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Worst cruise experience

Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Virtuosa

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Cruiser197073
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

I have been cruising on multiple cruise lines for more than 30 years. This was my first MSC experience and it will be my last. I am a pretty understanding person and always give the benefit of the doubt. As a matter of fact even when I haven’t had a good trip I won’t complain. MSC changed that in me. The service on this ship was absolutely horrible. The staff was rude, unhelpful, uncaring and ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Traveled with disabled person


sailing Suez canal sight seeing ports of call

Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC World Europa

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Ldodog
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

The cruise seemed like we would enjoy experience. We were not informed that a covid pcr test was needed till arriving at port of demarcation . After setting sail we were informed that we needed a visa to visit Jedah which we found impossible to obtain so lost one port of call. We were looking forward to navigate through the Suez canal but we could not access front of ships as this part of ...
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Sail Date: March 2023

Cabin Type: Balcony Aurea


Huge ship,nothing to do

Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC World Europa

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apeman
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

Was really looking forward to this cruise. But now I am really looking forward to getting off. On boarding ship it was at first glance very impressive. The ship has being all over it, but that's as far as it goes. The main inside deck is deck 6, on this you will find various things such as a bar, Chocolate shop, phone box for the secret bar, pizza and burger, a few shops, guest services and ...
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Sail Date: March 2023

Cabin Type: Balcony Aurea


HIGHLIGHT OF THE CRUISE WAS GETTING OFF THE SHIP

Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC World Europa

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TravelEEmpress
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

I've been on a lot of cruises with companies like Royal Carribean, Norwegian, Celebrity, Carnival, and Princess and wanted to give MSC a try because their itineraries seemed a little more exotic. Checking in was pleasant and the balcony room was generous but thats where it begins and ends. The service on this ship was terrible in the main dining room and buffet. The food was horrible, the ...
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Sail Date: February 2023


Nice ship! But very bad hospitality

Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Bellissima

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Roma-pescara
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

Where do I start this was day on the ship. Reception is impersonal. No one to welcome you, no host, nothing at all. You just have to figure it out yourself. I don't feel welcome. Then our suitcases where lost. Nobody doing anything. Called and they say my apologies and they do nothing. After walking around for a long time, we found ourselves a suitcase in another room. The second suitcase with ...
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Sail Date: April 2022

Traveled with children


Disappointed!!

Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Virtuosa

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Shineyp
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

This ship is beautiful but is completely let down by disinterested staff, bland food and poor organisation and entertainment. I would strongly advise against buying premium drinks package as they do not deliver, constantly fobbing us off with drinks from the cheaper package, constantly being bombarded by staff promoting extras even during meals. There were some great staff but they were outweighed ...
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Sail Date: March 2022


Never again !

Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Virtuosa

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Dunston1
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

My partner had enjoyed many cruises before and this promised to be our first dream holiday together. Rather than a dream it was a nightmare from beginning to end and based on this cruise experience I will never cruise again ! From the time before we even travelled the communication between staff at MSC and us their customers was extremely poor Many phone calls and long waits for someone ...
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Sail Date: March 2022


Disabled traveller

Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Virtuosa

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Rosemarie D
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Do not go on this ship if you are in a wheelchair chair you will be upset. We chose this cruise because of the itinerary visiting the Gulf states and had never been on MSc ship before. We certainly will never go on a MSc ship again or recommend it to anyone. We have been on many other cruise lines before during the past 15 years and have never been treated so badly as a wheel chair ...
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Sail Date: February 2022

Traveled with disabled person


HELL ON WATER

Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Virtuosa

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mandi b
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

What can I say right from landing in Dubai a mix up with childrens testing 6 hrs waiting with nothing to eat or drink before we could board and it only got worse. The food was lousy even the extras we paid for. Two days in we get a text from the home office asking questions about our 7yr old grandson. We thought this was some sort of scam as we had handed our passports over when we ...
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Sail Date: December 2021

Traveled with children


Nightmare

Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Splendida

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edwin33
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

to go to places i have never been,but this did not happen as the itinary changed frequently and we had to go to places i was not interested in,out of the 28 day cruise we were at sea for fourteen of them as we were not allowed to dock.in my opinion this cruise should never had taken place and should have been cancelled.ships main staff could not or more to the point would not answer straight ...
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Sail Date: March 2020

Cabin Type: Balcony Stateroom


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