MSC Meraviglia Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Highly recommend MSC. Miami is better than Port Canaveral but ship is perfect and great value.

2nd sailing on this beautiful ship. She does not disappoint. Since I live very close to Port Canaveral, when I want to do a relaxing holiday, I always consider MSC.

We were so looking forward to this cruise. It has been awhile. A friend of mine - - it was her first cruise. The people seemed very disorganized and confused. Did not give good directions. Ran out of beer and mixers 5 days in - which made people very angry. I have been on 3 other cruises and never experienced any issues at all. A total disappointment. Pam Bathgate.

Overall, it was a nice cruise and we will enjoy MSC again

Nice ship lots to do onboard service was not that great… food was pretty good onboard but the food on their island was not… debarking was a sad process and embarkation needs help as well

We introduced our son and daughter-in-law to cruising on this trip. They really enjoyed it, and we hope that this will be the first of many for them. This survey is rating my responses at 3.5, not sure why. I actually give it a solid 4 out of 5.

I would suggest this being a good cruise for 1st time cruisers but we are pretty experienced and we were a little disappointed in wait staff, noise and lay out of the ship.

For my first non-Carnival cruise, I would say it was a good experience. I enjoyed the cabin, the many pools and the galleria area. Ocean Cay is already beautiful. I can’t wait to see it in a few years. I think it’s a great think that MSC did with cleaning up the island and creating the Marine Reserve. There were some negatives like drink ordering, lengthy dinners in the MDR and disembarking. Overall, I would recommend MSC to someone looking for a less expensive cruising option, especially if they are not drinking or craving specialty dining. If you avoid the ‘extras’, you could really enjoy cruising and the island experience for a great price. However, for me, Carnival is still my preferred line.

It’s great for the price.. just a few things they need to fix.. friendlier staff… and maybe more active management making sure things are running smoothly

Overall, a nice short vacation. All the staff were always very friendly and professional.

Amazing cruise, staff, and Buffett WAY better than carnival....On the boat in less than 45 minutes, off the boat in less than 35... People giving these negative reviews....are either unprepared, weird, or weird 🤣 ...No problems here... Going again in May on the Seaside.... Staff were fine and room was clean, with good a/c.... Just not sure about all of the bad reviews... We had NO complaints !!!

Don’t really get what all the negative reviews are about. Besides minor gripes like no free movies available on the cabin TV, only ones to rent for $10, no movies played on the big screen on the pool deck, and some of the bartenders that were in no hurry to take your order, I have nothing bad to say about the Jan 8th sailing. There may have been particular issues with other’s embark and debark because of things out of MSCs control, but this particular sailing was great all around from food to service to the whole experience. I wouldn’t hesitate to book with MSC again.

I have been on about a dozen cruises with RC and Carnival, but I will never sail with MSC again. The ship was beautiful, but the poor customer service and poor communication made it not worth doing again. Terrible embarkation and debarkation experience and really poor communication between the staff and guests. I felt like the crew didn't care if their guests were having a good time. The worst part of the whole cruise for me was when the crew member was clapping his hands in my face yelling at me. I had to leave my partially eaten lunch to go to the safety briefing.

This was a short weekend girls trip. In the price point it was fabulous for this. Highlight was the spa and the champagne bar. We spent an entire afternoon in the thermal suites and also got spa services. The spa staff was amazing and the facility could not have been better. The champagne bar had an extensive list of high-quality champagnes as well as sparkling wines and offered several variations of cocktails we tried one of each and were pleased with everything. The ship is absolutely stunning and our cabin was fantastic. Service throughout the ship was hit or miss we got some great service we got some so-so service we got some bad service. I don’t know if the bad service is because they are understaffed and overworked or if it’s just new employees. I would definitely say that MSC cruise lines is not a foodie cruise the food is adequate but there is nothing to wow on any of the menus. We didn’t go hungry but we were never excited about any of our meals. The theatre show was just ok just know that you cannot take cocktails into the theater so we had purchased a drink to take with us to the theater only to find out that we had to drink it before we could go in this is something that is not the norm on cruise lines so we were definitely surprised by this. We also paid the $18 to do the carousel lounge show it included a specialty cocktail which they have them premade and you get to choose from three on your way in which was a little strange but they were good. The show was fantastic and definitely worth the up charge. If you are looking for a budget friendly cruise this is definitely a great line to check out.

For a short cruise I had a really nice time. I will sail msc again but maybe not from port Canaveral. When you have a short weekend cruise and a 3-4 hour boarding delay it really puts a damper on the start of the trip.

Not so good: We waited over 4 hours to board the ship. Customer Service lacked at the front desk. Bar service was slow at best. The Good: Ocean Cay Food Rock show Music The beauty of the.ship

We just got off of a quick weekend cruise yesterday. It was FABULOUS! I will say embarkation was not great, there was a lot of standing in line. However, once we reached the line to check in it was quick and the service was good. I have seen a lot of complaints and I have to say I am shocked. The only thing I can come up with to explain it is that these people feel entitled and are spoiled. We didn’t have anyone approaching us trying to sell us stuff, no one really talked to us unless we approached them. That’s just how we like it. I am on vacation so I want to enjoy my time. The food was excellent! When I was at the buffet they were putting out fresh food, restocking plates and silverware, and cleaning the line. Our server, Carlos, was great. He seemed rushed but he had a lot of tables and we had everything we needed and he made sure we were happy. Our room was perfect, we never saw our room steward but he/she kept it clean and tidy. The island was good. The line for food was a little long and in the summer it would have been too hot to wait. The food was good though. Overall I think MSC is great!

We decided to give MSC another try just to give it a fair chance. I don't foresee us sailing with them again. It just isn't the right choice for us.

Worst cruise ever. Very bad management. Staff not knowledgeable. Lines are long everywhere. One staff member says one thing the other something else. Very bad customer service.

Let me begin by saying I that I have been a true supporter of MSC since sailing on the Divina in December 2016 when they had just entered the US market. This recent cruise was my 6th with MSC, although first on Meraviglia, and up until now I have raved about them to friends and family. The negative experience began on day 1 after a rough embarkation, and finding the cabin not ready when it should have been, we patiently awaited the arrival of our checked luggage. By 6:30pm only 1 bag had arrived to the room. We went to dinner wearing what we had boarded the ship in. Upon returning to the cabin from dinner, the room was not made up for evening and the remaining bags had still not arrived. By 10:30pm the bags had still not arrived to room. Our room steward offered no assistance through this ordeal. We were told to go to guests services. Guest services attempted to assist in the location of the missing luggage. Ultimately we found it by walking the entire hallway to discover the bags were 20 cabins away outside of the wrong room. On top of that one of the bags was damaged. How long would our bags have sat in the hallway outside of the wrong room if we would not have gone looking for them? Again, how could no one notice this or even care? All in all we spent more time in the long line at guest services daily than we should have had to. My family and I made the best of the vacation because ultimately it is about being together. It was disappointing that there were so many issues caused stress during what should have been a relaxing week. After the experiences on this cruise it will be a while before we sail with MSC again. There was so much confusion and misinformation given and no one seemed to be in charge. MSC and the crew of the Meraviglia were completely unprepared for a sold out cruise and the number of guests who were onboard.