MSC Magnifica Review

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Things I Wish I had Known before We Cruised on Magnifica

Review for the British Isles & Western Europe Cruise on MSC Magnifica
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Elliott1
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Sep 2014

I had read some of the reviews before we left, and I was somewhat nervous. There was no reason to be. This was one of our favorite cruises. I want to tell you a bit about us before I review our trip. My husband and I are from SC, in our early sixties, and retired. We choose our cruises based on price and itinerary. We like to be comfortable, but usually choose an inside room and seldom go to specialty restaurants.

1.The food was good. It was more like Costa than Carnival. We ate at the buffets for breakfast and lunch. This was very similar to the other cruises we have been on. There was no ice cream. The buffets were well maintained with good selection, great taste, and ample seating. For dinner we ate in the dining room. If you are from the US, you are given coupons for bottles of water. Take these to dinner and give one to your waiter whenever you want a bottle of water. The service was excellent. We sat at a table with three other couples, all from the US. One couple had the drinks package and were pleased with it. We bought two bottles of wine. Each bottle lasted about three nights. You cannot take a bottle from the restaurant, but the waiter returned with it each night. There were six courses. One course was risotto or pasta. Most nights I ordered risotto and found it excellent. The entree was the fifth course. Servings of meat were not as large as on some ships, but after the risotto I did not want a large portion. You could order seconds of any entree or another entree if you wanted. A large steak was not offered nightly. There were several items offered every night, so if you did not like the nightly menu, you could choose from these.

2. The shore excursions were in English. We purchased the excursions before we boarded. There was no where to select an English tour guide, but the ship sorted this out. In Hamburg English and French speakers toured together. The guide spoke both languages and described each site in both languages. We were happy with our ship excursions. They are rather expensive, but after flying from the US and paying for the cruise , we want to see as much as possible. As I said before the itinerary was why we selected the ship.

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