We had just gotten off an NCL transatlantic, which was heavenly, and stayed on La Rambla in Barcelona for a few days. Then we boarded the MSC Fantasia for
Marseilles, France, Genoa, Naples, and Sicily, Italy, and then finally Tunis in Tunisia. We had been on the MSC Orchestra and Poesia in the Caribbean so we knew MSC was okay, or so we thought, but mostly it was the itinerary that caused us to choose this ship.
We never had such an easy embarkation as we had in Barcelona. We and another couple were the only two registering at 12 noon, which surprised me a bit. Later I learned that the Fantasia picks up and leaves off passengers at every port. Therefore, there were just a few embarking in Barcelona. Only about 50 people showed up for the boat drill.
We allowed MSC to choose our cabin and we were very pleasantly surprised. We had a balcony midship. The room was as large as a two star motel in the US and had plenty of storage space. The bathroom was comfortable, too. The room was kept clean and we enjoyed the balcony very much.