On June 12, 2025, I boarded the MSC Fantasia cruise departing from Galataport, Istanbul, for a 9-night, 10-day Aegean-Ad...riatic journey. Everything was fine up until I stepped on the ship using my extended green passport, which is valid until 2028. However, while heading to reception after boarding,
My family and I joined the MSC Divina Aegean & Mediterranean cruise departing from Kuşadası from May 26 to June 2, 2025.... Unfortunately, the experience fell far below our expectations. Despite the large number of Turkish passengers, the ship had only 7 Turkish-speaking staff members, and after the fi
After completing the MSC Divina cruise on October 7, 2024, I discovered tha...t my luggage lock had been broken during disembarkation. All the items I ha
We embarked on our first cruise with MSC Divina from Izmir on August 19, 2024, with high expectations, but it turned out... to be a major disappointment. If Turkish passengers are going to be ignored, why does MSC even accept bookings from Turkey? The food was terrible, and when we tried to book a tour
We are on the final day of our MSC Divina cruise, booked through Jolly Tur, departing from Izmir with stops at the Greek... Islands and Italy. Unfortunately, the experience has been far below our expectations. First, the cruise seems designed entirely for Italians, with little regard for the comfort o
I booked a cruise with MSC Divina through Tatil Sepeti for August 12, 2024. During the booking process, I was informed t...hat my preferred balcony Fantastica room was unavailable, but I could upgrade to a Premium balcony room for an additional €160. I agreed, paid the service fees and insurance, and r
On October 21, 2023, while trying to get back on the Msc Splendid at Piraeus port, I was denied entry by an Msc staff me...mber named İ*** E******. They mentioned an issue with my passport control stamp as the reason. After enduring a long wait while standing in line for my passport, a Greek official i
We have just completed the Fjord cruise journey with MSC Euribia by 2 June 2023. It was wonderful. However, we have face...d two unfortunate events with our luggage. The first one is related to embarkment. When we reached our room on the very first day, we found that our brand new luggage (250$ was the
I purchased the 10-night Agean & Adriatic cruise with MSC Splendida, departing from Istanbul on July 6 & October 13, 202...3, for our honeymoon. Writing this during the tour, everything is an extra cost, given the ever-changing Euro rates. Despite promises of Turkish assistance during excursions, no he
