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I posted a short review recently https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2962533-msc-seashore-yc-marseille-marseille-sept-8

That's the message I received. Solved by turning off Wi-Fi, it that can help you as well…

Version 4.6, just updated. Both iPhone and iPad. Just out of curiosity, disconnected from WiFi and got a message saying “we noticed you disembarked, see you on next cruise” and now it “works” again (by work I mean, asks for a reservation number). As if the app treats “the user is connected to WiFi” to means “the user is on the WiFi of a MSC ship”. Thanks everyone for your feedback!

Am I the only one for which the MSC For Me refuses to start and instantly pop up an error message?

Not sure about how the menus are fleet-wide, however one sure to be sure is to not “trust” the menus too much. It's more an “idea” of what you'll get. Many beverages were unavailable during out cruise for instance.

That's the exact same issue I am facing. When I'm NOT logged in, I can enter my Voyager's Club account to see discounts (and book cruise with the correct status level applied to the cruise).

Interested as well. OP here, just disembarked. Still cannot access my account online, waiting for the next marketing email to see if it has been posted (probably not).

I uploaded the menus from the YC on the dedicated thread. Here you are with the menus from restaurants and bars. QR_UU_SPORTS-BAR-LIST_OTHER_DAYX_EN_1694368037.pdf QR_AP_TEPPANYAKI_OTHER_DAYX_FR_1694201948.pdf QR_T_POOL-BAR-LIST_OTHER_DAYX_EN_1694195737.pdf QR_K_BAR-LIST-GENERIC_OTHER_DAYX_EN_1694195656.pdf QR_B_WINE-LIST_OTHER_DAYX_EN_1694195530.pdf QR_WW_HOLA-TACOS-CANTINA_OTHER_DAYX_FR_1694199321.pdf QR_AA_ROOM-SERVICE_OTHER_DAYX_EN_1694197221.pdf QR_Q_BAR-LIST-GENERIC_OTHER_DAYX_EN_1694195704.pdf QR_E_KAITO-SUSHI_OTHER_DAYX_FR_1694195586.pdf QR_DD_YC-ROOM-SERVICE_OTHER_DAYX_EN_1694365413.pdf QR_TT_OCEAN-CAY_OTHER_DAYX_FR_1694199309.pdf QR_Y_YC-SUNDECK-POOL_OTHER_DAYX_EN_1694196823.pdf QR_N_CHAMPAGNE-BAR_OTHER_DAYX_EN_1694195677.pdf QR_C_BUTCHERS-CUT_OTHER_DAYX_FR_1694195566.pdf QR_I_BUFFET-BAR-LIST_OTHER_DAYX_EN_1694195643.pdf QR_S_COFFEE-AND-BAR-LIST-GENERIC_OTHER_DAYX_EN_1694195722.pdf QR_E_KAITO-SUSHI_OTHER_DAYX_EN_1694367573.pdf QR_X_YC-WINE-LIST_OTHER_DAYX_EN_1694194350.pdf QR_V_YC-BAR-LIST_OTHER_DAYX_EN_1694195759.pdf

Can't comment on the MSC Meraviglia. Sailed MSC Grandiosa last year (she is a Meraviglia-Plus class ship) and MSC Seashore this year, both times in Yacht Club. We definitely enjoyed the Seashore better for these reasons: - the restaurant is nicer, the view of the outside feels more open in the Seashore - the decoration of the room fits our tastes better (but of course the Grandiosa is older… and MSC ships age fast) - the pool was night&day: bigger and nicer overall on the Seashore - sunbeds were more comfy Two little downsides because there are reasons to prefer the Grandiosa: - YC area is smaller, it's easier to roam from the pool to the Top Sail Lounge should you need to - if you're annoyed by cigarette smell, be advised the casino in the Seashore is in the atrium AND for some reasons MSC allows smoking there like if it's the 30s — almost a deal breaker for us, it smells bad every day and you can definitely smell it in the shops and bars around that area - we thought we would love the open area on the Top Sail Lounge but didn't — we preferred the One Pool, and be advised it smells cigarette - shade can be a problem on the upper deck - not sure about the ships you're into, we found out onboard Jean-Philippe is not everywhere

Congrats for raising up a thread dead for 8 months and probably for a reason. Reminder this is a topic most appropriate discussing with law enforcement rather on a the internet.

