The chance to get away for a short break and the ports to visit. The Magnifica is a clean and tidy ship with very friendly and attentive crew.
The entertainment in the lounges/bars were of mixed standard all aided by backing tracks, one duo needed help from the audience with remembering the lyrics, there was an Italian song night, we were unable to find any Italian connection! The Sinatra ...
This was not the best cruise we've been on at all.....the main problem was the food, it was very, very poor. We ate in the dining room and it arrived Luke warm every time. On the first evening we waited 40 minutes between starter and main course. A couple of the steak meals we had were inedible. Staff were generally nice, especially Joy on the pool deck and sometimes The Tiger bar. Although ...
We booked this cruise as we had a good offer which included a balcony upgrade, all inclusive package and WiFi. After reading some reviews we were worried that we wouldn’t enjoy it but went with an open mind.
Embarkation and disembarkation were smooth for us. We were on and off ship very quickly. We were given a 13.00 time but couldn’t go to our rooms until 14.30. So had to keep our hand ...
We booked this via Vision Cruise on TV as the price was excellent for 8 days including a drinks package and ocean view cabin. We should have realised it was cheap for a reason.
Arriving at Southampton, embarkation was badly organised. On previous cruises we've been 15 minutes from car to ship, over an hour this time. Queuing to board was not pleasant. The ramp had steps up one side and a ramp ...
Cost of Cruise - very reasonable - ours included a drinks package (anything on the bar lists barring ones marked with asterisk. The only Lager on this package was Heineken draught or bottled. Loads of different cocktails though or basic spirits, soft drinks, ice cream. Problem was getting served. Waiters preferred you to sit down and they come to you which could be quite a wait, then you have ...
We chose this cruise due to the price and itinerary and it fitted in with our wedding anniversary.
We hadn't sailed with MSC before and were advised by the travel agent that they were now trying to appeal to the British market,by making English the first language and making the cuisine more appealing to UK customers. So despite most of the reviews we thought we would give it a go.
The good: ...
we chose this cruise as the price was good and we wanted to try a different company to compare, the difference between my regular cruise line we use. what a mistake. We embarked at Southampton and straight away we felt unwelcome. As we boarded we were met by staff trying to sell us all there packages, nothing unusually about this but not one person welcomed us onboard or asked if we needed any ...
We thought we would try a different ship and company. We have always travelled with Thompson but they didn't have a ship going to the Fjords. Getting on board. We were given a time however left to our own devices of getting to our room. Not enough staff for the bar areas so waiting a long time for drinks. Hot drinks like hot chocolate or cappacino were cold. Food samey unless you went to the ...
First time with MSC; chose cruise because of the itinerary - Le Havre, La Coruna, Bilbao, Le Verdon sur Mer, Amsterdam and Hamburg. Also the price seemed quite reasonable.
We breezed through check-in at Southampton in a couple of minutes - having previously checked-in online and uploaded our photos - although our bags took a couple of hours to arrive at the cabin.
Everywhere on the ship is ...
Will put positives first the intinery was very good and embarkation and disembarkation was very smooth and easy. Bars and service in bars was very friendly and great service. Buffet had a very wide range to chose from and was satisfactory in all aspects could not fault. Ship was well presented clean.Our cabin was always spotless and our cabin steward (Martin) was very friendly and ...