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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I didn’t like it….

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Ash1991
First Time Cruiser • Age 30s

FOOD:As a vegan I found the food to be lacking. There were some options but there wasn’t an ingredient list or clear vegan label on everything. I feel like the set up could have been much better in the marketplace buffet. There is a lot of room for improvement here.In my opinion it’s very outdated and low budget. The pizza with no cheese is basically what I ate all week with salads. Gets very ...
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Sail Date: February 2024


Very attentive to special needs but otherwise extremely disappointing

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Wally on The Wave
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Immediately the staff was very attentive to my special son & my elderly mom. They accompanied us & by passed the lines in order to get them out of the elements. The checkin staff was very friendly and accommodating . The “handicapped” rooms were the smallest of all the cruise lines we’ve been on, making it very difficult to navigate around- especially with a wheelchair bound son. . My wonderful ...
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Sail Date: December 2023

Cabin Type: Premium Balcony

Traveled with disabled person


Never sail this line Again

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Shiloh Trotman
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

As a first time cruiser with my family, this was a very disappointing experience. We seemed to be on a very full or even overcrowded ship. The rooms looked larger than what was portrayed. Luckily we purchased 2 cabins for four people and yet we still felt like the rooms should have been larger. The cost for the trip seemed too good to be true and it was. From the time you enter ...
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Sail Date: December 2023

Traveled with children


Unpleasant, Unorganized & Dirty. Never Again.

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sincerely-wanderlust
10+ Cruises • Age 30s

Before I explain the best/worst parts of this cruise - I'd like to mentioned I've been embarking on cruises since I was 8 (I've been on 14 cruises so far & i'm now 34). What I enjoyed: Entertainment was great. Lots of options for live music of all music genres throughout the day. They had free & paid shows nightly that were 4/5 entertaining/impressive. Specialty Restaurants: I suggest ...
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Sail Date: December 2023

Cabin Type: Balcony Aurea


Stay away

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Elipete
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We are presently still on board. The ship is sailing at full capacity with approx. 4200 passengers. This ship caters to the Asian population. All signs and announcements are in English and Chinese. The reason for taking this cruise was the price point. However, once you are on board, you are nickeled & dimed. Our balcony cabin is comfortable, but lacks storage space. Our room steward is ...
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Sail Date: December 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Balcony


Very disappointed

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Fam5718
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

They seemed to be disorganized. They had shows in the main passage way at the same time there theater show was letting out which caused confusion to many people at one time in the same place. The ship had some bad smells around the ship. Their market place buffet was very confusing as well as too crowded. It was nearly impossible to find a seat. The person I was traveling with has a gluten ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Balcony


Beautiful ship & service - but stops there- cruise 3x year

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Nadb33
10+ Cruises • Age 20s

Our First and last on MSC Wonderful service and excellent employees - particularly Corn in the panoramic and John Lawrence in the mergaviglia bar! Modern pretty ship Entertainment- terrible - especially the two circ shows -which you have to pay for - just signing and dancing - Cabins - we were in a balcony -service fantastic -beds SO hard- cheap rough sheets - ripped and stained - ...
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Sail Date: August 2023


Disappointing family trip

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yankees2026
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

The ship was modern and clean. There was a long wait at security to board. Once past security, it was a super fast check-in and we got right on the ship. We had 10 family members, ages 75 down to infant age 2. We prepurchased the dining specialty package. As soon as we got on the ship we had to wait over an hour to make reservations. It was difficult making reservations for a large group. We ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Cabin Type: Premium Ocean View

Traveled with children

Traveled with disabled person


Customer Service and food selection.

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Mikem1786
10+ Cruises • Age 30s

I will start with the ship embarkation. 7/23/23 from New York terminal, it took us nearly 3 hours to get in the ship. Claiming that the system is down. Second, there are lines everywhere on the ship. Daily during breakfast, there are non-ending lines that you could spend 20 minutes to get your breakfast. The food selection was not that good. There were no omlete station during breakfast. The ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Traveled with children


Very archaic cruise experience

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Danguy426
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

Had some friends going on this cruise and they convinced us to join. We have always sailed RC and NCL. Read some mixed reviews but booked regardless since we were craving a trip with some very close friends Checkin process. Totally archaic. We had a 1030 checkin time…got there at the recommended time and sat on a security line for over an hour before we even got to check in. The Brooklyn cruise ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Traveled with children


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