Went with no expectations and it was wonderful!

Item: MSC Meraviglia
Rating: 4.5
Author: gnesmith

MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

gnesmith

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

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8 Night Florida & Bahamas (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 05, 2023

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 10222

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

Pleasantly surprised. First MSC and would definitely go again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Not any different than any other line.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food was delicious! Was never hungry. Only negative was the buffet was the only place to get a drink of water.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Enjoyed the Horizon pool. Fun ropes course.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was wonderful!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Everything seemed very clean. We had 3 rooms on Deck 10. Some of the interior rooms were hard to find…it was like a maze. Interior rooms did not have a couch which made the rooms seem much larger. Minimal storage space but took magnets and a hanging organizer which helped.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Everything seemed very clean. We had 3 rooms on Deck 10. Some of the interior rooms were hard to find…it was like a maze. Interior rooms did not have a couch which made the Our cabin was great. Had an inteior room which seemed much larger than interiors on other lines. However, there was no couch which mad a big difference. Minimal storage space but took magnets and a hanging organizer which helped.

Ship tip

Do not believe everything you read about MSC Meraviglia. This was my 19th cruise (most on RCI) and first MSC… it was great and would go again.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

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Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Very nice…was pleasantly surprised.

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Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

New cruise port was really nice. Great addition.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Same as other lines

5 Comments

Gwbigdog 11 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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willwork4cruz 11 months ago

Glad you liked it. Agreed that MSC’s food is about the same as RC. So if you’re OK with RC’s food, you will like MSC’s.

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cruising2004 11 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful time on MSC. Thank you for your review.

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javawoody 11 months ago

Appreciate the review. Nice to read a review with no criticism.

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Skooby 11 months ago

Good you had no issues on the ship, but many cruisers have and it depends on the route and number of days. But they definitely don't get an A+, far from it. But for a cheap cruise you get what you pay for.

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We love MSC but you have to understand what it is a budget cruise line.

Mosstly relaxing

Great Experience!