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Posted 8 June 2023
2 Adults *Full Board* 7 Night MSC Virtuosa Cruise (£460pp) Southampton to France & Spain 15th October = £920 @ SeaScanner
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Good price for a 7 Night MSC Cruise x2 Adults (Inside cabin)
Departing from Southampton on October 15th 2023, Total £920
£460 per person, that works out to £66 per day and includes:
Full Board (All meals)
Activities
Daily Entertainment
Port fees and taxes
Gratuities
10 Dining Venues & 21 Bars to explore. Amazing onboard activities for all age groups including; Aqua Park, Full Sized Bowling Alley, 4D Cinema and much more. Around the clock entertainment for all age groups. Unwind and rejuvenate with state of the art spa and gym facilities. Regular meets with other solo travellers...And so much more
The brand new MSC Virtuosa, one of the two largest in MSC Cruises’ fleet, offers a breadth of on-board facilities seen with her sister-ships across the ever-expanding MSC Cruises' fleet. This amazing ship boasts two brand new Cirque du Soleil at Sea shows which were created exclusively for MSC Cruises' guests, the latest technology with the innovative MSC for Me and digital assistant, Zoe and an unprecedented choice of dining venues to suit all tastes.
Hang out by the pool, experience illusions displayed on the promenade’s gigantic digital dome roof, visit the amusement park or see a dazzling Broadway number. During a cruise onboard MSC Virtuosa you can choose from a broad range of activities for the whole family.
Experience live music, theme parties, nightclubs, casino and Las Vegas inspired shows every night in the theatre.
Polar Aqua park, including three water slides and sport complex, is open from morning to night.
Expect to enjoy a wide range of Mediterranean food experiences - a choice of 10 dining venues promises something special for every taste!
The pool deck is designed in two areas with pools among the largest at sea.
Departing from Southampton on October 15th 2023, Total £920
£460 per person, that works out to £66 per day and includes:
Full Board (All meals)
Activities
Daily Entertainment
Port fees and taxes
Gratuities
10 Dining Venues & 21 Bars to explore. Amazing onboard activities for all age groups including; Aqua Park, Full Sized Bowling Alley, 4D Cinema and much more. Around the clock entertainment for all age groups. Unwind and rejuvenate with state of the art spa and gym facilities. Regular meets with other solo travellers...And so much more
The brand new MSC Virtuosa, one of the two largest in MSC Cruises’ fleet, offers a breadth of on-board facilities seen with her sister-ships across the ever-expanding MSC Cruises' fleet. This amazing ship boasts two brand new Cirque du Soleil at Sea shows which were created exclusively for MSC Cruises' guests, the latest technology with the innovative MSC for Me and digital assistant, Zoe and an unprecedented choice of dining venues to suit all tastes.
Hang out by the pool, experience illusions displayed on the promenade’s gigantic digital dome roof, visit the amusement park or see a dazzling Broadway number. During a cruise onboard MSC Virtuosa you can choose from a broad range of activities for the whole family.
Experience live music, theme parties, nightclubs, casino and Las Vegas inspired shows every night in the theatre.
Polar Aqua park, including three water slides and sport complex, is open from morning to night.
Expect to enjoy a wide range of Mediterranean food experiences - a choice of 10 dining venues promises something special for every taste!
The pool deck is designed in two areas with pools among the largest at sea.
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Edited by a community support team member, 8 June 2023
55 Comments
sorted byWe’ve been on this ship twice. Once out of school holidays (June 22) which was fantastic and once in school holidays (Oct 22) and it was awful. The ship, staff, food etc were fantastic but the passengers were shocking. Kids as young as 4 walking around the ship on their own at 11pm, groups of teenagers causing trouble, passengers so drunk they were fighting and got kicked off the ship, kids playing football in the corridor outside rooms at gone 11pm and I could go on. We took our two children with us aged 5 and 8 so I know kids can be kids but this was another level and the parents were too busy drinking to notice. We like a drink also but this was couldn’t stand up and being sick in the lift and staircases drunk. Read the reviews on trip advisor from Oct 22 and there’s loads of reviews similar to mine so I’m not the only one to have noticed.
In June from parking up we were on the ship within 20 minutes having a drink in the bar however in October it took us 3 hours of queuing due to the passenger numbers just to get on the ship.
Unfortunately the cheap deals in school holidays attract the wrong kind of passengers. If you’re happy with this then book as this is a good deal for a fantastic ship.
I appreciate the money is an issue for many. But for me the other big issue is the experience. Not only do you pay a lot more, but you then have a crap experience because everything is at capacity (or worse people lose the plot when they holiday with their kids). It’s one of the reasons I packed in several nice hols before my eldest hit 5.
Reading your experience has put me off now
(Especially when you mentioned your kids ages, mine are the same).
£1324 with the drinks package for two in the lowest price inboard rooms (edited)
Water, juices, tea, coffee, morning hot chocolates are all included.
Drinks are expensive, but the occasional one won't cost you anywhere near £58 per night.
Positives: great ship, inclusive Graduites. MSC is good for entertainment.
We are going RCI in October and have booked MSC for February half term so I think it good. We do not really drink and what we had paid for its about UK pub prices for a cruise line its good value. Someone has mentioned free juices and this is only at breakfast ! We did have large family groups that were annoying but not bad enough to call anti social. You get what you pay for I have booked one week with drinks package for £1300 for three of us our RCI cruise though whilst 2 weeks is £1900 each with no drinks package and tips on top
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As it is very busy you needed to work out when places are quiet(early) and when people will be moving like going for dinner or to the show get there just before get a drink and then grab a seat.
We don't have kids so will avoid school dates, for families at the price you get a good holiday loads of other kids for yours to hang out with good facilities.
Is is realtively easy to get to the cruise terminal from the train or coach station? the main issue for me is getting to Southampton from the North West!
Also for regional options, there are cruises from closer ports that are getting decent rates.
if you have easy airport access.
if you can fly don't rule out those options, we have cheap flight to Copenahgen.
MCS embark at every port on the winter cruises so you can look at getting on at any of those if easier than getting to Southampton.
As you have a longish travel I would look at day before and overnight.
The train and National express stations are close enough to Horizon Terminal with 3 hotels on the way.
here is a google maps with the walk from the coach station to Horizon via hotels
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1) if it's off season (say January) the ship is almost empty (under 2k) and the experience is super good , no queues or need to even show cruise card after a few days : the staff tend to memorise you and can sit down in favourite seat and your favourite drink will likely turn up ahead of your ordering it
2) if it's more on season but still when UK schools are in it starts getting crowded (3-5k) , adult Brits are the worst offender here as can treat it a bit like a booze cruise and tbh even the 'classier' older adults are downright rude and nasty to all the staff, sometimes it's like a oldies care home full of entitlement the p and o crowd
3) if it's on season and schools are off, just forget it - (6k+) the worst kids and the worst adults, real 'feral kids bare hands in buffet dishes, parents pished to hell and several decks away from them'
4) ofc if it's off season and schools are in and you still bring your kids by taking them out of school, your a certain sort of scum anyway xD