As veteran cruisers, I certainly appreciate your non-whining, realistic expectation review! We are going on our first MSC cruise (50th cruise overall) and looking forward to the new experience.
So thankful to finally see an honest review. I don't understand the hate for MSC. I've sailed with them a number of times, including a fabulous 25 nt transatlantic cruise last summer and I have another one booked next April. The ships are gorgeous, the ships are meticulously clean at all times, service was swift and friendly across the board and the food was on par with all of the mainstream lines. AND, the value is undeniable! I think all the moaners and whiners must be Royal snobs.
I took MSC out of NYC for Thanksgiving, we had the best time ever. We are going again this year 2024, leaving from Miami for Nanas 90th birthday🥳🎉. We all had a good time from age 5 to age 89. Try it for yourself😍🤗have fun❣️
Just sailed MSC Seashore and can report room was not clean. Carpet stains looked like poop. They attempted to clean but not successful. Seems like they don’t have a carpet cleaner for spot cleaning. Was gross. Also people not abiding by smoking sections, vaping and smoking all over. So disrespectful!
Leaving on MSC Seascape this Saturday. I almost cancelled this cruise due to all of the negative reviews. Thank you for your review, it has given me a much better outlook.
@ The food was fantastic. The signage and information was almost nonexistent. Many passengers were very rude and slim pickings on activities that were not centered around assorted onboard purchases. Also not very ADA compliant. Had a heck of a time with my walker getting around on this ship. People were having a lot of fun so due to my advanced age and limited mobility, I will say that MSC is not for me.
All the haters are setting themselves for disappointment. if they really want to notch up their experience then shell out more cash. For the prize, I think MSC is doing a bang up job. Thank you for your review. You're right, you're going on a cruise, not a NYC broadway show, or a Michelin starred restaurant!
Great to read a review based on realistic expectations for the standard offerings. so nice to know you don’t need to buy the upgraded yacht club experience.
I agree with you. I have taken 5 MSC cruises, my only bad experience was the on the Divina. I think it was just because the ship was older than I expected, I think my expectations were too high. I have been on the newer ships and had a great time. Thanks for your honest review.
Great video again guys. We’ve sailed with holland and carnival 13 times. Always great! The worst day on a cruise is better than any other day! Glad you enjoyed! Super ! Enjoyed you as always Tim. Winnipeg Canada 🇨🇦
Good job reporting your journey! Hopefully you will inspire others to take a leap of faith and get past those neg reviews and see for themselves. Afterall, it's an adventure, enjoy what comes your way and make the most of it. 👍🌟
Excellent ship review! Love the positivity! Thank you for sharing! I’ve personally never been on a cruise I didn’t like & I’ve been on a variety of cruises!
Thanks for your review MSC SAILS from here in the New York City area. Today,Sunday,June 2024, I was checking rates for some cruises and they werereasonable
Well said and I totally agree!!!I love MSC!!!The food,the people,the price,and the cheap balcony rooms!!And I'm not sure if I can book with carnival again 😅..Team MSC❤
I appreciate it this review it gives some balance to all the negative reviews that have kept my family from booking a cruise with MSC. My husband and I are going to take the plunge and do a Caribbean cruise next spring.
Just came back from our sailing on 6/22/24. Agree with all you've said. MSC is now one of our favorites. They have updated selections on their drink package though. Totally bummed that they do not have the Frozen Toblerone anymore.
Thank you so much for sharing your review of Seascape! We are leaving in a few weeks and we are looking forward to it. Your review put our minds at ease! My husband said this looks like such a cool couple we would love to meet on a cruise one day! LOL Thanks again!
Excellent video. We have been on 5 different MSC ships in and out of Yacht Club and found that they are comparable to the other mainstream cruise lines. I like many of the differences they have from Royal and Carnival. Look forward to more of your cruise videos.
Excellent video ! Spot on! I just want to add something small. Seems like a lot of people do not notice the brand new port that MSC is building in Miami . I’m sure it’s going to look amazing just like their ships. Check in might be even easier after its completion !
Thank you for an honest review of MSC.. We are booked on the Seascape for its first cruise out of Galveston. This will be a test for us, as we have heard "love it" or "hate it" stories about the line. It sounds like we will have a good time on the Seascape.
