MSC Magnifica, MSC Cruises

I have just returned from a cruise around Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Dubrovnik on MSC Magnifica. We stopped at some beautiful spots. I feel the ship could have been more helpful in giving people who didn't wish to go on official excursions information as to how to get to the various attractions on there own. I assume the reason they don't is so that people will pay the inflated price of official trips. I really enjoyed the cruise. The ship is kept in lovely condition by the many staff most of whom seem happy in their job and are more than happy to assist you. Unfortunately as with any cross section of society there are some ignorant and apparently unhappy staff who will do as little as possible with ill grace. As for the food. The formal dining is a lovely civilised experience where the buffet is a "free for all" at peak periods. I found the food to be of a good standard but be aware when getting hot food in the buffet, it will get cold whilst you stand in the various queues to add to it. Service in the formal dining room was excellent. When you consider the kitchens are putting out 8,000 meals a day you will be amazed at the consistency and quality. We had an inside cabin which was in good condition and tastefully furnished. The cabin staff were excellent and kept the room spotlessly clean. Public areas were often extremely busy and noisy. I can see the advantage of having a balcony cabin. In terms of improvements I would have liked more detailed maps on the interactive TV advising as to where we were and what we were seeing as we sailed passed. It would also have been useful to have clocks maybe in the lift areas. We had 5 time changes on this cruise so this would have been especially useful

Amazing new ship MSC! the use of glass, mirrors, halogen lights and star lights throughout give the ship a wow factor! Amazing choice of food and amazing itinerary. Ignore any negatives reviews and book a balcony room and watch dolphins swim past. Amazing hard working staff could not do enough, so polite and became good friends. Gold trimmings on pictures, mirrors and coffee tables in our en-suite room. Izmir a bustling market bazaar town near Konak square, Istanbul is a must see especially the Blue mosqu and grand bazaar. We spent 4 hours there and only saw 1/4 of it! Katakolon very pretty, restful and relaxing-with the ships length longer than town and beach!! Good selection of shops, tavernas and clean sandy beaches. Dubrovnik was so rugged,clean and clear blue sea. The Royal theatre had star lighting, quality music and back ground was magnifica! The 22 hour buffet is amazing, i will definitely book again as they have great offers.Could have done with translations in 4 languages to every announcement! MSC Magnifica overall was amazing and Magnifica.!!!