So we are going to Civitavecchia On the MSC Meraviglia
That has a bit of a ring doesn’t it.
♫ “Civitavecchia Meraviglia” ♫
It sounds like a ABBA song
♫“Civitavecchia you’re near Rome!” ♫ [Laughter]
Ahoy cruisers!
Guess what. We have booked a brand-new cruise and we couldn’t be more exited.
Well… Kind of exited.
We have booked with MSC which is a first for us on the MSC Ver.. Merve.. Verme
[BEEP]
Let’s just have a quick look
[Italian accent] “Meraviglia”
So we are really excited as we have booked on the MSC Merve.. [laughter]
I literally can’t say it
Oh, my god, we are not this thick I promise you
Meraviglia. Its Italian so you must say it with an Italian flair.
Or in other words the MSC Wonder which sounds nice.
We found an amazing deal online and we saw on their website that they would match our
status if you were a new cruiser David decided to give them a call.
Yes, I called and they said they would give me 5% off
because we are silver on Disney Cruise Line.
So they matches us to Silver on MSC plus $50 on-board credit… or €50 sorry.
Oh! We were going to book the Aurora all-inclusive package.
Which means you get drinks, a massage
which we wouldn’t use are we are not really massage people.
And you get access to the spa
But it’s a pretty port intensive itinerary and I don’t think we would have used the
spa that much.
So, when I called up the agent on the phone said it worked out that it was cheaper for
us to not get the Aurora package.
And just get a balcony cabin with the Fantastica package which is a step up from the basic
Bella package.
And buying the drinks package separately saved us over £300.
Yeah! Have you ever phone a cruise line before and they have saved you money?
So, we got a 7-night cruise starting in Rome.
Chi…Chi…Chivichera or somewhere.
[BEEP]
You know, the Rome place… I will put it here on screen.
Chivachi… Chivachquevicqua??
We are going to have a nightmare trying to find the port.
Can you imagine us in Italy? We be saying “We are going to Chivi-Chiquvita”
Chiqu-Chique-Chita
♫ “Chiquitita” ♫
All I can think of is that ABBA song.
So, we start of in Rome. Civitavecchia.
Then it goes to Sicily, then Malta, then back up to Spain where we visit Barcelona.
Then Marcie, then Genoa, then back down to Naples.
It’s odd that we start in Rome and finish in Napes
But it is only about an hour and a half journey from Rome to Naples anyway.
Yes, we will take the train back to Rome.
And for the MSC Meraviglia is has cost us only £1000
So only £500 each!
So that about $700 all together?
For a week, including drinks which is an absolute bargain.
And for us it’s only a 2 hour flight away
We live near Stanstead in the UK.
But…
We have some worries now.
So, the price was amazing, brand new ship
but we have read reviews and we are concerned about them.
We have found a lot of people complain about the dining and service on-board.
So, we wanted your opinion on what to expect
as after reading all these reviews we are getting worried now.
I know we are not ones that will just go by reviews
because we know you must experience something yourself to see if you like it or not.
So, we will obviously have our own opinion.
And we are planning to make a 4K tour video,
and planning to film all the port as well.
And doing a vlog every day, so watch out for that.
The problem we are having is because it is a new ship we don’t know what to expect.
I am just looking online on Cruise ‘Cricket’
I have just put MSC Reviews... Bad.
The first line is “MSC Don’t Believe the Bad Reviews”.
“Don’t Be Put Off by The Bad Reviews”
“WORST CRUISE LINE, BAD SERVICE, BAD FOOD”
This is the thing we are concerned about is the bad reviews
so, we are putting a call out to anyone who has sailed on MSC to let us know your opinion.
We have watched loads of videos and it looks nice.
Most of the reviews have been about cold food.
But it is going to be cold in the buffet if you are walking around for 20 minutes
trying to pick your food.
This is a brand-new ship.
It feel like a more Americanize ship
It feels like the “greatest hits” of cruise lines.
Because it has the best of every cruise line in one ship.
Yeah, it has the outdoor screen, cinemas, a rope course, waterpark.
And it has a rear-view observation lounge like Royal Caribbean.
And, also has Cirque du Soleil on-board .
I can’t believe this also includes the Drinks Package also.
So, I am hoping, just hoping that it is going to be a brilliant cruise.
Because the ship looks amazing
We will post a link to the ship video below.
So, in the meantime check us out on Twitter
Our Twitter handles are here now.
And don’t forget to go to HonestCruising.com I have been posting stuff there during the week
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Until next time…
~~~~~HAPPY CRUISING~~~~~~