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Dubai to the Middle East MSC Lirica Cruise Reviews

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Worked hard to please

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Blacktrigeek
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

We chose the cruise as we were celebrating our birthday. The embarkation process went seamlessly; we were shepherded from airport to ship with no problems. There was some waiting for our rooms to become available once on the ship, however, we were roomed before the advertised at 2 pm. Suitcases also arrived in good time. We were kept well-informed re. activities and entertainment onboard ...
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Sail Date: January 2020

Cabin Type: Fantastica Balcony Stateroom


Overview

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natalyakor99
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

There was a suggestion to buy this [articular cruise and I liked the list of cities to visit, so I bought it. In overall, I enjoyed the cruise! There was a pleasant surprise - I got a cabin with a window! Cabin was always clean; it was tidied up twice a day. I read some complains about embarkation and disembarkation. My experience was different. Logistics was very good. We embarked with no ...
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Sail Date: January 2020

Cabin Type: Inside Stateroom


Good Itinerary, Great Staff, Blah Food

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ColoradoSkiier5
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

Like many other reviewers, we choose this cruise based on the itinerary. We were able to get a very good price on the cruise, which is good, because paying full price would not be worth it. The Good- Our state room (a balcony on the 12th floor) was extremely spacious. Most of the cruise staff were incredibly friendly and helpful. The embarkation process was the quickest I've ever experienced, ...
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Sail Date: December 2019

Cabin Type: Fantastica Balcony Stateroom


Pizza, chicken and fries

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tellygirl
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

This cruise had a brilliant itinerery but was let down by both food and entertainment on the ship. The food was of not very good quality in either restaurant or in buffet. If you liked fish you would be ok as it was cooked in just about every way you could think of and ways you have'nt heard of. It didn't even look like fish as most of time either in oil, batter or mixed in something. Salads were ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Fantastica Balcony Stateroom


Itinerary good but service on ship disappointing

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Bneebear
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

We would probably never travel with MSC again and neither would a lot of people we spoke to on the cruise. We chose this cruise because of the itinerary - Dubai, Muscat, Eilat, Jordan, Suez Canal, Cyprus, Athens, Katakolon, Kotor, Split and Venice, which was on the whole very good. Athens was dropped because of bad weather and we ended up going to Corfu instead which was rather disappointing ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Oceanview Stateroom


Excellent Cruise, incredible itinerary.

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Marianna59
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this cruise because it was good value for money. It was a very good deal and it included our flights with Emirates to Dubai return from New Zealand. We arrived 2 days before departure to explore the city of Dubai. Embarkation was smooth. We were allocated a time to embark( 6 pm) which we did. The suitcases didn't arrived till midnight which was a pain. Our cabin was an inner cabin on ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Inside Stateroom


Disappointing on board but itinerary on the whole very good.

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maxx
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We read the negative reviews prior to booking. I really don't take much notice of them. How wrong we were. We booked because of the itinerary, lots of places we wanted to visit.Not much to add to many other negative reviews. The overall on board experience was dreadful. Frustrating to miss 2 of our desired ports Sir bani yas & Piraeus (Athens). Of course MSC did not refund port charges even ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Fantastica Balcony Stateroom


Never again

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wee lass
10+ Cruises • Age 20s

Chose this cruise to help us unwind from a very stressful nine months due to illness,what a mistake that was ,certainly not due to weight gain as the food on offer was diabolical I had porridge every day as couldn't eat fry up over cooked streaky bacon broccoli or cauliflower with beans eggs and various sausage tastes'Toast brick hard and cold, Entertainment not to our taste most nights and ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Oceanview Stateroom


Worst cruise I have ever had the misfortune to take

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gettinold
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We are from the UK, in our 50's and have done over 50 cruises. We usually go with Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Princess, Cunard. A few with P&O. However we had never tried MSC and so decided to do this. Biggest mistake I have made in my life. To anyone who like us are thinking of doing an MSC cruise - don't !. To those who are planning to return, based on our experience I can only wonder why. I ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Inside Stateroom


Great itinerary, shame about the food!

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Difromsalisbury
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

We chose the cruise for the itinerary, particularly the Suez transit, and the fact nearly all ports were firsts for us, as was MSC. The ship was very clean and extremely smooth, cabins adequate though shower curtain in bathroom was extremely annoying as it sticks to you due to the tiny area! Had two days to explore Dubai before boarding then overnight on board too so crammed in lots of sights, ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Oceanview Stateroom


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