I did agree with your statement that the pizza is good, it's amazing, I dream about the pizza, and the coffee is top notch. Been on all MSC ships currently sailing in the US. Seems to get better every time.
Great review! IMO the criticisms of MSC can be made for any of the "major" lines. Many people seem to go into this preloaded having read negative reviews and expecting the same. Or they have an unrealistic sense of entitlement not tempered by the value proposition offered by MSC relative to other cruise lines. MSC offers a great product at an incredible value.
Thank you, we going July 20th and hate all the reviews. It must be the people who never went on a cruise before. But lately people are complainers. You can’t escape it. Never happy or appreciative.
Thank you your review of MSC. We're long term cruisers,mostly Holland America, but they're prices are ridiculous. We've booked our first MSC cruise for 2026 and are really looking forward to it.
I've only been on Royal and love the shows. I haven't been on the big ships with the aqua theater and would love to try it but they are too pricey right now. Everything you said seems to go along with the videos I've seen on MSC. Their ships look gorgeous. We may try it!
We have been on 2 MSC cruises... both times we upgraded to Yacht Club after booking cheapest balcony... saved few thousand!!! December we are booked again in the cheapest balcony... if no upgrade offered, your review is dynamite...
We have liked our MSC cruises except a repositioning cruise from Rome to Florida. Will not take MSC in Europe. It's entirely different culture. MSC Caribbean cruises are wonderful and great pricing.
I found most of the complaints about MSC are pretty trivial. That said, I keep booking them every few months and I’m satisfied with the ships, the service, the food, and the entertainment. And, when cruising in the Caribbean, they have the best private island at Marine Reserve of all the private islands I’ve visited. I wish they had more included dining options though (I’m thinking Guy’s Burgers on Carnival or Slices on Princess).
I dont know... I think your expectations are a tad low... Dont expect great meals or entertanment? I do! Some of the best meals and shows I have seen have been on ships. We shal see how MSC is. Leaving in 2 days!
I disagree regarding boarding and disembarking.....Getting on the ship was very long ,we were standing in tge long line in heat and full sun for couple hours. Getting off the ship true nightmare!!! We were Getting off around 8.30am, blocked elevators lines for couple hours, squeezed like sardines in a huge crowd... You guys left at 7 am, l guess that made a difference, we didn't know any better...
Great feedback on your experience. Unfortunately myself and my dad got food poisoning Day four/seven on MSC Virtuosa main dining room. I just like my food hot not lukewarm. Main dining room was very hectic, Luke warm food and dry chicken. I do agree the pizza is good 🙏 Oh i hope MSC buffets are not like other cruises , I'm on a cruise in November with Princess and I purposely chose Princess because of there positive reviews on food. Our cabin steward was amazing, very sparkly clean ship ⚓
I don't like 😞 lukewarm food and dried chicken either. I like hot food to be hot! I like chicken 🐔 with sauce unless when the chicken 🐔 is Fried Chicken 🍗 (American style). I heard that the bad layout of the buffet area incites bad behaviors such as line cutting, food grabbing over someone else's shoulders, elbow nudging, etc. Also, because MSC doesn't give us more than one option for lunch (you have to eat at the buffet area, or you don't eat at all, because there is no other area to eat except the buffet!), for 5,900 guests!😮😢
MSC is absolutely Horrible!!! I'm also an experienced cruiser. Yes, pizza is descent but when you have to eat it all week, no!! Can't get a drink, lines EVERYWHERE!! Not enough staff. Buffett was terrible, no other options, MDR or Buffett or specialty, that's it!! The bell on the table is laughable, I hit that thing so many times, nothing!! I gave MSC 3 shots on 3 different ships. Yep, bartenders not friendly, room was dirty, not the ship itself, the room!! Windows had fingerprints all of it, cooler wasn't cleaned out and was dirty. You had a one in a million experience apparently. So many people can't be wrong and you 2 are right 🤣 I seriously hate to bash any cruise line, but MSC has a long way to go, I would advise not wasting your money unless you're going to spring for the Yacht club experience, then you should be okay.
I agree with everything you said. Nobody came when you hit that button at your table, your room was dirty, bartender was unfriendly, etc.: it was due to greediness of the MSC upper management: They follow exactly the money-making 💰 tactics of the book "Pile It High, Sell It Cheap": Crowding people up really tightly onto one ship (5,900 guests), charging people at a (seemingly) cheap rate, and hiring a total of only 1,500 service employees! MSC, you will really need to step your game up!
