lumofny

Syracuse. Planning on taking Amtrak or a flight down the day before. We did this on our last cruise with NCL but we left from Manhattan. Haven't left from Brooklyn before.

Where in NYC did you leave from to get to the terminal? Bus, ferry or drive there yourself? We're in upstate NY, planning on taking Amtrak the day before, and finding a hotel for the night somewhere. Right now it seems hotel prices are crazy expensive but we're still 250+ days away from our sailing so I expect them to drop. So either a hotel somewhere in Manhattan and take the ferry to Brooklyn or a hotel in Brooklyn and take the bus to the terminal. Any recommendations or suggestions?

A related question - are tables assigned? We have two cabins, each with their own reservation but both with early dining. One with 4 people, the other with 3. If we all want to sit at the same table do the 7 of us all arrive at the same time and ask to be seated together?

Does anyone have any recent information on the kids club activities on the Meraviglia? We are still 200+ days out but are curious to hear of your experiences and what they offer. We'll have 12 and 13 year olds with us so they should be in the same age group. Is the kids area still LEGO branded or just for the smaller children? If anyone has any recent kids schedules (or kids club comments/observations/experiences at this age level) they could share that'd be great!

We booked our cruise in February of this year for April of 2024. We did not book any drink package. Our sailing is one of those effected by Ocean Cay being closed for reservations and is now a 10 day cruise from April 18 to the 28th. MSC emailed us a copy of the modified reservation and it now shows 'drinks, wifi and obc' on the itinerary. Did they upgrade us while modifying the cruise from 7 to 10 days? I can't find any mention of this package being linked to our reservation on the MSC app or under cruise details on the MSC site or under purchases items. Should it be? Or should we just wait and see what happens once we get onboard? How do you know if you have the drink package or not?