Exceeded expectations!

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

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 26

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5
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MSC Meraviglia

10 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 15, 2023

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11378

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Better cruise than anticipated based on some reviews we saw. Fun cruise!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy with minimal wait

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Dining room was nice andour waiters Andrew and Corn were phenomemal. Great service and professionally done. Buffet was crowded. Hard to find seating and food was just ok. Could not believe they had no blue cheese dressing avsilable! Choice of salad at dinner was limited to ceasar unlrss you wanted an entre salad. Disappointed that they considered the mexican a specialty restaurant and you had to pay to eat in the pub.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Surprised that there were no hot tubs in open air pool area The two hot tubs in forward section were over crowded

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Mosyly goodbut should do away with MSC Got Talent and replace with comedians

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Always willing to help and cheerful despit their long days and little time off

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Lack of elevators towards the stern was big minus. The nightly prominad shows wetr fun. Cleanliness was good across the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Functional but small. Our steward Sonu Sharma was very attentive and did a great job. Bed was a little hard. Closet space and shelving insufficient for a 10 day cruise. Being on the stern we experienced sewage smells one night probably because they were dumping overboard.

Ship tip

the drink package with a $10 per drink limit. We were able to get good drinks, wine and beer within this limit.

Ports of call

Newport, Rhode Island Did not visit port

Too tired and have mobility issues

Boston, Massachusetts

4 out of 5
We did hop pn/off bus and it was a great way to see Boston.

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

4 out of 5
Dissapointed that leaves were still not in full color. We did a bus tour of the city.

Sydney, Nova Scotia

2 out of 5
Not much to do there and we were stuck thete for 2 days one of which was a Sunday when most everything was closed including the ships stores and casino.

Halifax, Nova Scotia Did not visit port

Captain chose to avoid due to weather.

Saint John, New Brunswick Did not visit port

Canx due to weather

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy off and short walk to bus to airport
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6 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Skooby    1 year ago

Thanks for the feedback 👍

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate the review

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for your review. Glad you enjoyed most of your cruise.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad this cruise exceeded your expectations in spite of a few disappointments.

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