurant and that was the included restaurant with the cruise booking so you can't go wrong there we didn't go to a specialty restaurant The whole trip That's how good the food was in the waves restaurant

Brass Anchor Pub

5 out of 5

A couple extra different kinds of beer than the rest of the ship but the atmosphere is an old Irish pub atmosphere which I enjoy anyway with wood decoration and hardwood everywhere it was really a glass of the past retro cool

Marketplace Buffet

4 out of 5

Yes it is hectic but if you have a hectic life outside of the cruise then you should have no problems navigating other than the chaos that ensues every three meals the food for what it's worth is excellent and there are multiple different styles of buffet inside the buffet room I multiple different culture as well

TV Studio & Bar

5 out of 5

Just a lot of fun and some of the stuff that they do in there actually goes on national television shows pretty cool

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
So much to do never bored

Polar Aqua Park

4 out of 5

Though they are a short ride the slides are extremely fast wish there was more husband but not a lot of room for too much extra overall a good fun time

Casino Imperial

4 out of 5

I don't gamble because I like my money too much and if I wanted to be called a loser I would just give my wife a dollar every time she said that lol but they allow smoking in there on one side which nowadays is a blessing anywhere you go if you're a smoker

Duty Free Shop

5 out of 5

That is really nice babe set it up to make it look like a high-end rodeo drive in a sense and the dome show is spectacular every night and all day long there's something on the dome of the arcade that is beautiful

Horizon Pool

5 out of 5

It was closed for a total 3 and 1/2 days out of the 7 we were due to multiple different reasons but it is a very relaxing swimming pool with these tiled platforms that have a poolside mattress and pillows on them very relaxing

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Lorraine Crosby was amazing

F1 Simulator

5 out of 5

It's a wild ride and I almost guarantee you will not shoot down one of the enemies but it is a lot of fun

The Broadway Theater

5 out of 5

The sound reverberates great especially during the rock show and Lorraine Crosby blew the roof off the place

Bowling

4 out of 5

It's just fun saying I went bowling on the ocean it was a great activity but in choppy water it's a little hard to strike lol

Children's Programs

No kids with

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The service staff are the best

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Not a balcony, indoor, i was very surprised of the size. Was never vacuumed the whole time we were there

Ship tip

Keep a lookout for the single elevators they are in the corners of main lounges it's a lot quicker to get up and down

Ports of call

Brooklyn, New York

5 out of 5

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Quicker than I thought
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7 Comments

stilley    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed and informative review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

PattiKakes    1 year ago

I was on this sailing too and thought the ship was beautiful. Would definitely consider sailing with MSC again but would try to pick an itinerary that did not have Port Canaveral as a stop. What an industrial wasteland.

javawoody    1 year ago

Welcome to a new addiction

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

RetiredRay    1 year ago

Welcome to the good side of cruising! 📣🥰🛳😎🌮🍔🥗

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