MSC Family Cruises Cruise Reviews

We went on the MSC Meraviglia. The Atrium was absolutely gorgeous. It definitely feels like a party cruise (Vegas Vibes). The private island was pretty cool. The drinks were not cheap, but not overpriced. The stateroom was adequate. The service was fine. This ship was beautiful and had lots of potential. THE FOOD WAS AWFUL!!! My husband and I are not picky eaters, but absolutely trash. The only ...

We sailed on the Meraviglia for their three-day overnight cruise at Ocean Cay. Our sailings are usually much longer, but this was for our 9-year-old granddaughter. We’ve been on these shorter cruises before, and this one was a spring break booze cruise on steroids because of St. Patrick’s Day. And there were LOTS of kids. No big surprises, and not our sort of cruise. Positives: Like everyone ...

We chose this cruise because the price was right and we were willing to give it a try, knowing it may not meet our normal expectations. We were right. The room was nice and the state room attendant came by often to clean it. First time we've been on a cruise where there were no towels to start but once we requested them, they arrived. The kids club was probably the worst part as we had ...

We chose this cruise because we could not beat the price! First I want to point out that the ship was absolutely beautiful and our balcony stateroom did the trick. Though, MSC has not grasped that in the states one of the important things we like is efficiency. The lines, the lines, the lines! You will not get a drink when you want one. They also don’t have anything. It’s a fun lotto of ...

I cannot recommend this cruise line at all. If you want a "pretty" ship to look at then it had that. If you want good food, service and activities go elsewhere. We arrived with a dirty cabin. IT takes 7 hours to get a towel..ice...bedding... pillow.. toilet paper. Mini bar unlocked. 7 hours was the minimum time time it took. You cannot get your own ice and often it never came. Entire day. ...

Bottom line up front: We had read many negative reviews and were not expecting great things from MSC. However, we were pleasantly surprised by the experience on our 4-night Bahamas cruise. MSC offered excellent value for the price paid. I am including a lot of detail below for folks who might find it useful, particularly families. About us: We are a family of four with school-aged kids, ...

My wife Cathy and I joined daughter-in-law Stacey, granddaughter Sarah, and Grandson Billy for a 4 day cruise on the MSC Meraviglia, leaving from from nearby Port Canaveral, over the kids’ spring break from Seminole High School. Day 1 (3/12/2023) Stacey picked us up on the way to the port. We arrived a bit after 10am, checked our luggage, and parked in handicap parking. Due to Cathy’s ...

The MSC sales agent told us the ship would have about 3000 passengers. Once on board we were told there were 4400. The ship was not staffed to support that many passengers. Service was slow, lines to do just about anything on the ship. 5th floor dining room management was unresponsive. The first night we asked for a permanent table for 6. We eventually got assigned seating, but it was not ...

We have been on 7 cruises with Royal and Carnival and we have never done a public review, but people need to know how bad MSC is. I'm being 100 percent honest. Crew is rude (it felt so weird ordering drinks without a hello or even one word spoken. Just a finger pointing to a card reader for payment. The same thing happened at the casino cashier. Long waits at least 15 minutes every drink you ...

We had cruised 4 previous times with Norwegian Cruise Lines and had never tried another, so this review will really be about comparing NCL to what we experienced with MSC and this ship. WIll compare each part. 1. Price- We took my mother as a solo passenger and it was $800 cheaper for her to get a balcony cruise on MSC compared to NCL, and it was also about $500 cheaper for us as a couple for ...