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MSC Virtuosa Cruise Review

shawnic

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 49

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

3 Night Western Europe Getaway (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 24, 2022

Ship: MSC Virtuosa

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Not enough staff, too many 'extras' which required payment. Photo shop ripped us off and we lost 2 photos we'd paid for. First MSC cruise will definitely be my last.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Having to 'activate' cruise cards was a farce, no organisation or explanation. Never had to do this on any other line.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Food was OK. However it was nigh on impossible to get a drink in the buffet due to lack of staff. Using your drinks package was a joke as the queues at the bars you could use were horrendous.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Activities were OK but the venues were not big enough for the amount of people who wanted to take part.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Can't fault the Ents staff, they did a great job and redeemed to cruise for us.

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

There are not enough crew to service the amount of passengers.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Don't, so many let downs on this cruise which are being repeated experiences for someone we know on there on the current cruise months later.

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Ports of call

Cherbourg, France

3 out of 5

Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

7 Comments

shawnic 1 year ago

GigCruiser, I might have agreed with you had my brother not had the same experiences on a B2B over Christmas and New Year, 14 nights. Same ship

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ScubaDaveHash 1 year ago

Thanks for the review. I hope your next one is better

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gigcruiser 1 year ago

I see you went on a 3 night cruise with MSC. My son and daughter in law went on one and they had the same problem with getting drinks etc. But 3 nighters are notorious for being booze cruises. I would only do 7 nights plus with MSC at the right price of course. Enjoy your next cruise.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

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CruzeFan 1 year ago

People either love or hate MSC. I’ve had two great Cruises with them in 2022 and I’m looking forward to for 4 in 2023.

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

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