CarolnLarry

Has MSC ever had anything open on schedule?  Ocean Cay was delayed at least a year and their new terminal is way behind original schedule.  Relax and enjoy your cruise as missing a port is part of cruising>

As I have stated before I have them do everything that is not illegal or immoral.  If you need more of a response then go to the first sentence. 

If you see Ramchandra on your cruise tell him Larry, Jamie, Paul, Haley and Dylan think he is the best butler with MSC.  We were fortunate to have him as a junior butler on one cruise and butler on the next.  Always enjoy your trips and hoping you have a GREAT cruise.

7 hours ago, jame_g said:

We basically do the same. We leave the service charge in place, then we tip extra individually for those who go above and beyond. We may also tip a little extra to those that most frequently provide us service. The other thing is that if there is someone who has given really good service, make sure you fill out the survey and mention their name.

Agree totally with this tipping concept.  Asked a butler why he was in the Caribbean instead of the Mediterranean, which was closer to his home, he replied Americans tip better and a lot of others don't.

This happens to me all the time. Wanted to cruise last September and nothing was available until first of December. More work for my travel agent as she has to work week by week until she can get a room.

I don't do stairs and have used the elevators in my 10+MSC cruises for the muster drill.  There will be guides outside the YC area just tell them you don't do stairs. No problem.

7 hours ago, jgris90 said:

Hi, 

 

On previous cruise lines we have been able to remove the divider between the rooms when travelling in a group, will MSC do this aswell?

 

Also we thought we booked connecting rooms but looks like my agent made a mistake and one room is connecting on the other side not the 2 rooms we have booked.

 

Another idea is if the person in the connecting room is willing can we switch on board? 

 

 

On the Seascape we had the butler open the divider for us.

Thany you everyone for your responses.

We cannot bring up any excursions for Grand Cayman or George Town on our available excursions for our cruise. The excursion block comes up gray and unable to even see the excursions.  No problems with the rest of our cruise ports.  Anyone know why this is happening?

Anyone have the number to the casino main office?  Not reservations or advance cruises.  Need casino info on my past cruises and supposedly they have it. The reservation contact said you can't talk to them, only email.  I can't believe that they don't have a phone number you can call.  Any help is appreciated.

We were charged 14.59 per person per day for the yacht club in Jan.  Same as reported above

48 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

 

I have Apple Air Tags in my checked luggage.  Would not leave home without them. 

 

Thanks for theinfo.  That is my new plan.

I was thinking of buying the electronic luggage finders that you track on your phone.  Has anyone tried these?

5 hours ago, kelly94942 said:

 

We asked Ram about this this morning - he indeed has those cabins (he has through 43) and will be here until June!  He said he has some guests returning that will be on deck 16, and he’s going to be their butler as well.  I told him that’s a lot of work, and he said it’s only 2 floors!

Thanks for the info, can't wait to see him again.

Does Ram also have suites 19039 and 19041 as his responsibility?  We have those cabins on the Dec 2 cruise.

The ship model is really heavy.  I won one in a raffle of everyone who made a purchase in the shop given away on the last day. I had to put it in my carryon luggage. You should have seen the xray people as I went through the check in process for my flight.  They thought it was a bomb in my carryon luggage.  when they saw what it was they also smiled.

There is a long boarding ramp that goes back and forth.  Get a wheelchair to get on the ship if you have a mobility problem.

Cas is all I use.  If I win anything on the slots I get a ticket when I cash out and take it to the cashier for cash.  On the tables buy in with cash and if there any winnings back to the cashier for cash.

A brand new robe costs $60.

This question came up a couple of years ago and the best answer I read was, the butler will do whatever is not illegal or immoral. 

In January I paid $64 for 3 people and 5 bags from the pe=ier to airport in Miami.

Next time we will Uber or Lyft/

Yeah I want to know his name also as I will ask for another butler if I ever have him on my next cruise 2 Dec  What deck are ou on?

I don't know if there is a list or not as I just ask the junior butler for whatever I want.  If it is a reasonable request he or she will get it for you.  No JD blue though.

In April we started looking for a Western Caribbean cruise on the Seascape in the YC.  We needed two rooms, one single and one double.  The TA looked at every cruise from early September until she found one that would accept a single. She found Dec 2 would let her book a single so we booked it.  The difference in price for the single was $156 less than the room for two people. The rooms are side by side on the 19th deck. My military discount helped lower the price.  Don't think at this price I will book another single on MSC.

40 minutes ago, morpheusofthesea said:

First I ‘assume’ you are talking about Yacht Club? Next if so , I can tell you that the last of those that opened the Seascape have finished their 9 + months contract and are heading home this cruise. They have 2 to 6 month vacations depending on visas and do not know where they will be sent for their next ship. The best sign of a good waiter on MSC YC is the color of their tie. Gold is a seasoned waiter and his assistant wears a black tie.

   Also for a first timer with no track record the best way to get ‘recognized’ is to tip after every meal. I use to tip $5 after breakfast, $10 after lunch, $20 after dinner. Now that we have been allocated the same ‘team’ for every meal we tip both our waiters $200 each for a 7 day cruise. YMMV.

  In addition, whether they pool their tips or not is none of our concern. 

  

Have done 10 YC cruises and just wondered if you had anyone that stood out who would still be there in Dec.  Maybe after one of youf next cruises on the Seascape.  We had great people in lateJ an but can only hope they would come back/