Bahamas First-Time Cruisers Cruise Reviews

AVOID THE MSC 2/3 CRUISE FROM CAPE CANAVERAL...long, but I hope this helps you. My wife and I have never cruised before, and thought this quick weekend cruise from Port Canaveral, Florida to the MSC private island would be a great way to find out if we liked cruising. Thank God we did because I never want to cruise again!!! First, and this is not MSC's fault, the people who run Port ...

Sorry this is long winded but necessary for others to know to avoid what we went through. We had booked our cruise pre-covid with MSC on the Seaside. After trying to get MSC to refund the cruise and getting no where with that we assumed that it was a loss. Mid summer 2022 I received an email saying we were sailing September 1, 2022. This date was not possible. We contacted the cruise line and ...

The service, the staff, everything was not worth it at all pick a different cruise line. Cleaning staff wasn’t cleaning rooms instead just walking into our room for “mandatory checks” that he wouldn’t elaborate on. None of the staff speaks English very well that lead to some big communication issues. floors are constantly wet slipping everywhere always. Cleaning staff was also given access to our ...

We are a couple in our early 50’s. Sailed Carnival, RC, Norwegian, Princess, Celebrity and this was our first MSC cruise. If you’ve never cruised, and have nothing to compare it to, you’ll probably like this cruise. Nice ship, clean, lots to do, food ok, shows ok. If you’re a seasoned cruiser, you will be disappointed at the lack of perks included on other ships. Here we go! Embarkation: slow, ...

This was our 4th cruise and first with MSC. I have read a lot of the reviews of MSC including some of the nasty, horror story ones and have to admit I had one of those “what have I done” moments shortly after booking. Here is a simple summary of my experience. - I booked through a travel agent so they did the initial booking for 2 state rooms which was smooth. - I quickly learned that the ...

This was our 3rd time cruising with MSC, but our first cruise since the pandemic, and our first time cruising during the holidays. We've been on 10+ cruises overall, with Royal Caribbean and Celebrity as well. We chose MSC for the pricing and the fact it's free for kids under 12. My expectations were frankly quite low. I was expecting worse, based on other reviews and the fact we were ...

It was a gift from my daughter and son in law. My wife and I were looking forward to dressing up for formal nights. The first night my family wasn’t impressed at all with the Silk main dinning rooms food or atmosphere. It was very cramped at dinner and disorganized.We were almost done with dinner before we could get a refill on our drinks. It wasn’t what it used to be like on my last cruise. The ...

We had a wonderful time back on MSC Meraviglia and loved being able to travel in YC. Due to an emergency, embarkation was delayed by about 2 hours. The YC team did their best to make guests comfortable and offered champagne, other beverages and light snacks. This was the worst weather cruise we’ve ever encountered in the Caribbean. While it rained we enjoyed access to the beautiful thermal ...

MSC is a disaster and I will not cruise with them again, regardless of the seemingly lower fare. Here are several key problems: 1) Deceptive. Tricks you into spending more than you should. You are highly pressured into upgrades because the basic fare covers so little (e.g. you will decide to upgrade food because you'll get sick of the basic options--which are kept extremely limited, presumably ...

Absolute nightmare of a cruise, so much so that I was questioning the probability of being able to swim back to Port Canaveral and make it. We got the cruise for a lower cost than our usual cruises with Royal Caribbean, and we never regretted it more. NOTE: This review was written before we arrived at port and disembarked. Therefore, this review will not include any complaints about ...