MSC Poesia Cruise Reviews

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Glacier - Prinz Kristian Sund Greenland
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Quaqortok Greenland
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Fjord leading to the Dyandji waterfall Iceland
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Greenland Iceberg
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Baltic Sea

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on MSC Poesia

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Royka76
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

Failure to complete the planned route and failure to provide compensation for this. The ship did not dock in Bisby due to "weather conditions" even though other cruise lines' ships did dock. Instead of changing the route or giving compensation to the passengers, the company just wasted another day on the open sea. This route is really not worth it and a waste of time. The food in the restaurant ...
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Sail Date: August 2023

Cabin Type: Premium Balcony

Traveled with children


20 day Northern Cruise-wonderful scenery

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on MSC Poesia

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enuf42
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

Our 20 day cruise went as high as illulisat Greenland with scenery or amount of Icebergs I was not expecting. The ship is old yes but extremely clean and well presented. We had cabin which was your usual balcony cabin layout. The surprise was having a kettle in the cabins to make your tea or coffee anytime. No USB ports in the cabin which is almost unforgiving these days. Food was extensive in ...
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Sail Date: July 2023


Cruise on MSC Poesia to Greenland

Review for a Arctic Cruise on MSC Poesia

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HGorfinkel
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

1. Before my cruise on MSC Poesia, a looked-for Wi-Fi price list but didn't find it. So, i photographed it on the ship for future passengers. You can find it at the end of my review. 2. In general the cruise was very pleasant and interesting because the itinerary that included Greenland. The functioning of the ship was wonderful, without any problems. The food was very good in the buffet Lido ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Interior


Worst Cruise Ever on MSC to Greenland and Iceland

Review for a Arctic Cruise on MSC Poesia

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Tiggyboo
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

This was our first cruise/holiday in the post covid world. The experience with MSC was so bad and disappointing in every way that it has put us off ever doing another cruise with any cruise line. It seem that MSC’s bean counters have worked out how to strip as much expense out of their cruises - from the ports, food, entertainment and facilities offered on board. I have given the following ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Cabin Type: Balcony Aurea


Just OK

Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on MSC Poesia

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Fire2149
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

While the ship offered a wonderful itinerary overall the cruise itself was just ok. 14 days out of Barcelona hitting 10 counties was a wonderful draw for us. Boarding was seamless and quick and we basically were able to walk right on and directly to our room. Food was just ok, nothing to rave about but you didn't go hungry. Entertainment was below average, I have seen better at a high school ...
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Sail Date: May 2023


Awesome itinerary for a quite reasonable price

Review for a World Cruise Cruise on MSC Poesia

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Cees
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

We did a 119 night World Cruise, don't know why the menu here in CC says its only 50 nights. MSC delivers a lot of bang for your buck, though not everything was perfect. But the itinerary and the dining were awesome, although strangely the famous Kaito-sushi restaurant was closed during the whole trip. The staff was excellent, I wish shore hotels would have staff as nice and attentive. The ...
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Sail Date: January 2023


2023 World Cruise

Review for a World Cruise Cruise on MSC Poesia

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maralyn1952
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

The internet was terrible and expensive. We had to get several visas, but few were actually needed. For example, we had to have a visa to South Korea to board the ship, but later we found that no one needed a visa to SK. MSC will not give me a refund for the unnecessary visa. We paid for a larger room that did not exist on that ship, with no refund in sight. Food was decent, but not great. Rooms ...
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Sail Date: January 2023

Cabin Type: Balcony Aurea


Fantastic first cruise experience, shame about the food and transfers

Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on MSC Poesia

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MaggieRock
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

Being first time cruisers (this being a "trial run" before doing a TA with Cunard), we had read up on reviews and info re MSC and the Poesia somewhat beforehand. The Western Mediterranean intinerary suited us well, as we had never before been to Portugal. Having 11 days in port out of a total 14 was a very exciting prospect, too. On paper, at least. More about this later. The ...
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Sail Date: September 2022

Traveled with disabled person


Baltics: An American solo experience in Latvia, Estonia and Stockholm!

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on MSC Poesia

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CruisinMaterial
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

About the Reviewer: I’m a middle-aged American male who traveled solo on this, my 52nd voyage. I have sailed primarily on NCL with over 25 voyages there and a handful of cruises with Celebrity, Royal Caribbean and Carnival. This was my fourth MSC cruise and my second week on the Poesia. You can find my previous review for the Norwegian fjords in this same section of member reviews for the ship. My ...
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Sail Date: September 2022


Norwegian Fjords: A Solo American on an MSC European Cruise!

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on MSC Poesia

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CruisinMaterial
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

About the Reviewer: I’m a middle-aged American male who traveled solo on this, my 51st voyage. I have sailed primarily on NCL with over 25 voyages there and a handful of cruises with Celebrity, Royal Caribbean and Carnival. This was my third MSC cruise and my first time taking a ship based outside the USA for the brand. My previous experiences were on the MSC Meraviglia and the MSC Seaside sailing ...
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Sail Date: August 2022


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