MSC Poesia Review
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Review of MSC Poesia Sailing date 1/30/2010 to 2/6/2010 Itinerary-San Juan, St. Maarten, Tortola, Nassau, 2 days at sea
My husband and I booked this cruise about a month before departure. We had been on the Lirica in 2006 and got an offer from MSC for a balcony cabin that just was too good to pass up. All our ticketing was e-tickets and we filled out our pre-boarding information on line. This process went smoothly.
We live in Palm City Florida and we take the Cruise Connection bus to the port. The pickup point is very convenient to our home and we like not having to drive. We are experienced cruisers - over 30 cruises and we started cruising in the 1980's when a big ship was 800 passengers. The Poesia accomodates 3013 passengers. That is about twice as many as the Lirica.
Cabin Review
This was a superior balcony cabin - good size, configuration was somewhat cramped when entering the cabin. Shower tiny - location very good - not noisy even though close to the elevators and stairs. We enjoyed the balcony and had plenty of storage space. You have to use your Cruise Card to operate the lights when you are in the cabin and the hair dryer is in a drawer in the desk.