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teething problems
Reviewed By: ashley, shoreham on 16th Jun 2009
Cruise Line: MSC Cruises	Times cruised before: 3-5
Cruise Ship: MSC Fantasia	Sailed: December, 2008
Destination: Mediterranean	Age: 56-65

this was a maiden voyage on this very large ship. Good points: cabin, communal facilities, restaurant food, staff bad points: embarkation from Genoa was appalling. It took 4 hours to get on board. Genoa is a ferry port. It cannot handle the number of passengers. Neither can it's small airport handle the simultaneous disembarkation of such a large ship. The cafeteria was always overcrowded and food not replenished efficiently. The tipping procedures were awful. Most of the passengers were queueing on the last day to cancel the otherwise automatic and overgenerous payment. On- board bar prices were expensive cf lines where payment in sterling is the norm.
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