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Yes this While we don't go to many shows etc, the ones we do choose were those. Not game shows. I gather NCL may find that audience participation was a touchstone for some cruisers. We don't gamble either--just not our thing. Though a good game of duplicate bridge, I am in (and often 20 yrs younger than the rest at the game) We are getting ready for a TA on Prima and I am wondering besides reading, if I need to bring Uno cards because there is no entertainment onboard! ha

The cookies thing cracks me up-- never something I look for or eat on a cruise. Same for the bowls of M&Ms or gummy bears etc offered in Haven that people ask about or post pics... Just not what I'd want for snacking. Cruising offers so many choices and there is always something for everyone. 🍇

Jockeys were part of the rearranging as I recall, and fake geese etc. Know of a yard that dressed their fake geese basked on the holidays and seasons. Back to the magnets-- I had put small flipflops on the doors of our cabins for a family sailing. 1 pr per person/so 4 tiny pieces on each door of the neighboring cabins. One morning we awoke to find them distributed down the hall on the doors like they were walking 😆 I suspect the OPs magnets, being unique were indeed pilfered. Can't imagine taking and then keeping a stolen item. Yet crime is rampant even when its petty

And it was before FB/IG, the "tube", selfies etc so none of those silly things went on into immortality. Only bad hairstyles in yearbooks survived unless already in the trash😜

"Back in the day", a neighbor teen and her friends would rearrange the lawn ornaments, gnomes, fake deer etc during the night... could be picnic-ing on a lawn together, or in different yards...never destructive. Just silly teen pranks. Those said teens are now in their 60s... so maybe the magnets travel too? 😆

Show has continued to be on our app for our sailing in Apr Just hoping there is more than this show in the theater

Has this changed? As we sailed FtL to Barcelona and did have to present at passport control in the port at Barcelona (US cit not EU) It was smooth Here in FL ports the facial recogn makes it go quickly at disembarkation

We noticed that on Seashore last month and yet on Divinia this past week there were lots of folks from the EU and all announcements were in E/F/D/S/I and at the YC and Diamond events greetings also included portuguese. In dining, the servers often sang HBD in 2-3 languages each time...

We just got off ship today. Menus generally follow the same pattern-- from ship to ship. Embarkation day etc The is no gala/elegant night on short sailings. When you embark, ask the maitre D for the menu of the night you want to use your Diamond perk. We did learn this week that not every specialty restaurant is available for the Diamond perk. This may vary ship to ship. We aren't certain if its a new policy or just ship variance

Saw that. Really, have you ever seen an underfed cruiser on a ship? Me neither. Is it ship-wide or just Haven? Guess this is a way to deal with food waste. In our experience the lobster is warm water tails - so different in texture-flavor Of course if you have prepared lobster at home, you know, timing is everything re tough vs tender vs stingy vs mushy even with cold water Maine Tails or whole cold water lobsters.

Good to know.

Just realized this OP posted this Twice and there are two active threads. Maybe mods can merge them?

Sailing out of the US, We didn't have that issue. The tails in YC were NOT listed as cold water Maine-- and we knew they were warm water ... Same for the steak house. Lobster rolls filling/lobster salad--I am guessing they buy it as vacu-sealed picked over lobster meat like the kind we can all buy online. And likely the same purveyors as the cases of tails. I do expect that substitutions can an will be made based on what gets put on the ship at embarkation. And shortages. Know that to be the case with liquor and wine..and certainly for produce.

MSC policy is rude? Or sharing the link is rude? 🤣

Are you booked in YC? Will be interested to hear you thought svs Haven On short sailings there is no lobster night per se. Even in YC On week long and longer there is often 1 night a lobster tail option for entree. I believe you can add on a lobster tail at the steak house specialty dining. As far as a special request-- we saw a group in YC on the Merav demand that they be able to have a special lobster dinner.... (short sailing) and kept saying well on so-n-so line--- they do it for us... They were told they would have to pay for the case of tails --because while they had a party of 8, lobster was not being served in the YC dining for that sailing. They may quite a scene both in the lounge and again in dining that night-- were loud and boorish. FWIW, they also came dressed in shorts to dinner which is a no-no in YC dining. We were glad when they disembarked (we had B2B2B2Bs) All this is to say-- depends on embarkation, length of cruise etc even in YC

@Momto3girlsintheCarolinas welcome to MSC. and to Cruiscritic. Lots of helpful folks here. Hope your vacation is lovely.

The MSC website offers a lot of information. This tab and links should help https://www.msccruisesusa.com/manage-booking/before-you-go/what-to-wear

Can be interesting if they launch And ships can impact launches We were on a sailing and leaving Port Canaveral and the launch was scrubbed because another ship was out in the atl and in a area that --if something went wrong - it wouldn't be safe. It was quite the controversy.. how those things are scheduled, port schedules, spacex schedules etc Left us all wondering

Will vary by time/ship/sailing/weather Yes the hot tub and pool can be crowded-- you will get some hot tub hogs who will stay in it or a loooong time As far as what to wear--this is from the website https://www.msccruisesusa.com/manage-booking/before-you-go/what-to-wear " Dress Restrictions Specific restrictions may be enforced by onboard staff members including restaurant hostesses and management. At no point is swimwear allowed in any formal dining venue for any meal, including breakfast and lunch. Shorts, flip flops, and tank tops are not allowed for Evening Wear or Gala Night in the Main Dining Rooms, Specialty Restaurants, or MSC Yacht Club.

If -you love the use of a hot tub, certainly having a private one over a public one is great-- ..and a "pool guy" will come clean-fill it for you each day -and if you will be able to make use of the $ difference between YC and Aurea in spa add ons, or save $ you'd not spend otherwise (or would spend it in specialty dining) then Aurea is likely the better fit.

@Sailing12Away yet don't all new launches come with high price tags? The Celebrity Edge class certainly did And people complained about Virgin, the ship, the rooms, the style... Cruising has many styles and as many people who like and dislike those things. We like to see a pair of slack/collared shirt worn at dinner yet others are just as happy in the t shirt and shorts and flip flops they wore at the pool in the MDR. Go figure Cruising used to be newly weds and nearly deads... now its a booming industry and the ships keep coming

The same ones who bragged about stuffing their luggage with the mini bottles of liquor from the mini bar in the room and the cans of chocolate peanuts and chips... hence many policies changed

So interesting to read such varying views The ships design was intentional Haven design with smaller conversational spaces also intentional no large pool- yet rather smaller venues, smaller pools, sundecks etc around the ship tablet-ipad ordering table service for variety I guess for some, Prima and Viva are a 1 and done thing ...or not ever..as they prefer a different style of ship layout. Others will happily sail Prima class again. +

Nice gesture of goodwill on the part of NCL. Both shoreside and shipside will (hopefully) address the deplorable way it was handled initially

you do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself about🕺