We sailed on the MSC Meraviglia to The Bahamas in early August 2021.
Our aft balcony stateroom was located on Deck 11, at the very back of the ship.
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Our room had two beds that were converted to one larger bed.
Both sides of the bed had an end table with a single shelf
and a wall-mounted bedside lamp and adjustable reading lamp.
A cushioned headboard helped make sitting up in bed to read, watch TV, or play games
much more comfortable.
And, underneath the bed, there was a good amount of space for storing luggage.
Our room had a sofa that was converted into a bed for our JellyBean and it remained converted
for our entire cruise.
While the bed didn’t take up too much space, it did mean we never had a sofa available
in the room.
The balcony for our room included two chairs and a footrest that could also be used as
a small table.
Since our room was located at the very back of the ship, the balcony had a bit more space
than previous balconies we’ve experienced.
It’s worth noting that the aft balconies don’t have complete privacy due to the design
of the ship.
Passengers in higher balconies can see the end portion of all of the balconies below.
Our bathroom was located near the entrance to the room and was quite small, like most
cruise ship bathrooms.
The sink area was located in one of the corners
and a cabinet located underneath the sink provided some space for storing toiletries.
The sink countertop extended to the adjacent corner where there were two drinking glasses
and some wall-mounted shelves for more storage.
Opposite the sink, the bathroom included a standard cruise ship shower with a glass enclosure.
Inside the shower, dispensers with shampoo and shower gel were available.
A couple of towel racks were mounted on the bathroom wall for hanging items to dry.
Our room’s closet was located next to the converted sofa bed, which made the closet
a bit awkward to access.
The closet was also quite a bit smaller than what we’ve had on previous cruises, especially
since there was no other storage space for clothes in the room.
Half of the closet was a space for hanging clothes.
And the other half of the closet included some shelves, a couple of drawers, and a safe
that could be locked with a personal code.
Across from the bed, our room had a desk with a large mirror.
The desk area also had a chair and wastebasket;
a small refrigerator with a mini-bar available for purchase;
a phone that displayed the current date and time;
two Type B outlets;
two Type F outlets and a USB Type A charging outlet;
a wall-mounted organizer for storing papers, magazines, and other items;
and a flat screen television that was mounted in clear view of the bed.
The TV had options for “Live TV,” “MSC for Me,” and “Video On Demand”
and the home screen conveniently displayed the current date and time.
The “Live TV” section had an extremely limited number of channels available,
with about a dozen channels for safety and voyage information;
a few channels for different versions of CNN, as well as Turner Classic Movies, TBS, Tru TV,
and Tooncast;
and a virtual porthole channel.
The “Video On Demand” section had a library of content, including movies available for purchase.
Please take note that the “Video On Demand” library included an “XXX Adult” category
that displayed pornographic images of the movies that were available.
We’ve censored the images, but MSC did not.
So, if you have children on board, you may want to keep the TV remote well-hidden.
The entrance to the room included a few coat hooks;
the room’s thermostat;
switches to signal “Do Not Disturb” or “Make Up Room” to the room attendant;
the room’s main light switches, which required our room key to be inserted for the lights
to turn on;
and a full-length mirror.