CruisingFox27

We were booked on a cruise from Dubai but due to severe weather our flight was cancelled. We flew 2 days later and embarked in Abu Dhabi. I called MSC and obviously was able to provide proof of the situation and it wasn't an issue. So if there are extenuating circumstances, it's possible.

It's been excellent although our itinerary was quite disrupted due to the Middle East situation, our stops in Egypt and Jordan were pulled. We've had a lot of sea days so, very grateful for the YC! Another 7 days to go to South Africa. Thoroughly enjoyed your review, but disembarkation is always a sad day. Safe trip home.

We're currently on Splendida, which has the same aft YC restaurant lay out. We explained that this wasn't our first cruise on this ship or class of ship and we didnt require the escorts. Fortunately, no one insisted. I don't believe that they were escorting anyone after the first few nights. We haven't been to the theatre so I'm not sure if they're doing the escort there. We're on day 20 of our sailing so hopefully people know where to go by now 😉

We used magnets on the ceiling of Seaside. Currently on Splendida, one part of the wall they don't work. All of the others are the ceiling is fine.

Our previous cruise only had 2 dining times, 6.30pm and 9pm.

In the UK tap water would be available in restaurants without charge.

We boarded Splendida on Saturday, we watched the safety video in our cabin and then reported to the muster station to have our card scanned.

I can't help specifically with that ship but, we've twice sailed on her sister ship Orchestra and more recently on the older Lirica. Both had wifi in the cabins. It's obviously not as fast as your super fast at home but we didn't have any significant issues with it. Poesia was only refurbished in 2021, so I'd be surprised if there wasn't ship wide wifi available.

Thank you. I'm sure it'll still be lovely. We're still sailing in the region as we'll still traverse the Suez Canal and down through the red sea to Oman. We're just not docking anywhere there now.

Not supplied unless you're any of those.

We've now received our updated itinerary for our grand voyage. We're no longer calling at our 2 planned Egypt ports or Jordan. Whilst we understand the need for change, we do not have replacements. We have an extra day in Mauritius and an extra half day at the Reunion Islands. Disappointed is an understatement. Surely they couldn't found a couple of other ports to visit.

Aurea had a priority boarding check in the last time we sailed from Miami. It was a while ago so it's possible that's changed.

Bathrobes are supplied to Aurea experience, YC cabins and Diamond card holders. If you're any of those, the cabin type is irrelevant.

Amendments and cancellations for six ships for the winter 2023/24 schedule. https://www.cruisehive.com/msc-cruises-is-cancelling-dozens-of-sailings-for-multiple-ships/113858

There is already a thread for this. Could this be merged?

I would guess that they'll schedule replacement itineraries. It wouldn't make economic sense to not operate.

The charges are the same, regardless of cabin experience. It depends on your location if they're included. If you're booking from the UK, they are included. I don't think they are if you're in the USA, but I'm not totally certain there.

Ooooh! I have a weakness for onion rings. I wonder if I could order that without the burger and chips 😂

How lovely. I think you should open a shop, Bea's Bags has a nice ring to it 😉 If we get more next week I'm going to try and barter for a mouse mat or sell them half price outside the shop 😂

We were on Divina for our 10th Anniversary, we hadn't informed anyone but when the Butler saw our cards in the cabin, he did add decorations to it.

Sadly, we didn't qualify on any of our Divina cruises. Galaxy is such a great location, but I feel under utilised. The Pan Asian we experienced on Lirica in April was excellent, which was a pleasant surprise. We have an Asian or BC on Splendida next week, we can't recall which we chose last time on her, we've never been wowed by BC, and as we have many sea days we may opt for an Asian lunch visit this time.

@Beamafar I couldn't open the menu on my phone last night but have now read it on the computer. Yes, that was definitely the identical one to Preziosa, which wasn't great. Although, it wasn't the quality, it was the quantity.

We are more Ryanair passengers, and that certainly doesn't prohibit us from dressing appropriately for Gala Night. As we speak, I have 3 elegant/evening dresses waiting to be packed. If it's any consolation, my first Butcher Cut Diamond meal was my second most disappointing....after the Kaito Sushi 😂

Unfortunately, I can't help with the shuttle but we visited Casablanca in the summer. Several of our fellow passengers shared issues with taxis. They weren't metered and were demanding more money at the end of the journey than quoted.

Such a shame to hear the Gala night efforts were lacking and your meal underwhelmed. I think Kaito was the restaurant on Preziosa we left after mistaking the main course for the appetisers, ran over and just managed to get into the YC restaurant before closing! Disappointing was a polite description 🙃