Had a good time BUT!

MSC Poesia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 65

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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MSC Poesia

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 09, 2013

Ship: MSC Poesia

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 5059

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 years ago

Review summary

This was a very beautiful and clean ship but there was just a few little things that bothered us: There were no urinals in any Mens room! (weird) The layout in the spa/steamroom/sauna area was odd and awkward. (the mixing and crisscrossed paths of male/female, changerooms and showers was embarrassing for me) The showers were too small and not enough of them. The employees name tags were hard to read. (small print) Restrooms were poorly marked and hard to find. Stairwells were confusing. Beautiful and clean but they all looked the same. It would be easier if they distinguished front of the ship from the back with different colours or artwork also for deck level as well. The main dining room was way too crowded. the banquette seating was hard to get in and out of and made it hard for the waiters to serve food and collect dishes etc. Also one waiter per table was'nt enough. The poor boy tried but without an assistant to help keep up with bread and water and clearing of dishes, the delivery of the different coarses was sporatic and unpredictable. The overcrowding was even more dificult for him!!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
I understand its hard we so many diferent languages to deal with

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Language barrier was a problem.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
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4 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

Cubancutie13    6 years ago

I had to travel once during foot surgery in a wheelchair, very painful to walk and I have cruised on different ships and the only ship that I was really disappointed on was the MSC. The MSC sells you tours with the wheelchair picture on it and when you get there you have to walk 50 steps up on a hill with no elevator. When I got back to ship I asked for a refund and they wiped their hands saying that they had already paid the Vendor and I could not get a refund. NEVER ever will I book a cruise on the MSC Line.

glomarrone    10 years ago

Did you enjoy the foo?  I do remember that the tables in the MDR were too close together.

CruiselineQ    11 years ago

@beentheretoo thanks for the details in this review! Do you have any photos from the ship? Would be nice to see! You can upload here: http://www.cruiseline.com/photos

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