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Review for a Canada & New England Cruise on MSC Meraviglia

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Ivan bial
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

MSC is a cruise line like no other. If you’ve been on other cruise lines you won’t like MSC Make sure you bring Kleenex. Bring Toilet unless you liked single ply paper. If you prepay for a dining package, you’ll be presented with a restricted menu. If you use a c-pak unite bring an extension cord, there are no outlets by the bed. Only 2outlets Only two places with ...
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Sail Date: October 2023

Cabin Type: Premium Balcony


Great value but lots of room for improvement

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papadave
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

The cruise, booked at the last minute, was a bargain, especially because the solo supplement was minimal. I was hoping that the solo experience would be okay, but that it really was not and the cruise line did almost nothing to make it a good experience. For me, the highlights were embarkation, disembarkation, cabin size, the gym and extended pool hours. The low points were food, restaurant ...
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Sail Date: October 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Interior


The Yacht Club service needs work

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NJ_FL_Traveler
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

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 ...
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Sail Date: October 2023

Cabin Type: Yacht Club Royal Suite


An Extraordinarily Loud and Crowded Experience

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Dotinthought
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

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 ...
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Sail Date: October 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Interior


Worst cruise experience ever

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Dillpickle00
2-5 Cruises • Age 20s

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 ...
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Sail Date: October 2023


The good, bad and ugly of MSC Meraviglia

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tgrey
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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 ...
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Sail Date: October 2023


Longest cruise, Yacht Club didn't disapoint

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Kevin79
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

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 ...
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Sail Date: October 2023

Cabin Type: Yacht Club Deluxe Suite


Some tips and suggestions to maximize your MSC Meraviglia experience

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rfirpo
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

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 ...
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Sail Date: October 2023


Mangement and Customer Service Ruined this Cruise

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uvwxyz
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

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 ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Interior


Not Sure I'd Sail Again. "You can check out any time you like......but you can never leave."

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rmutter
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

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 ...
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Sail Date: September 2023


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