MSC Lirica Review

MSC LIRICA 18th to 25th January 2014

Review for the Middle East Cruise on MSC Lirica
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Bigbum & Shortarse
6-10 Cruises • Age 80s

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Sail Date: Jan 2014

After the Christmas celebrations were over we decided we would shoot off somewhere warm to combat our UK weather. A UAE cruise fitted the bill and looking at the available cruises we had a choice of MSC or Costa. We had cruised with both companies previously but we opted for MSC as a 7 night cruise was offered rather than a 6 night with Costa, although both liners were back in Dubai for the last day. This is a great idea so you are able to see something of your departure city.

We tried to book the MSC Lirica cruise and flights but all the allocated flights were full from Gatwick. We had read of cruisers having to fly overnight and having to leave their cabins at 2.30am to connect with their flight home. We were relieved that we could fly at our convenience. We decided to fly with Emirates and fly out to Dubai on the 16th giving us one full day to explore before joining Lirica on the 18th. On closer research

Emirates offered some favourable rates, booking flights and hotels at the same time. We opted for sensible times to fly and booked 2 nights at the Rose Rayhaan Hotel in Central Dubai. We booked the cruise direct with MSC and chose cabin 9144, an outside berth with 2 single beds, midships. The next 2 weeks flew by and we obtained Dirhams and Euros from the local post office which offered reasonable rates and gave us usable cash on landing in Dubai.

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Our cabin was excellent and kept spotless by our cabin maid at all times. The position, midships was just right, quiet with no noise or vibrations.

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