We also left Royal for MSC. Did a test MSC out of NYC and loved everything about it! We found it cleaner, more friendly staff and the food was better. Going on a 7 day in November and 11 day in January.
I've cruised on MSC twice once in 2020 and once in 2023. I have got to say they have improved so much I was impressed. But they still have some improving to do
Long time RCCL cruiser here… I still love their ships, but their price hikes since the pandemic are excessive, and insane on the new ships. MSC started sailing out of my favourite port, NYC. I tried it and was impressed. Big, beautiful ship, great staterooms, and excellent specialty restaurants, all at a price that is half or more of a similar RCCL sailing. They gave me Diamond status immediately, and have a standard 10% discount for active military and veterans. I got a balcony stateroom on their brand new World America for 50% the cost of an inside stateroom on RCCL’s newest ship. If MSC keeps this up, I can’t see going back to RCCL.
I'm happy to hear your unbiased review of the two companies. MSC gets a lot of negative press, but I adore them. Last year was my first time cruising, so I had nothing to go by except the itinerary. A trip from the UK to Rio sounded amazing. It was, and I fell in love with MSC Presozia. So, this year, I have booked another trip, this time to the Canaries. MSC Virtuosa is a much bigger ship but looks equally beautiful. The trip is in 6 days so am very excited. The draw this time was boarding and disembarking from my home town of Southampton. The 10-hour flight from Rio was too much for me, so to find this trip was a huge bonus. Loved hearing your views on the company.
We switched from Disney to MSC in 2023, have done 5 cruises MSC since our first test run and found it to be amazing for the price. We love the Yacht Club which is often cheaper than a balcony on DCL, and have found that MSC seems to be really focused on improving their product.
I agree....have been on MSC several times and the same ships many times and I find them the best for me. Ocean Day is often the only stop I get off the ship and it is a delightful respite.
I traveled in Holland America for 5 years, took an MSC Seaside transatlántic 23 days cruise and love it. Went back for 2more 7 days caribbean cruises. Lo veía. Going back to MSC Seaside in Jan, Abril and October. Enjoy the diversity of Staff, super friendlyand willing to heló.
I love MSC went from Port Canaveral to the Bahamas. It was beautiful. Food was good. Comedian was so funny. It was just so much stuff to do. I can’t even remember all of it.😂
Like you, we used to cruise a lot with Royal Caribbean, but lately we have Cruise a lot more with MSC. We just came back from Norway with the MSC Euribia. Their activities in entertainment seem to be catching up with Royal Caribbean. Their services seem to have improved quite a lot over the years. We like how the ships look and we look forward to another MSC course
Thank you for this video!! People don't realize that MSC's growing presence is great for the cruise industry and its customers. Content creators who black balled MSC too early is part of why RCCL can getaway with reckless ideas & extreme over pricing
I agree! I had heard a lot about the terrible food, overcrowding, and subpar entertainment. However, recent reviews highlight significant improvements, which is one reason I’ve decided to give them a try in September. I hope RCL starts taking their competition more seriously.
[2] So my tip for everyone is this: concentrate your initial cruise-vacations with Royal Caribbean; get at least to Diamond level in the loyalty-programme; and THEN get status-matching on MSC, on Celebrity, on SilverSea, and any other cruiseline that gives matching status. It is like having a U.S. or Canadian passport; it takes you further faster without having to pay for visas in most countries....and then you can always get another country's passport if it particularly makes sense for your unique person circumstances.
Thanks for the tip but if I like MSC better than RCL, am not likely to use them as much, due to their ever-increasing prices. I think Celebrity's prices are even higher.
Cruised a lot on Royal in the past but everything from their food to service is getting worse and prices keep going up. Had a broken sink in our cabin for 4 days and was told use the shower to wash hands and brush your teeth. Sprinkler pipe also leaked outside, and water came into our cabin and had to sleep with blowers on for days. I understand things happen, but a little compensation would have been nice from Royal. Previous cruise was also bad on Royal so a new cruise line will be in my future. Thanks for the tips about MSC.
We fired Carnival cruise lines and canceled all four of our upcoming cruises. We booked two cruises with MSC and will probably rebook another today.😊 now Carnival can raise all the prices they want and ban all the items they want.😊
I too am Diamond on Royal, but have been in MSC, and, I don’t know, but ummm, looks like they giving RCCL a run for my money. I have been on the Seascape twice. Two years in a row. I have already booked my cruise for World America, and looking for another one for mid-next year. Their boats are gorgeous, I have never experienced any off prejudice from staff during the two times I’ve cruised. Food was good and entertainment was good. Their private island, absolutely love, love, love.. That lighthouse light show is awesome.. It’s quickly becoming my favorite, oh and let’s not forget their status matching.. My stairs from Royal pushed me up to their second to top tier. Let’s not forget how you gain your points.. Love that too..
I've been following MSC for some time now...they seem to be improving. We're big Holland America fans, but I can book a Yacht Club interior room for approximately the same cost as a Holland interior Have-it-All stateroom. Great video....subscribed!
And the YC will give you far more than a baseline HAL inside. It is a great choice, other perhaps than for regularly shorter y nights itineraries on MSC compared to the longer 10-14 nights ones usual on HAL.
Tks for sharing. Can I recommend u to try MSC Bellissima? It has very nice itineraries in Japan and around Taiwan area. The crew members are really awesome, and they offer Japanese, Chinese and western menus onboard as well. The Yacht Club on MSC is very nice:)
I've loved RCL ever since I first cruised on one of their Oasis Class ships. However, prices are indeed getting outrageous, especially the shorter cruises on the new Utopia ship. I decided to check out MSC after seeing what felt like impossibly low fares, compared to RCL and others. I decided to take the plunge and try their Yacht Club, which was the lowest-priced "ship within a ship" class that I could find. Such luxury classes on NCL and Celebrity were more than double the price for a similar class. I cannot wait for this Yacht Club experience in September!
[3] Postscript: comparing prices on new ships and mega-ships across fleets, we can see that MSC Cruiseline wins hands down for its amazingly low prices on what will be its biggest ship and the newest mega-ship in the world (c. April, 2025) . . . versus Royal Caribbean's Oasis Class ships and moreso the Icon Class ships. No one can dispute that the Icon Class is the biggest ever in the entire industry, but the prices are multiples of other cruiselines' prices. Even if you have plenty of spending power, it does not make sense to me to spend up to U.S.$1,000 per night (even for an Inside Cabin on the Icon Class mega-ships) when that same money can buy a WEEK on another ship in the same fleet.
I fell in love with msc I like the style and crew Royal Caribbean is getting to out of control on cost I feel msc will be number one in cruise industry soon Watch out carnival and Royal Caribbean
I sailed on many Royal ships buy my last 2 cruises on Royal were not acceptable. Even had a flooded cabin from a toilet leak and Royal did not care about us. I am looking for a new Cruise line also, never considered MSC but thank you I will try a MSC cruise right after my first Carnival cruise in Dec.
