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What no coffee? |
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Reviewed By: Hudson, Harrogate on 7th Feb 2010
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| Cruise Line: MSC Cruises |
Times cruised before: 10+ |
| Cruise Ship: MSC Opera |
Sailed:
October,
2009 |
| Destination: Transatlantic |
Age: 65+ |
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Opera - We took a transatlantic cruise on this ship from Venice to Rio De Janeiro in October/November 2009 and were very impressed with the cleanliness and superb decor of the ship, shows, cabin and excursions. The only let down was the selection of food in the dining room. Although chicken, fish and steak could be ordered every night, the food on the theme nights (every night) gave restricted options and not, quite frequently, to our taste. There was no theme night for Great Britain and when we enquired of the staff why we had not been included they replied that Britain encompassed all the different menus. However, Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding was never on the menu. Also, no jug of water was allowed on the table for dinner or lunch. You had to buy bottles which were placed on the table. Not very elegant. However, you could have a jug of water on the table for breakfast if requested, presumably for the clientele to take their tablets. The other main gripe was the fact that coffee after lunch and dinner had to be paid for and no tea and coffee making facilities in the cabins. The shows were excellent particularly considering that there were so many mixed nationalities, offering a well rounded cultural and modern programme. However, we would highly recommend a cruise on MSC even though one has to pay extra for water and coffee at all times apart from breakfast.
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| Main Dining Room/Fish avoiding pasta as much as possible. | | Entertainment |  |
| The Opera nights were superb but we did not care for the the Brazilian Kick Box Dancers | | Shore Excursions | |
| Buzios was the most lovely place we visited but Recife was not to our taste. | | Staff | |
| Jac, our table waiter, and his assistant, could not do enough for us. Very helpful and attentive and appeared to enjoy his job. | | Children's Facilities | n/a |
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| We played golf or deck shuffle board every sea day with other passengers and thoroughly enjoyed it. | | Cabins | |
| Our cabin was very well appointed and loved the balcony apart from when the couple in the next cabin smoked on their balcony, which was forbidden. | | Overall Rating | |
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