Lack of communication, couldn't hear announcements clearly if you are sitting in your room. Didn't notify passengers when we docked and letting you know what deck to get off on ( wasn't the same deck as both ports).The shops weren't that great.

Item: MSC Meraviglia
Rating: 4.3
Author: koolbb2

MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

koolbb2

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 33

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

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7 Night Florida & Bahamas (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 02, 2023

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12085

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I've on about 15- 17 cruises and I give it 8 out of 10. The main issue is communication and making the announcements in the cabin so you can hear clearly. I didn't like the prices of the pictures. I haven't been on a cruise in about 5 years and forgot how much walking 😳 😅 🙃 you have to do. I was supposed to get an on board credit which I never received. I will cruise you again and I know by then your will work out the kinks.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

No communication letting you know where, when, and times.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The food and restaurants were great.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Casino

Entertainment

3 out of 5

It was just ok.

Children's Programs

No with me

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The entire staff was great

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

They were always cleaning, that's a plus

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Well I didn't like sleeping on a twin bed. We were two female friends, the beds had to be separated. When we needed something our cabin Stewart made sure we got it.

Ship tip

Be prepared to do a lot of walking

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Ports of call

Brooklyn, New York

2 out of 5

I live in Brooklyn, so it was great. It was fast and easy when we departed. But it was kinda rough leaving.

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Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Florida is Florida. Been there a few times

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Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Didn't book a excursion on the ship but should have. Got one of the taxi's right by the ship. I wouldn't recommend anyone using them.

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Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

4 out of 5

The beach was beautiful. We were there until 9pm, why did they close the food sheds about 2-3pm; I also think you need more transportation to the beaches and other areas.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

One of the workers made a racist remark to me and I had to use a few chose words with him. It was one of the guys driving the golf carts

7 Comments

Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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CruisedudeNY65 1 year ago

Glad you had a nice cruise. Thanks for the review

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TheBigSalad 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your experience. Doesn’t matter which country the staff comes from if you felt insulted, then you were insulted, and that behavior has to be addressed, so it doesn’t happen again to someone else. No one pays to go on a cruise only to be insulted by poorly prepared staff.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate the review

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RetiredRay 1 year ago

The OBC was probably from the WTH booking company, they sometimes have a tendency to not put all the perks they say you get into your booking. Wonder what the racist comment was? As I have found out over the years, we in the US consider almost any personal comment ‘racist’ or other derogatory, but many other countries do not.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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RetiredRay 1 year ago

Well, at least they did not mark all as a 1. Sounded like they did have fun.

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