Venice to the Middle East Cruise Reviews
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Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Sinfonia
zoneout
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
Our two daughters my husband and myself boarded in Venice for a trip of a lifetime. We had a cabin with a toilet flushing problem. We reported the problem and engineers came on several occasions to change parts but they could never fix the problem. The ship was only 3/4 full but we were never offered another cabin. We had to use the downstairs public bathroom the entire cruise. On our last ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2022
Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on MSC Sinfonia
Jason2727
10+ Cruises • Age 40s
I've been on about 50 cruises on all the major lines, and this was my first and last cruise with MSC. The itinerary was great and unique, so I had to try it, but I didn't realize the stepdown in quality compared to Royal and Princess and the other major brands.
The food was not good. We tried the sit down dinners twice, and they were very slow and every single item was terrible, so we just had ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2022
Cabin Type: Deluxe Suite Aurea
Traveled with children
Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Lirica
Margaret T.
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s
This cruise was a retirement present to myself.
After an awesome 6 days Rome/Venice stay, downer came with the horrible MSC Lirica experience. From the awful, unwelcoming embarking to disembarking this cruise line administration was nothing but a heartache.
No proper accommodations were made for unexpected port change: had to maneuver long lines, ordered from room to room before being ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2019
Cabin Type: Fantastica Balcony Stateroom
Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Lirica
allison1952
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
We chose this 20 night cruise from Venice to Dubai because of the itinerary-- we had always wanted to go to Venice, and seeing Petra has long been on our bucket list. We booked two balcony rooms through where we were told that if we saw the cruise at a lower price at any time more than 90 days before our cruise, they would match the price. At approx. 93 days out I found the same cruise at a much ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2019
Cabin Type: Suite
Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Lirica
Hardygirl48
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
I would have given this cruise a good rather than very good but feel that the two reviews so far have been extremely negative .
Food: I actually found the food good and pretty varied in the main dining room. I do think that msc have cut back on staff making service sometimes rather slow. The waiting staff that we had were friendly. I enjoyed the buffet breakfasts although getting a seat was ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2018
Cabin Type: Inside Stateroom
Traveled with children
Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Lirica
OK valley boy
10+ Cruises • Age 80s
We chose this cruise because of the itinerary and the exceptionally good pricing. We arrived in Venice 2 days prior to cruise embarkation to find the city Flooded. Embarkation process on 2 November was disappointing. We were asked to produce our passports by 4 different MSC personnel but we are not sure what valued added each person contributed if anything. Later when we were allowed to go to ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2018
Cabin Type: Oceanview Stateroom
Review for a Trans-Ocean Cruise on MSC Lirica
Magarathea
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s
We cruised from Venice to Dubai via the Suez Canal for seventeen nights in an inside cabin, mid-ships, on a re-positioning cruise with MSC in November 2018. We have cruised before but this was our first experience of MSC.
Facts
The passengers were predominantly Italian, German, Spanish, French and Portuguese with a minority of British.
There were two European and two US electrical ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2018
Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Lirica
Maggiet34
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
We chose this cruise after long cancer treatment .It looked a good deal with a great itinerary. Sadly this cruise proved to be a disappointment.Although we had a lovely cabin spacious and beautifully clean the rest was a let down.After cruising several times in the past we had high expectations .The food was boring and repetitive and not very large portions in the restaurant but the buffet ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2018
Cabin Type: Suite
Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Lirica
Twistohusband
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
We are a couple in our early 60s and experienced cruisers. We chose this cruise based on ports of call and price. This was our 4 th cruise on Msc. We did not realize then there are some distinct differences when sailing in Europe. There was no tap water, iced tea or coffee offered in the dining room. You can purchase wine or mineral water. The stateroom we chose included free mineral water and ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2018
Review for a Trans-Ocean Cruise on MSC Lirica
Callyou
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
Routing of the ship seemed attractive : Departing Venice, Greece, Suez canal, Aqaba, Oman to Dubai.
Travelled on Deck 12 (Rossini ) in a spacious cabin with balcony and private sundeck on deck 12. So far the good news.
Trouble started when I tried to find out details on my Aurea drink package, nobody was able to give me correct details on this package, even the bar manager changed his ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2018
Cabin Type: Suite
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