I went on my first cruise 3 years ago and wanted to try the big 4 (Carnival, MSC, Royal, NCL) and started with MSC due to its prices being the lowest. I left so happy I decided to not try anyone else, because if I had this much fun on the cheapest cruise line why ruin it. I've now been on 4 more cruises and am a customer for life for sure. After trying Yacht Club 2 trips ago it got even better. I just don't understand the negative stigma for MSC, its honestly the best vacations ive ever had.
I have sailed MSC twice and booked one more cruise. I would like to see them expand to Hawaii and South Pacific cruises. Things I did not like at least on the 2 sailings, smoking in non designated areas and no action taken by crew, less free food options, they have MDR and buffet. Too many children and not supervised by parents, would be ok if there was an 18+ area similar to Carnival serenity. They also push beverage and dining packages while on board
After Princess or Celebrity you will be “surprised”. You have to pay for any additional/extra order in Main Dining Room, smell of sewer systems in your bathroom awful and room attendant will give you “an advice” to spill water behind the toilet to stop it! And this happens all over the ship! Chinese people are in the priority and second language on the ship’s announcement is Chinese again. A lot of drunk Asian people fighting and security guards keeps calm! Buffet is poor for variety of food but lines are long. If you are interested in our destination it was round trip Florida, Bahama, private island (which we skipped due to the wind without returning our money) from NYC. So, we’re back to Celebrity, Princess and HAL.
It sure is !!!! I was on msc seascape on Sept 28 cruise and we all stayed in the yacht club. Hands down the best. We hopped on because royal canceled our icon of the seas cruise due to mechanical issues. They're were like over 50 passengers from royal icon on msc. We're planning a msc cruise on world america in 2026 after we use the icon credit royal caribbean gave us
@@DA-if1ij nice! We did Grandiosa in the Med in April and are booked for this year spring break, Caribbean, I think on the Seascape. Maybe its the Seaside LOL. We did ICON in Feb 2024, it was great too, but very different experience. Enjoy it all!
After becoming RCI Diamond Plus they seemed to start nickel and diming everything. Went to MSC and Yacht Club. It’s not much more than RCI balcony and includes so much more. Love Ocean Cay, especially the YC area and restaurant. Not going back.
Also cruised with RCCL before and it was awesome. But this year we go on the Seascape. 11 nights cruise on balcony cabin costs less than a 7 night cruise in a seaview cabin on Icon for example. I can't imagine any kind of service or entertainment that would make up for such a difference. RCCL prices really shot through the roof and the dome over flat-earth past the pandemic.
RC diamond member who also has "jumped" ship to MSC. RC is just getting too expensive with its cutbacks and extra charges. And service is not what it used to be. MSC has come along way with its food and service, enough so it is my go to when I can.
The pizza on MSC is the best of all cruise lines. We have enjoyed all of our cruises on MSC. I cannot understand why people will pay 3 times the price to go on RC. We have a cruise booked for May 2025 on World America. The new MSC ship coming to Miami.
After having done both I can agree with the value of MSC, unfortunately my wife and I found the included food options MUCH worse than RC. The buffet was smaller with fewer options, and the MDH meals were not nearly as nice. They also have fewer options for specialty restaurants. The alcohol package was much cheaper on MSC though the internet is about the same cost and they lock you to the first device you register while RC lets you just turn off one device and then use another.
Food is very subjective I've only done three RCCL sailings but I found the buffet to be substandard with very limited choices and the mrd just fair, I prefer a more Mediterranean diet maybe that's why I like MSC so much@@v2the4
@@v2the4 I find the food has vastly improved over the last few years. My first MSC, the food was bad but now stacks up or surpasses RC. Dont remember the mdr food but it was okay.
For those saying the food was better. WOW. MY MSC cruise. I sailed on Maraviglia Food - Most items were less than desirable. hotdogs and hamburgers were the stable we ate. (not including breakfast) Almost everyone who reviews MSC says the food is not great. Mac n cheese had lemon in it (WHAT??). Everyone says it's European style. well, we are in America, and kids would not eat most of the kid-specific foods. Most of the food was bland. or just no flavor. The pizza was good. order with extra cheese and it makes it more like American pizza. I saw more food thrown away than it seems people ate. Maybe it's better now it's been 3 years. The pasta was good but I can't eat that all day every day. Royal has so many options. no comparison. Ship - The ships are beautiful. Love how both smoking and non smoking areas on the pool deck have tables. Most ships are newer here in the US. The water park area on our cruise had a wading pool which was nice. The water slides were nice. During our sailing, the water park was closed often. Private island - MSC's private island was nice but lacking shade. They have done a great job. Just was lacking compared to Royals. Entertainment - it was ok. I'm not a fan of hearing Europeans sing American hits with an accent. Carnival does this too. Royal is hands down the best when it comes to entertainment even over Disney. MSC had Cirque du Soleil. But shortly before my first cruise, they stopped performing. Staff - Staff on both has been friendly.
I have only ever cruised with NCL, but after an atrocious experience with itinerary changes on our last cruise I am taking my loyalty elsewhere. There seems to be a disconnect between their customer service and management, which is a recipe for disaster. Our next cruise is booked on MSC, which offers basically the same things that originally brought me to NCL, and at a much lower price.
We veered away from NCL for a similar reason and bad service after doing 4 with them to start our cruising life. We have really enjoyed experiencing the other cruise lines. Have been on 4 others since including MSC. We do have another NCL booked for next year (mainly to use our cruise next deposits we purchased). MSC has its issues but well worth a try imo.
Love MSC for its options, also personally I find RC pools are way too small especially for the number of passengers their ships normally carry; MSC's pools for the one I have been to are way bigger and have more pools :)
Thanks for the information. I wondered if MSC was any good. We just got off a Princess cruise and were not impressed. If they take our status on Princess, I am sold.
researching for my first cruise. 3 or 4 nights in the Caribbean, Disney fan so would like to try that but $$$$ and I don't have kids. (which is why I checked Virgin also) I don't want Carnival or party type rides etc. but I do like to drink and have decent food. I sorta narrowed it down to Celebrity but still looking and may check MSC
I’ve done 6 cruises total, all been MSC and I’ve loved them. Being British we know the brand well here. I’m going to give RC a go next year and see how I get on, but I already suspect I will stick to MSC as my go to. I love the European culture as it’s what I’m use to and you can’t beat them on price. I’m open to seeing what RC has to offer though.
Im scared to go on an MSC. My brother went on one with his spouse and they both said it was the worst food ever. Not just cruise food, just food period. Said people werre talking about it bt the pool and everything. They go on 6 cruises or so a year, so they know.
