Violet87

I am sorry for all these questions. How big are the balcony in the rooms really? I don't know if its worth getting it other than the ocean view and what does it mean when the balcony is half glass and half metal?
 

On 2/19/2019 at 5:26 PM, SeaTheW0rld said:

 

"best cabin" is subjective.

 

Number one priority:  Always look for what's above and below your cabin.  I prefer only cabins between cabins.

 

Do you get seasick?  Pick a cabin in the middle of the ship, as low as possible. The further away you get from that the more you will feel the movement (think teeter-totter). 

 

Anything else is subjective.  I like to be as far from the buffet as possible. 🙊

I do get seasick in small boats because they are not very stable. This is a great advice thanks I will make sure to pick a cabin that is as low as possible and between other cabins. 

On 2/19/2019 at 5:33 PM, Beamafar said:

The daily service charge on Seaside is $12.50 pppn.

 

There are 3 balcony cabin categories called 'Experiences' (apart from the Yacht Club): Bella, Fantastica and Aurea.  The following will give you an idea of what's included in each level:

 

https://www.msccruises.ie/en-ie/Cruise-Deals/Our-Fares.aspx

 

Perceived wisdom is that you choose a cabin that is above and below other cabins, as there may be overhead noise from pool decks/buffet and noise from beneath from bars/lounges/ theatre, etc.

 

 

Thank you, I was wondering what Bella, Fantastica etc were all about.

2 minutes ago, SeaTheW0rld said:

 No problem.  Ask away.  There are no stupid questions. 

Thank you, you are all being super nice and I'm glad I found this website (funnily enough through a Youtube video I have watched yesterday )

I am looking at the map for the cabins and I am getting so confused. How can one tell which deck is the best? I am booking on a MSC Seaside and there is just so many options awwwww. 

Also, how much is normally the gratuity and services charges per night? I am trying to make up a wholesome estimate of the journey 🙂 

 

1 hour ago, buramiko said:

 

I just booked a celebrity cruise via a USA online agent and i don’t live in USA. You just need to call them and place your order by phone and I’m sure most agents will gladly take your reservation (and yes the price+perks are much better in US).

 

About prices, I guess different agents got deals for different cruise lines all you need to do is to check out their price on cruise critic. First download a VPN (there are free ones to install on desktop chrome), then connect yourself to a USA IP, then go to cruise critic and click find cruise on top of homepage. At your desired cruise, you can click ‘view all prices’ and you will see price comparison of major online agents, that’s how I found my deal. So if you don’t have VPN installed you won’t see any prices here because CC blocked these prices from all foreigners. And you can also click ‘get price alerts’ and CC will email you when there are price drops, very helpful.

Thank you so much Buramiko, I have an inbuilt free vpn on my browser and just used it to get the best deals through CC 🙂 

I am going to book right now!

Just now, SeaTheW0rld said:

Yacht Club.  It's their ship-within-a-ship experience. Top tier.

Oh I see, sorry this would be my first cruise ever I don't have a clear idea of the experiences. I think I am going to go with a Balcony one that faces the sea hopefully.

30 minutes ago, Annbel1511 said:

I stayed in the YC so all drinks were included. We only had to pay the service charge (like everyone else).

What does YC mean?

16 minutes ago, Annbel1511 said:

Hi Violet,

 

I made the booking through a US travel agent, directely on their website. The price difference was very important : almost dubble the price when booking via MSC Europe. I had no problem boarding.

 

Hope this helps

Thank you so much Annbel, it does help 🙂 

On 11/19/2018 at 3:03 PM, Annbel1511 said:

Thanks Até but even when using a VPN it doesn't work.

Hi Annbel my apologies for reviving an old thread of yours but I was wondering, did you make the initial booking from the US Website or the local one? I would like to book a cruise with MSC US as their rates are A LOT better than the ones in the UK but I am afraid they might stop me from boarding or such. You had yours a few months ago if I understood it correctly and if booked from the US any advice either here or in private would be really appreciated, thank you 🙂