I knew going into this cruise it would be 50/50 on being good reading the reviews. Next time I’ll pay extra and go on a ship that can cook and entertain.
Embarkation
2 out of 5
There was zero communication on where the shop was even docked and lines were horrendous
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
1 out of 5
Put it this way I literally lost 5lbs on this cruise. And I enjoy food! Drinks were ok but nothing fancy and God forbid anyone had a single packed of salted butter. Ice machines were broken and lines were crazy long and unorganized
Onboard Activities
2 out of 5
Pool was decent and clean…that about it
Entertainment
1 out of 5
Shows were repetitive and boring.
Children's Programs
My daughter was too old
Service and Staff
2 out of 5
Staff was nice cleaning lady was wonderful bartenders were friendly
Ship Quality
2 out of 5
Ship had an easy basic set up which was nice getting settled easily. Cleanliness was ok found a lot of hair on my cabin floor when we 1st checked in.
Cabin / Stateroom
3 out of 5
Bed was hard as a rock, bedding was ok comforter was nice
Ship tip
Don’t do it. Was hit with a $200 gratitude charge that I was not expecting
Hard to get to. Excursion sucked. I paid a lot of money to take a bus to get to the beach in Florida. They literally left us in a 7/11 parking lot with no direction. Ended up walking a mile to the beach. The Blue Lagoon do not go! Filthy dirty, it’s a shallow bay that was infested with jelly fish so people had to keep getting out. I will say the MSC private island was absolutely gorgeous.
They could have informed us the night of disembarking that if we kept our luggage we could do a quick exit. My husband was picking me up and we could have saved 2 hours waiting.
I've read terrible reviews regarding the Meraviglia and even Cunard's Queen Mary 2. People pay upwards of $30,000+ for some staterooms on QM2 but they still complain. I think it boils down to your expectations.
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