As a solo person looking to take a first cruise this December only affordable cruise I can find for a solo person is on NCL. Been hearing that NCL isn't as good anymore :(
Ok! I'd say my unique experience to compare is an Oasis ship in Europe to the older Musica/Fantasia MSC classes, which of course are not an apples to apples comparison. Here are my conclusions as the particular items go: Booking/Land services: RCI wins hands down. MSC used to be tricky if you don't use a good Travel Agent that works great with them. While RCI's website can also to be hit or miss, certainly they're more client oriented and you have more extra options ready to book from minute 0 of your experience. Lately MSC has improved, but still a long way from RCI. Small charter group management: MSC incredibly does that like a science, while RCI seems not to be that used to the concept here in Europe. Having a group led by a tour leader seems not RCI's beach for some reason... Embarkation/Debarkation/In transit operations: Technical draw. Here in Europe both companies are far dependent on what the any particular port's authority is able to provide. I've had great and ugly experiences with both companies. Ship maintenance and cleanliness: MSC wins hands down by a huge KO! Any 5 years old RCI ship will feel like a 15 years old MSC one if not worse. Maybe the fact that MSC is such a 300 years in business cargo transportation line makes them to do such a very impressive job of ship maintenance and cleanliness. You'll see people making preventive and repairing operations plus cleaning all over the place on your MSC sailing. Sadly not so much on RCI. Safety: Technical draw. They purchase safety personnel from basically same businesses here in Europe. RCI has some more visible uniformed agents, while MSC does the job sort of more quietly, but when needed they magically appear like from nowhere! Cabins: I'll give here an edge to RCI, but one can't to compare such an Oasis ship with a 90-125k gross tonnes ship, really. Buffet offering: Again, it is a clear RCI win, but again; size matters. You can't have an as large option palette on a 90k gross tonnes ship compared to a 225k gross tonnes one. Bear in mind also that, at least on European sailings, by design the buffet is your last chance to have a dinner on MSC, once while in holidays the Europeans enjoy mostly a sit down restaurant, so the MSC buffet is less varied by design and not by a bug that needs fixing. They have improved somewhat lately on that as well. Food quality is basically on par once they obtain ingredients from the very same ports authorized businesses and preparation is basically same 4* EU land hotel standards. MDR offerings: Here MSC wins hands down with a huge KO. Simply it is a far more civilized and refined environment. Surely you'll be surrounded by hundreds of people, but basically no waiters entertainment (other than for Baked Alaska night dance), no pestering to purchase dinning packages or other extras, little pestering for photos, and the likes. It is quite like going to a nice, while still relaxing, land restaurant at home. Food trends to the European comfort food instead of American one on RCI. Dishes are less salty in average and desserts less sugary in average as well. No coffee served at table on European sailings. Same ingredients from same vendors here in Europe and same 4* EU land hotel standards on preparation. Bar service: Technical draw. It can to be hit or miss in both lines. MSC drinks, even the non alcoholic ones seem to have such a "soul" of their own. Coffee and coffee drinks are far better at MSC though by a huge KO. Shore excursions: MSC wins here by KO at least here in Europe. Surely you'll get the same hit or miss excursions from the very same local vendors on both lines... But you'll get the MSC ones at sometimes half the price of an RCI one. While when on RCI I tend to look at independent providers or I tend to simply do my own thing, on MSC their shore excursion program is sometimes the most competitive one in offer, even when contacting the same local vendors that serve them for their private services! This is for me one of the biggest MSC advantages!... Entertainment: Huge RCI win by KO, but again: 225k gross tonnes ships compared to MSC smaller and older ones. They're not at same level. RCI can to give you some once in a lifetime moments like the aqua or the ice shows. MSC used to excel on evening lounge music entertainment though. Other services: MSC has a better logo shop. RCI seems more attractive as kids entertainment goes. The gyms are usually better at MSC. I don't normally use other services so I won't give a note on them. I hope I have helped! Once they're more similar than different I'd say that price matters. And while at least for us Europeans MSC is no longer "that" so affordable line, they're regularly on the low side of the pond especially on those out of season cruises, hence my preference, but you can go well on both companies. Have a wonderful day!
My first cruise with MSC is Nov 3rd and it's Yacht Club. I am excited and it was the same price as a regular balcony on Utopia of the Sea that I took in Aug
@@remoorepharmd it’s great! You will actually have space. Our family at times had whole pool to ourselves. Also the service in yc areas are better than standard ship areas
Price is the main reason to try MSC. I enjoyed their private island, esp the lighthouse, much more than Coco Cay. But to say the food is on par is a big exaggeration. Even the pizza, which I found to be too salty, was a disappointment. I expected an improvement from an Italian cruise line. The ships are beautiful, almost on par with Celebrity's newer ships. But the amenities of the loyalty program will keep me saying on Royal, even with MSC's status match to Diamond. I hope MSC keeps improving.
MSC Seaside was the worst cruise we've been on in 30 years. It "wasn't possible" to accommodate my wife's wheelchair in the MDR. Food sucked and entertainment was so-so. I'll GLADLY pay more for RC
They are very family friendly, our teens frequent the organised clubs. I am also coeliac and eat very well. There is a separate gluten-free kitchen, and I get a personal waiter who is trained in coeliac safe dining.
@@andreamargaretlockhart75 Yes, that is the norm on MSC. They really know how to deal with dietary needs, the most strange that may feel for many. I have a strong shellfish allergy and it has been always wonderful, but bear in mind that sometimes they forgive your special needs request on booking times, so the first thing one should to do like I do when one embarks is to contact the M'd to ask for their assistance, and here we are: At my time usually the "special" waiter is near my table when I come and I'm the first one giving an immediate order, or if they have a large group they can pick my order at breakfast in the MDR the proper day morning.
The BIG exception here I believe is the MSC Opera.. operating in canary islands right now.. more akin to a Ferry boat.. food nasty and cold, ship old and dated, staff worn out and long lines for Everything.. elevators bars buffet and getting off the "ship", and entertainment non existent ! Living on pizza for a week not my idea of a cruise.
Video sounds like a paid ad. 😄 I'm about to go on my second MSC cruise. I chose it because it was REALLY cheap, but I was not particularly impressed on my last cruise. And looking for cruises in 2025, the prices I see are similar to Royal Caribbean.
I highly recommend avoiding MSC. I kept my DND light on pretty much constantly as i didnt want anyone messing with my stuff. Well a few days in i get a call from the front desk saying they have to have housekeeping in my room so when i go to eat just turn the light off so they can go in. Thats exactly what i did and when i got back i turned the light back on. The next morning i get woke up by security knocking on my door and he goes through all my luggage and dirty clothes looking for something, i assume drugs, and after they didnt find anything they clean my room. It was horribly embarrassing and upsetting to be treated like a criminal when i did nothing wrong. They apologized but said this is just their policy. Why couldnt they have just talked to me? They couldve asked me what time could they come to my room or something. I did what the front desk guy told me. Im so embarrassed i wont leave my cabin until we get back to port. First and last MSC cruise for me.
