Photo Credit: Monica Petrosian
Photo Credit: Monica Petrosian
Photo Credit: Monica Petrosian
Photo Credit: Monica Petrosian
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Service is wonderful, ship is tired/old, food is abysmal, pre-cruise communication is impossible.
"All to get on the boat and go ridiculously slow anyway until the next port (it's just a little bit up the water way, doesn't take all night to get there, why not stay on the island and relax longer)?MSC is so worried about staff getting back on board they take up half the buffet (condiments and burger toppings, for instance) while the actual grill is still open and there's a line of 100+?..."Read More
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Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Opera
CHRIS4918
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s
I recently embarked on a voyage aboard the MSC Opera and feel compelled to share feedback regarding my experience. While certain aspects were positive, unfortunately, the overall experience was poor.
Firstly, the buffet's food quality and variety left much to be desired. Frequently, the food felt cold and lacked quality which was disappointing. Despite encouragement to purchase a drinks ...
Read MoreSail Date: April 2024
Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Opera
Philip Flo
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
Trying to escape the winter for a while we booked this cruise.
Having been on many excellent MSC cruises before we were pretty disappointed this time.
Food at the buffet restaurant: cold, not much choice
Food at the restaurant: mixed, usually hot but sometimes not good, fellow passengers even got different meals (not what they had ordered and the waiters insisted that it was correct ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2024
Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Opera
K Tav
First Time Cruiser • Age 30s
Booked by family, they were 11 of us. Great experience for a first time. Staff are welcoming and are always willing to help, but some struggled with English. Stop in Khasaab from Dubai then Muscat, gives you a chance to see Oman, although its very empty and boring. I wish is the cruise stopped at 6am and leaves next day 6am because, a 6am to 6pm is not enough time to see a city. Prices need to be ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2023
Cabin Type: Balcony Aurea
Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Opera
HaoleOverboard
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s
I've cruised on numerous cruise lines and would likely never choose MSC again.
Crew is friendly and works so hard - I honestly felt bad for them! They are understaffed, their managers are rude to them (yelling, snapping -- in front of customers?! Appalling.)
Staff aren't given streamlined processes and it shows. (Mostly at the bars - unnecessarily crazy for servers and bartenders)
Ship ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2023
Cabin Type: Junior Balcony
Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Opera
Monica Petrosian
First Time Cruiser • Age 20s
Everything was great. I’m very excited. Best place for holiday. I recommend everyone to visit there for holidays. The ship, the cabin, the staff, the food etc EVERYTHING was great. It’s really worthy to spend your money there. I was travelling with my friend for 1 week. Every night we had unforgettable parties near the pool.The pool was small but anyway very comfortable.Every evening we had dinner ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2023
Cabin Type: Balcony Aurea
Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on MSC Opera
johnblogg
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
Entertainment was great with the shows where a stand out, but in general the entertainment team did a great job working hard all day . service was good the staff in the restaurant they done a great job . The food was a disgrace on this ship. corporate cost cutting to the max.low quality.tasteless.cold.i think they left the chef in port. this was a very bad image of italian food.the owners need a ...
Read MoreSail Date: October 2023
Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on MSC Opera
Eeriebo
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s
In May we spent a week in the Mediterranean on MSC Opera and we had a fabulous time. The ship is considered small and a bit old for the modern standards, but it was faultless! Extremely well kept, shiny clean and all the crew was amazing, hard-working people. We stayed in internal cabin on deck 9 in the middle of the ship, we felt almost no motion. Cabin was kept immaculate by our cabin steward. ...
Read MoreSail Date: May 2023
Cabin Type: Junior Interior
Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Opera
donnamd
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s
we chose this cruise at last minute - the ship itself was clean and well run however the meals at the buffet wasnt hot and not a lot of choice. the restaurant meals were ok but nothing exciting as the menu was a bit much the same most nights.
we booked an outside cabin with restricted view OMG we couldn't see outside the window at all, not even the sky as a life boat was hard up against the ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2023
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean View (obstructed view)
Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Opera
cailin3
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
We have been on several cruises in the Caribbean,Middle East and Asia.
We chose this Cruise because we were going to Dubai anyway.
We have sailed with MSC before.
The choices out of Dubai are limited so having booked this and having read the reviews I was honestly not expecting much.
However we have been so pleasantly surprised.
The food has been excellent and the staff among the ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2023
Cabin Type: Junior Balcony
Review for a Middle East Cruise on MSC Opera
k,m,d&m
10+ Cruises • Age 50s
Chose due the location- winter sun, price and itinerary.
Older ship but very well maintained. Staff lovely, hard working and attentive.
Food good, but not the choice or quality of royal Caribbean or celebrity.
Quality drinks package choice of premium spirits and European beers.
Ports of call were interesting and we had plenty of time in port to explore.
The private island would ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2023
Cabin Type: Deluxe Suite Aurea
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