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Your advice was absolutely correct, Ate. We cancelled the Premium Plus upgrade the day you posted your comment, and three days later, our Yacht Club bid was accepted. It appears that canceling the beverage upgrade has nothing to do with whether one’s bid is accepted. Hopefully, this post will help others in the same situation that we were in.

Thank you for your insight and advice, Ate.

When we booked the April 28 Seashore cruise last month, we also bought the Premium Plus drink package upgrade. Subsequently, we received an offer to submit an upgrade bid for the Yacht Club which we did. Yesterday, while reading the upgrade information, MSC appears to state that should the upgrade bid be accepted, there would NOT be a refund of any packages or services bought previously that will be included in the Yacht Club upgrade. Since the Premium Plus package is included in the Yacht Club, I assume that we will lose the money already paid for the drink package upgrade if our bid is accepted. Has anyone experienced this situation? If this is the case I assume that we should cancel the already-purchased drink package upgrade now. If our bid is not accepted, does anyone foresee any problems with repurchasing the Premium Plus beverage upgrade four days before sailing date. Thank you in advance for your guidance.

Thank you for a wonderful review. The review provides a wealth of knowledge and is very enjoyable to read. I do have a question. It appears from the menus that you have posted that there is no champagne by the glass covered by the premium extra package. Can you confirm this? If so, this is a big change from our November 2023 cruise when one brand of champagne (by the glass) was covered by the premium extra package. Your response is much appreciated.

The Escape is my favorite as it has the best thermal spa area of the ships mentioned and Spice H2O and District Brewhouse. The only drawback to the Escape is that it doesn’t have The Cavern and The Beatles tribute band which is one of my favorite entertainment venues.

Thank you for your detailed response, Bob Brown. The MSC rules appear to change with some frequency, and I was unsure of the current situation, hence the reason for my question.

Thank you, Eglesbrech, for answering my question.

JAGR, I don’t understand or appreciate your rudeness either.

I wasn’t expecting a rude response, actually. I also disagree. If a solo Diamond traveler is able to invite another person to share the complimentary Diamond specialty meal experience since the perk is a dinner for two, is there any difference in allowing each Diamond member in the same cabin to invite a guest to share? Also, as I understand it, if I am Diamond and my cabin mate has no status, I would also be allowed to invite that person, again what is the difference?

My cabin mate and I both have Diamond status with MSC. We are traveling with another couple who are in a different cabin. I realize that if there are two Diamond members sharing a cabin, then the cabin mates receive only one complimentary Diamond specialty experience. I also realize that if a Diamond member is traveling solo, then this person may invite another guest to share in the complimentary specialty meal. My question is this: May the two Diamond members in the same cabin invite two guest in a different cabin to share the complimentary Diamond specialty meal? Thank you in advance for taking the time to answer this question.

Does MSC allow the use of OBC towards the daily service charges?

Thank you for starting this topic. Yesterday, I successfully applied a second certificate for an inside cabin on a March sailing. I have several certificates due to expire in 2025, and I was beginning to worry whether I would be able to use them all before the expiration date.

There generally is a huge discrepancy between the beer list and what actually is available.

NCL appears to have removed Hennessy XO from the list of spirits covered by the Premium Plus package.

I was hoping that a Thermal Suite would be added to the Joy. Having said that, if the Thermal Suite doesn’t have a pool, I would not consider booking a cruise on the Joy. I used to sail Royal Caribbean exclusively until I sailed on the Escape several years ago and discovered the Thermal Suite on that ship. For me, it is the important feature of an NCL ship. I no longer venture off the ship when in port, as every day on a cruise now finds me is in the Thermal Suite. I haven’t sailed Royal Caribbean since.