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MSC Meraviglia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 0

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5
MSC Meraviglia

Sail date: November 10, 2024

Ship: MSC Meraviglia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9095

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 7 days ago

Review summary

Everything was OK. Just OK. Nothing great, service mediocre. Whole 9th deck smelled of mold in hallways whole trip, many people relocated due to problems on this deck.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation was well organized and moved quickly. I got on board ahead of my scheduled time.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food was good. Not great, but good. Service generally good, except for drink service. No drink service in Buffet area at all. And in main dining rooms, still poor. Refills nonexistent even on coffee in the morning.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Pool towels hard to get. Poor design in main pool, no place you can actually swim laps due to poor design.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Ok, but everything so loud I wore ear plugs to enjoy.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Room steward was excellent. Everyone else was fine.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Enjoyed the Sky Lounge a lot.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Size was ok, but if two people it wouldn't have been good. One side of bed very close to outer wall, very hard to get to. No couch. Deck was fantastic, 2 chairs but only one foot rest. Towels frayed and in poor condition.

Ship tip

bring earplugs. Don't get the Thermal Spa package, if you do, bring your own shoes. area unsanitary.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida Did not visit port

nothing of interest to do in time given. I would have visited the space port given more time.

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
Again got in too late to see the port. Excursion to Blue Lagoon was great, but port area closed upon return.

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

5 out of 5
The highlight of the trip. I wish more information was available about it's development, and designation as a Hope Spot. Environmental education and guides to identify fish seen was missing. I thought Diving was available when I booked this trip! Snorkeling was nice, but Diving would have been better!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and easy.

Traveler Photos

example of frayed towel pool is mostly wading area. accessible bathroom accessible room, but mobility impaired person could not get to far side of bed or to the deck (too narrow)
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2 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     3 days ago

Thanks for sharing

HeavySeas     7 days ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience