A mixed bag

Item: MSC Meraviglia
Rating: 4.5
Author: gschlectic

MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review to Bermuda

gschlectic

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

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6 Night Bermuda (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 04, 2023

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9266

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We picked this cruise based on price. I doubt we will cruise MSC again.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Two hour wait in line. Enough said

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main dining and buffet were very good. The specialty restaurants were not up to the level of a Royal Carribean.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Lot's to do and a lot of fun

Entertainment

Did not go to any shows after we found out they were additional cost.

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Our cabin steward, Sally, was exceptional as was the crew at the Horizon bar. Everyone esle was passable

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Exceptionally beautiful ship. Super nice balcony cabin

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Great cabin. Our cabin steward Sally was the best

Ship tip

Be prepared to wait. Everything is just slow.

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Ports of call

Brooklyn, New York

4 out of 5

Nice facility. Long wait to get on the ship. Thankfully, most of it inside.

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King's Wharf, Bermuda

5 out of 5

Our second cruise to Bermuda. Kings Warf is easy to navigate with many excursions to shoose from

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Had to be out of our room by 7:30. Only to wait in the theather for over 2.5 hours to get off the ship.

9 Comments

jimicurtis 1 year ago

I was on this ship with you. Our car service dropped us off at 10:30, or scheduled time and we were at the buffet at 11:20. The first day lines at guest services were long, but only day one. Sorry you didn’t know about all the free entertainment.

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TheBigSalad 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your experience.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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Dumfy75 1 year ago

You seem to give most things a great rating so not sure what makes you say you wouldn’t sail with them again? Also I’m sure there were free shows when we sailed with MSC in 2019 have they changed that?

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Skooby 1 year ago

I would recommend to the OP that they try a different port and smaller ship. NYC embarkation at Brooklyn Port is packed no matter what ship. It's a port problem.And that ship is huge compared to the older MSC ships that have a more family feel.

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javawoody 1 year ago

I’m with retiredray

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CruisedudeNY65 1 year ago

Only 2 shows are at a charge, the others are free. What was it that you wouldn't cruise again? Cruise itself seemed fine. By your review

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Sail date and review date are the same.

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RetiredRay 1 year ago

Must be a first timer. We NEVER wait in the assigned area, head for the buffet and graze until our time is past and then we head out. Works if you don’t schedule your flight too soon.

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Just an ok cruise

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