Many Bright Spots but sweat the details
MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review
7 Night Caribbean & Bahamas (New York Roundtrip)
Sail date: June 02, 2024
Ship: MSC Meraviglia
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 3 months ago
Review summary
Summary: Arrival is Chaotic. Now some will write how smooth it was but they, in most cases, arrived at 8:00a.m. For those that arrived at scheduled time it was an Old School Chaotic check in. So we were dropped off and there we were with our bags. Every other port you are greeted by a bag handler. In Brooklyn, you have to bring your bag to the Handler. Then you cross the street and get in a line about 10 rows long. Then you get in and you are in another line about 25 rows long, and that's to get through customs. At that point another line to check in and finally you sit down for 5 minutes and are called. The total time is on par w other cruise companies but if you are older you stand through 90%of the process. Once onboard we signed up for specialty dinners. 2 were outstanding. Ocean Cay and Steakhouse. Service was very good. Cris in Ocean Cay our waiter was spectacular. Head Chef was in the Kitchen and stopped at every table. Steakhouse was excellent. Third Restaurant, The Food was good. Service Excellent but it wasn't what I would call a Specialty Restaurant. Rather than dragging you through a line by line review, I will simplify it by saying they need to be more detail oriented. If anyone wants details I can Provide. Mostly just listening. We skipped the Circus and the Magic Of Houdini. I won't pay for Entertainment. Our wait staff in the MDR were off the first night but spot on after that. Again details. The layout in Waves sucked for the wait staff. They had beer or wine Ltd at their stand. Anything else you were told would take a half hour as the bar was quite a ways away. Coppucino, a half hour as every bar makes coppucino but the dining room doesn't have a bar. Free Entertainment was fabulous. Their dancers did many shows one better than the other. I did not go to Comedy Show but my wife said it was good. Karaoke Bar was always crowded and layout was poor. You will understand if you experience it. Lighting in many spots was bright. Not intimate or mood setting. Ceiling Displays are fantastic.Embarkation
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Ship tip
Be patient. It's a work in Progress. More in my final statement. Decide first day what events you want to attend. Scan the daily planner Code. Crew show sells out.
Ports of call
Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas