Georgia_Peaches

Just watched this documentary over the weekend! Wow! What an operation. I will never again take for granted waste management of any kind.

Would love to see a pic of these donuts… I think I missed these somehow.

You could be on to something. I think I'd rather the ships slow their roll at sea than raise fare prices even more in order to cover the increased cost of fuel. The down side I guess is a net loss of time in ports of call. This could be a challenge for those visiting a port for the first time who may require longer to complete a tour. Reduced port time in the Caribbean would not impact me much as we have been there, done that many times. But the Mediterranean would be much different for us as we have only cruised in that part of the world one time and still have much to see and do.

We continued to test positive with the antigen test even though we had recovered. Finally washed our nostrils out with Myers’s rum and low and behold, we tested negative. Not sure if there is a positive correlation or not but we needed a negative test to return home back in a May before the negative test requirement had been lifted. Best use of Myers’s rum to date IMO.

While we haven’t arrived as late as you, more like 1 pm, we felt the same way….what to do?! We explored some foodie excursions but at the end of the day, we ended walking through town and up to the fort. Toured it, took some pics, and headed back to the ship. You may get some more insight by visiting the ports of call page but were in your boat, I’d probably stay on board or at the very least, walk around a bit and then head back to the ship.

Honestly, I'm without words. You have prompted me to check my booking. Perhaps our YC inside suite has been taken away in favor of a deluxe balcony...but thankfully, it has not. Actually, like you, I'd be upset if they took our inside suite away. I booked it specifically because it doesn't have a balcony door...which means my neighbors can't sleep with their balcony door open, thus making my room hot. But truly, the fact that MSC engages in such tactics is alarming.

Oh how I can relate 😊.

Ohhhh, this makes me so happy! Annalisa is the BEST! As Seashore is repositioning, we will be on Seascape in the coming months as well. I am happy that we will get to see her again. Please pass along our excitement for her happy news.

Most people struggle with when it's appropriate to use the "and me" phrase...as an editor, it's like nails on a chalkboard for me as well.

So I just watched a video for our upcoming cruise on the Meraviglia that was uploaded 3 weeks ago. In the video, none of the crew are shown wearing masks yet, they were all wearing them in early September when we were on Seashore. Are the crew masking on your sailing or did MSC finally drop this requirement for everyone?

We uploaded pics before boarding and they did not retake our pictures when we checked in. The attendant said that they only retake if the pic that has been uploaded doesn't show enough of one's facial features. As for the state not being on your docs, if you have a TA, I would mention it to them. When we checked in on line my state of birth defaulted to my DH's state instead. My TA called them and it was corrected. I didn't think it was going to be a big deal but apparently it is a big deal. If no TA, I'd give MSC a call.

I don't understand how they can resell a cabin or block of cabins that are already booked? How does this happen?

After doing much research and taking all the comments from this thread into consideration, we opted to book our own flights directly with the airline. We did this for a couple of reasons...first, since it's a domestic flight, we found only a slight difference in the fare price and not having to call FBC to select seats was one less thing to worry about. Second, we are past final payment so deferring didn't help us in this case. Third, we are flying in a day ahead so we didn't really think we needed the "wait for us" safety net. However, we will most definitely use FBC when we next cruise over seas. This seems like the no brainer option.

Yes, the 10 AM flight was already giving me hives and the cruise is in March! We opted for a 12:30 out of Long Beach. I read the lines in that air port are reminiscent of the good ole days of flying, whatever that means. But I took it to mean that they are not as long as LAX.

I will admit that I have never had to deal with their customer service.

Does the Luminae menu vary by ship or is it standard fleet-wide?

Highly recommend the Veuve Cliquot dining experience if you have some ObC to burn. As I recall, and admittedly it’s fuzzy, it was an amazing meal. Drink flowed all evening. I also recommend HUM “Wingman” to help you with any residual impact of the experience.

Will never entertain RcL again after trying MSC…and we hold RCL stock! MSC has them beat hands down. Hope you enjoy your cruise!

1650 seems on the low side. Or is it just me?

I don't think they do...

Definitely not a carnival cruise...just saying.

All valid points...which is why I don't begrudge anyone making decisions that are right for them.

I only saw cruises for October - December 2022. Have you seen offers that extend into 2023?

Well I finally had the time to investigate today and it seems like a good deal but its for itineraries for October-December, 2022. Unfortunately, we can't take advantage of this time frame...we already have a November cruise on the books. But for those who can do somewhat last minute, it looks great!

Yes, I agree with your frustration. Their website has been a challenge for us as well.