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This is a few months old so I can't be sure if it is still 100% accurate...... https://eatsleepcruise.com/msc-seascape-restaurants-guide-with-menus/

Yes... https://www.msccruisesusa.com/on-board/cruise-for-kids/clubs ...but what will be open/available on a particular ship can vary,

Joy has suites (SC/SP) that are classified as suites but do not have Haven access. They are between Club Balcony "suites" (which aren't suites) and the Haven. The SC/SP suites had amenities that were later removed.

Just get there when you want to get there. If you want to arrive early, you can be among the first to get onto the ship. You won't board at 9:30a no matter who you are. The time assigned on your paperwork is irrelevant to you.

Some non-Haven suites on Joy originally had some amenities listed. Some of those amenities were removed or decreased months after people had booked. Things on Joy were shuffled around (Joy was already different from the start) and some people gained from the changes and some people lost out. It's more stable now with people knowing what their stateroom includes and what it doesn't include.

NCL is a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to suites....once you decipher NCL's usage of the word "suite" for suites that aren't actually suites nor do they have suite benefits. On some ships, the actual suites are automatically Haven suites. There is no middle ground. On other ships, there are suites that have benefits but aren't Haven suites. For some, this is a nice middle ground between Haven and the other categories (I dislike using the word steerage). Then there are NCL ships that don't have a Haven but do have suites.

From what I've seen, the sofa bed can be either a single sofa bed or the transformer (my nick-name, not official) sofa bed that converts into 2 singles. It's strange because even on the 2 staterooms that I have seen with just the triangle symbol on the deck plan, I saw the pull handle on the sofa which looks the same as the pull handle on the transformer sofa bed. I'll keep looking.... It was a video but I made a .gif out of it. The ship isn't World Europa (the video is from 2017) but it seems that the transformer bed is in many different stateroom types. I don't think that I have seen one in the Yacht Club, though.

Hotel service charge is the same for everyone in your case. Just tell the steward for the balcony stateroom that you would like the sofa bed made into a bed in the evening and put away back into a sofa during the day. If it's the same steward for the inside, just tell him/her to not prepare the 3rd bed for the inside. There shouldn't be a problem.

You have a go-kart track (smallest NCL kart track, though) on Joy.

Unless you're on a Maglev train, you're probably going to feel move vibration than that when traveling.

For a long time, 1SDP meal was 1 entrée, unlimited apps, unlimited sides, unlimited desserts. As long as you didn't order an extra entrée or an upcharge item, your meal was covered. Many people (myself included) ordered more than one of something small and were never charged. Recently, NCL changed the terms of the package to... An SDP meal in a la carte restaurants includes 1 appetizer, 1 soup or salad, 1 main course and 1 dessert (does not apply to cover charge restaurants or Food Republic, Pincho Tapas Bar and Sushi, where a meal includes any 4 menu items). No sharing or to go orders permitted. ...however, some people have still been able to order multiple apps (for ex.) without being charged. Sometimes, the waiter will tell you that you are limited but extra items are zeroed out on the bill.

I have a Christmas cruise booked and usually, holiday prices are higher, not lower. With many children on board, don't be shocked if VIBE or Spa prices are higher during a holiday. With NCL, the illusion price is often higher than it previously was. 😉

https://www.ncl.com/sites/default/files/Direct_Guest_Reservation_Transfer_Form.pdf

Do you see a "Cruise Details" tab? If you click on that, you should see your OBC under "Included With Your Booking" and under the "Payment and Price Details" tab, you should see your total, what you've paid, and how much you owe with an option to complete payment. Some forum members were missing the payment tab but I believe that MSC is updating the site. For one of my cruises, I couldn't see payment details but after the update, I can now see the details and the option to pay online.

Are you logging in "WITH BOOKING NUMBER" or "WITH YOUR MSC ACCOUNT"?

I think you're right. I found the same when I kept digging.

This is the one that I have.... https://www.ncl.com/sites/default/files/Beverage_Packages_01232023.pdf EDIT...newer one below...

As you enter the suite, you will either turn left or right to proceed towards the living room (the bathroom will be in front of you as you enter). If the living room is on your left, the connecting door will be on your right. If the living room is on your right, the connecting door will be on your left. The connecting door is very close to the entrance door so any sound coming from next door through the connecting door shouldn't really bother you. However, in configuration B, the bedroom is closer to the neighboring stateroom so if those people are loud, you'll hear them more than if you were staying in configuration A.

It has changed. The way that it is now, the only way that a minor gets the soda package as a promo is if the minor is guest #1 or #2. Some families of 3 (when there is a minor child) will put the child as guest #2 and one parent as guest #3. That way, all 3 get a package and only pay the 20% on their package. Another way to look at it is that nobody is forced to consume alcohol just because they have the PBP. The pregnant woman or the alcoholic can order an unlimited number of virgin daiquiris, virgin mudslides, virgin margaritas, etc. None of the other guests know that the person isn't drinking alcohol so there's no feeling of being out of place.

Different cruise lines accept different levels of risk. On some lines, smoking on the balcony is allowed. On most lines, it isn't. If people try to play the "...this line allows *** so why don't other lines allow ***..." game, nothing will change. Each line can ban certain things for a multitude of reasons. We (the guests) can either abide or cruise elsewhere.

The ban went into effect in 2019 but enforcement has been inconsistent.

As far as I know, door decorations are still banned on NCL. The ban information used to be listed in the dailies but I haven't seen it in the recent dailies.

Where did you see/hear that? Did NCL officially rescind the ban on door decorations?

With MSC, there is a risk of your booking getting totally messed up if you call and try to change something.....even something as simple as adding OBC from a promotion. I wouldn't risk it if sailing in 10 days. That doesn't give MSC enough time to fix whatever they (the phone rep) messed up.

No problem. For Escape, NCL hasn't split the aft-facing suite category. They are all HA and are all the same price. For Joy, NCL usually charges more for decks 9, 12, 15 (HB - the 3 largest aft-facing suite balconies). For Bliss, NCL usually charges more for decks 9, 12, & 15 (HB - the 3 largest aft-facing suite balconies). For Encore, NCL usually charges more for decks 9, 12, 15 (HB - the 3 largest aft-facing suite balconies). The group with the smaller balconies (HC) is the other code. In your case, configuration B won't be more expensive than the other aft-facing suites on either Escape or Encore. Also, the balconies of deck 14 and deck 11 are so close in size, there isn't a noticeable difference. Your 14300 is the configuration that you want, the slightly larger balcony size vs. deck 11, and won't cost more than the other Escape aft-facing suites. For Encore, you would be looking at 14280 if you want the same.