I only went on this cruise as part of a Singles Meetup group with 94 passengers going. Went to the Special Needs counter in the embarkation area of the terminal at the Port of Miami. Submitted my forms and received my ID card. Was never told to go to the Reception Desk on Deck 5 on board to insert my ID card into a card reader to give them my credit card details. I did not find this out until the end of the cruise when I got my invoice under my cabin door on disembarkation morning showing a cash payment due! This is the first I have ever heard of this procedure from MSC. All my other cruises asked for my credit card details at the embarkation counter before heading onto the ship.

I immediately go check out my cabin on Deck 13. First impression was "Wow, this is a small cabin with a small balcony!" The cabin was only 148 square feet, which is quite small for a balcony cabin. The balcony was like 3 X 6! Good thing I booked this cabin as a single occupancy cabin at the 180% rate, because there is no way that two people could stay comfortably in this size cabin. I took up all the drawers. The drawers were so tiny that I had to roll my folded shirts up in order to get them in there!

I then proceeded to the buffet on Deck 14. I put several entrees onto my plate. Tried one entree and it was practically cold. Tried the second one and that was cold, too. Must have tried at least six different entrees and they were all cold. Read more