I have a hobby of downloading menus and scanning every paper I have no hand while on vacation, be it laundry prices, the Champaign bar menus, menus from restaurants, room service, daily program, port shuttle info, Diamond party invitations, shop seminar invitations… We just disembarked off the MSC Seashore today, so if anyone here needs anything… feel free to ask!

Are people still interested in this thread? These were the menus on the MSC Seashore last week sailing in the Med. Sorry for the one in French I clicked out of habit the first days of our cruise. QR_W_YC_DINNER_DAY5_EN_1694362298.pdf QR_W_YC_DINNER_DAY6_EN_1694362298.pdf QR_W_YC_DINNER_DAY3_EN_1694362298.pdf QR_W_YC_DINNER_DAY1_FR_1694273886.pdf QR_W_YC_DINNER_DAY4_EN_1694362298.pdf QR_W_YC_DINNER_DAY2_EN_1694360567.pdf QR_W_YC_DINNER_DAY7_FR_1694194310.pdf

Are people still interested in this thread? These were the menus on the MSC Seashore last week sailing in the Med. Sorry for the one in French I clicked out of habit the first day of our cruise. QR_W_YC_LUNCH_DAY4_EN_1694362243.pdf QR_W_YC_LUNCH_DAY5_EN_1694362243.pdf QR_W_YC_LUNCH_DAY1_FR_1694273870.pdf QR_W_YC_LUNCH_DAY2_EN_1694360548.pdf QR_W_YC_LUNCH_DAY6_EN_1694362243.pdf QR_W_YC_LUNCH_DAY3_EN_1694362243.pdf QR_W_YC_LUNCH_DAY7_FR_1694194324.pdf

Isn't the lobster an entrée (not sure of what they serve in the MDR)? If it is a kind of surf and turf you could probably order more and ask them to skip the side and steaks but they'll charge you $5 anyway (and probably still give you the sides and steak).