Mrs. Gizmo!!!!! No disrespect intended…PLEASE CALM THE #%!? DOWN… and let Mr. Gizmo talk!!!!!! WHEW!!! I unsubscribed!!! I could NEVER listen to this again!!!! Please take good care..and a lot of VALIUM!!!
Sorry - my wife Hollie is the best! She has a passion to help people make the right decisions with their money. It is ok if you unsubscribe - I am ok with people saying things about me - but not her!
We been sailing with MSC and we’ve done six different ships 🛳️ and they all have their good and great and definitely small flaws but everything is so good that it is our favorite specially because we can afford more vacations with them and not kill the bank so definitely 💯 to MAC and look up the MSC Foundation it is amazing and all the good things they are doing globally for our people from so many different countries ❤ we love 💕 MSC
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As veteran cruisers, I certainly appreciate your non-whining, realistic expectation review! We are going on our first MSC cruise (50th cruise overall) and looking forward to the new experience.
Thank you! It's all about attitude! Why people want to whine and complain about a vacation is beyond me. You are so appreciated!
Thank you!
So thankful to finally see an honest review. I don't understand the hate for MSC. I've sailed with them a number of times, including a fabulous 25 nt transatlantic cruise last summer and I have another one booked next April. The ships are gorgeous, the ships are meticulously clean at all times, service was swift and friendly across the board and the food was on par with all of the mainstream lines. AND, the value is undeniable! I think all the moaners and whiners must be Royal snobs.
I took MSC out of NYC for Thanksgiving, we had the best time ever. We are going again this year 2024, leaving from Miami for Nanas 90th birthday🥳🎉. We all had a good time from age 5 to age 89. Try it for yourself😍🤗have fun❣️
Just sailed MSC Seashore and can report room was not clean. Carpet stains looked like poop. They attempted to clean but not successful. Seems like they don’t have a carpet cleaner for spot cleaning. Was gross. Also people not abiding by smoking sections, vaping and smoking all over. So disrespectful!
Thanks for honest review guys, we booked Seascape for November this year, can’t wait 😊
Leaving on MSC Seascape this Saturday. I almost cancelled this cruise due to all of the negative reviews. Thank you for your review, it has given me a much better outlook.
How are you enjoying it?
@ The food was fantastic. The signage and information was almost nonexistent. Many passengers were very rude and slim pickings on activities that were not centered around assorted onboard purchases. Also not very ADA compliant. Had a heck of a time with my walker getting around on this ship. People were having a lot of fun so due to my advanced age and limited mobility, I will say that MSC is not for me.
I just found your channel! We’ve been cruising with MSC since 2020 and love it!
All the haters are setting themselves for disappointment. if they really want to notch up their experience then shell out more cash. For the prize, I think MSC is doing a bang up job. Thank you for your review. You're right, you're going on a cruise, not a NYC broadway show, or a Michelin starred restaurant!
Great to read a review based on realistic expectations for the standard offerings. so nice to know you don’t need to buy the upgraded yacht club experience.
I agree with you. I have taken 5 MSC cruises, my only bad experience was the on the Divina. I think it was just because the ship was older than I expected, I think my expectations were too high. I have been on the newer ships and had a great time. Thanks for your honest review.
Great video again guys. We’ve sailed with holland and carnival 13 times. Always great! The worst day on a cruise is better than any other day! Glad you enjoyed!
Super ! Enjoyed you as always
Tim. Winnipeg
Canada 🇨🇦
Thanks Tim
I'm so thankful for your honest review and your sense of expectations that seem reasonable to me! We are going on this ship in 3 weeks. So excited!
@@lindaspinicchia7078 let us know what you think!!
Thank you for your honest review and staying positive!
Good job reporting your journey! Hopefully you will inspire others to take a leap of faith and get past those neg reviews and see for themselves. Afterall, it's an adventure, enjoy what comes your way and make the most of it. 👍🌟
I hope so too!
Excellent ship review! Love the positivity! Thank you for sharing! I’ve personally never been on a cruise I didn’t like & I’ve been on a variety of cruises!
I totally agree!
