MSC South America Cruise Reviews

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How is this cruise line still in business?!

Review for a World Cruise Cruise on MSC Poesia

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Zhena
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

My husband and I embarked on this cruise, despite a radically changed itinerary, because MSC refused our request for a refund. However, our experience was so awful that we disembarked on day 20 of 85 in Walvis Bay, Namibia, and flew home from there. Better to forfeit the unused cruise fare than to continue to subject ourselves to the cruise line’s utter disdain for passengers and 65 more days of ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


Please never book MSC

Review for a World Cruise Cruise on MSC Poesia

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Jules10192
2-5 Cruises • Age 20s

If I could give no stars I would. I joined a world cruise with MSC and have had nothing but frustration and grievances. If you are a parent I highly suggest considering another cruise line. A child was assaulted by an adult passenger and when the parents filed a complaint after bringing him to the medical center, nothing was done but a warning. The baby pool on the cruise was under maintenance ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Traveled with children


WORSE WORLD CRUISE EVER- MSC IS THE WORST CRUISE COMPANY

Review for a World Cruise Cruise on MSC Poesia

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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


Never again

Review for a World Cruise Cruise on MSC Poesia

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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


No, don't do it!

Review for a South America Cruise on MSC Seaview

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7WondersDone
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

The chaos for onboarding should've given us the picture, but we had paid and were committed. They gave us a time window to show up, we did. We waited 3 hours and 45 minutes, first hour and 30 of which were in grueling sun, just to get onto to the ship. It was a mad house. Lines don't end there. Anything, food, shows, excursions are designed to create wait, lines and frustration. Pretty much ...
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Sail Date: December 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Balcony

Traveled with children


HMS Fawlty Towers

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on MSC Fantasia

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er1508
2-5 Cruises • Age 20s

Brazil being on our travel bucket list and cruising being our favourite type of holiday we thought this holiday would be perfect. It was the complete opposite. Food- Disgusting. Raw chicken, tiny portions, horrible selection, half the buffet shut, need I go on? I think MSC are keeping the cuttlefish afloat as for some strange reason that was on every night. The food was so bad there was times ...
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Sail Date: April 2023

Cabin Type: Balcony Aurea


A Terrible Experience

Review for a South America Cruise on MSC Fantasia

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alexvandijk
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

Subject: Our experience on board the MSC Fantasia cruise ship. Embarkation in Genoa (Italy) on November 2, 2019, disembarkation November 20 2019 in Santos (Brazil). On November 2, 2019 we flew with the KLM to Milan. That went well. Then we drove a shuttle bus to Genoa, a journey of more than 2 hours. We had a cup of coffee on the plane around 10 a.m. and then nothing more. We did ...
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Sail Date: November 2021


Cruise nightmare

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on MSC Fantasia

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dfwzetec
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

This was not my first cruise with MSC,in fact it was about my 7th or 8th mostly transatlantic from Santos, Brazil to Europe apart from one to the Caribbean. Prior to this I had done a mini cruises with Fred Olsen. To be honest,after my first cruise with MSC in 2013 I was quite impressed and wanted to go again,which I did more or less ever year following. In 2014 cruising again from Brazil to ...
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Sail Date: March 2020

Cabin Type: Balcony Stateroom


This Cruise Would Turn Avid Cruisers Against Cruising

Review for a South America Cruise on MSC Fantasia

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Betty Draper
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

I have been on eight cruises and have cruised with Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, Carnival, Costa, and Viking River. All have been great. This MSC cruise, however, would turn anyone against cruising. I chose this cruise because it began in Buenos Aires and featured two days in Rio de Janeiro, the two places I most wanted to see in South America. What MSC does not tell you is that this ship is ...
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Sail Date: January 2020


Horrível! Pesadelo de Cruzeiro

Review for a South America Cruise on MSC Poesia

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ADP2020
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

Regrettable or treat that an MSC is giving its passengers. The ship was absolutely full. Believe that they have enlarged or cabins in a renovation, but not widening the common area. The buffet restaurants, a shopping area and a pool area did not accommodate the number of passengers. It is not possible to move through the theater to a restaurant without being used by people. We had to hold ...
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Sail Date: January 2020

Cabin Type: Balcony Stateroom


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