MSC is not even close to other cruises I have taken with Carnival, Royal Caribbean or Holland America in terms of service, value and entertainment
Embarkation
5 out of 5
no issue
Ship Experiences
Food and Dining
1 out of 5
they were ok
Onboard Activities
1 out of 5
not much of any entertaining and fun activities during the day. Without the excursions, its actually, pretty boring.
Entertainment
1 out of 5
except for the evening shows, other activities are flat boring
Children's Programs
my children are grown ups and did not come with us in this cruise
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
cabin, restaurant, buffet and Spa service were all great
Ship Quality
3 out of 5
One of the days for several hours no toilets worked. Big mess!
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
clean and comfortable - service man Andy was very nice and provided excellent service throughout the 11 days cruise
Ship Tip
Be aware of the hidden costs like daily room service charge per person, paying for water, no water in Gym forcing you to buy water from the bar, no coffee with desert at dinner forcing you to buy coffee or tea
took the excursion to Aix en Provence - Excursion started very late. It was very chaotic and disorganized signing and getting into the right bus. another visit on steroid leaving no personal time to dine or shop. The odd thing about this was that the excursion was half day but we had to be back to the ship 4 hours early prior to departure and the bus would not take us to the city of Marseille for the remaining personal time before the departure.
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