camofwilliamsburg

I hear you on that one!

Kids that young sail free. Why would you then expect perks? usually perks aare only for the first 2 passengers. So if you put the 3 yr old with one adult in the cabin the 3 year old would pay full fare.... and you would get the voyagers discount off the cruise fare. It is not per person anyways.

well the TA gave you what you are going to be given by MSC. I assume your status match is elite to Diamond on MSC and so you get the obc from the sale plus the $50 for the voyagers club since it is a voyagers select sailing.

You can easily see discount. It is not a full 10% off. More like 9.25%. But compare to the regular price plus the govt taxes. If your pricing is lower then you have the discount.  Only diamond level get the OBC for the voyagers.

We are also booked on Seaside and hoping. The new report from the WHO is asymtomatic people cannot spreadand masks are unnecessary, they actually cause more issues breathing your own exhalation.   We are not new to MSC. But sailing on Seaside is new. I do not care where we go, as long as we get to go to Ocean Cay we are happy. That is one great island! We are doing a b2b2b, nov 8, nov12 and Nov 15...booked as 3 separate.

Other cruise lines give pens, highlighters and luggage tags. MSC prizes are all found in the gift shops and the mugs are $9.99, the caps I think are a bit more. The back packs range are up to $20 depending on which they give out.  I have gotten blankets, which at the logo shop was 24.99. 

I am very impressed at the changes MSC has done to insure safer cruising.   While onboard they are using UV-C lights which kill 99.97% of all microbes! There will be no re-circulation between staterooms or within the entire ship.  They will have 100% external fresh air supplied to all areas.  The buffet will not be self serve...food will be plated and served to guests at their tables. Bar menus and other menus will be accessed through mobile device or  scan code.  They will be taking reservations for all shows and maybe we will not get a different show each night due to allowing everyone time to see the shows. All crew will be wearing PPE, such as masks and gloves.    It does not mention passengers having to wear masks.

IF the cruise line cancels you will get a fcc or refund.

I am hoping it is spared and remains open if all other ports do not accept passengers for 20202 cruises out of Florida ( if not cancelled). I would not mind a cruise to Ocean Cay and stay there day after day after day ...

The thing is, I did cruise on Meraviglia recently, as you can see in signature,as well as Divina many many times!   

I had no idea earned status can be lost. 

You are way ahead of me! As you can see my Seaside was cancelled so I still want to do that and Armonia.  How are you doing ?

Hey Capital Barry..... How are you doing?  Take care of yourselves....

Cori

Not to get political, but some already have! This is nothing to do with the administration...this administration worked faster than the last when we had swine flu shutting down areas of travel as fast as he could.Maybe Congress could have done something faster but they have been consumed with impeachment hoax as well as many other hoaxes to rid us of this administration.   This President reacted faster and did more than any other in terms of protection of our people. He said not to be hysterical over this, in actuality it is less than regular flu deaths in a particular year, but he was not undermining the severity of this .... He said go on with life and take precautions necessary as you would in flu season.   This forum is NOT the place for anyone to say anything negative about how this is being handled by the administration and the CDC.  Stop making this political as the media is doing.... this is their last chance to throw shade to this admin and blame for this and the media is making it bigger than it is to sensationalize and make the country scared and not trust the admin.   Enough.... if you are at risk then you should take precautions, other than that, wash hands , wash hands , wash hands!

Also, we must give credit to all the cruise lines who have given such lenient cancellation policies to help make these decisions to cancel not a financial one.  Also we must thank them all for working so hard once on the ship to make sure we are all safe with the extreme cleaning and screening measures they are taking.

Getting the same reaction from everyone about going on our cruises. But good point about the housekeeping. Do we really need so much cross sanitation from one room to another? I was thinking of asking the cabin steward to not come in daily. I do not need the bed made and the bed turned down. I am not a slob in the room so there is really no cleaning needed. New towels we can exchange...

I do not know how MSC splits the tips between housekeeping and dining service but for RCCL and Celebrity it is pooled fleet wide and then divided up. Tips from current sailings are usually given 2 weeks later. This is what I was told.

YOu can bet on that! It is Coxen Hole!

Usually bar bills include a percentage tip. They are not included in daily service charges.... it is head waiter, maitre de, waiter, assistant waiter, cabin steward and his assistants  which include the laundry people.  
 

Bar staff are not included in the daily service charge. Tipping bar staff is customary and added to bills. If you have a package, tip a dollar and they do remember you. If you are trying to figure out what to give people then just leave the automatic ones in place , then you do not need to worry. Its done for you.

The food at the buffet was better than the food onboard the ship!!  The mahi mahi had a mango salsa and was great. The burgers were hot off the grill and juicy. The entire salad area had some great selections.   I said the Food trucks are great because the buffet has a limited time. When the buffet is closed the food trucks are a great addition to where to go for food. Also, gives you something to grab if going back off the ship at a later time. The menus for the food truck included a veggie burger with salads, as well as burgers, hot dogs and some other choices. 

I think the food trucks are wonderful!!

Pay the five percent charge and take it out at the cashier in the casino!

Lyft is always less money for us each time. Also, if you are new on the app it should give you a few free rides or percentage off or $ off.  Have fun!

Lyft is less than uber. Order two if needed, still less than the shuttle or a taxi.

both are on you tube.