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We do not dock in Olden, but dock in Nordfjordeid instead. The tour that I found went to Briksdal, like those from Olden, but from Nordfjordeid. This tour's meeting point only looks available in Olden. Let me know if I'm wrong. Public transportation sounds good for the affordability; however, I would also be concerned since you mentioned the availability/full buses. Tammy

Hi, Has anyone tried this tour? It is by: Visit Nordfjordeid AS by Fjord Guiding AS at https://www.fjordex.no/briksdal-glacier It looks good, but the company does not have many reviews that I can find. So, wanted your input. Thanks! Tammy

Hi -- I don't remember well since we did not take our kids. There were definitely not many, many kids. I suspect that they would run the kids' club, but how many other kids would they get to hang out with would be the question. Not all kids like almost 1:1 attention. I tried to check our Roll Call to see who mentioned bringing kids and their ages; however, I could not find find it anymore. I recommend looking at the roll calls for the dates that work for you and see if they mention bringing kids and/or ask if they are to get an idea. Tammy

Maybe or maybe they were worried about the extra mouths on the ship for Spring Break :). It was labeled frozen yogurt on the Dailies. It came out of a soft serve machines that the crew served. It was not a complaint. It was good, and I told myself that it was healthier. From not the East coast, I only know Carvel Whaley Ice Cream cake, yum.

Interesting on the sad library. We also like the daily crossword, sudoku, and trivia in the library. Well, Carnival has those at the Java Cafe. We asked about paper puzzles in the games area, but they were just checking out board games to families. Good -- just bad luck and bad timing on meeting our steward sooner. He did leave his card after we met him. Tammy

Thanks! It was a great trip. You will love it. Yes, picking between a warm coat and a raincoat was hard. We had some Smart Wool balaclavas and hat that helped too. Tammy

Yes, I have heard that Yacht Club is very nice and more affordable that other lines' ship within a ship. We missed out though.

Hi, We tried out MSC for the first time on the MSC Meraviglia from NYC for our oldest son's high school graduation over Spring Break. This also let our kids see NYC for the first time. This was our 18th cruise with all previous on NCL or Carnival. We are in our later 40s, and kids are teens. If you want to check it out -- Review: https://ww-wanderers.blogspot.com/2024/03/msc-meraviglia-review-march-2024.html Play by Play including NYC and ports: Port Canaveral, Ocean Cay, and Nassau: https://ww-wanderers.blogspot.com/2024/03/msc-cruise-nyc-and-bahamas-march-2024.html If you have any questions, let me know! Tammy

Hi, We tried out MSC for the first time on the MSC Meraviglia from NYC for our oldest son's high school graduation over Spring Break. This also let our kids see NYC for the first time. This was our 18th cruise with all previous on NCL or Carnival. We are in our later 40s, and kids are teens. If you want to check it out -- Review: https://ww-wanderers.blogspot.com/2024/03/msc-meraviglia-review-march-2024.html Play by Play including NYC and ports: Port Canaveral, Ocean Cay, and Nassau: https://ww-wanderers.blogspot.com/2024/03/msc-cruise-nyc-and-bahamas-march-2024.html If you have any questions, let me know! Tammy

Right -- disposable bottled water, and yes, it a large water.

Awesome -- I learned blogging from you! Yeah, the bottle water -- we only saw it on the Panorama in Jan 2023; before that had it was delivered to our room on arrival. Saving the room stewards time to add more cabins to their workload? The Cabo Arch is on the Port side. Tammy

Oh, our Spring Break is March 10th-17th instead. I guess it is better if they spread Spring Break crowds out some. I should have been more specific. Have fun on your cruise! Tammy

Interested! Thanks for sharing

Thank you for sharing! I'm eager to read your first review too. We are taking our 2 teenage boys over spring break year and trying MSC for the first time. Doh, my husband like the tea. The weather may be better, but there will be lots of people being spring break time. Tammy

Have fun on your cruise! If you have any questions on the smaller (2k'ish passenger) NCL ships, let me know. Tammy

Ah, okay. We tendered. There was one dock with a container ship. Our tour guide said that we could have docked, but the container ship was not there. I only heard of it being a tender port, so I was not sure if that was really true.

Isafjordur was a nice sunny day too and pretty. You missed it due to weather or because the Prima is big? Tammy

It was normally 50s or 60s. It was nice sunny days our first two days in Iceland. Then cloudy and windy the next, so cooler. Cooler in Greenland. I took 2 long sleeves shirts and 4 short sleeve shirts and layered the short sleeves with repeat jackets/sweaters. Tammy

Not a normal view, but I was surprised how busy the crew area was, so from the TV, Iceberg from a top deck. There was a lot of good outdoor viewing space and a full promenade, that we enjoy walking.

My favorite aft MDR aft windows with wake, also in the formal MDR, Le Bistro, Moderno, Cagney's, and O'Sheehan's with our rescue from the ice field container ship.

Thanks for sharing! I will be check it out, so we can pick the best itinerary for us. Sorry not many ship pictures. This is our cabin -- 8106, smaller windows instead of one big window in an obstructed oceanview.

Nice -- Norway is on our list too. I don't think that I have too many ship pictures (more food pictures 🙂 ); I do have our cabin. I'll look and post what I find tonight.

If you are interested in Iceland and Greenland or the NCL Star, check out my (long) review with lots of pictures. https://ww-wanderers.blogspot.com/2023/08/iceland-pre-cruise-july-2023.html

If you are interested in Iceland and Greenland or the NCL Star, check out my (long) review with lots of pictures. https://ww-wanderers.blogspot.com/2023/08/iceland-pre-cruise-july-2023.html

Thank you for the wonderful review! We are on the ship for oldest son's high school graduation next spring break from NYC (to let the kids see NYC too). We are in the oceanview version of the same type of room as you, but will have two teenage boys in the bunks :). Ours is at the front of the ship, which I'm a little nervous for sea sickness, but I'm excited to try out of the front of the ship view while sailing. The bulks look very functional since they are out of the way and allow getting around the room easily. We are also trying MSC for the first time. The Meraviglia looks to have a lot of fun things for the kids; we booked with a TA with an OBC offer to be able to do some of it. Tammy