We just got off the Meraviglia and you get what you pay for..we compare it to other lines we have traveled on like Royal Caribbean, Princess, Holland America, Celebrity, Norwegian, Carnival , Celebrity and the Queen Mary and Queen Victoria. Obviously the Cunard ships are in a class by themselves so that is not a fair comparison but Carnival and Royal Caribbean would be. The downside to the Meraviglia was much smaller balcony rooms, very average food except for bread and some soups..pizza was very good at buffet but the buffet was a zoo on sea days with no place to sit which we had never experienced before. There was also no free choices for food other than main restaurant or the buffet…they had specialty restaurants which you had to pay for.. you were assigned a table in the main restaurant so there was no free style dining which was OK but we prefer any time dining which other ships have The ship was always crowded and we read that the reason the MSC ships are less expensive is because they put more people per square inch on their ships and I believe that explains the constant bottle necks. The ship was quite lovely all be it is on the glitzy side and it had the usual row of shops and we found one refuge from the crowds in the chocolate shop where we found quiet and good coffee drinks. The top floors of the ship had an arcade and water rides so if you had kids they were accommodated which was a positive..the spa area for adults was also extremely nice and better than some ships we had been on. There was also one particular ethnic group who took over the ship…they jumped lines, got in front of you and pushed themselves onto already crowded elevator and talked very loud..everyone including the crew complained about them…that was also a new experience! In summation, if all the negative things mentioned don’t bother you that much, it is a good deal but we will probably pay a little more and go back to the other lines mentioned ,
Hahahaha Julie it's not fake. I live in NE Florida. They do exist.....and are seen everywhere. Not urban legend...lol. Come in all kinds of crazy sizes too. I'm originally from up North (NY/PA area) and rather come up against a bear than a gator any day. ;p
