Best thing I ever did for myself and my wife
MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas
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 gorgeousEmbarkation
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Waves Restaurant
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
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
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
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
Polar Aqua Park
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
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
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
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
F1 Simulator
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
The sound reverberates great especially during the rock show and Lorraine Crosby blew the roof off the place
Bowling
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
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
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
Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas