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MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

lou23323

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

2.6 out of 5

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7 Night Florida & Bahamas (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 16, 2023

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 10326

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

If you dont need to address any issue or have an unexpected problem, you will have a great experience, IF YOU WANT GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE, GO ELSEWHERE.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Simple. Arrive early, despite your time slot. Play by the rules and you'll be in the terminal for hours.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Food was enjoyable, but many items were cold. Meats on rotisserie station were ALWAYS tough and dry (lamb, pork, roast beef)

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

We enjoyed the shows. Spent more time than I wanted to in the sportplex, but glad its indoors. Would have liked to do other activities, but NOT doing the outdoor pool in Canada

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

All I asked Guest Services from Day 1 was can we have hot chocolate since we were heading to Canada instead of Bahamas. NOPE! Request denied.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Ship is beautiful, no doubt. Maybe not a design issue, but for a new ship they often had water dispenser problems in the Marketplace

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ample interior space, not enough storage (drawer) space

Ship tip

DON'T.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Easy. We avoided any hassle by carrying our own luggage

11 Comments

Gwbigdog 11 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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TheBigSalad 11 months ago

Thanks for your review.

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willwork4cruz 11 months ago

I think you summed it up perfectly. MSC is OK until there is a problem and you have to ask to get something fixed. I will never forget the poor elderly lady in front of me in guest services who claimed her card was wrongly charged and the desk lady just told her someone would look into it later and refund her card. She knew MSC enough to not believe that. She eventually asked to see a manager and the clerk told her, “No, you may not speak to a manager”. The lady just had to walk away in tears.

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javawoody 11 months ago

I believe a cruise what you make of it

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Cruiseluva2020 11 months ago

I was on the same sailing as you. I'm sorry you didn't enjoy it. I really had no complaints other than the room being cold at night and in the morning.

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Lawnboy1956 11 months ago

I have sailed on this ship and this was not my experience.

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Skooby 11 months ago

The Meraviglia has to be one of MSC's worst ships. Between the port workers and many of the crew (locals from NY) it will never improve. They have crew from the Philippines and South Africa too which are somewhat better but overall the passengers aren't much better. Everyone has an attitude and most are newly employed and have no cruise ship background. Either pay more for their yacht club or sail in the Mediterranean or the middle east/Dubai for a pleasant trip.

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NavasotaCruiser 11 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience with us. Sorry to hear that the cruise line and team were less than enjoyable.

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cruising2004 11 months ago

Thanks for sharing.

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karlgrgurich 11 months ago

Good point!

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Niavlys 11 months ago

MSC is at it again... One bad review after another ...

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