Did a 25-day transatlantic, my room stewart said by MSC policy they must clean the room every 3 days. I agreed and played by the rules the young man cleaned the room every 3 days I don't like to overwork anyone but I also have nothing to hide. Also I talked to a security officer about the policy they said it has a lot to do with drug smuggling and also people doing self-harm and not being able to assist them in a timely manner.
If you are a person of color, you better have alot of patience and thick skin. We were treated horrible on the Seascape. We did not believe all the videos saying the staff and most cruisers were prejudiced. The White American cruisers were fine. The Asians cruisers and most if the White staff were horrible. We would be the first at the bar and get ignored. We were constantly skipped . We decided to go to a different bar. It was the same behavior. They did not want to serve us in the restaurants. We were dressed nice, well spoken and kind. We watched everyone around us get spectacular service. We are willing to try it again but a different ship. If it happens again, I will be very irritated. If we wanted to put up with racism and prejudice, we would have stayed home in Kansas. We normally cruise Royal. The Seascape was a beautiful ship and the food was good when they brought it to us hot. It got to the point that we did not trust the food coming out. We stayed at the buffet.
Most cruise ships, airlines, hotels/resorts etc....are like that, and the staff base their opinions on people based on their previous experience with other passengers of the same ethnic background, unfortunately. Almost everyone walks around with preconceived ideas about all kinds of people on past experiences. Everyone does it in one way or another, but may never show it.
So sorry you had this experience. I love msc however will never get on seascape again. Seashore and meraviglia so much better. I think it starts at the top and crew follow.
My two reasons for leaving RCCL for MSC... First reason is price ,,, RCCL has totally lost their mind when it comes to pricing compared to MSC affordable prices... Second reason is ,,, I absolutely hate how RCCL F-cked up Coco-Cay with the over crowding and nickle & diming you for everything on Coco-Cay. I hope MSC NEVER, EVER RUIN OCEAN-CAY THE WAY RCCL RUINED COCO-CAY
“Contrary to many, I like the food.” As you said, you like the food but their food is generally thought to be subpar. Their prices are also not nearly as good as they use to be and are approaching, and sometimes surpassing, Royal Caribbean’s prices. Also, the pasta dish you showed looked inedible.
RC is very overrated. I just took my last RC cruise after just 2 cruises with them. Second cruise with them felt like too much of the same despite different ships. Food in the main dining is average to mediocre, buffet is terribly crowded and the water parks and other kid activities are not for us. Their itineraries are also tired. How many times can you go to Nassau and Cozumel?
I left RCCL and NCL too . I have a bad experience with them. Rude passengers! The kids are jumping on the table at the buffet and the mother of the kids are giving bad look to those who stare at her children behaving badly.
Onboard MSC’s Meraviglia Class ships and newer ones-like the MSC Meraviglia, Bellissima, Grandiosa, Virtuosa, Euribia, World Europa, and soon-to-be World America-you’ll find cabins specifically designed for solo travelers. Yes, these cabins are smaller than the ones made for two people, but the savings more than make up for the size. Some of the cheapest cruises I’ve ever taken have been in these solo cabins, and honestly, for the price I’ve paid, I’ve got no complaints. It’s a smart way to cruise if you don’t need all the extra space.
MSC is turning into the new walmart of the seas. Yeah, it's cheaper, but that just means it's attracting the novice cruisers that's been plaguing carnival.
It attracts European’s as that’s where the cruise line is from. Remember, it might be new to the American market, but we’ve been using them for years over on this side of the pond.
MSC: mostly shitty cruise!! If you like an adult beverages 30-40 minutes apart, and that's only if you get in line immediately after your first order, this is the cruise line for you!!! Private cruise island is a clump of sand in the Bahamas.
@@kaylaibanez6134 it depends what you want mate if good food and good entertainment is what you are looking for I’d go somewhere else but that’s just in my experience
3:46 well… it was an industrial waste land technically before they built it.. just as they are dredging to create a tiny island beside it for vvip. Everything was built right down to that lighthouse being a picture spot 😅 i am intrigued by the status transferring though i would skip any itinerary with this stop.
We also left Royal for MSC. Did a test MSC out of NYC and loved everything about it! We found it cleaner, more friendly staff and the food was better. Going on a 7 day in November and 11 day in January.
I've cruised on MSC twice once in 2020 and once in 2023. I have got to say they have improved so much I was impressed. But they still have some improving to do
Long time RCCL cruiser here… I still love their ships, but their price hikes since the pandemic are excessive, and insane on the new ships. MSC started sailing out of my favourite port, NYC. I tried it and was impressed. Big, beautiful ship, great staterooms, and excellent specialty restaurants, all at a price that is half or more of a similar RCCL sailing. They gave me Diamond status immediately, and have a standard 10% discount for active military and veterans. I got a balcony stateroom on their brand new World America for 50% the cost of an inside stateroom on RCCL’s newest ship. If MSC keeps this up, I can’t see going back to RCCL.
We switched from RC to MSC add well. Very accurate review
I'm happy to hear your unbiased review of the two companies. MSC gets a lot of negative press, but I adore them. Last year was my first time cruising, so I had nothing to go by except the itinerary. A trip from the UK to Rio sounded amazing. It was, and I fell in love with MSC Presozia. So, this year, I have booked another trip, this time to the Canaries. MSC Virtuosa is a much bigger ship but looks equally beautiful. The trip is in 6 days so am very excited. The draw this time was boarding and disembarking from my home town of Southampton. The 10-hour flight from Rio was too much for me, so to find this trip was a huge bonus. Loved hearing your views on the company.
There was no better experience than my Yacht Club cruise on the Seascape.
I'm from the UK. Have sailed MSC 4 times in the last 18 months, they have all been brilliant.
Got 2 more booked including World America. Can't wait.
MSC is my favorite!!! I will be diamond after my next cruise
We switched from Disney to MSC in 2023, have done 5 cruises MSC since our first test run and found it to be amazing for the price. We love the Yacht Club which is often cheaper than a balcony on DCL, and have found that MSC seems to be really focused on improving their product.
I agree....have been on MSC several times and the same ships many times and I find them the best for me. Ocean Day is often the only stop I get off the ship and it is a delightful respite.
Ocean Cay is what an island stop should be, sun and sand, not overpriced extra cost bungalows.
Did my first MSC this labor day. Love it. It is now one of my top 4.
