Australia & New Zealand First-Time Cruisers Cruise Reviews

Long delays to get off ship. No organization whatsoever with lines. Stood in line for a total of 5 hours to get on and off the ship at newport, with no explanation or apology. We had only an hour in newport because of it. There were tender boats in newport. While we were waiting in line for the tender to take us back to the ship, the tender boat rammed the dock hard, denting the tender boat and ...

First, the good things about our recent cruise on the MSC Meraviglia. The ship is beautiful and clean. The room was very nice. It had everything we needed. The only complaint was the strong odor coming from the shower. It was a very strong and a pungent chemical-type odor. If you kept the shower door closed you could not smell it. Our waiter and assistant waiter were great as well as our ...

The Meraviglia is a huge ship and the Yacht Club is featured as a "ship within a ship". While there were many excellent experiences from sailing in this class, there were other elements that definitely need work. I was traveling with family and we had 4 cabins in the Yacht Club. I am an experienced traveler, mainly aboard Silversea, Seabourn and Viking and booked this cruise because my family ...

We chose this itinerary (back to back with Bermuda) because of the destinations and a good price. Also we had had a good expense on the Meravigilia in 2020, just before the pandemic. Overall we did enjoy our trip, at least we did until two of our travel companions got Covid, which was obviously a downer for them and us. There are many things we like about the Meravigilia and most of the ...

I'd tried YC for the first time on a 7 day cruise in February, so new what to expect. This was DHs firs time in the top decks, and the food, service and views didn't disappoint. When I'm on holiday, I do like to hear foreign languages, and even though we were leaving from Yew York, this ship didn't disapoint. We were really fortunate with the weather and were able to use the hot tub on the YC ...

MSC Meraviglia - October 4-15, 2023 (New England) - Brooklyn, Newport, Boston, Corner Brook, Charlottetown, Sydney and Portland. We enjoyed this cruise immensely. A fair number of reviewers have posted comments about the ship and its amenities already. Embarkation was seamless. We arrived at 11 am, and were on the ship within ten minutes. Pretty unbelievable. (I assume that as the day drags ...

First time cruising with MSC as we are Elite Members with Princess but thought a change was in order. Perhaps a bit spoiled so keep that in mind! Check in at the port, though harried and loud, was efficient enough and we were on board in short order. The ship is large and alternately decorated with classic colors and then nearly freakish colors which, in my opinion, were loud just for the ...

We chose this cruise because it was priced competitively and was going to the New England ports we have been wanting to visit. The staff on the ship did a very good job and they treated us well. Getting on the ship was easy and some of the ports were really nice. Now that I have covered all the positives, let me share the negatives. 1-the cabin was not as clean as we would have liked. 2-we ...

Previously sailed other MSC ships with good to excellent experiences. Happy to find this ship sailing from NYC. Unfortunately, the cruise was plagued by what we experienced as poor management planning, execution and equally poor customer service on deck 5. What we liked - Room was always well cleaned and maintained. Entertainment by dancers and singers was the best. Main Dining Room service ...

We chose this cruise as we liked the look of the itinerary and wanted to give MSC a try! We are seasoned cruisers having cruised as a family and a couple with all the major players. We arrived at Brooklyn Pier, NYC, expecting great things having heard how great the ship was…….. in fairness, the ship itself could not be faulted. Beautiful, clean and well appointed…… great shame the rest of the ...