Our second cruise with MSC, and first on the Preziosa (obviously!). We have also cruised with Royal Caribbean, NCL & Carnival. We choose MSC because of the very reasonable prices and unusual itineraries. This was our first inaugural voyage so we were expecting some hiccups, but all in all things went smoothly and we were very impressed with the Preziosa.

Embarkation/leaving the ship etc:

Embarkation was extremely easy, there were no queues when we arrived, so we were onboard within a few minutes. Luggage arrived to the cabin within a couple of hours. Muster is held inside, with lifejackets worn. This seemed to be slightly shambolic, within no-one really in charge and I didn't see anyone ticking off passengers' attendance. Read more