MSC Meraviglia Cruise Reviews for Family to the Caribbean

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Our tucked away bunkbeds for the kids.
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Ocean Cay lighthouse from our forward facing window
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Royal Cake (and the Baked Alaska) were the best!
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Bye, bye, NYC
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Pleasantly surprised. Had a great time.
"They got to know us by name, took good care of us, and overall, it was comparable or better than other lines.The cruise before us had 5K people of which 2K did not have a credit card on file so they all had to pay that morning because they could not get off the ship...."Read More
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Not worth it!

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Homa Adib
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

The crew were very polite, the food was not bad either, and our cabin was kept clean! That is the nice thing I have to say about the cruise! Rather than that it was an expensive cheap cruise. The ship was croweded, you had to search for launge chairs to sit, you had to stay in lines for everything, from the hot tub to entering the restaurant. The worst thing was their internet packages. I believe ...
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Sail Date: March 2024


Horrible experience all around.

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Mrpat1974
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

This cruise line is terrible. Boat is over crowded , kids running and fighting in the adult only sections. If is days adult only, enforce it. I understand kids will be on a cruise, but there are adult only areas for a reason. Private Island stop is cancelled because the captain can’t dock the boat. It’s currently 82degs clear skies and a 12 mph wind so all excursions and the trip to the private ...
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Sail Date: March 2024


Big improvement from my last cruise in August 2023

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LongIslandSenior1366
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

I was on the same ship last August. It was not very good, Food and drinks ran out all the time, the food both quality and quantity was bad and I am not fussy with food. But I am extremely pleased and happy to tell you food in the buffet has improved so very much that I thought I was in a different ship and very seldom ran out of things any more. MSC finally got it. Same with the seafood ...
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Sail Date: March 2024


Never again

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Sorryiwhen
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

I have been on many cruises and several cruise lines and this was the worst. I will never do MSC again. Most of the staff was rude. The man at the service desk was rude and came back at me when I told him this is the worst cruise I’ve been on. They were not nice to the kids. The sheets on the bed had little balls all over, and the pillows were horrible. The bathroom was so tiny that if ...
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Sail Date: March 2024


Worst cruise line by far

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KRM17
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

This was our first and last experience sailing with MSC. In all honesty, the problems began far before we even boarded the ship. Their website is horrible. Their customer service phone lines were just as bad. Getting answers from anybody varied depending on who you got to answer the phone that day. It took me multiple phone calls just to book an excursion. Several more phone calls to change the ...
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Sail Date: March 2024

Traveled with children


Great cruise line. Could be the best in time.

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Cruisers2024
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

Great time. The staff was nothing short of incredible. Randolph was our waiter at dinner. We never wanted for anything. Can’t say enough good things about him. He took the time to talk to us, make recommendations, give us tips and tricks to improve our stay, and became an adopted member of our family by the end of the trip. Rudy was our cabin steward. He noticed that I had a CPAP machine and ...
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Sail Date: March 2024

Traveled with children


Amazing vacation

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JayJayC716
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

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 ...
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Sail Date: March 2024


MSC Meraviglia Yacht Club

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edrury
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

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 ...
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Sail Date: March 2024

Cabin Type: Yacht Club Deluxe Suite


Son's HS graduation cruise trying MSC

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tammyjw305
First Time Cruiser • Age 20s

Embarkation: Check-in was fast and MSC workers courteous, except one New Yorker port worker at security (but I'm a Texan in New York). We had a 10-10:30 am check-in time. After a subway and a bus, we arrived just a few minutes after 10am, dropped our luggage, and then we had to show passport and boarding passes before entering the security. After security was check-in, getting a boarding card, ...
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Sail Date: March 2024


Wonderful cruise

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CruiseABCD
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

Our family sailed on the March 3rd 2024 Meraviglia out New York to Cape Canaveral, Ocean Cay (stop cancelled due to wind), and Nassau. As background, we sailed on Princess (2 times), Royal Caribbean (3 times), and Carnival (1 time). This was our first time on MSC and to be honest, the negative reviews gave me pause. However, we got a good deal and figured that 7 days not having to cook and clean ...
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Sail Date: March 2024

Traveled with children


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