4 Nights MSC Grand Voyages from Le Havre Cruise

The best you can get, marvelous, TOP TOP

trip 21 maart -29 maart 2025 Onze cruise aan boord van dit luxueuze schip van MSC was een onvergetelijke ervaring, dat deed denken aan de Ark van Noach door zijn enorme omvang en diversiteit. Het was een genot om daar te mogen zijn. De bemanning, afkomstig uit talloze landen, gaf ons een uitstekende service die elke verwachting overtrof. Met een overvloed aan diverse restaurants en vele bars, twee hele mooie theaters voor entertainment, en talloze zwembaden om in te ontspannen, was er voor elk wat wils. Het was werkelijk een drijvende stad vol culinaire hoogstandjes en plezier, die ons de luxe en comfort bood die we ons hadden voorgesteld. Ik wil een enorm groot compliment geven aan de bemanning en de service aan boord van het grote cruiseschip. Hun professionaliteit, vriendelijkheid en aandacht voor elk detail maken de ervaring werkelijk uitzonderlijk. Van de altijd behulpzame medewerkers in de restaurants tot de vriendelijkere crewleden bij de gastenservices, elke interactie voelde persoonlijk en oprecht. Deze toegewijde bemanning zorgt ervoor dat elke gast zich speciaal en welkom voelt, wat de reis onvergetelijk maakt! Ook waren er gasten op uw schip die niet op een juiste wijze gebruik maakte van uw service en soms net iets te veel hadden gedronken of minder respect toonde naar de bemanning. Het viel op hoe profesioneel en respectvol uw bemanning op deze behandeling reageerde, mijn groot compliment hiervoor. Wat een fantastische ervaring hebben we gehad op dit grote cruiseschip, en dat is vooral te danken aan de geweldige bemanning! Een bijzonder groot compliment wil ik richten aan Petra, hoofd van het theater, we hebben met haar een persoonlijk gesprek gevoerd. We willen alle artikelen van het theater bedanken voor hun geweldig optreden. Wij tonen ons medeleven op welke wijze zij alles organiseerde en danken Petra voor het gesprek dat we met de kapitein hebben gehad. We hopen dat ze wil snel haar zoontje kan spreken in Oostenrijk, Vooral Suddden wil zeer bijzonder bedanken voor de super goede service en alles wat hij heeft gedaan dit was echt zeer goed en het gaf ons elke dag een glimlach. Sibu de dame bij het restaurant die altijd vrolijk is en oprecht de mensen welkom heet en de goede service bij de bediening, Cayan een geweldige en respectvolle barmedewerker. Wauw wat is deze man bijzonder en super aardig en geeft hij geweldige service. Gila I Kadek willen we graag en bijzonder danken voor de geweldige en zeer goede service, Hani Ayu willen we ook graag enorm bedanken voor de enorme vriendelijkheid en zeer goede service en klantvriendelijheid. Deze 6 personen/mensen willen wij echt graag een zeer bijzondere aandacht geven en zij hebben zich allemaal met hart en ziel hebben ingezet om onze reis onvergetelijk te maken. Echter we willen niet de hele bemanning overslaan want ze waren allemaal echt bijzonder aardig en vriendelijk, echt waar. De kapitein mag echt trots zijn op zijn hele bemanning, een prachtig en zeer goede samenwerking met iedereen. De diversiteit en kleurrijkheid van de bemanning, afkomstig uit landen als Oostenrijk, Italië en Spanje , Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Zuid-Afrika en Indonesië, enz