Sunday, November 26, 2023

MSC versus Princess mega ships

 This year I have been on MSC Virtuoso and princesses Enchanted Princess. Below is a comparison 

 Embarkation and disembarkation is fast and efficient on both

The ships are fancy, but both don’t have walk around promenade decks. They have walking tracks on the highest decks 

Cabins are similar in size and both don’t have sofas in the cabin

The bathrooms are both small, but MSC has enclosed shower stalls (Better), and Princess the dreaded curtain

Princess offers self use laundry rooms and MSc does not

Princess and MSc do not clean their ocean view windows

MSc beds are very hard, Princess beds have topper for more comfort 

Food in the buffets are both just ok with poor quality fruit , limited variety and excellent pizzas 

Food in the main dining room is good on both ship lines, but Princess offers a more varied menu

Entertainment quality is similar, but MSc has extra cost circ de soleil

Security lines are shorter and faster on Princess. The worst thing on MSc are the long security lines in every port. 

Cost of the cruise is similar between lines, as is the internet cost.  Connecting is hard on both and both lose connection.

Guests are mostly British on MSc and American on Princess.

There are more solos on Princess, as MSc only offers a set number of cabins to solos so you have to wait for sales to get reasonable prices 

Overall I would take either as long as the itinerary was good and price was reasonable 

Hope this helps 

Marcia

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