MSC Southampton Cruise Reviews

We have now cruised on the MSC Virtuosa 6 times, 5 times in the Yacht Club and once in a Grand Suite. Prior to sailing on MSC we were Cunard/Princess dedicated cruisers and we have reached their top loyalty levels. But having experienced the luxurious VIP treatment in the MSC Yacht Club we find ourselves spoiled for choice, its just a pity their sailings from Southampton don't offer a ...

This cruise was to see if my partner would enjoy cruising. The bars / public areas were understaffed making both customers and staff irate and the number of seats was in adequate in all areas for the amount of passengers. Service in dining room was underwhelming, some of the waiters were uninterested in delivering a unique experience, also not bringing complete meals to the table. The public ...

MSC seem to struggle to find an identity or target market so end up going down market and lowering standards in their attempt to attract all demographics and sectors. Firstly the service is painfully poor compared to any of the other mid market lines ( P&O, Celebrity, Princess, Cunard, Royal Carribbean) with most passengers facing long delays in getting drinks especially those with drinks ...

I purchased this for my husband as a little trial as he kept saying he would like to try a cruise. There were a couple of positives, the food was plentiful and the choice was amazing. The cleanliness of the ship is very good. The balcony room was lovely and the lady who cleaned and tidied it was brilliant. The boarding and departing of the ship was very organised and smooth. But ...

I’m talking it straight…. If you are black, do not bother with this cruise! The ship is lovely but the staff cannot even pretend to hide their racism towards afro-caribbean people. I would even go as far to say that you can even see the disgust on their faces when having to serve us. I even witnessed them mistreating their own black staff members on the ship too. The food is mediocre…. The ...

Loved the ship , staff were excellent , shows to an exceptional standard, with good variety . Very clean everywhere , lots going on if you want it . Had a fab holiday and would recommend . We couldn’t get a balcony cabin and had an inside one, it was spacious but didn’t like not having daylight . Wardrobes are small and no drawers except two small in the wardrobe itself. Bed very ...

Just got back from an amazing two weeks. Yes the ship has a lot of people on board but everything was well organised. Embarkation was easy & on the ship drinks cocktails by 11am. Always got a sunbed (compromise on location sometimes), always got into the theatre, pop up bars & roaming bar staff made getting a drink easy! Yes couldn't always get a seat in chosen bar at peaks times so went to ...

We've sailed MSC Yacht Club many times before and this was a mediocre experience. To start with the positives, the ship was so beautiful, and well cared for. We loved the atrium and the ever-changing ceiling. We loved the one Carousel show that we saw, Ajedrez. Our room in the Yacht Club was a deluxe balcony room and it was large, spacious and had a nice sized balcony. The bed was ...

My partner and I booked this cruise after being on one in February with NCL. We fell in love with cruising and couldn't wait another year until the next one. We found a great deal on Iglu for the MSC Virtuosa to the Norwegian Fjords. We had certain expectations going onto the cruise based on what we'd experienced with NCL which left us slightly disappointed. We received an embarkation time of ...

this was my 5th cruise having been on Oceania and Holland America, both twice. I booked this cruise as it fitted in with my friend who was visiting from the US. At the Southampton terminal having arrived at our 11-12 check in time, we were greeted with the most enormous line which took 1hr 25 mins to get through dragging cases in very warm temperatures before we got inside. Once we were given ...