MSC First-Time Cruisers Cruise Reviews

First cruise for my wife and I. We had the best vacation of our life! Met some really great people Amazing staff. Special shout out to Deon and Dennis in back at the horizon bar!! Always ready to do anything for you. Horizon bar was our go to for sure. Great views being in the back outside. And great beverages. Boat is absolutely beautiful. And huge. The private island Ocean Cay was absolutely ...

This was our first time sailing on MSC and in Yacht Club. We are very experienced cruisers - NCL Haven, Princess, Royal Caribbean, Windstar, Seabourn, and Holland America. Yacht Club was an exceptional experience. The staff on board are incomparable. They are kind, efficient, gracious and helpful. Embarkation was speedy and seamless. The food in the Yacht Club restaurant is incredible and the ...

We were in the Yacht Club. Food, service and room were terrific. We ate mostly in private dining room or at the buffet near the YC pool for breakfast when weather permitted. Ship layout is very similar to RCCL larger ships with front to back atrium. Private island was the best I have been to. This ship was at capacity the week we were on it. I would advise not to pre purchase dinner package. We ...

I too don't know what the deal is with all of the 1-star reviews, or perhaps I do...most people are insufferable jerks. Did I wait too long for a drink once or twice? Sure, but it was not due to the excellent staff who all worked very efficiently with a great attitude. It was typically due to short term volume of orders of fancy cocktails. Here are my thoughts: Buffet - Food was ok with ...

Very good cruise, and very few negatives. I have been on 4 cruises previously, none with MSC. Solo Traveler from UK Cabin Was in Inside double Nice big inside cabin. Good bed, very big bathroom with roomy shower I was a solo cruise, so storage more than adequate, if you are a two then the storage will just be ok. Food Used Buffet and 2 of the 3 MDR, didn't use Specialty ...

Our first time on MSC and we are seasoned cruisers. We had a FANTASTIC cruise! I wholeheartedly recommend MSC cruises to anyone considering something different than the usual “big guys” (X, Royal, NCL etc). It was a great value for our money. We honestly enjoyed the food better than any of the other cruise lines we’ve traveled and we’ve traveled inside cabin to suite class. It’s a real ...

It’s our second time on cruise for last 12 years! The food was ok. We only did few days of the formal dining out of total 9 days since the formal dining courses sometimes were not impressive. However, we love our waiters and the manager at the dining place, also the staff at the market place are all friendly. My son has severe peanut allergy, the manager Edi at the restaurant always checked in ...

I'd tried YC for the first time on a 7 day cruise in February, so new what to expect. This was DHs firs time in the top decks, and the food, service and views didn't disappoint. When I'm on holiday, I do like to hear foreign languages, and even though we were leaving from Yew York, this ship didn't disapoint. We were really fortunate with the weather and were able to use the hot tub on the YC ...

MSC Meraviglia - October 4-15, 2023 (New England) - Brooklyn, Newport, Boston, Corner Brook, Charlottetown, Sydney and Portland. We enjoyed this cruise immensely. A fair number of reviewers have posted comments about the ship and its amenities already. Embarkation was seamless. We arrived at 11 am, and were on the ship within ten minutes. Pretty unbelievable. (I assume that as the day drags ...

We took this cruise to see what MSC is all about. Never sailed on any other cruise line before just NCL. But with recent cutbacks in many areas and the increased cost to sail with them, it was time to try something else. In the past MSC has been blasted with so many negative reviews, everything from “ too European “, poor entertainment, bad service, and questionable negative food reviews, thing ...