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Just tried again to make sure I had given to right info - signed in, clicked on “beverages” and first the packages came up and as I scrolled down there were various other choices that included bottles of wine. Not sure why it would not be showing up for you.

Quick question, if you already have a package do you still want to purchase bottles of wine?

Something I appreciate of MSC is that it still services cabins twice a day, plus has one of the lowest daily service fees in the industry, everyone works so hard, we “tip” extra and are always rewarded with a huge smile, nice to be able to “make someone’s day!”

It should be there, sign in to your cruise and click on beverages packages/purchases, if you scroll under that the various choices should show up, initially it appears that the only choices are the packages but the individual bottles are beneath that.

I have found they are not strict with any beverage brought onboard at any Caribbean port.

So Aris has to go to Australia, November 30 is so soon, any update on his cow?

Aruba has a great public transportation system so if you just want to enjoy a beach on your own the bus goes right by / stops at Eagle Beach, it is listed as one of, if not, the best.

I would suggest bottles of wine purchased on ship start at $30+. $200 can also go towards your daily service charge which btw is one the lowest in the industry and you still get your cabin served twice a day. Just looked up as I had forgotten, daily service charge is $14 per person per night

If you go on-line, under your booking, you would be able to see the price of the sparkling or red wine you can order prior to boarding. We have been on several MSC cruises but I do have pictures of wine offerings, sorry.

Agree, was checking wine prices for upcoming MSC cruise and was pleasantly surprised at the prices. For our January B2B I did not book the “all-in” as I have in the past so will purchase some bottles prior to boarding. And something that MSC makes convenient is using the beverage plan such as Easy Plus on the ship. With your cruise card, and of course if you have a package, you can get a beverage and water or two beverages or even three choices. We cruise between MSC and Carnival and have only had “drinks” with Carnival on the rare occasion when it was an Offer but with Carnival I found you could only get one beverage at a time, couldn’t get two beverages even when presenting both of our cards, had to prove spouse was within sight, couldn’t get a beverage and a soda, etc., not sure about other cruise lines and their restrictions when ordering. But bottom line, what I am trying to express, is that MSC allows considerable freedom when using a beverage package on the ship.

Realize not answering your questions but wanted to tell you our experience - we cruised Carnival almost 100% until 2017 when we tried MSC for the first time - now we cruise between Carnival and MSC - different experiences - enjoy both - have been on Divina and Seaside and Armonia and Meraviglia and Seashore all several times - in January doing a B2B on Mera and in February doing a Side2Side on Seascape and Celebration - so my suggestion is to try MSC (well you are) and enjoy the cruise.

Ok, “just shoot me now,” need to set the record straight, not that anyone cares, we did TA on Horizon, not Panorama, same ‘family’ if that matters - yikes - senior moment.

Megan, enjoyed this review, again ty for your time, cannot resist cruising along with you, but I do “love” your Carnival reviews, looking forward to the Panorama, we did her first TA (what seems like) years ago now, it was great.

I do not believe you can change the cabin assigned, but always worth a call if you have the time. About your last paragraph - the “metal” balconies could be considered “Fantastica Obstructed Balcony.” The Divina is a beautiful ship, we have sailed on her several times, actually met someone in the Steakhouse who was sailing solo and said she was having a wonderful time. The Atrium is a lovely place to enjoy music and meet people and relax before and after dinner.

Thank you for Cove Pics, chose one for March cruise, excited, seems a long time away, but don’t want to wish my life away either.

How was Steakhouse experience, Sunday March 5 for us, sounds like a long time away. Pics are beautiful, thank you for taking the time to post.

A little off topic, quick question Megan, how is “your guy” doing on the Paradise?

If we have a cabin close to gym, husband often uses those showers as opposed to the one in the cabin.

Yeah for you, get out of that cold Megan, following from the beginning, you make it so much fun.

Yikes - I especially enjoy that MSC stewards still clean cabins twice a day - ha! We now cruise (mainly) between Carnival and MSC, different experiences, enjoy both. We are at 40+ cruises. I tell our girls we are going on “vacation from retirement.”

My suggestion would be to try MSC. “How does MSC compare to other cruise lines?” - everyone has a different point of view to that question plus there are so many variables comparing any two cruise lines. You did say you do not prefer a fixed dining time - only Aurea guests get “anytime” dining, Bella and Fantastica are assigned a fixed time. We have sailed both Bella (you do not choose a specific cabin) and Fantastica and the only difference we have found apart from not choosing a specific cabin is with Bella you do not get room service which we typically do not use anyway. Right now we have three cruises booked on MSC, a couple Bella and one Fantastica.

Agree, the extra is always appreciated, I am happy when I can add some joy to the hard workers who make my vacation the best.

I’ve booked directly with MSC online for 10+ cruises without any problem.

Cruised out of Norfolk in October, it definitely is a bottleneck, after reading about the parking situation beforehand we decided to stay at a hotel that offered parking and Uber to cruise port, worked well, but even after being dropped at a roundabout right in front of terminal we had to join a long line outside in the drizzle, then we realized the line appeared to be as a result of people waiting for an elevator as stairs were blocked off by two workers directing people to elevator, asked if we could take stairs and were told “oh yes,” so that started a throng of us walking up the stairs - it was all a little crazy - and once up the stairs and inside there were still two more lines to navigate - wouldn’t choose Norfolk unless we lived really close. Reason in October for choosing it was to meet daughter and husband there who live in VA and visit Bermuda with them.

Yes.