I Was on MSC Poesia December,2010. I traveled with my family including a two year old to Western Caribbean. The cruise experience was so much fun! From previous reviews was not expecting much but have realized some people just expect too much.

The ship is Italian. Passengers were from around the world, buffet & restaurant is mostly Indonesian. The ship's decor was tasteful and stylish, and attention was paid to detail and quality in all aspects of the ship's services. All this created a relaxing and comfortable feeling.

Embarkation: we arrived early and were on board by 3:00pm. Our ship supposes to sail at 7:00pm. We checked our luggage in at the front & went through security. After that fill out a short medical form saying that we did not have any symptoms of being sick (runny nose, cough, etc.) waited in a line to check in, where they gave us our ship card with our table number for dinner seating. They took one credit card to charge all expenses onto it at the end of the cruise but if you want to pay in cash the day you receive your invoice which is the day before debarkation you go to the accounting & pay. They also took a photo of each of us which is used to identify you when you're leaving and coming back on the ship during excursions. The picture is not on the card itself, just your name and the table number. When we boarded the ship gave a band for my kid just in case he is lost the cabin number & his name is marked their. Straight away went to see our cabin & went for a tour in the ship came back luggages were there. Read more