MSC Bellissima Review
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This was a 7 night cruise and our 8th (7th with MSC, 1 with RCI). We traveled with our cousin and his wife. My husband and I stayed over in Milan the night before boarding - it's a 90 min train trip to Genoa and a 10 min walk to the harbor where we dropped off our suitcases downstairs (everything was clearly marked and staff on hand to help with directions) and boarded quickly and effortlessly.
The ship is beautiful and in quiet areas we could still smell the new carpets. We had a balcony cabin (9246), and the bathroom (and especially the shower) is nicer than before - no more shower curtain but a curved door. The hair dryer was fine. I took 2 plastic clothes hangers with for wet clothes to dry with fewer wrinkles.
I loved the MSC for Me app - no wifi required, you can check all activities and mark the ones you would like to attend, get reminded about the show, send messages to your friends, it worked great.
Cabin Review
Bella Balcony Stateroom
Loved the layout with the bed closer to the window. Good hairdryer. Better cupboard layout with pull out drawers. Comfortable bed, good pillows. Good lighting - loved the reading lights! Our cabin steward was amazing.
Port Reviews
Genoa
Very easy to get to the ship from the train station (about a 10 min walk) or the bus/Flixbus station (less than 5 mins).
Naples
Slight uphill walk into old town - very pretty with lots of character. Easy to take ferry to Sorrento.
Taormina (Messina)
Very easy walk to station to take a 1 hour train to Taormina and then a bus to the mountain top town of Taormina. It looks like you would want a old beautiful Italian town to look - it's gorgeous. Beautiful architecture, pretty shops, great views, lots of little restaurants and great ice cream.
Malta (Valletta)
Rather long walk to the old town but beautiful city. Beautiful views over the harbour. Quaint shops, beautiful buildings, lots of history. I really enjoyed it and would love to spend more time on the island one day.