Yea! Me too ... we must be on the same sailing! ☺
BTW, I am going back on it, the same itinerary, in March. 🤗
@@ExtraordinaryLiving be going again in April. I guess we do love MSC. LOL
I traveled in Holland America for 5 years, took an MSC Seaside transatlántic 23 days cruise and love it. Went back for 2more 7 days caribbean cruises. Lo veía. Going back to MSC Seaside in Jan, Abril and October. Enjoy the diversity of Staff, super friendlyand willing to heló.
I love MSC went from Port Canaveral to the Bahamas. It was beautiful. Food was good. Comedian was so funny. It was just so much stuff to do. I can’t even remember all of it.😂
I take my first MSC cruise in two days. I booked MSC for many of the reasons you noted in your video.
Thank you for this information. As of now, Loyal to Royal, but now very destination driven. I will definitely look into MSC.
Like you, we used to cruise a lot with Royal Caribbean, but lately we have Cruise a lot more with MSC. We just came back from Norway with the MSC Euribia. Their activities in entertainment seem to be catching up with Royal Caribbean. Their services seem to have improved quite a lot over the years. We like how the ships look and we look forward to another MSC course
Thank you for this video!! People don't realize that MSC's growing presence is great for the cruise industry and its customers. Content creators who black balled MSC too early is part of why RCCL can getaway with reckless ideas & extreme over pricing
I agree! I had heard a lot about the terrible food, overcrowding, and subpar entertainment. However, recent reviews highlight significant improvements, which is one reason I’ve decided to give them a try in September. I hope RCL starts taking their competition more seriously.
[2] So my tip for everyone is this: concentrate your initial cruise-vacations with Royal Caribbean; get at least to Diamond level in the loyalty-programme; and THEN get status-matching on MSC, on Celebrity, on SilverSea, and any other cruiseline that gives matching status. It is like having a U.S. or Canadian passport; it takes you further faster without having to pay for visas in most countries....and then you can always get another country's passport if it particularly makes sense for your unique person circumstances.
Thanks for the tip but if I like MSC better than RCL, am not likely to use them as much, due to their ever-increasing prices. I think Celebrity's prices are even higher.
Nice original content. Very thoughtful.
Cruised a lot on Royal in the past but everything from their food to service is getting worse and prices keep going up. Had a broken sink in our cabin for 4 days and was told use the shower to wash hands and brush your teeth. Sprinkler pipe also leaked outside, and water came into our cabin and had to sleep with blowers on for days. I understand things happen, but a little compensation would have been nice from Royal. Previous cruise was also bad on Royal so a new cruise line will be in my future. Thanks for the tips about MSC.
Royal does keep getting worse. Such a shame.
We fired Carnival cruise lines and canceled all four of our upcoming cruises. We booked two cruises with MSC and will probably rebook another today.😊 now Carnival can raise all the prices they want and ban all the items they want.😊
Preach! I will never understand the sorrento’s hype - to each their own, but not my type of pizza
I too am Diamond on Royal, but have been in MSC, and, I don’t know, but ummm, looks like they giving RCCL a run for my money. I have been on the Seascape twice. Two years in a row. I have already booked my cruise for World America, and looking for another one for mid-next year. Their boats are gorgeous, I have never experienced any off prejudice from staff during the two times I’ve cruised. Food was good and entertainment was good. Their private island, absolutely love, love, love.. That lighthouse light show is awesome.. It’s quickly becoming my favorite, oh and let’s not forget their status matching.. My stairs from Royal pushed me up to their second to top tier. Let’s not forget how you gain your points.. Love that too..
I've been following MSC for some time now...they seem to be improving. We're big Holland America fans, but I can book a Yacht Club interior room for approximately the same cost as a Holland interior Have-it-All stateroom. Great video....subscribed!
And the YC will give you far more than a baseline HAL inside. It is a great choice, other perhaps than for regularly shorter y nights itineraries on MSC compared to the longer 10-14 nights ones usual on HAL.
Tks for sharing. Can I recommend u to try MSC Bellissima? It has very nice itineraries in Japan and around Taiwan area. The crew members are really awesome, and they offer Japanese, Chinese and western menus onboard as well. The Yacht Club on MSC is very nice:)
I've loved RCL ever since I first cruised on one of their Oasis Class ships. However, prices are indeed getting outrageous, especially the shorter cruises on the new Utopia ship. I decided to check out MSC after seeing what felt like impossibly low fares, compared to RCL and others. I decided to take the plunge and try their Yacht Club, which was the lowest-priced "ship within a ship" class that I could find. Such luxury classes on NCL and Celebrity were more than double the price for a similar class. I cannot wait for this Yacht Club experience in September!
[3] Postscript: comparing prices on new ships and mega-ships across fleets, we can see that MSC Cruiseline wins hands down for its amazingly low prices on what will be its biggest ship and the newest mega-ship in the world (c. April, 2025) . . . versus Royal Caribbean's Oasis Class ships and moreso the Icon Class ships. No one can dispute that the Icon Class is the biggest ever in the entire industry, but the prices are multiples of other cruiselines' prices. Even if you have plenty of spending power, it does not make sense to me to spend up to U.S.$1,000 per night (even for an Inside Cabin on the Icon Class mega-ships) when that same money can buy a WEEK on another ship in the same fleet.
Love snorkelling by the lighthouse with the giant turtle. My happy place.
I fell in love with msc
I like the style and crew
Royal Caribbean is getting to out of control on cost
I feel msc will be number one in cruise industry soon
Watch out carnival and Royal Caribbean
I love MSC because I love all things Italian. ☺
I sailed on many Royal ships buy my last 2 cruises on Royal were not acceptable. Even had a flooded cabin from a toilet leak and Royal did not care about us. I am looking for a new Cruise line also, never considered MSC but thank you I will try a MSC cruise right after my first Carnival cruise in Dec.
I went on my first cruise 3 years ago and wanted to try the big 4 (Carnival, MSC, Royal, NCL) and started with MSC due to its prices being the lowest. I left so happy I decided to not try anyone else, because if I had this much fun on the cheapest cruise line why ruin it. I've now been on 4 more cruises and am a customer for life for sure. After trying Yacht Club 2 trips ago it got even better. I just don't understand the negative stigma for MSC, its honestly the best vacations ive ever had.
I have sailed MSC twice and booked one more cruise. I would like to see them expand to Hawaii and South Pacific cruises. Things I did not like at least on the 2 sailings, smoking in non designated areas and no action taken by crew, less free food options, they have MDR and buffet. Too many children and not supervised by parents, would be ok if there was an 18+ area similar to Carnival serenity. They also push beverage and dining packages while on board
Princess has been my favourite line for years, but we are trying MSC for the first time this winter. I can’t wait!
