We sailed on the MSC Poesia on Feb 2nd to the Western Caribbean. We have been to these ports before, except for Falmouth, so we mainly took this cruise to experience MSC. We heard their ship was beautiful, and that is exactly all we got, a beautiful ship.
Embarkation: we are glad this time we chose to have a relative drop us off. The terminal they use is complicated. You have to walk around to get in the terminal through a side entrance. Although we do not have a walking problem, we kept thinking of the older passengers that had to do all that walking just to get in the terminal. Second time we had to sit around and wait for a number to be called so we can board the ship. The first time we did this in Disney CL and now in MSC. The wait was not long, maybe about 20 mins, but it doesnt make any sense.
So finally we board the ship. The ship is not that big, but it is beautifully decorated. We were able to go straight to our cabin and drop off our carry on and head to the lunch buffet. The first lunch was not that good and we were hoping it was not a sign of things to come, unfortunately it was. In the lunch buffet they had a cake with a sign that said "Display only, do not eat" yet it had 1/4 of it missing. Ha! That's what happens on a ship where more than half the guests do not speak english!! It was funny.