MSC Poesia Review

4.0 / 5.0
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The best cruise value for families w/ kids < 17 years old

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on MSC Poesia
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Comrade1963
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Nov 2010
Traveled with children

Our family of five with an 8-year-old son and 11 and 13-year-old daughters had a great experience on this cruise. The ship is in immaculate condition and everywhere we turned there were crew members polishing brass or cleaning some component of the ship.

Our cabin and bathroom were always clean when we returned, and our dining room waiter, "YoYo" was very friendly and sincere without being obsequious. He made sure we liked what we ordered or offered to bring us something else. The

menu was diverse, and the food was similar in quality to other cruises we've been on, but just as with those cruises, sometimes we loved what was served and sometimes we were underwhelmed. For example, the soups were almost always really tasty, and so were the pasta entrees, but the desserts were hit or miss. The cheesecakes were not as sweet as we expected, but then, many Italian-style desserts aren't. The Tiramisu was good and so were the pastries and mascarpone, but the apple pie wasn't at all what Americans are used to. Entree standouts were the Thanksgiving turkey dinner, the Gala-night fillet mignon and turkey cordon bleu. The grilled chicken was really tender and the fruits and vegetables were all very good. The breakfast and lunch buffets had more than enough choices and the salad bar had everything you could imagine. All produce was unbelievably fresh to the very last day. A pizza buffet rounded out the selections and the overlapping nature of the dining room and buffet times meant there was always something to eat.

Cabin Review

Cabin 2

Very clean cabins and bathrooms that were larger than expected. Cabins are pretty typical size-wise.

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