We had booked this cruise with 2 of our friends we had met on our previous cruise around the Greek Islands last November. We chose this cruise due to the low price and health care workers discount which was being offered by the cruise line.
We thought the weather may not be great but it will be good to be back on a cruise visiting ports we hadn't been to for a while sailing with friends who ...
I chose this cruise because I enjoy the entertainment on MSC and it didn’t disappoint. Also there was no single supplement so this was amazing value MSC Magnifica is a wonderful ship big enough to feel spacious (particularly at only 1/3 capacity) but. Not too big to be a menace to navigate.
The food was very good and the crew couldn’t be more friendly and helpful, excepting in a couple of ...
We are relatively new to cruises. Our first one was to Norwegian Fjords last year on NCL in the summer and the weather was more miss than hit so wanted to go somewhere hotter this time around. We found this cruise in the summer and something to look forward to as autumn closed in and was in the half term holidays. The price was also a factor, and we had a balcony, on a Fantastica package at the ...
We've been on a couple NCL cruises before, but were looking at a certain itinerary (Northern Europe) and decided to give MSC a try. We were not disappointed. We stayed in London for a few nights before our cruise. We took the train from Waterloo station to Southampton, a very enjoyable train ride, then a quick cab to the port. We arrived around 11:30 am and only had to wait 20 minutes or so ...
We had an inside cabin.Wardrobe storage barely enough for 2 people for a week. No stationary provided. Had to remind the cabin steward that things had run out. Thin walls so we could hear rows in next cabin. Incosiderate noisy late night traffic in corridor. Smell of smoke from time to time in cabin.
Very noisy all over the ship each time we docked from the side thrusters
Meals in formal ...
This was my 48th cruise and my first time on MSC. We chose this itinerary because the dates aligned when we could sail as well as the itinerary. After reading the past reviews, I had low expectations for the MSC Magnifica, but the cruise turned out rather well and we had a great time.
The itinerary included several bucket list destinations and was also my first time sailing on a Europe ocean ...
After reading so many bad reviews for MSC Magnifica we very nearly cancelled our booking as we had never cruised with MSC before but we decided to make our own minds up and go ahead with the cruise dispite the reviews!!
We have previously sailed with Pand O many times Celebrity,Disney,Cunard and Carnival so we have tried many cruise lines before so we embarked in Southampton which is ideal as ...
Don't believe all the bad reviews - some people just complain about anything!
Check in at Southampton. Was the quickest check-in we have ever experienced. Was done in less than 2 minutes. We were on the ship in our cabin in just a few minutes.
We chose a cabin at the rear of the ship. There was slightly less storage space than other cabins we have been in but that was the only negative. The ...
We had never cruised with MSC before so went with an open mind. The boarding at Southampton was the smoothest we've ever experienced; from drop off to cabin in 15 minutes. The ship was impressively clean and elegant, our sea view cabin on deck 5 being spacious well equipped with tea making facilities. Our attendant, Waylan, introduced himself and was superb throughout the holiday.
I will ...
Enjoyed the cruise and would use MSC again. Highlights were excellent service particularly front desk and cigar bar as well as some wonderful locations visited.The real only downside side was we did not enjoy the shows in the min theatre. However others may have enjoyed so I can only say they were not to our taste.
The food was fine but the buffet had little variety particularly at lunch. ...