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Item: MSC Virtuosa
Rating: 3.9
Author: Absolutad

MSC Virtuosa Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

Absolutad

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 48

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Northern Europe (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 03, 2023

Ship: MSC Virtuosa

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10402

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Food was horrible. 2 of our party of 6 had food poisoning on different nights. Their buffet would never pass health inspection. Not many activities to do on the ship if you do not get off in port.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

WAY too far away from elevators. Basketball court above. NOISY

Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

5 out of 5

Hamburg, Germany

5 out of 5

We did the Lubeck tour offered by the ship. The guide was wonderful and the food at the end was better than any food on the ship.

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Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium

5 out of 5

Much cheaper shuttle to Brugge once you get off the ship. Do not pay ship excursion prices!!

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Rotterdam, Netherlands

5 out of 5

Le Havre (Paris), France Did not visit port

Strikes in France so they skipped this one.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

5 Comments

SMILEYMILEYS 1 year ago

We've just completed a 7 night cruise like yours and will post our own separate review with photos sometime very soon. Your points are very valid, and having experienced other better cruise ships and companies, we would not travel with MSC again. Hope your next cruise is a better one, which it would be if you choose an adult cruise (i.e. no noisy kids with selfish parents) with RCI or P&O👍

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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CruzeFan 1 year ago

Glad you had an almost four-star experience. That’s about the best you can do with Cruises currently.

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