Jamie7777

On our last MSC cruise, we did the drill and had our cards scanned at our muster station. Got the missed drill note, too.

My parents and I had breakfast in an MDR on the Seaside last summer and they had milk as the creamer for our coffee. Both Mom and I are lactose intolerant and took a Lactaid tablet before drinking it. For some reason, it didn't occur to any of us to ask for non-dairy milk or creamer. However, I did see some non-dairy creamer at the buffet drink station where the coffee is located. Hopefully, they'll have it at the Seashore buffet drink stations.

No line, really. I don't even remember waiting. We walked right into the spot where we got our passports and body scans. There were a lot of people in the space but no line because people were constantly walking. I was called right away to the window at the MSC counter to get my sea pass. I had a family member who had mobility issues at the time so I only waited around for him to get a port worker to get a wheelchair so that he could get to the counter to get his sea pass.

That's what we did. The MSC employee at the port told us to ignore the time on our boarding passes and just get in line for embarkation. Our embarkation time was 2:30. We showed up at 11:30.

Opening up an account should get you some additional points toward the next level. At least if it's done before a cruise. I think they gave me 100 points for joining the Voyager Club before I sailed.

Yay! 😁

You shouldn't have any problems. Enjoy your cruise!

My first cruise with MSC was in June 2023 as a solo cruiser. I was part of a group so I don't know if that made a difference. My TA (also my friend who was part of the group) did everything so I didn't know about any of this.

You'd think they would come here first and ask folks to stop talking about their secrets. It is called Cruise Critic. What do they think we talk about? Cruises!😂

Our scheduled time was 2:30pm.

The docs say not to arrive earlier but many people arrive early because area hotel check-out is usually 11 am and there's usually no other place to go. When we got to the port at 11:30, the MSC agent told us to go through and not worry about boarding times. He was telling everyone to move along and get checked in as people were standing around waiting for directions.

I wish it worked for us. If a family member is on their balcony with the door closed, they can't hear when you knock on their cabin door or hear the room phone when you call them. The messaging app is inconsistent and goes offline. So you spend much time frustrated because you can't use the app to reach them to meet up. I'm seriously considering getting a battery-operated doorbell to bring on my next family cruise to get their attention on my next MSC family cruise.

I'd really like to know how they clean their bodies over there. Do they just use their bare hands? If people don't use a washcloth over here they may use a loofah. Do they use those? I've never not used a washcloth and tend to bring my own even if they're supplied at my resort. I'm not being facetious. I just don't know what people use to get in all the "nooks and crannies."

They don't ask for the questionnaire at the port.

No, I only sailed with MSC for the first time last June and had a deluxe balcony on the 11th floor. I wish I could say I've done YC. I would like to do so in the future.