Chose as Thomas Cook rep said it was fantastic and that MSC were throwing loads of money into their cruises to try and bring them up to Royal Caribbean standards. Sure the staircase and decor in the public rooms was glitzy but I would have preferred to be at a tumbledown ranch style bar in order for the money to have been redirected towards better quality food ingredients. A friend told me that it’s a different ball game if you book via their MSCUSA website. Apparently the Americans were not booking because of the food and no free water.

If you aren’t bothered about hot tasty food, like both the sit down restaurant and the buffet to consist of the same ingredients but plated differently then it’s a good ship to use as a ferry to see many ports around the Med.

Good bits: Balcony cabin cleaned very well. Top marks to Sandra. Read more