Photo Credit: MaggieRock
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Photo Credit: MaggieRock
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Fantastic first cruise experience, shame about the food and transfers
"We had choosen a balcony cabin on the port side and thought it very nice and comfortable (and had a lovely steward named Benny), but it also had a "serial vaper" in the cabin next to us, rendering it impossible to stay on our own balcony, due to all the smoke that even vrept into our cabin day and night.We arrived late to Zeebrugge, the queues were horribly long for the free shuttle (no one was allowed to walk from the ship through the port area, the free shuttle bus just took one to the entrance) and even though we arrived at port at 1 o clock, we did not get to the entrance until 3 a clock...."Read More
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Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on MSC Poesia
MaggieRock
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s
Being first time cruisers (this being a "trial run" before doing a TA with Cunard), we had read up on reviews and info re MSC and the Poesia somewhat beforehand.
The Western Mediterranean intinerary suited us well, as we had never before been to Portugal.
Having 11 days in port out of a total 14 was a very exciting prospect, too. On paper, at least.
More about this later.
The ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2022
Traveled with disabled person
Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on MSC Poesia
Torontomatt
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s
If you want to be treated like a criminal, discriminated against and be at risk of burning to death on the open seas, MSC is the cruise line for you!
My issues started even before the cruise. As a solo traveller, and a gay man, I emailed MSC asking if they would hold an LGBT drinks event on the cruise, as nearly every other cruise line does. The email response did not address my question, so I ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2019
Cabin Type: Balcony Stateroom
Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on MSC Poesia
fhflea
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s
This ship seemed to have a primarily European clientele. However, being American was not a detriment. Every staff person that we approached for whatever reason, spoke English. All messages were announced in English (as well as many other languages). The staff on board were exceptionally courteous. The ship was impeccably clean and any minor issues that we needed assistance with were handled ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2019
Cabin Type: Balcony Stateroom
Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on MSC Poesia
robo18
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
having done 23 other cruises this was the worst one,and one of the most expensive,
tha cabin was very good,clean and comfortable,the public rooms were nice and good service,but thats were it stops,the 2 bars with entertainment was very poor,very armaturish,the shows well thery were terrible not worth watching,i felt embarased to watch them.moveing on to the food its was like hospital ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2019
Cabin Type: Balcony Stateroom
Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on MSC Poesia
Fidella
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s
We chose this cruise for the ports of call. We began in Genoa. Cruise was western Mediterranean.
My first cruise ever. Super clean ship, nice staff. Food was never hot, and as a buffet goes had the buffet fixings. Nothing dazzling about the food. All tasted good, but was average. Ran out of English breakfast tea 3 days before cruise ended.
That surprised me, as I really only drink ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2019
Cabin Type: Interior Stateroom
Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on MSC Poesia
olgasera
10+ Cruises • Age 50s
We chose this cruise because we were told that the cruise was the same as all of the carnival cruises we have taken. They were not even close! My husband and I actually lost weight on this cruise because as it turns out the dairy products on the cruise are UHT (dairy) not pasteurized and as it turns out we had to have salads for most of our meals as it was the only thing I was not allergic to. ...
Read MoreSail Date: October 2019
Cabin Type: Interior Stateroom
Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on MSC Poesia
Nungeena
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s
Firstly, I was amazed that €120 each person was a compulsory gratuity payment and €240 was taken from my account for my husband and I. We were told that nothing could be done about this and that we would not be able to leave the ship unless this was paid and the form signed to say it was ok. This totally ruined our cruise. We always opt out of tips and reward staff for their excellent service ...
Read MoreSail Date: October 2019
Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on MSC Poesia
PatBan
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s
We chose this cruise because of the itinerary and because we wanted a European experience on our ship. We flew into Paris and spent 4 nights there, then flew to Rome and took the train to Civitavecchia where we spent the night before the cruise. I definitely was a bit nervous of choosing MSC because some of the reviews are well ... less than glowing. I don't know what those folks experienced or ...
Read MoreSail Date: October 2019
Cabin Type: Balcony Stateroom
Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on MSC Poesia
Keith05
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
Whilst the ship was very clean and nice cabins, other aspects destroyed our experience. The restaurant was appalling on all visits over the 11 days. As eating is a big part of cruising, it ruined our cruise. The restaurant management were unhelpful and we walked out 3 times as totally disappointed. Never again will I board a MSC cruise ship. The music noise on the open decks were too much so could ...
Read MoreSail Date: October 2019
Cabin Type: Balcony Stateroom
Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on MSC Poesia
Pipo64
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s
A friend of mine said that MSC offers good trips through Europa. So we booked a expensive cruise with almoust all the packages needed. We were surprised, that a lot of drinks are not included in our package. We consumed a nice bottle of wine every night for dinner - of course not included in the price.
Every day the made a advertisment about percentages for shoping, best offers for massage, ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2019