The Cabin We have a Deluxe YC suite, which is the adequate size for our party of two. Plenty of storage, suitcase fit under the bed. Mattress is very comfy, there is a menu to choose pillows from (but like always be prepared for “oh no we're sorry we're out of this one I'll try to do my best tomorrow when someone leaves.”) In addition to the wall-mounted soap/shampoo dispenser, we've also received mini-bottles of body wash, shampoo, conditionner et body lotion (not always, not everyday, and with a greater chance of getting the latter two). As expected for this cabin, there are no sunbeds on the verandah (one could probably fit, not sure about two). The curtain (well, the curtains, as there are two of them) are very very dark and you do not see the light from outside (big plus, not always the case on a cruise ship). For some reasons the TV is not in front of the bed but between the TV and the sofa. Very weird layout as I suspect while the cabin may accept 4 guests more often than not it does not. Not a dealbreaker (I don't watch TV at home) but a reminder that MSC is not really “upscale” and just pretends to be (neither is this a dealbreaker just nice to be reminded about). We've got a choice of a complimentary bottle of something, asked for the Champaign, got it delivered a few days later (showing a 0€ charge on the account). Top-Sail Lounge So far we didn't go too often to the Top-Sail Lounge as weather was exceptionally warm for this period of the year so we went to the One Pool deck all the time. Plenty of live musicians playing in the late afternoon. Minor annoyance with the sweet buffet that was indicated on the daily program at 9pm but never showed up before 10.30pm. “We do this as people ask for the savoury snacks up until late.” Well then that's easy you just change the schedule in the program? Sometimes I wish I'd work here to fix all these many little things that should require almost no effort. Yacht-Club Restaurant As always on MSC, food is very good. Maybe one “meh” appetizer so far, everything else far above and beyond what other cruise lines offer. The bread is excellent (and again, we're France so we're peculiar about bread service). Minor annoyance is that you don't have the full wine selection from the top sail lounge. When you drink a wine by the glass the wait staff doesn't have a clue about pairings they just advise you to “pick the one you'll prefer.” Guys I'm on vacation I'd prefer do less of the choosing and more of the drinking. Another minor annoyance is that they insist of re-filling your glass that's half empty. Again I'm French. Quick tip if some of the wait staff reads this and moves to France get another job: stop doing that. (Promise, no more “I'm French” from me after this.) Elevators Outside the Yacht Club For some reasons my wife could tap her card to the elevators and get a FastPass™ to deck 19. No way to choose a deck — and our cabin is not even on deck 19. I asked the Concierge if this was intentional and if my card could override the elevators as well, but was told “elevators are broken on this ship so they can't do a thing.” Note this was not a junior employee by any mean, as his outfit was distinct from the other crew. Funny choice of word to the very least. Nice to know in Italy you can have a job telling customers your company's property is “broken.” Regarding the elevators themselves, the MSC Seashore feature two banks in the forward and mid sections. THIS DESIGN IS TOTALLY RIGGED. Each bank has 6 elevators, and when you press a button to make a reservation you tell your destination deck. This is so cool. You press a button is says “go take car B”. Except it also says “go take car B, arriving in 50 seconds.” So, everytime it says more than 30 seconds you go the other bank, press a button, and usually there the wait is less. So far my strategy is “if I'm waiting more than 30 seconds I'll go check the other bank which is a ten seconds walk away, either I get one in 20 seconds or less, or I go back to the first bank”. 70% I get an elevator instantly, 20% in ten or twenty seconds. In total I've never waited for an elevator more than 30s using this strategy. BUT and here is why this design is rigged, I'm not the only one who thought about this, and the elevators stop at every other floor with no one stepping in, which makes everyone's journey longer and consume energy for nothing. (To be continued.)

Important part “you can be”. Sounds legalese to me. If you book direct MSC doesn't have your credit card details, they make a pre-authorization up to your cruise amount. I doubt they'll charge you onboard and I doubt even more they'll go to recollection.

Curious about the “fee” on no-shows.