After Princess or Celebrity you will be “surprised”. You have to pay for any additional/extra order in Main Dining Room, smell of sewer systems in your bathroom awful and room attendant will give you “an advice” to spill water behind the toilet to stop it! And this happens all over the ship! Chinese people are in the priority and second language on the ship’s announcement is Chinese again. A lot of drunk Asian people fighting and security guards keeps calm! Buffet is poor for variety of food but lines are long. If you are interested in our destination it was round trip Florida, Bahama, private island (which we skipped due to the wind without returning our money) from NYC. So, we’re back to Celebrity, Princess and HAL.
The yacht club is amazing
It sure is !!!! I was on msc seascape on Sept 28 cruise and we all stayed in the yacht club. Hands down the best. We hopped on because royal canceled our icon of the seas cruise due to mechanical issues. They're were like over 50 passengers from royal icon on msc. We're planning a msc cruise on world america in 2026 after we use the icon credit royal caribbean gave us
@@DA-if1ij nice! We did Grandiosa in the Med in April and are booked for this year spring break, Caribbean, I think on the Seascape. Maybe its the Seaside LOL. We did ICON in Feb 2024, it was great too, but very different experience. Enjoy it all!
I am sailing on RC soon, but for the value MSC is amazing.
Quality is more important! MSC doesn’t meet
@ My last MSC cruise was high quality!
After becoming RCI Diamond Plus they seemed to start nickel and diming everything. Went to MSC and Yacht Club. It’s not much more than RCI balcony and includes so much more. Love Ocean Cay, especially the YC area and restaurant. Not going back.
Also cruised with RCCL before and it was awesome. But this year we go on the Seascape. 11 nights cruise on balcony cabin costs less than a 7 night cruise in a seaview cabin on Icon for example. I can't imagine any kind of service or entertainment that would make up for such a difference. RCCL prices really shot through the roof and the dome over flat-earth past the pandemic.
RC diamond member who also has "jumped" ship to MSC. RC is just getting too expensive with its cutbacks and extra charges. And service is not what it used to be. MSC has come along way with its food and service, enough so it is my go to when I can.
The pizza on MSC is the best of all cruise lines. We have enjoyed all of our cruises on MSC. I cannot understand why people will pay 3 times the price to go on RC. We have a cruise booked for May 2025 on World America. The new MSC ship coming to Miami.
After having done both I can agree with the value of MSC, unfortunately my wife and I found the included food options MUCH worse than RC. The buffet was smaller with fewer options, and the MDH meals were not nearly as nice. They also have fewer options for specialty restaurants. The alcohol package was much cheaper on MSC though the internet is about the same cost and they lock you to the first device you register while RC lets you just turn off one device and then use another.
the food on MSC is not very good.......the Tribeca dinning room serves MRE's in my opinion...we have never had a good meal there
Food is very subjective I've only done three RCCL sailings but I found the buffet to be substandard with very limited choices and the mrd just fair, I prefer a more Mediterranean diet maybe that's why I like MSC so much@@v2the4
@@v2the4 I find the food has vastly improved over the last few years. My first MSC, the food was bad but now stacks up or surpasses RC. Dont remember the mdr food but it was okay.
For those saying the food was better. WOW.
MY MSC cruise. I sailed on Maraviglia
Food -
Most items were less than desirable. hotdogs and hamburgers were the stable we ate. (not including breakfast) Almost everyone who reviews MSC says the food is not great.
Mac n cheese had lemon in it (WHAT??). Everyone says it's European style. well, we are in America, and kids would not eat most of the kid-specific foods. Most of the food was bland. or just no flavor. The pizza was good. order with extra cheese and it makes it more like American pizza. I saw more food thrown away than it seems people ate. Maybe it's better now it's been 3 years.
The pasta was good but I can't eat that all day every day. Royal has so many options. no comparison.
Ship -
The ships are beautiful. Love how both smoking and non smoking areas on the pool deck have tables. Most ships are newer here in the US.
The water park area on our cruise had a wading pool which was nice. The water slides were nice. During our sailing, the water park was closed often.
Private island -
MSC's private island was nice but lacking shade. They have done a great job. Just was lacking compared to Royals.
Entertainment - it was ok. I'm not a fan of hearing Europeans sing American hits with an accent. Carnival does this too.
Royal is hands down the best when it comes to entertainment even over Disney. MSC had Cirque du Soleil. But shortly before my first cruise, they stopped performing.
Staff -
Staff on both has been friendly.
Driving home now from another msc cruise, I literally have zero negatives on my comment card.
I have only ever cruised with NCL, but after an atrocious experience with itinerary changes on our last cruise I am taking my loyalty elsewhere. There seems to be a disconnect between their customer service and management, which is a recipe for disaster. Our next cruise is booked on MSC, which offers basically the same things that originally brought me to NCL, and at a much lower price.
We veered away from NCL for a similar reason and bad service after doing 4 with them to start our cruising life. We have really enjoyed experiencing the other cruise lines. Have been on 4 others since including MSC. We do have another NCL booked for next year (mainly to use our cruise next deposits we purchased). MSC has its issues but well worth a try imo.
Might sail on MSC in 2025 once they home port in Galveston and since we're Platinum and they do loyalty match we will have to give it a try.
D+ at Royal and using msc more now. One thing I wish msc would improve on is the benefits offered for the status
I love msc
Same. I’m booked on a 2 week cruise on World America in May of 2025!
Love MSC for its options, also personally I find RC pools are way too small especially for the number of passengers their ships normally carry; MSC's pools for the one I have been to are way bigger and have more pools :)
Thanks for the information. I wondered if MSC was any good. We just got off a Princess cruise and were not impressed. If they take our status on Princess, I am sold.
No, MSC does not meet the Princess level ever
Thinking about dropping ncl for msc next cruise, time to change
researching for my first cruise. 3 or 4 nights in the Caribbean, Disney fan so would like to try that but $$$$ and I don't have kids. (which is why I checked Virgin also) I don't want Carnival or party type rides etc. but I do like to drink and have decent food. I sorta narrowed it down to Celebrity but still looking and may check MSC
We will be trying MSC in the near future. BUT...that pasta/spaghetti looked really dry
It sure did! LOL
Interestingly, I've noticed more videos with people talking up MSC Cruises recently. Makes me go hmmmm...
And they all say Royal has gotten more expensive, claiming they're booking MSC for $400 for a weekend. I just booked RC for the same price
I have 3 MSC cruise booked next year all in the Yacht Club
@@johnsledz8823yacht club is the best ❤
I’ve done 6 cruises total, all been MSC and I’ve loved them. Being British we know the brand well here. I’m going to give RC a go next year and see how I get on, but I already suspect I will stick to MSC as my go to. I love the European culture as it’s what I’m use to and you can’t beat them on price. I’m open to seeing what RC has to offer though.
I dont care for the short sailings but anything over 7 days is much better value. Give MSC a try.
Im scared to go on an MSC. My brother went on one with his spouse and they both said it was the worst food ever. Not just cruise food, just food period. Said people werre talking about it bt the pool and everything. They go on 6 cruises or so a year, so they know.