voegde een unieke sfeer toe aan onze ervaring. Daarnaast was het management op de boot top-niveau en hebben we genoten van een geweldige reis en het voortreffelijk eten. Hartelijk dank voor alles! Our cruise aboard this luxurious MSC ship was an unforgettable experience, reminiscent of Noah's Ark by its enormous size and diversity. It was a pleasure to be there. The crew, coming from countless countries, gave us an excellent service that exceeded all expectations. With an abundance of various restaurants and many bars, two very nice theaters for entertainment, and countless swimming pools to relax in, there was something for everyone. It was truly a floating city full of culinary delights and fun, which offered us the luxury and comfort we had imagined. I want to give a huge compliment to the crew and the service on board the large cruise ship. Their professionalism, friendliness and attention to every detail make the experience truly exceptional. From the always helpful staff in the restaurants to the friendlier crew members at the guest services, every interaction felt personal and sincere. This dedicated crew makes every guest feel special and welcome, making the trip unforgettable! There were also guests on your ship who did not make proper use of your service and sometimes drank just a little too much or showed less respect for the crew. It was stap-ee how professionally and respectfully your crew responded to this treatment, my big compliment for this. What a fantastic experience we had on this great cruise ship, and that is mainly thanks to the great crew! I would like to address a very big compliment to Petra, head of the theater, we had a personal conversation with her. We would like to thank all the theater articles for their great performance. We show our sympathy in the way she organized everything and thank Petra for the conversation we had with the captain. We hope she wants to be able to speak to her son in Austria soon, Especially Suddden wants to thank very special for the super good service and everything he did this was really very good and it gave us a smile every day. Sibu the lady at the restaurant who is always cheerful and sincerely welcomes the people and the good service at the service, Cayan a great and respectful bar employee. Wow how special this man is and super nice and he gives great service. We would like to thank Gila I Kadek in particular for the great and very good service, we would also like to thank Hani Ayu for the enormous friendliness and very good service and customer friendliness. We really want to give these 6 people/people a very special attention and they have all worked hard and soul to make our journey unforgettable. However, we don't want to skip the entire crew because they were all really very nice and friendly, really. The captain can be really proud of his entire crew, a wonderful and very good cooperation with everyone. The diversity and colorfulness of the crew, coming from countries such as Austria, Italy and Spain, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Indonesia, etc. added a unique atmosphere to our experience. In addition, the management on the boat was top-level and we enjoyed a great trip and excellent food. Thank you very much for everything!