Hello all, Starting a quick review from our (still ongoing) YC cruise on the MSC Seashore starting at Marseille. This was a very-last minute cruise we've decided to book four days before (we took the last YC cabin they were willing to sell, YC immediately disappeared and ship was unable to book on all categories the following day). Pre-cruise We booked a Deluxe cabin and were surprised we were still given a chance to upsell to a Grand Deluxe or Royal, despite these not being available when we bought our cruise (we would have chosen the Grand Deluxe from the start if we were given the chance). We figured out maybe some cabins allocated to the cruisers in Barcelone could have been left empty, and we could have a slight chance in getting a better cabin. We chosen the lowest bid and, long story short, received an email on embarkation morning saying our offer has been declined. Like always, online check-in was horrible. I could check in DW with no fuss but for some reasons the website did not let me check-in. I do remember the MSC website doesn't accept dashes in city names (and guess if my city name has dashes) so I tried to register with my work address, still to no avail. In the end I tried using the app and it worked straight away — giving an error on the city name but giving me the opportunity to update, what the website didn't do. We didn't get the form asking for our preference of pillows or drink. Anyway since they don't read our answers we probably saved some time not reading the questions. Embarkation Terminal was hectic. I expect MSC to turn me down at every occasion and I am still impressed how they manage to deliver. We've seen on the port authority website that the ship was expected to dock around 11:15am, so we decided to come early at 12pm (despite our tickets inviting us to come at 4pm). The ship docked at terminal A, which is the furthest on the pier. After a short wait in line (5 mins) port authorities checked our tickets and we were quickly given the direction of the car park. It happens parking for the terminal A is on the open sun, but the road is open and you can use space of terminal B which is covered — just a bit further away. Then we arrived on the ground floor of the terminal, where you drop your bags, and this is where chaos begin. Line for standby passengers was very long already, but we quickly found the Yacht Club desk though no one was there. Asked the port staff for assistance and they said YC should be coming promptly. Indeed a few minutes later some people showed up. They didn't have an MSC name tag so I asked them if they were YC and said “no YC comes later”. To my surprise two Japanese people asked the same question a few minutes later and they gave a completely different answer: “yes we are YC but please wait a few minutes and we'll begin boarding, we're waiting for a table”. Note that there is no chance I could have got their first answer wrong: these people were NOT working for MSC, they were working for the Marseille cruise terminal, I asked them in French and French is my native language. They just didn't care. And this is just the beginning. A few minutes later, the lines begin moving. Everyone could drop their bag EXCEPT for the YC guests. *****. At some point we were utterly confused so I come inquire again. “We're sorry we're waiting for a table” I was said. “It is expected the table will arrive IN LESS THAN A HOUR.” Emphasis mine. No jokes. They expected us to wait one hour for a TABLE so they could proceed with dropping our bags. My wife said to me “we're YC but we're also Diamond, and it's been a while Diamond guests could proceed to check-in.” Riiiiight this was the good call. I went to the Diamond desk and “hum hello is this the Diamond desk? great, would you mind if, maybe, we as Diamond guests, could drop our bags?” (Up until this point I could sense the confusion) “because it happens we are also Yacht Club guests and the desk refuses to take our bag until maybe one hour.” I almost couldn't finish my sentence and this port employee rushed to the YC guest and very rudely said something along the line of “what are you doing are you letting people drop their bags? — no we're waiting for a bag — you don't need a f***ng table to let people drop their bag you're sitting behind a counter use the f***ng counter and escort them to the YC check-in upstairs.” (Note neither of these employees were working for MSC, it happens only one happened to have a sense a duty.) We were the first guests to drop our bag (slightly unhappy to have to carry them to the bag drop-off point, we expected to drop our bags at the YC location in the terminal but said nothing, at least no one could steal them) and we were escorted upstairs where we could finally meet the MSC YC staff and butlers that helped us with getting a drink, taking a note for the newspaper we wanted, and finally escort us to the ship. The ship The MSC Seashore is gorgeous. We've sailed the MSC Grandiosa last year and we definitely prefer that ship. It has less of “cheap Italian decoration” throughout the ship, and more of “mid-upscale hotel touches”. The cabin is nicer, while we lose the open wardrobe corridor next to the bathroom, we gain a bigger bathroom and the cabin has enough storage anyway. The color inside the cabin is nicer, Grandiosa had a share of green that was itching to the eye, Seashore is using a go-away-gray color you certainly won't remember in any of the “good sense” or “bad sense”. (to be continued)

Never seen a bar close in YC in the Med so far. Sailed two Greek Isles cruises with Disney Cruise Line this year, one of them called at Chania and that was the only port of call where bars were closed until the ship left (weird since that was not an issue at any of the other Greek ports, and I seriously doubt port authorities in Greece have the regulative power to enforce this on their location and their location only).

Updating: MSC Seashore Marseille, just got a wristband. Boarding was hectic though.

Received the complimentary wristband from Cannes last year. Embarking on the Seashore in Marseille tomorrow, will update if someone remind me about this thread.

Great, thanks! Wait are you serious there are companies that charge a fee for… airport checkin? Not sure I uploaded a picture this time. Maybe they remembered the one from the last cruise?

Just solved checkin with the app. But still curious about answers regarding OCI being mandatory, at least for Med cruises (I know in the USA, CBP is strict about getting a passenger list)

Asking what happens if you don't do the online check-in because of course the MSC website glitches. Just booked a last-minute MSC YC trip, we sail in 4 days and I would prefer not having to call MSC and mess-up with our reservation. For some reasons I could complete the check-in for my wife, she now has the “green tick” beneath her name, but no way I can complete mine. Thanks for sharing, hope I'm not the first here!

As you mentioned it is usually OK to stay on ship while in YC. When sailing steerage I believe they disable your onboard account at some point but I guess nobody will be chasing you onboard?