It was just OK

Item: MSC Meraviglia
Rating: 2.6
Author: Lisa13nurse

MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Lisa13nurse

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

2.6 out of 5

7 Night Florida & Bahamas (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 02, 2023

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 10394

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Unfortunately, I don’t think I will cruise with MSC again although their private island was amazing from the beginning of the trip starting at New York airport MSC did not pick me up for the transfer and then getting on the ship took 2 1/2 hours being on the ship was kind of boring The food was not so good

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Paid for an MSC transfer from airport to cruise port never showed up

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Food was terrible

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Not so much

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Was hoping for a better

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Could have been a little more friendly

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Beautiful ship

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Cabin was nice

Ship tip

I don’t think I would ever book again with a MSC

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Ports of call

Brooklyn, New York

1 out of 5

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

1 out of 5

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Absolutely beautiful wished I could have stayed there for seven days. Snorkeling was amazing.

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Traveler Photos

6 Comments

TheBigSalad 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your experience!

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TheVegasSphere 1 year ago

We were on the same cruise, and just want to point out that the Brooklyn terminal is a hot mess. MSC has no control over that as they want people (who spent their money) off and new people (who have money) on ASAP. We showed up at 9:00 and were on the ship at a bar before 10:30, and saw the line was 100 people deep out of the terminal door by then.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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CruzeFan 1 year ago

People either love or hate MSC. I have found the food to be similar to or better than that on Carnival, Royal Caribbean and other lines. The menu is more European than many Americans are used to, but the food is good.

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RetiredRay 1 year ago

Do not know about MSC, but other lines have rovers at the baggage areas to guide you to the shuttle staging area. Also, your paperwork should have said where to go and a y least a phone number. There is also a time window, but if it took you 2.5 hours then you probably were within that window. Sorry that most of your trip was not as good as others found it. Try another line like Princess or Celebrity for your second cruise.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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Bon voyage!

Mediocre

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