This will be a slightly different review as we were on a theme cruise and not a regular sailing. In other words, there are some things that I cannot rate on behalf of MSC because they were not under MSC's "control." This was a Moody Blues cruise, featuring the band along with several other performers, and for a theme cruise it was fantastic. Lots of music all the time (except when the ship was in port). With that in mind, I cannot rate the entertainment or shows because none of it was originated by MSC. Still, there were lots of things that were under the control of MSC and on several occasions, they needed some work.

EMBARKATION: The worst I've ever experienced in 27 cruises. Since we live in Florida, it only takes us two hours to get to Port Everglades, and on most occasions, we get there a little early and are either asked to wait or they just let us board. On this occasion, we arrived at around 11:50, and after going through security and check in, we had to wait. And wait. And wait. They didn't start the boarding process until around 1pm and we didn't get on board until after 2. WHY? It was horrible.

Once we got on board, we were directed to the elevators to go to our cabins. I didn't want to go to our cabin; I wanted to get something to eat first. Nope, we HAD to go to our cabins first, as if the ship couldn't sail without me first going to my cabin. Whatever. Read more