MSC Magnifica, MSC Cruises

We have been on this ship twice this year-both booked through Kevin Cook at Iglu- as it is such fun onboard (especially if you like to dance and join in games!) With a young, fun entertainmanet team who will encourage you to join in but not force you! We enjoyed the hypnosit show- he was very skilled. We found the food is fine with quite a lot of Italian style offerings which is to be expected with an Italian company. The ship offers a lot in the way of bars but only one (of two) main dining rooms and one speciality Asian one which is pretty average. I love the staff but of course if you go around grumpy you wont get the same experience as if you are friendly and smile a lot! There are moaners on the ship but really - I think this ship is excellent value for the money paid.

Embarking was fine and the ship was great, But the food was mostly cold and not to much to choose from except breakfast good selection but warm or cold food. As my wife is in a wheelchair we managed to get off in La Corona but trouble getting back on as the gangway was steps so my wife had to side step up then they carried the wheelchair up on board and as a amputee (leg) she found it distressing. when we reached Le Verdon-sur-Mer we did not even get off as it was a similar gangway. We went to the reception and complained but was told in Corona it was a Sunday and have to have what the port supplied but we have been there twice with P&O and had no problem at all. They said the same with the France port that it was what the port supplied. As for the entertainment if you like opera and classical music you would love it but as we don't, we did not once go to the theatre, the other entertainment the music and singing was very poor, as for the entertainment team the games and quizzes they done was OK for kids at Butlins. Over all the cabin was fine and the ship very clean, although there was some D&V on board from the chicken curry. The staff where very good and some friendly. Disembarking was very good. I am sorry to say we will not cruise with MSC again.