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Disaster

Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Virtuosa

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andras szuromi
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

We love, dubai, and to cruise. Last year we were with MSC ( seascape) in the caribbean, and hade a wonderful vacation. I am sorry to share my experience with you, this was the 11th cruise we have been on, mainly in the Caribbean. The main criticism concerns the cleanliness and lack of it, the cabin was not cleaned properly when we arrived, there was food waste in the boys, a half-rotten ...
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Sail Date: March 2024

Traveled with children


Pleasantly surprised

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Rhisibabe
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

After reading all of the awful reviews I had started dreading this cruise. However, I ended up really enjoying it. Embarkation was really smooth and quick. We had a cabin with a living room and separate bedroom and a long balcony with a hot tub on it, which we have never had before and which were really nice. The only problem with the living room was the bed settee which seemed to be really ...
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Sail Date: February 2024


UAE cruise

Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Virtuosa

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Lorna P
2-5 Cruises • Age 30s

This was our second cruise and we were apprehensive due to some of the previous reviews we had seen. Embarkation was very easy, plenty of staff directing us to where we needed to be and allowed us entry onto the ship earlier than our stated time which was helpful. Marketplace buffet was very chaotic and perhaps time slots may ease this but choice of food was very good. The allocated ...
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Sail Date: February 2024


Too many passengers

Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Virtuosa

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56jab
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

I believe MSC Virtuosa is their largest ship and it was heaving. There was noise everywhere especially in the "marketplace". We decided to get up early so we could have breakfast in the restaurant. The last sitting was at 8.30 which in our view was early. The waiters took your order but everything arrived at the same time be it fruit/yoghurt or omelette or pancakes. The juices and coffee were ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Traveled with disabled person


Worst cruise experience

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Cruiser197073
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

I have been cruising on multiple cruise lines for more than 30 years. This was my first MSC experience and it will be my last. I am a pretty understanding person and always give the benefit of the doubt. As a matter of fact even when I haven’t had a good trip I won’t complain. MSC changed that in me. The service on this ship was absolutely horrible. The staff was rude, unhelpful, uncaring and ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Traveled with disabled person


Huge disappointment

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S Cowleard
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

We chose this cruise because it was to celebrate a special birthday and sailing around the Emirates seemed like a special trip. The Ship was too big - 5000 passengers and 1600 crew members. It was full of very rude passengers who treated other people like dirt. Staff said they felt they were treated like 'scum' by most of the passengers. The staff were amazing, especially in the restaurant, ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


Avoid

Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Opera

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Philip Flo
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Trying to escape the winter for a while we booked this cruise. Having been on many excellent MSC cruises before we were pretty disappointed this time. Food at the buffet restaurant: cold, not much choice Food at the restaurant: mixed, usually hot but sometimes not good, fellow passengers even got different meals (not what they had ordered and the waiters insisted that it was correct ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


Great experience for a first timer, at aged 30 i felt bored, its for older people.

Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Opera

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K Tav
First Time Cruiser • Age 30s

Booked by family, they were 11 of us. Great experience for a first time. Staff are welcoming and are always willing to help, but some struggled with English. Stop in Khasaab from Dubai then Muscat, gives you a chance to see Oman, although its very empty and boring. I wish is the cruise stopped at 6am and leaves next day 6am because, a 6am to 6pm is not enough time to see a city. Prices need to be ...
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Sail Date: December 2023

Cabin Type: Balcony Aurea


Service is wonderful, ship is tired/old, food is abysmal, pre-cruise communication is impossible.

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HaoleOverboard
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

I've cruised on numerous cruise lines and would likely never choose MSC again. Crew is friendly and works so hard - I honestly felt bad for them! They are understaffed, their managers are rude to them (yelling, snapping -- in front of customers?! Appalling.) Staff aren't given streamlined processes and it shows. (Mostly at the bars - unnecessarily crazy for servers and bartenders) Ship ...
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Sail Date: December 2023

Cabin Type: Junior Balcony


Lovely cruise and staff

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Darren fowler
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

Firstly I’ve no idea why so many poor reviews and not great reviews in abundance . We’ve been on a fair number of cruises , this is first time with msc . We booked a suite class (yatch club) as we often do on cruise ships .. The service was excellent , standards across the ship were very good . The staff across the ship were friendly and helpful. I agree with some reviews that say some team were ...
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Sail Date: December 2023

Traveled with children


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