Never again on MSC

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

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Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 3

Overall rating:

2.8 out of 5
MSC Meraviglia

11 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 04, 2023

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10282

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

I'll never cruise on MSC again. Not an exciting ship.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
MSC told us to embark at 4 PM but we ignored that time, showed up at noon and was allowed to board. We had to leave our hotel at 11 so what else could we do for hours?

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
Food was mediocre. Same food daily in buffet. Long lines in buffet for the best food. Hard to get bread toasted because there was 1 toaster working and MSC employee had to toast your bread for you.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Did not use them

Entertainment

2 out of 5
Shows were like the food, mediocre.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
room steward and dining room staff were great!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
very clean. They were cleaning and wiping buttons and handrails constantly.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
Bed was rock hard even with 2 toppers. Very clean, shower was great and large.

Ports of call

Brooklyn, New York

1 out of 5
Lots of traffic getting there and parking is very expensive.

Newport, Rhode Island

1 out of 5
Port was great with good shops but MSC were so inept getting us back on the ship. Stood in hot sun for over 2 hours waiting for a tender.

Boston, Massachusetts

4 out of 5
We partook of a very nice excursion. Lots of history in that town. I need to come back when I can stay a few days.

Saint John, New Brunswick Did not visit port

did not visit due to hurricane

Halifax, Nova Scotia Did not visit port

did not visit due to hurricane

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

3 out of 5
Not a lot to see near the ship. We did not do an excursion.

Sydney, Nova Scotia

3 out of 5
Not a lot to see near the ship. We did not do an excursion.

Portland, Maine

3 out of 5
Nice town but our lighthouse excursion was a joke.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
As always with MSC we had a long line disembarking but it went well overall.
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