MSC Meraviglia Review
4.0 / 5.0
mistertoaster
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
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Sail Date: Oct 2017
Introduction
As background, we are experienced cruisers who typically sail in suites, predominantly on NCL and MSC. This is our third cruise on MSC and our third cruise in the Yacht Club. We booked this cruise about a year ago, before the ship launched. We previously booked a YC2 on the Divina and a YC1 on the Splendida. Both cruises were excellent. With a brand new ship and an expanded Yacht Club, the trip looked promising when booked.
The pre-booking optimism faded quickly once on board. We were escorted to the concierge desk and given our key cards upon arrival. However, the concierge failed to ask for a credit card to activate the entry and exit cards. We realized the cards had not been activated when we were locked out of the Yacht Club. The reception desk was packed. We had to search around the ship and finally found a spot to activate the card.
Cabin Review
Cabin Yacht Club Interior
The room is small as expected. It works for two people if you are efficient in your space requirements. Not much closet space and the bathroom is very small. If you plan on spending significant time in your room, I would not recommend this room. However, if you plan on being out and about the ship, the room works.
We spent considerable time at the Top Sail lounge and pool deck as the weather was nice most days. is was our first time in an interior stateroom on any ship. We found on our last European cruise we were rarely in the room. Therefore, an interior seemed fine. When we booked, the diagram showed two chairs in the room. This was well before the ship launched. Somewhere along the way, the chairs were eliminated. Our room steward, who was excellent, brought us a wicker chair. We also noticed that lighting in this room was rather sparse for a cabin with no external light.
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