So so trip.

Item: MSC Meraviglia
Rating: 3.9
Author: Danglighthouse

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

Danglighthouse

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

Verified Review

10 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 15, 2023

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8110

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Did not like standing in a very long line to get the hours changed for dinner, especially we requested the early dinner from home.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Smoothly.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

We asked for 530 pm early dining. We pushed back to later. Such a chaotic day to ask for early time because of pretty long line. For our turn, manager told us next time pay extra for the cruise fares. Then they should have a fine print when we booked the cruise.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

N/A

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Very decent.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Beautiful ship. But my eight floor the hallway smells sewage.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

The room is very roomy, good size bathroom and clean.

Ship tip

Keeps your promise. Our cruise canceled the last two ports. On the last day I looked at the bill from msc app, I saw a refund about $440.00 . But as of today, the amount still has not on my credit card.

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Ports of call

Newport, Rhode Island

5 out of 5

Boston, Massachusetts

5 out of 5

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

5 out of 5

Sydney, Nova Scotia

1 out of 5

We arrived on the weekend. Nothing opened and on top of that we see stayed another night because it cancelled two last other ports.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very smoothly

5 Comments

Skooby 1 year ago

A couple of things, MSC doesn't guarantee dining times. You can request whatever time you want but it's just a request, like when you request a street view in a hotel. As far as your refund, did you check your balance on the MSC app to see if they applied it to your onboard account instead of to your original method of payment? They automatically applied my excursion refund to my onboard account as a credit and not to my credit card. They usually catch these sort of things during debarkation so the passengers don't depart without cashing out their accounts.

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24MyLuckyDragon 1 year ago

I have no idea why MSC “re-adjusts” the dining time to a random choice, when it clearly requests that you pre-set a dining time when cruise is booked. Get it together MSC! I had the same experience on my last 9/18 MSC cruise to Bermuda. Then, you’re obligated to stand on this mile long line at 5:30 pm, if you want to move your dining time to what you initially selected. And you MUST do this on your first cruise day, otherwise you’re stuck. Ridiculous. I dint care bc I wanted the late dining, but everyone else we’re furious bc they had selected the 5:30 early dining, and instead they were standing in line trying to fight to get their choice back! Hope you were able to correct this issue. Also, glad you will be given a refund for the ports you missed. Their refunds take 4-5 days. If it takes longer call MSC customer service & file a complaint. Good luck w/ everything & happy cruising 😎⚓️🤩❣️‼️

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate the comments

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thanks for your review.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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