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I got to admit that I got a chuckle out of these POS and MEW MEW's (after freaking out about my reservation, of course).

Well, they are a European company, so probably started close to home? Wonder if this one will be a EW CAR to go with POS.

Interesting idea and would make sense. My GV to POS cruise still requires testing (Dubai to Genoa), but with the Med and Arabian Gulf cruises dropping the requirement, hoping they will update for our embarcation in April.

My guess would be it's "NORthern Europe" and "NOrth America".

Yep I thought I'd give you guys an early Friday chuckle. Hopefully after we finish the sailing, not before or instead. This could be a new thing since it's hard to take chocolate ships home now.

I sure hope that's what it is, although I've never seen POS as an MSC cruise type, these repositioning cruises have always been "Grand Voyages", and so had this one been until today. Although I see that others are mentioning website issues, so fingers crossed that's the reason.

I have an upcoming repositioning cruise on MSC Opera from Dubai to Genoa departing April 16, 2023. Really looking forward to it and sure hope it's not going to be what you thought from the title. 🤪 When I logged in today I noticed that the cruise region changed from "MSC Grand Voyages" to "POS" (see attached image). I called MSC but the rep had no idea what it means and said that they don't see what I'm talking about on their end. Does anyone happen to know what "POS" means? I'm mainly concerned about this cruise being cancelled last minute like it had been last year and then again this year when Opera was used as a floating hotel. Does anyone who either works with MSC or has seen this abbreviation before know what it means?

Just got off Grandiosa and frozen drinks were included in the Easy Plus, at least the BBC, Miami Vice etc., up to 9 euro.

@RudiRatlos Thank you, your excellent memory is much appreciated! I did a forum search before asking but somehow that was not in the results last week - or maybe I wasn't paying enough attention and missed it. We will most likely go with MSC shuttle from the train station (provided we can find it then). From reviews and videos, it doesn't appear to be worth it to get a taxi for a Kiel city tour as there is really not much to see. @ejtpa Since you spent a night in Kiel, did you do any shopping? I'm interested in grabbing a few cans of Kiel sprats while there for edible souvenirs for friends, if you noticed any nice food stores or even a supermarket nearby, I would appreciate the intel.

Thank you for your review, glad you enjoyed the trip! You mentioned there is a bus to the ship in Kiel - I'm guessing you were docked in the furthest cargo port Ostuferhafen? Was that an MSC transfer bus, and if so, where was it located if you recall? We will be arriving at the train station from Hamburg.