toledo_cruiser

Thank you very much. A few of the webinars will help.

Even I am not that much of a masochist! 😂I picked a few pages from the end and started there.

My points were added overnight. Quick question, how often does Celebrity have the webinars? Are these done randomly? This is one long thread. Whew!

So true. I was quite surprised and very disappointed at the size as my wife and I spend lots of time on the balcony. Made me appreciate the older Princess ships more. Jim

This worked for me. I just did it on the website. It even offered to use OBC which I took advantage of as I didn't need the OBC. Thank you CC. Jim

Yes, we also ended up having to take the photo at check in. Don't know why they bother asking for it pre-cruise.

It took my rep about 20 minutes, but that was because I had linked my booking with my adult daughter's booking. My daughter had been told she couldn't upgrade from Easy Plus to Premium. Once the bookings were unlinked it took only a few minutes. As others have said, it is hit or miss whether you get a competent rep. I have to commend my last one as she worked the problem until it was resolved.

Sailed on Carnival in October and Norwegian in January. I used the same luggage tag holders for both cruise lines. The MSC tags are slightly smaller, but I will still use my existing holders. I do have really narrow tag holders for those cruise lines which use them (MSC tags are too wide for those). My tags go right into the upper zippered luggage pocket immediately after getting to our room so I always have them available for the next cruise. Just got tired of trying to staple the cruise tags around the handles and never felt secure with that method. But use whatever works for you. Cheers!

Haven't cruised out of Miami since pre-Covid. On my last two cruises there I was able to walk out of the cruise terminal and catch an available shuttle back to the airport. I know I can hire a prearranged shuttle, but that wasn't necessary the last couple of times. I don't mind waiting until a free seat becomes available as I have a late afternoon flight home. Thoughts?

LOL Last night when I put the garbage cans out it was 40F and raining. This morning when I had to pull those cans back because collection had been cancelled it was -4F with a 50mph wind. Our local forecasters were spot on with this one. Most of the counties in NW Ohio are at level 2 or level three this afternoon because of the high winds and blowing, drifting snow. Fortunately we did not get the heavy snow my daughter in Minneapolis got (even colder there). My other daughter was lucky. Her flight from Charlotte, NC to Detroit was cancelled before she got to the airport. But I agree frequently the weather is overplayed. When it's 80F and sunny there is little reason to lead with the weather on a local newscast.

I agree. I've only had one MSC cruise (pre-Covid), but I enjoyed it to the point I want to go back. Just got off the Mardi Gras and it was okay, I just wasn't overwhelmed. Too many people.

I have a friend who does not have a computer and does not know how to use the smartphone her children gave her (yes, such people exist 😀). Her TA emailed her flight info to me and I printed and gave the info to the friend. It may have been a special case, however due to this person's special needs.

Quick question. Did MSC extend its three year cruise requirement to keep status during Covid?

Please try different lines. You might find you like some things better on different cruise lines. I was hesitant, at first, to try NCL, but have had great cruises since the first NCL cruise. I think demographics will play a big part of the experience. We still sail Carnival, but only if it's a group sail or to try a new ship. Once we branched out to different lines it enhanced our enjoyment of cruising. Kept things from getting stale. If we want to be around younger folks, we'll choose Carnival or NCL. For an older crowd we'll choose Celebrity or Princess. These aren't absolutes, but just general observations. We have NCL up next, but would like to try MSC again in the Spring.

I just returned from a cruise Oct 22. Up to date on all my Covid boosters (including Omicron variant), but I still ended up with Covid. Didn't know I had it. No symptoms at all. So yes, you can get it even with all the necessary shots. Just completed a series of vaccinations for an international cruise early next year. And we always get insurance.

We're on the 11th deck as well. I agree, look at what's above and below. We like the longer balconies at the rear.

When the change over to the current sytem took place, Carnival gave everyone a year to complete the 10 cruise threshold for Platinum. I had nine in the books so I just added one additional four day cruise during that year to make it. I thought that was a nice gesture by Carnival to accommodate those cruisers who were on the cusp.