All this video did was convince me to stay with royal, thanks
I can't agree with the food comment! Great blog.
As a solo person looking to take a first cruise this December only affordable cruise I can find for a solo person is on NCL. Been hearing that NCL isn't as good anymore :(
Better then my neighborhood 🤣im dying
Ok! I'd say my unique experience to compare is an Oasis ship in Europe to the older Musica/Fantasia MSC classes, which of course are not an apples to apples comparison. Here are my conclusions as the particular items go:
Booking/Land services: RCI wins hands down. MSC used to be tricky if you don't use a good Travel Agent that works great with them. While RCI's website can also to be hit or miss, certainly they're more client oriented and you have more extra options ready to book from minute 0 of your experience. Lately MSC has improved, but still a long way from RCI.
Small charter group management: MSC incredibly does that like a science, while RCI seems not to be that used to the concept here in Europe. Having a group led by a tour leader seems not RCI's beach for some reason...
Embarkation/Debarkation/In transit operations: Technical draw. Here in Europe both companies are far dependent on what the any particular port's authority is able to provide. I've had great and ugly experiences with both companies.
Ship maintenance and cleanliness: MSC wins hands down by a huge KO! Any 5 years old RCI ship will feel like a 15 years old MSC one if not worse. Maybe the fact that MSC is such a 300 years in business cargo transportation line makes them to do such a very impressive job of ship maintenance and cleanliness. You'll see people making preventive and repairing operations plus cleaning all over the place on your MSC sailing. Sadly not so much on RCI.
Safety: Technical draw. They purchase safety personnel from basically same businesses here in Europe. RCI has some more visible uniformed agents, while MSC does the job sort of more quietly, but when needed they magically appear like from nowhere!
Cabins: I'll give here an edge to RCI, but one can't to compare such an Oasis ship with a 90-125k gross tonnes ship, really.
Buffet offering: Again, it is a clear RCI win, but again; size matters. You can't have an as large option palette on a 90k gross tonnes ship compared to a 225k gross tonnes one. Bear in mind also that, at least on European sailings, by design the buffet is your last chance to have a dinner on MSC, once while in holidays the Europeans enjoy mostly a sit down restaurant, so the MSC buffet is less varied by design and not by a bug that needs fixing. They have improved somewhat lately on that as well. Food quality is basically on par once they obtain ingredients from the very same ports authorized businesses and preparation is basically same 4* EU land hotel standards.
MDR offerings: Here MSC wins hands down with a huge KO. Simply it is a far more civilized and refined environment. Surely you'll be surrounded by hundreds of people, but basically no waiters entertainment (other than for Baked Alaska night dance), no pestering to purchase dinning packages or other extras, little pestering for photos, and the likes. It is quite like going to a nice, while still relaxing, land restaurant at home. Food trends to the European comfort food instead of American one on RCI. Dishes are less salty in average and desserts less sugary in average as well. No coffee served at table on European sailings. Same ingredients from same vendors here in Europe and same 4* EU land hotel standards on preparation.
Bar service: Technical draw. It can to be hit or miss in both lines. MSC drinks, even the non alcoholic ones seem to have such a "soul" of their own. Coffee and coffee drinks are far better at MSC though by a huge KO.
Shore excursions: MSC wins here by KO at least here in Europe. Surely you'll get the same hit or miss excursions from the very same local vendors on both lines... But you'll get the MSC ones at sometimes half the price of an RCI one. While when on RCI I tend to look at independent providers or I tend to simply do my own thing, on MSC their shore excursion program is sometimes the most competitive one in offer, even when contacting the same local vendors that serve them for their private services! This is for me one of the biggest MSC advantages!...
Entertainment: Huge RCI win by KO, but again: 225k gross tonnes ships compared to MSC smaller and older ones. They're not at same level. RCI can to give you some once in a lifetime moments like the aqua or the ice shows. MSC used to excel on evening lounge music entertainment though.
Other services: MSC has a better logo shop. RCI seems more attractive as kids entertainment goes. The gyms are usually better at MSC. I don't normally use other services so I won't give a note on them.
I hope I have helped! Once they're more similar than different I'd say that price matters. And while at least for us Europeans MSC is no longer "that" so affordable line, they're regularly on the low side of the pond especially on those out of season cruises, hence my preference, but you can go well on both companies. Have a wonderful day!
I went on msc Europa. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 From me
MSC has made cruising more affordable for us
What was that Anthillies itinerary please? Thank you!
Once you go yacht club you never go back😂
My first cruise with MSC is Nov 3rd and it's Yacht Club. I am excited and it was the same price as a regular balcony on Utopia of the Sea that I took in Aug
@@remoorepharmd it’s great! You will actually have space. Our family at times had whole pool to ourselves. Also the service in yc areas are better than standard ship areas
Also, claimed about boarding in different ports. Royal does that in Europe too 😂😂
Prices prices, I did the same. Two MSC cruises this year
Price is the main reason to try MSC. I enjoyed their private island, esp the lighthouse, much more than Coco Cay. But to say the food is on par is a big exaggeration. Even the pizza, which I found to be too salty, was a disappointment. I expected an improvement from an Italian cruise line. The ships are beautiful, almost on par with Celebrity's newer ships. But the amenities of the loyalty program will keep me saying on Royal, even with MSC's status match to Diamond. I hope MSC keeps improving.
I am RC diamond and the perks just are not equal to the costs of reaching it. Limited lounge, small discounts on add on packages arent cutting it.
Yeah, I meant MSC matched me to their Diamond status, but there’s not much to it.
I like royal Caribbean
MSC Seaside was the worst cruise we've been on in 30 years. It "wasn't possible" to accommodate my wife's wheelchair in the MDR. Food sucked and entertainment was so-so. I'll GLADLY pay more for RC
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Two Questions: 1. How is MSC for Families with Teens ... 2. How are they with dietary needs? I have celiac and struggled on Royal to feel safe
They are very family friendly, our teens frequent the organised clubs. I am also coeliac and eat very well. There is a separate gluten-free kitchen, and I get a personal waiter who is trained in coeliac safe dining.
@@andreamargaretlockhart75 Yes, that is the norm on MSC. They really know how to deal with dietary needs, the most strange that may feel for many. I have a strong shellfish allergy and it has been always wonderful, but bear in mind that sometimes they forgive your special needs request on booking times, so the first thing one should to do like I do when one embarks is to contact the M'd to ask for their assistance, and here we are: At my time usually the "special" waiter is near my table when I come and I'm the first one giving an immediate order, or if they have a large group they can pick my order at breakfast in the MDR the proper day morning.
We bailed also.
