European cruise lines are different

MSC Seaview Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

NickatSea

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 50

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

7 Night Western Mediterranean (Civitavecchia Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 07, 2019

Ship: MSC Seaview

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We done this cruise round trip Barcelona 10th Aug 2019. European cruise lines are different to American cruise lines - service is different to suit different cultures. For us we felt lower level customer service, lower standard and variety of foods, lower onboard entertainment than we would have preferred. Hence we would not have MSC at top of our list to cruise again however we would not rule out another try if itinerary warranted it.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Slow, not enough staff to cope with passenger numbers.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food quality and variety was good but not to high standards.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Pools were good.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Ok but nothing outstanding.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Room steward excellent. Drink waiters painfully slow and inefficient, often hard to find.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Excellent quality ship, great design overall however the lifts let it down significantly - not enough to cope with passenger numbers, very long wait times.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Quality and comfort was perfect.