Genoa Cruise Reviews

MSC is my preferred cruise line but I was let down by this ship and some of the staff. I enjoy a smoke with my cocktails and also a chair to sit on but there is very limited smoking areas and sitting areas on ...

Sail Date November 2019

sorocco

3 Reviews Written

9 Helpful Votes

My new Favorite Ship

MSC Bellissima

Middle East

Beautiful beautiful beautiful, I love this ship. We spent 18 days on this ship and I don't think we saw everything or tried every bar like we planned. But along the way we met some new friends, amazing staff, ...

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Sail Date November 2019

andrewjb1

3 Reviews Written

25 Helpful Votes

Cruising During Covid with MSC

Italy

MSC are one of the first cruise lines to start operating their ships again following the situation with Covid-19. Whilst they appear to be getting it right and the experience was excellent they could be leading to ...

Sail Date September 2020

PearlM

1 Review Written

6 Helpful Votes

Good Travel On A Budget!

MSC Fantasia

MSC allows kids under 18 to travel free. It also offers military discounts as well as other discounts, just ask. We were 3 people, me- the mom, one daughter in college, and one daughter in high school. We went ...

Sail Date October 2019

Wanderlust244

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

SO MUCH BETTER than expected

This ship deserves MUCH better reviews than it’s getting. The food and entertainment knock it down from a 5 to 4. Us: 30-60 years of age Cruise date: February 2020 Decor: This is the most beautiful and ...

Sail Date February 2020

French Webers

2 Reviews Written

2 Helpful Votes

Love Costa, but not Smeralda

We choose this cruise as we wanted to sample their new flag ship, having cruised twice before on the Diadema, We were at the time able to book a cabin for 5, having done so on the Diadema where we had 1,5 bathrooms ...

Sail Date February 2020

Cruisinfamily09750

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Bad reviews are misleading

After reading all of the negative reviews for this cruise we were very apprehensive about our trip. Our experience was quite different than the reviews I read and I feel compelled to write my own. This was our 12th ...

Sail Date February 2020

Selion

5 Reviews Written

25 Helpful Votes

Highlights of Western Mediterranean

MSC Fantasia

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

We were on MSC Fantasia in Oct 2019 for a 7-nights western Mediterranean cruise. This was our 5th cruise overall and 2nd on MSC. MSC Fantasia, by today's standards, is not a big ship. But make no mistake, it's ...

Sail Date October 2019

Kenwootton

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Just a good value cruise

MSC Opera

We read all the reviews. We have a balcony cabin it is great, yes the shower is small but really it is good. The staff have been fantastic The food is good, really good. The buffers have everything thing you ...

Sail Date February 2020

CruiseCoupleX

2 Reviews Written

1 Helpful Vote

MSC Divina Transatlantic by a couple of Australians. We warned you!

MSC Divina

My partner and I spent 20 nights on the south bound transatlantic crossing which sailed from Genoa on 5-11-2019. We (41 and 42) were accompanied by 1 set of parents (64 and 65) and 1 couple who are friends our age. ...

Sail Date November 2019

DiscoVolante

7 Reviews Written

40 Helpful Votes

Good Transatlantic Cruise

Costa Magica

We chose this cruise to get away from the Winter and have Christmas at sea Our Costa organised bus trip from our home town in Austria to Savona was smooth and punctual. Savona is a pleasant port, but as it was a ...

Sail Date December 2019

kiwiatheart

3 Reviews Written

14 Helpful Votes

More similarities with a limited-stops train than a cruise

I had a week to fill in over the Christmas period, and I thought that a week-long cruise would be a good and convenient option. I boarded and disembarked MSC Grandiosa in Genoa, and thought that I would be visiting ...

Sail Date December 2019

Milarepa

3 Reviews Written

46 Helpful Votes

Some Great Things, But Also Some Deal Breakers

The MSC Grandiosa is a very mixed experience, and whether it makes sense for you depends a lot on what you value and what gets under your skin. I will first describe the things on MSC Grandiosa that are ...

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Sail Date January 2020

cruisecriticanonymus

1 Review Written

10 Helpful Votes

Dirty, bad service and quite low cost running ship

MSC Opera

Ship is very much understaffed and absolutely not able to offer good cruise for such big number of passengers onboard. Obviously company is trying to save money on all aspects, including food, number of their ...

Sail Date January 2020

jcnz

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

My Fiancé got assaulted at knifepoint while on shore and MSC didn't care.

MSC Seaview

Told 4 crew about the ordeal including reception who told us "Management has been informed". But nobody ever came to see us or even check if we were ok. Sent an email to customer service department highlighting that ...

Sail Date November 2019

livsus

1 Review Written

17 Helpful Votes

Fantastic

This was our first cruise and we chosed Grandiosa because we wanted to have first cruise experience on a brend new ship. Before I went reading other reviews and saw rather bed ones giving us thoughts OMG where ...

Sail Date January 2020

jerrycroteau

1 Review Written

18 Helpful Votes

Not for people that like pizza, burgers, ice cream, bottled beer or relaxing.

(Costa Smeralda Italy, France & Spain 7 day cruise Jan 4-11, 2020) It's a huge brand new ship that is sailing on a 7 day continuous loop between Rome, La Spezia, Savona, Marseille, Barcelona, and Palma. We were ...

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Sail Date January 2020

sunlver

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Very disorganized staff

MSC Divina

Warning signs started when we borded and we couldn't find the life jackets in the wardrobe. Later on our steward found them stuffed way under the bed where you couldn't see them without a flashlight. We had smooth ...

Sail Date October 2019

Ariadni88

3 Reviews Written

5 Helpful Votes

Great ship-problem with the entertainment

We board on the brand new MSC Grandiosa on November the 23th. We've been on two more cruises with MSC, both on MSC Preziosa and we loved the experience. I've never thought I'll give a 4star review on a cruise, but ...

Sail Date November 2019

Cruisereview7

1 Review Written

21 Helpful Votes

WORST CRUISE

Worse cruise I have ever gone to. Terrible food. They promote 17 restaurants. These include nutella bars, ice cream, sports bar, and like three or four light meal/tapa places. One is only available to costa members ...

Sail Date December 2019

alexvandijk

1 Review Written

6 Helpful Votes

First and last cruise with MSC.

MSC Fantasia

Subject: Our experience on board the MSC Fantasia cruise ship. Embarkation in Genoa (Italy) on November 2, 2019, disembarkation November 20 2019 in Santos (Brazil). On November 2, 2019 we flew with ...

Sail Date November 2019

dixieddorf

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Would rather vacation at home or anywhere else!!

Costa Diadema

After approximately 30 hours of Costa I asked my husband to check on the money back policy I would have done so earlier but we had our daughter and his mother with us and we had no alternative plans. This was by ...

Sail Date October 2019

PegasusGM

17 Reviews Written

44 Helpful Votes

Relaxing way to cross the Atlantic

MSC Divina

We flew to Genoa from Miami, spent the night at the Holiday Inn and taxied to the port in the morning. Embarkation was a breeze. We sailed the Divina 6 times before so we Knew what to expect. Different Captain and ...

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Sail Date November 2019

David Watt

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

You get what you pay for, hard working crew....

MSC Opera