MSC Poesia Cruise Reviews for Senior to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

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WORSE WORLD CRUISE EVER- MSC IS THE WORST CRUISE COMPANY

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Jen Gribben
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

We are currently on this terrible cruise Over 500 people on board have signed a petition protesting the way MSC are treating us. 1. So many sea days Change of itinerary increasing itinerary to an extra 20 sea days, less port times, and no compensation for these changes or refunds of tax and port fees. As compared to other cruise companies such as Cunard, princess, costa etc who have ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


Buyer beware

Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on MSC Poesia

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The-Sea-Life-For-Me
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

MSC said the ship was refurbished in 2023 and they must be talking about the exterior of the ship. The public stairs lot dated with the teal and chocolate motif. The cabins are either navy or bordello red. The furniture in the cabin is worn, sun bleached and dated, think 90’s. Dining options are limited. There is the main dining room offering a selection of reoccurring average to say the best ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


Never again

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Incredibly disillusioned
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this world cruise excited to visit some of our bucket list destinations. While visiting Egypt became impossible due to conflict in the region we were still thrilled we would be going to Rhodes. But not to be. More than half the cruise has been made up of sea days with substandard destinations. Food has bern appalling with regular absence of fresh fruit, salad and now no coffee available ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Cabin Type: Premium Balcony


Americans on MSC in the Mediterranean

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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 ...
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Sail Date: November 2019

Cabin Type: Balcony Stateroom


Worst cruise ever

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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 ...
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Sail Date: November 2019

Cabin Type: Balcony Stateroom


Great ports...

Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on MSC Poesia

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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 ...
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Sail Date: November 2019

Cabin Type: Interior Stateroom


Compulsory gratuity payment of €120 per person ruined this cruise

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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 ...
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Sail Date: October 2019


Wonderful Service!

Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on MSC Poesia

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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 ...
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Sail Date: October 2019

Cabin Type: Balcony Stateroom


Not my favorite cruise

Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on MSC Poesia

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Cherod
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Booked thru Transat Holidays..big mistake. This ship was pretty much the same as any other ship..no WOW factor. Our inside cabin was quite pleasant. Locate at the front of the ship and down a small side hall, it was nice and quiet. Our room steward kept it nice and tidy and even laid out our jammies when he turned down the bed. Was disappointed we didn't actually meet him/her. The food was ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Interior Stateroom


Loved every minute of it......

Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on MSC Poesia

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Mattyo10
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

I chose this particular cruise because of the ports of call, and no ‘at sea’ days. Booked well over a year in advance, I started reading reviews on many different sites and was becoming a little concerned but thankfully fretted over nothing (surely couldn’t have been worse than my P&’n’O experience earlier this year. Onboard announcements were in a number of languages, English being first, and ...
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Sail Date: September 2018

Cabin Type: Balcony Stateroom


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