Venice to the Mediterranean MSC Sinfonia Cruise Reviews

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"We had not purchased a drinks package before we boarded so the first round of drinks was a surprise two bottles of Heineken was 14 euro with a 15% service charge, total bill 16.At this point we decided to purchase the drinks package 335 euro each for the premium package, To summarise the drinks package turned out to be great value for money as we spent over 900 euro in drinks saving 135 euro in service charges and 230 euros in drinks...."Read More
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Traditional Italian small ship cruising

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on MSC Sinfonia

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notley-cruise
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

MSC Sinfonia is one of the oldest ships in the fleet, so don't book for the things it doesn't have, such as Yacht club, speciality dining, robot bartenders, water slides, and big production shows. Book for the destination ports and value for money. The ship was on a continuous circular Eastern Mediterranean itinerary catering predominately for the Italian market, but with many other Europeans ...
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Sail Date: April 2024

Traveled with children


Cruise Virgins

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on MSC Sinfonia

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Jba6
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

This was our introduction to the world of cruising we decided to choose MSC due to the competitive price and the ports of call. We were travelling with the elderly so the boat needed to provide on board entertainment and that did not disappoint. First impressions of MSC were good very well organised at the port on the day of embarkation, check in seemed to be repeated as we had already ...
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Sail Date: October 2023

Traveled with disabled person


Definitely overpaid for a simple smaller cruise than Im used to.

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joefriend6
6-10 Cruises • Age 30s

I have been on several cruises now. Carnival breeze, inspiration and one others I cant remember. Royal Carribean Adventure of the Seas and now this one. This was by far my least favorite and most overpaid cruise. We upgraded to the Jr. Suite with Balcony since no other Balcony's were available. Room felt smaller than other ships, less space near couch area and balcony was basically standard ...
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Sail Date: July 2023


Defunct toilet for 30 nights

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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 ...
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Sail Date: November 2022


First and Last MSC Cruise

Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on MSC Sinfonia

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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 ...
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Sail Date: November 2022

Cabin Type: Deluxe Suite Aurea

Traveled with children


Best time ever

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kirmelyte
First Time Cruiser • Age 30s

A big thank you to everyone on MSC Sinfonia for unforgettable experience. Service provided in every part of the ship is excellent, cleanliness immaculate and entertainment superb. I am very grateful to Disco Bar team: Kennet, Adhi, Wirwan and Bayu for their assistance, they work in different sections on the ship throughout the day and administer guests orders instantly. I also would like to say ...
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Sail Date: May 2022

Traveled with children


Poor service so sad to see the services on board dropped so much

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Hvpkhyu
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Poor customer service information we were due to start sailing from Venice on 23rd of November 2019, instead we were put on a coach travelled 2.5 hours to Trieste without prior notices Buffet restaurant not enough capabilities so often have to queue for sitting at breakfast and at lunch. Choice of food poor and not nicely cooked. The buffet restaurant is cramped and if wanted omelette one needs ...
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Sail Date: November 2019

Cabin Type: Interior Stateroom


Six months is a lifetime

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Dagenhamboy
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We chose the Sinfonia for our November cruise as we'd had a brilliant experience on the same ship in May. Unfortunately, six months is a lifetime for this ship. Departing from Venice, the embarkation was chaotic, unlike the earlier easy and almost seamless experience in Genoa. Not enough staff and a shoving of Italians all trying to push past made the experience one to forget. The lifeboat ...
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Sail Date: November 2019

Cabin Type: Interior Stateroom


Poor service and mediocre food

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slowhandjimi
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

I will not cruise with this line or ship again the staff were rude as was the service in general, the food was not good and the entertainment was even worse, there were only three staff members that were worthy of note, a girl named Anne Carolina Silvera our table waiter called Muliaty and the cabin person (cannot remember his name), they were helpful and did their job amicably and all received a ...
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Sail Date: October 2019

Cabin Type: Suite


Not that impressive

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rmaingot
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

Have been on many cruises and tried this line for the first time. Wasn't impressed. Also have been dealing with customer service for a finance issue. They've been terrible. These guys are as disorganized as could be. I would not cruise with MSC again because I wasn't impressed with the cruise. But I definitely wouldn't take a chance with them after what we've been through with customer service. ...
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Sail Date: October 2019


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