Fantastic Middle East New Years Eve Cruise

We're from the UK and this was our first time on MSC. This was a new year cruise from Dubai. We stayed in the Yacht club and I'll do a separate review for this. Our grown up children stayed in the balcony cabins. It was noticelbe that the price was quite a bit lower than what we are used to on RCL or NCL. Embarkation was easy. This is helped by MSC operating multiple embarkation points. Dropped our bags off and literally walked on to the ship within 5 minutes. The ship is huge and we were told it was full. It was busy but this did not have an impact on service and activities. We just had to get used to a few 'quirks. Cabins We had 2 balcony cabins on deck 10. No complaints. Clean and comfortable. Not a single UK channel on the TV though, but the wifi worked fine for things we'd downloaded. We upgraded to the middle wifi package (not the streaming one) and it did allow you to switch devices e.g from your phone to a tablet. Pools and top decks Large pools which weren't that busy. Water park was OK and no real queues. Similalry there were no queues for the ropes course (this is free). There was always something going on. Lots of sail away and deck parties. There is so much to do on this ship. My only small complaint would be that MSC is an Itaian cruise line, so it does cater to lots of europeans and the music in particular was a bit too much 'Euro-pop' (I didnt hear Sweet Caroline once!! LOL). Bars Lots of them, and once you get used to the fact that are ordering points (this is different to the free for all ordering on other cruises) drinks come fairly quickly. We didn't see a lot of waiters getting drinks, so we just got our own. On the pool decks there were also a few pop up bars if you just wanted a beer. Lots of music and activities by the pools. Restauarants Buffets are always chaotic and busy. This is no exception. It's just something you have to deal with on cruise ships. It certianly no worse than Carnival or RCL. We found that the food was pretty good, particulally the breads and pizza (as you'd expect on an Italian cruise line). Our kids ate at the main dining room a couple of times and said the food was OK, but on one occassion service was very slow. The only restauarnt that we ate at was the Mexican. This was like a tapas style thing and was really good with some unusual beers and tequilas available. Entertainment Lots and lots to choose from. Shows in the main theatre were pretty good. Multiple shows every night as they're only 30 -40 mins long. This was ideal for us. We saw some king of AI show and the rock show. Both were pretty good, but its amazing how many rude people just sit their on the phones illuminating everyone around them! Elsewhere, there are pool parties, white night parties, 80's parties, a band in the main bar, guitarist in the British pub and the Atrium. There are also regular shows in the atrium and its huge LED roof. Ports We travel to Dubai and Abu Dhabi frequently so we were OK using taxi's and doing our own thing. Dubai Traffic is terrible getting to the port, and the port is a long way from the tourist areas (e.g. the palm and Burj Khalifa fountains). However its not too far from the creek and the old town and souks. There's nothing at the actual crusie terminal apart form a coupe of shops. Lots of taxis though. Abu Dhabi Similar to Dubai in that its all soread out and there's not one 'main area' We did our own thing and got a taxi to Seaworld. We had 2 days in Abu Dhabi and used the opportunity to visit one of our favourite restuarants. There is a small tourist village outside with several shops and a lot of street food places. It's OK. You can see the Lourve from the ship and this area will be amazing in 2 or 3 years when they finish all of the development. Bahrain We weren't sure about this one as we felt that this was the most conservative musilm country we'd be visiting. It wasn't particularly conservative just be respectful. You wouldn't go to you local shopping centre or chuch in a bikinki top so why woukld you do this at a mosque! Its not the most tourist place and therefore theres not a lot of help on sites like tripadvisor. For this reason we did a MSC shore excursion. It was on offer - a half day cultural tour. We vsisted the main Mosque (beautful and fascinating), the main archeological dig site and the main shopping market area. It was actually pretty good but because it was only a half day tour you don't spend a lots of time in these places. This did upset some of the people on the trip, but it was the people who turned up 30 minutes late to the excursion! Doha Quite a nice cruise port and its worth getting off the ship just to see the aquarium in the cruise terminal. We booked a private trip to do the dune bashing and camel riding in the desert. It was half the price of the ship excursion. New Years Eve We were at Sea so we didn'rt see any fireworks in Dubai or Abu Dhabi which was a shame as Abu Dhabi went for the world record with a 53 minute display. Instead there was a massice deck party. Everyone had drinks and the bars were doing offers on bottles of Champagne and Prosseco. These weren't at rip off prices either. It was busy, but even at 11.55pm we were able to squeeze our way to a view of the countdwon clock. We even bumped into some friends. It was a really good night. I assume that there was similar party in the atrium. The ship looks stunning my only real negative would be the number of rude people. Maybe we're too polite but it costs nothing to be nice and even if language is a barrier (there weren't a lot of Brits or Americans on this cruise) just acknowledge the fact that I've held a door open for you and let us get out of the lift before you get in. Its not MSC's fault and its something I'm noticing on all cruise ships. Overall we loved the trip and MSC. I'll do a separate review of the Yacht club. It was so good we've booked a 2 week cruise to Spain in Summer 26!

Amazing cruise

I can’t believe the bad reviews this ship has! I was pleasantly surprised by our trip! We had done a Costa cruise in Feb and this was 10x better in terms of quality, service, friendliness of staff, ease of boarding and disembarking, service at the bars, and willingness to help in issues. It was spotlessly clean, there were many available sun loungers as opposed to Costa cruises and the shows were amazing! The dancers were incredible and the singers Broadway quality. The only thing I would say needs improvement is the food, it was ok, breakfast was really good but while lunch and dinner were well presented in the restaurant, the taste was ok. Desserts not so good, more like supermarket quality. Food was better on Costa cruises. Kids club also boring for my 10 year old, better suited to very little kids, not much for her to do daily.