Going on the Seascape in November - can't wait! Thanks for the great review!
Thanks for your review
MSC SAILS from here in the New York City area. Today,Sunday,June 2024, I was checking rates for some cruises and they werereasonable
I really enjoyed your MSC review. I will now consider them for my next cruise
Well said and I totally agree!!!I love MSC!!!The food,the people,the price,and the cheap balcony rooms!!And I'm not sure if I can book with carnival again 😅..Team MSC❤
Love your review ❤. We have sailed five times with msc so far. Sailing next week again.
I appreciate it this review it gives some balance to all the negative reviews that have kept my family from booking a cruise with MSC. My husband and I are going to take the plunge and do a Caribbean cruise next spring.
Just came back from our sailing on 6/22/24. Agree with all you've said. MSC is now one of our favorites. They have updated selections on their drink package though. Totally bummed that they do not have the Frozen Toblerone anymore.
Thank you so much for sharing your review of Seascape! We are leaving in a few weeks and we are looking forward to it. Your review put our minds at ease! My husband said this looks like such a cool couple we would love to meet on a cruise one day! LOL Thanks again!
Glad it was helpful! That would be fun!! :)
Excellent video. We have been on 5 different MSC ships in and out of Yacht Club and found that they are comparable to the other mainstream cruise lines. I like many of the differences they have from Royal and Carnival. Look forward to more of your cruise videos.
Thank you for your review! I work for MSC and we can’t wait to open our brand new Miami terminal and our new port in Galveston Texas!
Oh wonderful! We plan on doing more MSC coverage on future cruises!
Excellent video ! Spot on! I just want to add something small. Seems like a lot of people do not notice the brand new port that MSC is building in Miami . I’m sure it’s going to look amazing just like their ships. Check in might be even easier after its completion !
Thank you for an honest review of MSC.. We are booked on the Seascape for its first cruise out of Galveston. This will be a test for us, as we have heard "love it" or "hate it" stories about the line. It sounds like we will have a good time on the Seascape.
We heard the same before we went! Please let us know how it goes for you!
I did agree with your statement that the pizza is good, it's amazing, I dream about the pizza, and the coffee is top notch. Been on all MSC ships currently sailing in the US. Seems to get better every time.
Going on the MSC Seascape next week sept 21 , and you are reassuring and we are looking forward to our cruise now
thank you for this helpfull video !
Have fun!
Let the man SPEAK good lord.
Love MSC, the beauty of their ships, the staff, food, entertainment, and the price!!!
Great review! IMO the criticisms of MSC can be made for any of the "major" lines. Many people seem to go into this preloaded having read negative reviews and expecting the same. Or they have an unrealistic sense of entitlement not tempered by the value proposition offered by MSC relative to other cruise lines. MSC offers a great product at an incredible value.
Thank you, we going July 20th and hate all the reviews. It must be the people who never went on a cruise before. But lately people are complainers. You can’t escape it. Never happy or appreciative.
Exactly
Thank you your review of MSC. We're long term cruisers,mostly Holland America, but they're prices are ridiculous. We've booked our first MSC cruise for 2026 and are really looking forward to it.
Thank you I've been thinking about mine and my husband 5 anversay
Go for it!
Do they use air fresheners on the ship? I heard there’s a certain recognizable air freshener smell.
My wife has a “problem” with smells. She didn’t remember anything annoying like that.
@@MrGizmo211 oh that’s great to hear!
I've only been on Royal and love the shows. I haven't been on the big ships with the aqua theater and would love to try it but they are too pricey right now. Everything you said seems to go along with the videos I've seen on MSC. Their ships look gorgeous. We may try it!
Thank you for your review I think the same way about msc I love it
We have been on 2 MSC cruises... both times we upgraded to Yacht Club after booking cheapest balcony... saved few thousand!!! December we are booked again in the cheapest balcony... if no upgrade offered, your review is dynamite...
Ty :)
Great video! 👍👍
We have liked our MSC cruises except a repositioning cruise from Rome to Florida. Will not take MSC in Europe. It's entirely different culture. MSC Caribbean cruises are wonderful and great pricing.
I found most of the complaints about MSC are pretty trivial. That said, I keep booking them every few months and I’m satisfied with the ships, the service, the food, and the entertainment. And, when cruising in the Caribbean, they have the best private island at Marine Reserve of all the private islands I’ve visited. I wish they had more included dining options though (I’m thinking Guy’s Burgers on Carnival or Slices on Princess).
