I have been on Carnival and Princess lines before MSC. We decided on MSC for the itinerary and price and dates available. We had an amazing time! Staff was wonderful and our excursions were perfect. The Merivaglia was a magnificent ship...stunning...clean and full of things to do. The staff was wonderful and kept guest involved and having a blast. They have the most amazing stairs made from Swarovski Crystals. We did excursions at 3 of the ports and were well planned and alot of fun. They have a new private island in the Bahamas called Oceans Cay.... and we spent a fabulous day there swimming with stingrays and enjoying the perfect island. They had a lighthouse show and fun party at the end of the day on the island. We were sad when the week ended and back to reality. We are already planning our next cruise. MSC Merivaglia was new to Miami is a fabulous ship and we are planning to sail her again soon.