DisneyJen

Yes, they used a third-party company.

Sounds like a great start!

Thanks for this post @RichYak🥂

We board the Mera next month. We will be driving in on Saturday and staying at a hotel Saturday night.

Did you drive to the port? What time did you arrive?

TIA!

@RichYakThanks for taking the time to collect and share this info

@RichYak it might be helpful for folks if you post it here as a stand alone post.

I hardly spend anytime on the Celebrity board anymore as I haven't been happy with the pricing and product this past year or so.

Thanks so mucg!

@jcpc Good to hear that you have had such a positive experience as well!

Glad to hear you had such a positive experience @RichYak

@DJ's DH and I are taking our first MSC YC cruise next month on the Meraviglia after many years as a Celebrity Retreat cruiser. 

Are you going to post a review or do a compare/contrast?

Safe travels!

Hope you feel better soon.

Thanks @Essiesmom!

Can the YC Concierge make that appointment for me?

Thanks for sharing!

1 hour ago, FamilyAtSea.travel said:

I didn't get a chance to actually ask on Ocean Cay, but I have massages booked every morning on the ship this week, so I'll try to remember to ask the spa tomorrow to see what they say!

 

I went from having never had a massage in my entire life, to wanting to try every different type they offered on the ship this week!

 

I hope you guys have an amazing time - we did the Meraviglia in November...it's a beautiful ship and being in the YC, you will have a fantastic time. I'm sitting in the Top Sail Lounge catching up on some work as I write this post.

 

Happy 40th! We will celebrate 12 years this year, so we have a long way to go to get to 40, but we'll be there before we know it.

Appreciate your asking if you remember as I'd like to surprise my DH with an ocean side massage. There is nothing quite like listening to ocean and feeling those tropical breezes.

Trust me the years fly by!

54 minutes ago, FamilyAtSea.travel said:

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If you like more active adventures like we do, Jamaica is Heaven... But if you prefer a more relaxing experience, two days in Ocean Cay is definitely the way to go!

 

I hope your next cruise isn't in the too distant future... Counting down the days can be absolute torture at times!!

We are 47 days away from our first MSC sailing on the Meraviglia in a Royal Suite 🥂 We'll be celebrating our birthdays and our 40th wedding anniversary. The ship is this destination for us.

We definitely would like a more relaxing cruise.

As a matter fact the only time we will get off the ship is at Ocean Cay.

If you get a chance may you please check with the spa on Ocean Cay and see if they offer a couples massage?

TIA

@FamilyAtSea.travel What a great itinerary!

@DJ's DH and I haven't done the western Caribbean in a while. We may have to take a look at Seashore's sailings (in the YC of course👍)

Sounds and looks like the perfect ending to your first visit to Ocean Cay!

So glad the weather cooperated🏝️

Love the compare and contrast on boarding at the two different ports in FL.

Looking forward to your great reports.

Appreciate your taking  us along on your Easter/Spring Break cruise!

Thanks so much for the update @Lupush!

20 hours ago, FamilyAtSea.travel said:

This pool is best described as what would happen if a regular pool and the Rainforest Cafe had a baby.

Oh the imagery!

Beautiful photos!

@FamilyAtSea.travel Hoping you and your beautiful family have a wonderful day on Ocean Cay🏝️

@DJ's DH and I will celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary (I was a child bride 😆) on Meraviglia in May. Sounds like you and your DW have found the key to marriage success.

Thanks again for taking time out of your family vacation to post.

Looking forward to your solo trip report next week as @DJ's DH encourages me once a year to do a solo trip.

2 hours ago, jcpc said:

@DisneyJen I've sailed Meraviglia departing from Brooklyn twice.   Both times, we took private car service from our home to the port.  The driver had no problem driving into the port and dropping us off directly at the YC Tent to deposit our luggage.  Was their a line of cars getting into the port?  Yes, but it moved and did not take an inordinate amount of time to reach the YC luggage tent.  Both times, we arrived at the port around 9:45 am.  Enjoy your cruise.  I'm guessing you will like YC very much (I know you're a Celebrity cruiser.....and I remember you posting on the Celebrity boards about a favorite Luminae Maitre'd of mine....Yuksel!)  Please be sure to come back and post your thoughts on YC after the cruise.

Thanks for the info @jcpc👍 

We live about 4 hours from the cruise terminal so we'll overnight somewhere in NJ. Appreciate the info on port arrival time.

We are really looking forward to this cruise and trying MSC. We are in a RS so we will be able to compare apples to apples after a two meh X cruises.

Yuksel is one of my all-time favorite as well.

Cheers!

I will yet again try to do a trip report ...

Thanks so much for the great directions and info @HappyInVan!

Thanks so much for your review @HappyInVan👍

We board Meraviglia in YC in 54 days🛳️

We are driving to the port. What time do you think would be a good time to arrive with the traffic?

Thanks to everyone for contributing to this thread!

@DJ's DH and I are sailing in a RS on Meraviglia out of Brooklyn in May.

Our last two X cruises were in a CS on Equinox and a RS on Summit out of Cape Liberty.

Looking forward to new experiences!

Another great report @FamilyAtSea.travel👍

Thanks for sharing how the YC Director handled the issues you faced