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On MSC I honestly don’t know. For comparison, my husband and I went on a Carnival cruise and flagged with them it was our 10th anniversary. They did nothing and they have a spot specifically where you can flag special events. We actually sailed on our honeymoon with them and 10th anniversary.

I have only sailed Carnival and MSC but before I even sailed MsC I have said it is amazing how Carnival can make a cake without flavour. I have rarely in my life met a cake I didn’t like but Carnival introduced me.

I would absolutely not. I believe the recommendation is at least after 12. I assume you are flying out of Orlando. It’s an hour drive - assuming no traffic for any reason. that doesn’t include the time it takes to get a ride. 7:15 is the earliest if everything goes right. You need to arrive in port and be cleared by customs. There can be delays in that. The last time I sailed MSC into Port Canaveral my mother, friend and her niece were flying out around 12. They did the earliest departure, carry off their own luggage. There was some sort of delay - I heard maybe the system went down. There was a HUGE line to get off. It was not a quick disembarkation. Orlando is also a busy airport. scheduling their flight for 12 was a big risk. There is no way I’d ever risk 10:30.

I'm not surprised. It is rampant here right now.

I would assume it is doing like an out and back. It stops there, goes out to a further port, then comes back past and stops again.

I believe the 15 limit on everything is relatively new. Years ago thag used to be the get around. Start paying for drinks before you hit the limit. I’m not sure how strictly it’s enforced now. Buying buckets or bottles of wine doesn’t count against you though.

We had a Carnival cruise booked and friends of ours booked the Seascape. We were debating switching our trip to go with them. I wrote a list of pros and cons. The beds were on the list. My friend were teasing me. (we did end up choosing to book with them but ended up not being able to take the cruise anyway).

I've sailed the Divina and Seaside. I found the same thing on both. For comparison though, I LOVE the beds on Carnival. I find them soft and comfortable.

I can 10000% confirm that is the case. in fairness I sailed with Carnival before and found the same thing as well. It’s frustrating.

I thought your comparison to Carnival for value for money was interesting. I’ve sailed Carnival and MSC twice each since the restart. I had sailed Carnival prior. On Carnival, we were getting $100 per person with $200 on board credit and $200 freeplay deals. We paid taxes and port fees. When my friend and I were looking to take a cruise, we were looking at MSC free drinks and wifi promo or my $100 pp Carnival promo. Carnival was cheaper up front but once you factored in the drink package, they were essentially the same price. What sold it was they both stopped at a private island. On MSC drinks are included on the island. On Carnival they were not. So additional money. We opted for MSC. We found the same when booking a 7 days with friends. Honestly I found the food in the buffet and MDR on Carnival so terrible on my last two cruises. I do like the pizza (also love MSC) and the Blue Iguana so I don’t go hungry. But I have found I really wouldn’t be sailing Carnival if it wasn’t for the deals I was getting. My $100 deals seemed to have dried up and I can’t seem to justify the costs of a carnival cruise now. I feel their quality has gone down quite a bit. I will say the beds on Carnival are much more comfortable. I do find people feel the service is different on MSC. From what I’ve read it’s more European style. So your cabin stewards aren’t always out and around and chatting. They aren’t over the top friendly. I think a lot of people consider that lower service. I just think it’s a different expectation. What did you think of the itinerary?

It has to be done at least 30 days prior to sail date. That’s all I can see Honestly I’d try calling back. We originally booked a cruise in March. Due to health issues we had to move it. I was on the phone no less than 10 times. I was told I couldn’t move it (even though I was fantastica). I was told I could change it to any departure. I was told it had to be same departure. I was told it has to be same itinerary. I was told it would cost money. I was told it would be free. in the end I was able to make the first change at a slightly increased cost because of the difference in fare to a totally different itinerary. We ended up having to move it a second time and paid a little more. I guess what I’m saying is it seems the answers can vary depending on who you talk to. I’d rather get it changed now like you said.

I finally got to the part where I can take my selfie for check in. Except it won’t take the picture until I start to close my eyes. And I keep getting an error when I enter the credit card. No idea why. it’s actually hilarious at this point.

I do. But when I click it it just freezes. I’ve tried on laptop and my phone. Someone on a social media site said you have to call

Im going to roll the dice and just leave it. Not worth the frustration and risk of dealing with customer service.

For dinner.

This has been our experience. They also get really strict with it the night before and day of docking at Half Moon Cay. They want to discourage people taking drinks onto the island.

Not just you. I'm trying to check in and it is testing my patience. I had originally booked this cruise for March with a group of friends. We were not able to go and moved the cruise to next month. I still have all their cabins linked to my reservation. It is impossible to remove them. Yesterday I couldn't even get into the app to try to check in. So frustrating.

I'm not arguing with your decision. But I have to say a handful? I would wager good money that there are medical instances on every single cruise. Now, again, out of a few thousand people on a ship does that change things? Probably not. But even deaths occur fairly regularly. There was a smaller ship in a port the same day we were. I witnessed a medical emergency involving a passenger from that ship. I creeped that ship's Facebook group to find out if the person survived and there were two other deaths on that same sailing. I found out through other means that the person I witnessed did not survive. People on the group didn't even know about that incident. I'm sure we only know a small fraction of what goes on.

Same same

Mine is not a $600 a year annual fee. $120. From my policy - "unless otherwise noted in this Certificate of Insurance, the maximum benefit of this medical insurance is unlimited". Hospital and medical treatment does not have a maximum benefit otherwise noted. Dental is max of $2000. Another one (basic Amex) has up to 5,000,000.

For you. Even with port days, it is worth it for us if we buy just regular drinks/non alcohol drinks. But we also enjoy the Alchemy Bar and will order top shelf whenever we can. I also like the idea that I don't have to worry about the price at the end. I would buy fancier drinks if I was paying per drink. The price of Cheers kills me and I run the numbers every time. We also get DOU in the casino but that just doesn't work for me. I want to be able to order drinks where I am relaxing. I also figure I'll spend more money waiting to order and waiting for the drink than I would just buying the drink outright. IN the end it all comes down to what your personal preferences are.

I am in Canada so that may be the difference but my credit card travel insurance does cover medical. I just looked it up to check to see if alcohol related medical was excluded. It is.

I also have video of myself doing it taken by my friend, and I videoed theirs when they went. I just don't have a video of my POV. Which is probably better evidence if something went wrong than from the rider's point of view.

I think it was $11 when I did it in May. Odd. In May we were told that you could if it was affixed.

I have done a 4 day cruise but not 3 day. My thought is it may depend on where you like to hang out. My last 4 day with MSC I travelled with my sister who smoked. She saw a lot of party behaviour because she often went to the adult only pool to smoke as the smoking area was near there. I didn't notice much of it at all because we hung out at other pools. Same with Ocean Cay. I didn't notice anything at the beaches and had a fine time but if you hung out at the bar there was one guy who was super trashed and causing scenes.