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Thanks everyone for the replies.

Hi Everyone, I have a question about ordering food using the Princess App. Can you order from the Salty Dog Grill by the pool using the Princess App and then go and pick it up when it is ready? I'm looking to see if they offer the comparable service to Holland America where you can order from their App from the Dive-In Burger and then pick it up when it's ready.

My husband and I are pretty easily pleased. We aren't looking for the big party scene and entertainment nor the big dress up dinner fare. We get up early to make the most of the daylight hours and just like spending time by the pool and beach. We really loved our HAL cruise and Half Moon Cay but not a fan of the tendering part. We heard that the Carnival Corp intends to build a dock at Half Moon Cay so that will make HAL the perfect cruise line for us. The draw for us to MSC was Ocean Cay and the docking instead of tendering and the itineraries where the ship stays two days there. That would allow my husband to get his beach fix and me get the cruise experience.

It's just like our media with the "if it bleeds it leads" way of thinking.

Thank you again everyone for all of the informative feedback. We're like jimmyvh in that we would be cruising outside of the summer rush. Being from Canada our summers from about June to September are usually very hot so there is no reason to escape. Our most likely time to be looking at Caribbean cruises is mid January through March to break up our snowy Canadian winters. That's with the caveat that we'd avoid school March breaks, University spring breaks and any other holidays (ie Easter) when the ships would be more at capacity,

I have to thank you all for such informative opinions on MSC. I think we'll look into booking one of their smaller ships for a Caribbean cruise and try to look at a more off season timeframe where it will still be warm enough.

That's good to know 1kaper.....thank you. We never go on the short trips and the days of the booze cruise style ventures is long behind us. Is January/February part of the high season for the Caribbean cruises?

Thank you all for your responses. I appreciate it. I was just looking at reviews for MSC on Cruise Critic and seeing a a lot of people confirming the over crowding and chaos that was in the YouTube video. Many of these reviews were from Caribbean itineraries. Can anyone advise what months the off season is for the Caribbean cruises for MSC and what sort of capacity the ships are running at during those time periods?

Hello fellow Cruise Critic members, My husband and I are novices having been on one 2 week cruise with Holland America pre-pandemic. We enjoyed it thoroughly but my husband prefers all-inclusive because of the easy access to the beach and large pools with plenty of breathing space. I thought I found a great compromise that would please both of us in the MSC cruise line in their cruise itinerary involving a 2 day stay at their private Bahamas Island. I showed my husband and he loved the idea of having the easy access to the beautiful beaches from a docked ship rather than a tender. We could come and go as we pleased during the two days there. We both came to full stop after watching this Youtube review on MSC by Ritzy Travel Guide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3bHOEuScWU&t=2s This video paints a picture of a completely disorganized, chaotic and far too crowded ship. Is that the norm you’ve experienced travelling on MSC (not Yacht Club)? We would love to try out MSC but that video has left both of us very concerned. We turn 60 next year are by no means shrinking violets but crowds & lineups like that are just not appealing to us. We often travel in the off seasons but that video said that no matter when you travel with MSC it always looks like what is portrayed in the video. We’re looking for personal experiences from MSC cruisers on this. Thanks