The entire trip was a great experience.

MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 29

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
MSC Meraviglia

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 19, 2023

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9013

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

It was our first cruise. I was undecided about cruising because I'm a doer, so thought I'd be bored. Now I'm a cruiser. It was relaxing, entertaining, and had plenty of activities to keep us busy.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We arrived earlier than our scheduled time, but they let us board anyway. It was a bit of a wait in line, but overall was nor more than 45 minutes.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
We mostly ate in the buffet. The specialty dining package was good for a change, but I wouldn't go out of my way for them again.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
There was always something interesting to do. Nadya did the dance and fitness classes and I went to the veterans gatherings.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The included shows in the theatre were meh, but we went to the two cirque de solei shows which were both excellent.

Children's Programs

We didn't travel with children.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Simply friendly and helpful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Everything was very clean, neat, painted. Almost pristine.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
It was an interior which was plenty for our needs. We didn't sit around in the room, we can do that at home. The steward was excellent and helpful.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
It was the only rainy day we had. It was nice, but not too spectacular. Probably because of the rain.

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

4 out of 5
The island is a beach with bars. It was beautiful, but we don't usually lay or sit around much so it was another meh.

Belize City, Belize

4 out of 5
We went on a Myan ruins excursion. It was very good, loaded with information, activities and sights.

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
Ahh, what can you say about drinking excursions? It was very good.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We disembarked quickly and easily. The bag was waiting and not a very long line through customs.
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8 Comments

amby1227    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing! We are going on the 10th and will be first time sailing in an inside room VS balcony. We barely used balcony every other time we sailed on NCL, was more of a dry the bathing suits thing lol

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004    1 year ago

Welcome to cruise life! Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Thank you for sharing your experience.

javawoody    1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed your first cruise

Thunderchild205    1 year ago

I always love hearing first time cruisers rave about cruising! Thanks for your review and welcome aboard!

24MyLuckyDragon    1 year ago

Hello Fellow cruiser & welcome to the cruising community! Very nice review. Glad you had a good time & that your first cruise was successful, fun, entertaining & relaxing all in one. Thats the beauty of cruising. I love your itinerary, was this out of Miami? Thank you for sharing & happy cruising 🤩⚓️😎❣️‼️

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Welcome to the wonderful world of cruising. Happy you learned that you can be as busy as you want on a ship. Glad you enjoyed your first cruise.

Mary0334    1 year ago

I'm glad you enjoyed this first cruise. Thank for the review.

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