Shippy

Seemed a bit odd to me. Sailing out of Galveston. The ship will be departing at 3 pm instead of 4 pm. Why do you think that might be ?

Bummer, does this include Alfredo's ? I just assumed we would be going there for lunch not dinner !

Our cruise is in November. They 'appear' to have been sold out of Penthouses & above for quite awhile. We have a regular Penthouse right where I want it, across from the lounge. I have gotten 4 emails to bid on an Aft Penthouse for $100. I do not want that & wish they would stop emailing me. My thoughts on it is that those cabins are not in that much demand & they want my Penthouse for someone else to upgrade to.

It WAS on the childrens menu a long time ago

Thought the Volcano was discontinued years ago. What name does it go by now ???

were you ever given a chance for an upgrade bid ?

I think what you read was something from the past.....way past. We have been cruising for decades. There used to be a dedicated person at the port that you could see to have that done....gone. Now when you go on most ships, there will be a sign at the the Guest Services desk that they are sold out & there are no cabins available. They do this even when not sold out just so they do not have to deal with people. In the 'new' generation of cruising, it seems that most ships have a policy where you can bid up to a higher grade cabin. You usually get an offer to bid after final payment. This is run by a third party company. We have successfully had our bids accepted on 2 other cruiselines. I am not sure if Holland has this. I understand your concern. I was reading on another thread that Vista suites are just glorifeid balconies & if you have the sofa bed out, It is hard to get around at night if you have to go the use the bathroom.

Is there such a thing as a COMFORTABLE sofa bed ??

We are sailing in November. How do I know if I got the old package or not ?

I would not worry. They do not know if there are 10 people living in the house & you might be the only ones on a cruise. We ALWAYS pick them up at the port

that is the casino price when you put in your card number & have had a recent offer. I got an email offer from Holland. I was surprised to see that price also when I checked with my regular internet agent. But...only if i put in my Holland number. If I left it out...the prices changed.

Boy, are you lucky, It is open 24hrs a day. I always book that location. I am a total insomniac. I walk across the hallway at 2am in the morning in my bathrobe. They showed me where I can get milk & cookies in the middle of the night.

Lucky you it worked out. For me it probably will never again because I want the YC, I am a bit better off just booking with my regular agent.

No more 10 night...cannot be longer than 7 nights

The old days... got the 30% discount coupon while onboard the ship. Booked my next cruise through my Internet agent, then called the casino department with the booking number & they applied the discount. This worked out great because my agency always gave OBC, free gratuities,etc. NOW... no certificate onboard. Just got it in the email. Free balcony cabin & $150 OBC. You CANNOT use your own agent anymore. No status discount can be applied. I asked about upgrade to YC. They said my new price for YC would be $2259........ If I book through my agent, the price would be $3000. I could get my diamond discount & they are currently giving $800. OBC. In my eyes, the MSC Casino just went from the best at sea to the worst. I cannot see any benefit in booking with them......can you ? (unless you want to use the cabin category provided ) just for reference...I had 18,000 points

do not understand what you listed. Just back from YC. Gratuity & spa not included

No, I did not do that post nor did I know they had a Covid problem....looks like it is back....

To make matters worse.....I just called the casino department & she had no Idea what I was talking about. She said I should make a booking & call her back. I told her....no chance...not without assurances I can upgrade. guess I will just wait until/if I get the email.

NO more certificate...NOTHING in writing...just 'assurances' I will get the email.

Check yourself.... I came home with Covid !

Totally gone. I used that discount on the cruise I just came back from AND had the paper to get money at the ashier....that is also now gone. The head of the casino said I would get an email in about a week from the club for what I am eligible for....we left last Sunday. Here is the real bummer. I used to book from my regular agent & then call the casino club & give them the booking number & they would apply the 30% discount. NOW...he said I would probably get a free balcony cabin. I asked if I could upgrade to the YC. He said he did not know. I asked about transferring to my agent...same reply, he did not know. If I cannot upgrade....that will be worthless to me. In my opinion, they will have gone from the best casino club at sea to the worst BUT>>> no judgments until I get their email

Not sure if that would speed up the offer vs just so many days before sailing. I would be hesitant to pay final payment before it is due. If something happened & I had to cancel before the due date, I would have to try & get my money back. Sometimes maybe easy, sometimes maybe not.

Just back from the Seascape & had LOTS of play. I am a believer that on cruiseships, some slots will NEVER pay & the ones that do will continue to do. But of course, they have dry spells to. These were my favorite machines...... A bank of 4 in the middle of the casino with a large picture of a Chinese man that was very loudly laughing all the time. You had to get 3 chests for his bonus. On the same side but further down towards the cashier were 4 Chinese machines with drums constantly pounding. You had to get the drums for the bonus. The bonus were fairly frequent with nice payouts. Aside from general play, I pulled $1,000 twice from those machines. Not all at once but consistant payouts the added up. Unfortunately, they did away with the 30% discount coupons they used to give out. The head casino guy told me I would get an email in about a week telling me what kind of discount I would get. I had 15,000 points. My husband had 3,000 points. They gave him a goody bag at the end that had men's Crew products in it.

Already booked in YC still get a chance for upgrade bid. Usually offer comes right after final payment. Some agencys do not participate in the program so you would not get the offer. I have heard that the "big box" stores do not participate. We have an Internet agency & always get the offers.

??? What do you do in a regular restaurant when he 'doesn't' like the food ?