Unfortunately, this deal has expired 14 June 2022.
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Posted 28 May 2022
7 night MSC cruise balcony deal - Atlantic Coast inc Bilbao - 2 Adults sharing £680 (£340pp) @ Cruise Nation
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MSC Virtuosa | 7 nights
18th & 25th June 2022
Southampton - La Rochelle - Bilbao - La Coruna - Le Havre - Southampton
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The incredible MSC Virtuosa’s namesake comes from the word virtuoso, meaning someone highly skilled in music. Each deck will, in fact, be named after a different musical instrument. This new cruise ship will be one of the two largest in MSC Cruises’ fleet, along with her sister ship MSC Grandiosa. MSC Virtuosa gives guests the best experience with its expanding digital offer, spearheaded by MSC for Me and their virtual personal cruise assistant, Zoe
18th & 25th June 2022
Southampton - La Rochelle - Bilbao - La Coruna - Le Havre - Southampton
Add Premium Drinks from just £28pp per day
FREE Grats included
The incredible MSC Virtuosa’s namesake comes from the word virtuoso, meaning someone highly skilled in music. Each deck will, in fact, be named after a different musical instrument. This new cruise ship will be one of the two largest in MSC Cruises’ fleet, along with her sister ship MSC Grandiosa. MSC Virtuosa gives guests the best experience with its expanding digital offer, spearheaded by MSC for Me and their virtual personal cruise assistant, Zoe
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33 Comments
sorted byI literally just completed one yesterday on this actual ship (their Nordic Fjords cruise) and I would say it is a good entry point for sure. If you treat it like an upend version of a holiday camp is the best way I could describe it. The meals in the main restaurants were great and the buffet was really good. The pools are varied and although not to my taste, there was a lot of activities throughout the ship across the day. My room was meticulous and the crew were really helpful and friendly. Although tea, coffee, fruit juice and water are free if you can find a deal with a drinks package I would recommend it for sure. Excursions cost a bomb though so recommend arranging yourself if possible.
We complained multiple times on board and they said sorry we can't help you or do anything, ring MSC Customer service when you get home. We rang them and they told us to write an email...sent over an email and got a standard response just blaming covid for bad service...my email wasn't even acknowledged. (edited)
agree , msc are the ryanair of cruise lines.....costa are the worst at sea followed by msc, both are down at the bottom of the ratings then a huge gap to the rest.
Hmm this is interesting. I've done plenty of cruises... Just off Symphony of the Seas and I know this will be absolutely nothing like it but I was considering MSC Opera. Now.... I know they are very very VERY different but I'm getting the Opera for £300 for 7 nights. Is it really that bad that it's not worth £45pp per night?
MSC are not too bad at all- this price is amazing, p&o are my personal favourite but for sure MSC would be fine
Not many cruises are-unless you pay extra. This is still an amazing deal (edited)
MSC accept a fit to fly antigen test at home (not NHS).
You just do the test at home upload a photo of the result and a doctor sends you a certificate simple and costs around £11.
Not sure if they will offer at port for a fee but it will not be £11 so best to do your own.
MSC do also require you to show proof of insurance with covid protection, if you don't have this you can purchase at port.
Does one pay for sandwiches then?
With MSC, like with other lines I see they require a negative test result upon boarding. Recently I went with Princess and you could do that at the port, for a fee - can you do it at the port with MSC or do they insist on you getting one done at a pharmacy etc?
Thanks
This cruise is a lot more expensive from them though
£300 for 7 nights, where is it available for this price? I may have a look
We had a similar experience with this company..1st cruise with them December 2017. We had to complain about a lot of things. Buffet food could have been much better.. the on board entertainment was good and the other facilities too.
Well it would've been bad due to Covid. All cruises had the same long queues, and quite right too. I'd rather queue than my or our my family's health to be compromised.
I have no idea if I am honest. They ask it is done max 48 hours before and you have a certificate to support it. I work in the city and luckily had somewhere that did that so I had mine the day before. (edited)
A bit racist, lumping a whole nation into a cruise experience. Our country and many others can be just as rude tbh. My friend said Royal Carribbean were just as bad. She was on 2 last year.
Alcohol
Plus, you’ll only get basic drinks like tea coffee water and a few fruit juices
But this is an absolutely cracking deal (edited)
Thank you
Agreed but their MSC prices in general are outstanding 👌
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£55 per person at the port if no confimation of a negative test/
Never queued on our Princess cruise from Southampton last October. In fact, I read hundreds of cruise reviews and haven’t seen queuing come up as an issue. MSC cruises round the Med usually have the opposite issue as Italians don’t queue, they just push in.
I've booked with them a few times. Note that the price you pay is usually higher than in the list as they don't include the port fees. They will call you back and give you the final price, this is when you notice it is higher than expected. Can't remember how much it adds, maybe 10-15% :/