MSC Poesia Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Fun time, much better cruise lines out there though. The pools were always closed. English was not the primary language. Not a biggie, but more of a shock I guess.

truly liked the fact that they did not push drinks or participation in activities--allowed us to create our own experience in our balcony room wihich was spotless

Ship was great very clean and staff all very nice. Did their best to accomodate when excursion cancelled due to weather.

We went on the 3 day cruise over the Veteran's day holiday. When we arrived at the port we were told it was a hard rock cruise. I had only booked it ten days prior and was never told of the entertainment. The remaining entertainment on the boat was geared for a much older crowd.

This was a simply awful cruise - read the detailed sections below for the nitty gritty, but be aware that one of the biggest surprises is that this ship was hosting for the second year in a row a rock and roll convention with tattooed biker chicks and long-haired rock duds hanging all over it. They interrupted pool time with extremely loud concerts among other things. The cruise line never disclosed this event at any point during the booking process - we planned a relaxing vacation and got a headache - consider it a bait-and-switch.

Great time. Ship was kept impecably clean, Marco Phillipe Theater shows were 1st quality. Dinners at Le Fontane were exceptional, so well prepared, service was more than excellent! Great ports w/ the exception of Puerto Limon - not the best city to discover, but excursions were great - could have been a little more affordable. Food at top floor could have offerd a few moew healthy choices. Only one day did they have yummy arugula salad! Very, very accomodating. Had a great time except for the way they handled my lost Fla driver's license. Poor follow up! Never able to retrieve or have hope to retieve.

Bad experience, had this been our first cruise it would have been our last.

Having taken aa few cruises it really comes down to value for your money. The ship is pretty new and very well maintained, bars are great, rooms are nice, balconies are a good size, food is good, and entertainment is decent. Considering the cost, and with the assumption that you don't have champagne expectations on a beer budget, the cruise is great!

I was overdue for some relaxation and pampering and thats just what I got. Staff was friendly and clean. Service was good. We arrived in Port later than expected and left sooner than we expected. That stunk, our group did not have enough time to view both sides of St. Marteen with time for the beaches. I want to return there again.

boarded in New York for a 13 days cruise to the caribbean. If it had not been for the japanese restaurant (1 of 2 restaurants where you need to pay for the food) I would have left the ship allready in Florida. The food on this ship, is so bad, that you would not believe it. It is mostly italian food, since it is an italian ship, but dont expect good pizza and pasta. The pizza was probaly the worst of them all. The food in the nice evening dinner saloon tasted like it came from the micro. The juice in the morning buffet is water, and if you decide to pay for "fresh orange juice", they take it from a can. Its not fresh. Like one if the staff onboard told me; "free food never tast good" The food on this ship will keep me away from ANY msc-cruises in the future.

MSC Cruise ship Poesia, do not bother with this line. They have no entertainment worth speaking of on the ship. No in room movies unless you pay and they are all old and have been on tv. Few English channels and they are CNN or ESPN and one TNT channel. No port talks and tour personnel were lacking information on the ports, just what was written. Cancelled tour excursions consistently. Food from dinner was served as leftovers for lunch the next day. The main dining room had the same menu for lunch everyday, no changes. The ship staff was unwilling to assist and would just say sorry, madam. Compared with all the main cruiseship lines, this one is very far behind. The tour excursions were all interesting but mostly on buses. The tour guides on the buses were very good, they were through Atlantic Tour Co. Stick to NCL or RCCL or Celebrity, etc.

The ship was exceptional. Our suite was very nice and well located on the 15th floor. The only feature that I missed was a "crow's nest". The fitness center was where this has been on other ships.

This is my 12 cruise but the first on MSC. The entertainment was poor and unless you liked lots of pasta the food was only average. The staff was rude and very inexperience. The communication to the passenger was very poor and not at all at times. I will more than likely not take another MSC cruise again. All the passengers I talked to had the same problems.

Very enjoyable cruise. Everything was great for relaxing and rejeuvenating. No complaints at all.

This was my 19th cruise and if I compare it with others, this was not the cruise that I like. Service in public areas was poor. Food selection was poor. Thanks to our head waiter in the dining room, he was excelent.

After reading the posted reviews, I was not expecting much. This was a pleasant surprise. The food was great, have no idea what people companied about. It was cool weather but the hot tubs were warm and clean. The ease of ordering morning room service was great. They always came right on time and the coffee was hot, the pastries warm and fresh. Fresh bedding at the end of almost each day was heaven. The ice bucket in the room was kept fresh and full. Other than the language barrier everything you ask for the staff went out of their way to get for you and quickly. The only negative was the staff at the excursion desk had long lines and long waiting time, they were rude.

MSC provided a nice cruise, and delivered exactly what they advertised. This is my first cruise on board a larger ship. We normally sail on smaller ships (1400 -1600 guests) so we expected a little more personal service, especially when your booked in their best (suite) stateroom. It didn't happen! Holland America keep those smaller ships in service - - - were coming back!

The cleanniness.

the crew members are very friendly, profesional, and very funny

Dull decor, no pizazz at all.