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MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

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Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
MSC Meraviglia

10 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 24, 2023

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12085

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall, we had a good cruise with MSC, it was our first time cruising with the company. We love their itinerary. I think they definitely need to work on the menu and presentation of the dishes at the Ocean Cay restaurant. Also, the steaks at the butchers cut restaurant was bland have no taste or too salty, we went there twice and both time was disappointing.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation was a quick and easy as schedule

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
We love the buffets, many options, and always have a fish dish which we love. Dining room dinner was fine with good portions, but limited menu. The most disappointing was the specialty restaurants. The menu was limited and quality of food was hit and miss, we will not buy the specialty package again.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We have a lot to do on the ship, fitness center, fun center, bowling, spa, a lot of shops and left the chocolate factory there

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The best show was the crew show, please keep it up

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
We have an excellent room steward, he takes very good care of us, my personal trainer was exceptional.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Beautiful ship and love the layout

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Our room was comfortable and clean, but wishing for more storage shelves and a little bigger bathroom

Ship tip

It’s a beautiful ship and great value for your money

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Brooklyn, New York

4 out of 5
It’s a very tight port
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Newport, Rhode Island Did not visit port

We lined up for the tender boat for an hour but still was able to get off the ship so we just went back to our room and forget the whole thing.
Thumbs Up

Boston, Massachusetts

5 out of 5
We love this port, not enough time to go around since it took too long to get off the ship and super long line to get back on the ship
Thumbs Up

Saint John, New Brunswick

4 out of 5
Nice port and we had enough time to walk around town and get back on the ship
Thumbs Up

Portland, Maine

5 out of 5
We love this port, so much to see in very good food
Thumbs Up

Sydney, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5
This is a very interesting town, a lot to walk around by the cruise ship and a lot of good restaurants
Thumbs Up

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

5 out of 5
We hired a private car to drive out to see this port and had a great lunch at the pier before heading out, had a great day
Thumbs Up

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Disembarkation was a little behind schedule but over all smooth
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8 Comments

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.
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Luvthesealife    1 year ago

Which was your favorite port?
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TheBigSalad    1 year ago

Thank you for your review.
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Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing
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Skooby    1 year ago

Thanks for your review. I agree with your view about the Butcher's Cut. Very bland steaks unfortunately.
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javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate the review
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RetiredRay    1 year ago

Thanks for the details. Been reading about those shuttle delays on several ships lately. Wonder if the shirt staffing is the issue?
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cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your experience.
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