The BIG exception here I believe is the MSC Opera.. operating in canary islands right now.. more akin to a Ferry boat.. food nasty and cold, ship old and dated, staff worn out and long lines for Everything.. elevators bars buffet and getting off the "ship", and entertainment non existent ! Living on pizza for a week not my idea of a cruise.
Video sounds like a paid ad. 😄 I'm about to go on my second MSC cruise. I chose it because it was REALLY cheap, but I was not particularly impressed on my last cruise. And looking for cruises in 2025, the prices I see are similar to Royal Caribbean.
You talked about how much better priced then you claimed 5% was a huge savings 😂 The two don’t add up.
I highly recommend avoiding MSC. I kept my DND light on pretty much constantly as i didnt want anyone messing with my stuff. Well a few days in i get a call from the front desk saying they have to have housekeeping in my room so when i go to eat just turn the light off so they can go in. Thats exactly what i did and when i got back i turned the light back on. The next morning i get woke up by security knocking on my door and he goes through all my luggage and dirty clothes looking for something, i assume drugs, and after they didnt find anything they clean my room. It was horribly embarrassing and upsetting to be treated like a criminal when i did nothing wrong. They apologized but said this is just their policy. Why couldnt they have just talked to me? They couldve asked me what time could they come to my room or something. I did what the front desk guy told me. Im so embarrassed i wont leave my cabin until we get back to port. First and last MSC cruise for me.
Did a 25-day transatlantic, my room stewart said by MSC policy they must clean the room every 3 days. I agreed and played by the rules the young man cleaned the room every 3 days I don't like to overwork anyone but I also have nothing to hide. Also I talked to a security officer about the policy they said it has a lot to do with drug smuggling and also people doing self-harm and not being able to assist them in a timely manner.
Was this a sponsored video?
MSC is cheap and has good pizza. The ship was nice too. But the food overall was subpar.
If you are a person of color, you better have alot of patience and thick skin. We were treated horrible on the Seascape. We did not believe all the videos saying the staff and most cruisers were prejudiced. The White American cruisers were fine. The Asians cruisers and most if the White staff were horrible. We would be the first at the bar and get ignored. We were constantly skipped . We decided to go to a different bar. It was the same behavior. They did not want to serve us in the restaurants. We were dressed nice, well spoken and kind. We watched everyone around us get spectacular service. We are willing to try it again but a different ship. If it happens again, I will be very irritated. If we wanted to put up with racism and prejudice, we would have stayed home in Kansas. We normally cruise Royal. The Seascape was a beautiful ship and the food was good when they brought it to us hot. It got to the point that we did not trust the food coming out. We stayed at the buffet.
Same treatment on msc seaview out of Barcelona. crew asking if my ladies hair was real (it is real and natural).
I'm sorry you had such a terrible experience. No one should be treated this way. How awful to ruin someone’s vacation.
Most cruise ships, airlines, hotels/resorts etc....are like that, and the staff base their opinions on people based on their previous experience with other passengers of the same ethnic background, unfortunately.
Almost everyone walks around with preconceived ideas about all kinds of people on past experiences. Everyone does it in one way or another, but may never show it.
I’ve heard this a number of Times about msc
So sorry you had this experience. I love msc however will never get on seascape again. Seashore and meraviglia so much better. I think it starts at the top and crew follow.
My two reasons for leaving RCCL for MSC... First reason is price ,,, RCCL has totally lost their mind when it comes to pricing compared to MSC affordable prices... Second reason is ,,, I absolutely hate how RCCL F-cked up Coco-Cay with the over crowding and nickle & diming you for everything on Coco-Cay. I hope MSC NEVER, EVER RUIN OCEAN-CAY THE WAY RCCL RUINED COCO-CAY
“Contrary to many, I like the food.” As you said, you like the food but their food is generally thought to be subpar. Their prices are also not nearly as good as they use to be and are approaching, and sometimes surpassing, Royal Caribbean’s prices.
Also, the pasta dish you showed looked inedible.
Nice video! Please… can you please tell me where this is at? 2:11 which island is that?
Martinique!
@@CruiseBlogGuide thank you! It’s on my bucket list now
RC is very overrated. I just took my last RC cruise after just 2 cruises with them. Second cruise with them felt like too much of the same despite different ships. Food in the main dining is average to mediocre, buffet is terribly crowded and the water parks and other kid activities are not for us. Their itineraries are also tired. How many times can you go to Nassau and Cozumel?
I left RCCL and NCL too . I have a bad experience with them. Rude passengers! The kids are jumping on the table at the buffet and the mother of the kids are giving bad look to those who stare at her children behaving badly.
How is NSC with solo
Onboard MSC’s Meraviglia Class ships and newer ones-like the MSC Meraviglia, Bellissima, Grandiosa, Virtuosa, Euribia, World Europa, and soon-to-be World America-you’ll find cabins specifically designed for solo travelers. Yes, these cabins are smaller than the ones made for two people, but the savings more than make up for the size. Some of the cheapest cruises I’ve ever taken have been in these solo cabins, and honestly, for the price I’ve paid, I’ve got no complaints. It’s a smart way to cruise if you don’t need all the extra space.
@@laughremixsquad sweet🎉
MSC Food > Royal's Food
Dissing on RC yet showing video of RC’s private island… classic.
MSC is turning into the new walmart of the seas. Yeah, it's cheaper, but that just means it's attracting the novice cruisers that's been plaguing carnival.
It attracts European’s as that’s where the cruise line is from. Remember, it might be new to the American market, but we’ve been using them for years over on this side of the pond.
I Strongly disagree, MSC isn't a comparison to Carnival at all.
I was on Seascape last week, and saw no Carnival activities
It’s key, no such thing as a K.
MSC: mostly shitty cruise!! If you like an adult beverages 30-40 minutes apart, and that's only if you get in line immediately after your first order, this is the cruise line for you!!! Private cruise island is a clump of sand in the Bahamas.
Retitle this video "Why I left Albertsons/Safeway/Kroegers/FredMeyer for Walmart groceries." Many shared points there.
Not even close Frank.
The only good thing about an MSC cruise is that it’s “cheap” apart from that it’s pretty poor quality
Honest question, would you recommend that someone should go on it at least once to say that they have experienced it?
@kaylaibanez6134 yes you can go on it for the experience. Its good overall.
Get what you pay for
MSc is not bad having tried it I would rank it 2nd best after virgin voyages, then holland america and lastly NCL from the 4 lines I have tried
@@kaylaibanez6134 it depends what you want mate if good food and good entertainment is what you are looking for I’d go somewhere else but that’s just in my experience
Msc cruise food is trash
3:46 well… it was an industrial waste land technically before they built it.. just as they are dredging to create a tiny island beside it for vvip. Everything was built right down to that lighthouse being a picture spot 😅 i am intrigued by the status transferring though i would skip any itinerary with this stop.
Holland America fan, best for singles and like a fine hotel. No kids, waterslides or angry parents!