We will be on in December 2025 thanks love the video
There's 3 types of people.
1 Those that get MSC
2 Those that don't like MSC
3 People that have never been on MSC.
I'm in 1.
I ONLY book yacht club on MSC.
I dont know... I think your expectations are a tad low... Dont expect great meals or entertanment? I do! Some of the best meals and shows I have seen have been on ships. We shal see how MSC is. Leaving in 2 days!
Let me know what you think
I disagree regarding boarding and disembarking.....Getting on the ship was very long ,we were standing in tge long line in heat and full sun for couple hours. Getting off the ship true nightmare!!! We were Getting off around 8.30am, blocked elevators lines for couple hours, squeezed like sardines in a huge crowd...
You guys left at 7 am, l guess that made a difference, we didn't know any better...
Not a whiner here, but ne and ny family had a really bad experience on tge MCS Seascape western cruise ( in beginn of December 2023)
What was the bad experience?
Great feedback on your experience.
Unfortunately myself and my dad got food poisoning Day four/seven on MSC Virtuosa main dining room. I just like my food hot not lukewarm.
Main dining room was very hectic, Luke warm food and dry chicken.
I do agree the pizza is good 🙏
Oh i hope MSC buffets are not like other cruises , I'm on a cruise in November with Princess and I purposely chose Princess because of there positive reviews on food.
Our cabin steward was amazing, very sparkly clean ship ⚓
I don't like 😞 lukewarm food and dried chicken either.
I like hot food to be hot!
I like chicken 🐔 with sauce unless when the chicken 🐔 is Fried Chicken 🍗 (American style).
I heard that the bad layout of the buffet area incites bad behaviors such as line cutting, food grabbing over someone else's shoulders, elbow nudging, etc.
Also, because MSC doesn't give us more than one option for lunch (you have to eat at the buffet area, or you don't eat at all, because there is no other area to eat except the buffet!), for 5,900 guests!😮😢
Have sailed MSC and not a fan at all.
MSC is absolutely Horrible!!! I'm also an experienced cruiser. Yes, pizza is descent but when you have to eat it all week, no!! Can't get a drink, lines EVERYWHERE!! Not enough staff. Buffett was terrible, no other options, MDR or Buffett or specialty, that's it!! The bell on the table is laughable, I hit that thing so many times, nothing!! I gave MSC 3 shots on 3 different ships. Yep, bartenders not friendly, room was dirty, not the ship itself, the room!! Windows had fingerprints all of it, cooler wasn't cleaned out and was dirty. You had a one in a million experience apparently. So many people can't be wrong and you 2 are right 🤣 I seriously hate to bash any cruise line, but MSC has a long way to go, I would advise not wasting your money unless you're going to spring for the Yacht club experience, then you should be okay.
When did you cruise and on what ship? Not at all what we just experienced!
I agree with everything you said.
Nobody came when you hit that button at your table, your room was dirty, bartender was unfriendly, etc.: it was due to greediness of the MSC upper management:
They follow exactly the money-making 💰 tactics of the book "Pile It High, Sell It Cheap":
Crowding people up really tightly onto one ship (5,900 guests), charging people at a (seemingly) cheap rate, and hiring a total of only 1,500 service employees!
MSC, you will really need to step your game up!
Love msc ❤
Yeah I’ll pass on the Mafia Shipping Company.
Mrs. Gizmo!!!!! No disrespect intended…PLEASE CALM THE #%!? DOWN… and let Mr. Gizmo talk!!!!!! WHEW!!! I unsubscribed!!! I could NEVER listen to this again!!!! Please take good care..and a lot of VALIUM!!!
Sorry - my wife Hollie is the best! She has a passion to help people make the right decisions with their money. It is ok if you unsubscribe - I am ok with people saying things about me - but not her!
We been sailing with MSC and we’ve done six different ships 🛳️ and they all have their good and great and definitely small flaws but everything is so good that it is our favorite specially because we can afford more vacations with them and not kill the bank so definitely 💯 to MAC and look up the MSC Foundation it is amazing and all the good things they are doing globally for our people from so many different countries ❤ we love 💕 MSC