SpainAlien

My son booked his MSC cruise then got his status match and then called to get his Voyager club number added to the booking, he got the 5% discount applied to his total cabin cruise fare. Obviously he did not get the discount on the port taxes

I have been on 4 cruises in the last 8 months: 1 from Barcelona (masked), 2 from Miami (1 masked 1 not) and a TA from NY (not masked). On all cruises there was a small percentage of passengers that tested positive but we were not affected. We kept our distance from people, we normally avoid crowds anyway so that was easy. The only time that you couldn't socially distance was in the elevators. I am happy taking the risk, I am doing another cruise from UK next month but I am fully vaccinated and boosted with no underlying conditions. In your position I would have to consider my position carefully. If you do decide to go I am sure you will have a great time but it may be a different experience to previously. In the dining rooms/restaurants make sure you tell the person assigning seating that you are immuno compromised and request a table away from others, it won't be a problem because the ships are not full. In the theatre choose seats on the right or left right at the end of the row so people are not walking past you rather than in the popular, crowded centre section. Arrive late to the comedy club and duelling pianos so you can assess the crowds and decide whether or not to go in. I do hope this helps

I was just going to post that I got MSC Gold to "match" my NCL Platinum. Not quite the same so I queried it, they came back and said that I would have to be NCL Ambassador to be MSC Diamond, that doesn't seem quite right but hey ho!

I also would like to know this, do I book or wait for the status match and then book. Also if I book a second cabin for my son could he hold off applying for the status match until closer to sail date by which time he would also have moved up to Platinum in NCL?

Do both in the Birds of Prey package

FWIW I agree to a point about NCL's innovation but seriously how many ships need a go kart track? On the Joy in December it was hardly used at all and once you have done it in one ship are you really going to do it again? Such a waste of prime real estate

You are still in a suite with some suite perks albeit not Haven access. You are basically paying $2 per day per person DSC over what you would pay in a standard cabin for the crew looking after you.