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No problems here either.

We have sailed on the Seaside YC twice and have not asked the butler for anything.

On 8/20/2019 at 12:11 PM, ej1970 said:

Hi myself and my husband have done 10 cruises a mixture of both Mediterranean and Caribbean and on Royal but primarily Carnival. This July we took Carnival Horizon from Miami. We enjoyed the cruise but think we have out grown Carnival I just found the crowd a bit too boisterous this year and wanted something a bit more low key. We are from Ireland so we are a bit more reserved than our American Cousins 😁 so I have been looking at Caribbean Princess for next July. It is our 50th birthdays so we want something nice. We enjoy live music good food trivia and the piano bar and of course the casino. How different is Princess to Carnival? I want a bit more low key but enough to keep up entertained. 

We feel the same way and yes Princess crowd is much better behaved than the drunks on Carnival with the rowdy kids .

Hands down Regal.

11 hours ago, Anniexrec said:

Since the MSC Seaside does not leave until 7pm. What is the earliest for Embarkation?

They start checking in around 1030 and boarding 1145-noon.

11 hours ago, JC5240 said:

Hi All!

 

My SO and I are leaving for our first MSC cruise on the Seaside on October 12th - so exciting!

 

Our departure from Miami is scheduled for 5p, and our allotted check-in time is noon. 

 

How strict is MSC when it comes to boarding during the allotted check-in time? If we wanted to board earlier, could we do so? If so, what's the earliest we could board?

 

Sorry for all of the questions! As a seasoned NCL cruiser, their check-in time was used as a gauge but they weren't strict with it at all. We basically were able to get to the port as early as 9:30am and be among the first passengers to board (usually we were on the ship anywhere between 10:30a/11:30a). We are hoping that we can do the same with MSC, as we always love starting the vacation as early as possible! 🙂

 

So excited to try out MSC and be on board the beautiful Seaside. Thanks in advance for your answers!

They start check in around 1030 and boarding 1145-1200 so ignore the noon check in time.

We love the Divina , have been on 8x and we have also sailed on the Seaside 3x but we will not sail on the seaside again but have another cruise booked on the Divina. Have not been on the Meraviglia or intend to just by looking at the you tube videos.

It's funny how John Heald has swallowed his computer and not addressed that issue. BRILLIANT!!!!

No covered pool.

YC does sell out quickly because it's a wonderful experience but now the prices have increased quite a bit.

On 8/15/2019 at 8:58 AM, ERNLYN said:

I know Carnival passengers are not allowed to bring their own plastic bottled water for consumption,

but are you allowed to bring your own personal plastic bottle to re fill on the ship? Or must they be metal or glass?

Many bring there own bottles.

17 hours ago, Mocs said:

I like to bring Cokes on board, so I was wondering if there are small refrigerators in the rooms on the Magic.  

Yes there is.

You will be assigned a table for the week and you can go every night or not go at all and you don't have to tell them anything.

6 hours ago, rocklinmom said:

I sure hope not! But you're right, this isn't a good sign. And 3 for Free is coming next. 😬

Sure hope so.

Hoping that the 3ff is next.

Some people are constantly asking for the butler to do things for them and therefore you should tip more. When we sailed the YC we never asked the butler for anything extra for him to do for us. Now after reading some reviews from recently they are escorting you to the shows and off the ship etc. we do not need this we go on our own so we tipped accordingly but not $150.

We have been off at 655 of course carrying our luggage.

Yes you can.

Virgin drinks are included.

It varies every cruise.

Wait for a port day where they have specials.

1 hour ago, frosts said:

I am in the process of renewing our passports.  It is also a few days away from our check-in date.  Of course I want to check in now to get as early a boarding time as possible.

When we get our new passports in a few weeks they will have different numbers.  Finally a question. Will I be as to go in and edit our passport data?  As an FYI our passports expire the day after the cruise ends.

Check in and leave the passport portion blank.

You don't need a jacket or tie.

8 hours ago, keristin24 said:

We've taken our girls (13 &15) on Royal and Carnival before.  We've found an itinerary that we love on the brand new Sky Princess, but have never sailed with Princess.  I'm getting mixed reviews online.  The price and itinerary are great, but concerned that it might be an older crowd and not as fun.  Anyone have thoughts on if our teens will be bored?  ps-They don't participate in the Kids-Clubs.  Thanks!

You are better off on Carnival and RCCL.

We have been on Oasis class of ship and you have to make show reservations , do you have to do the same on Anthem? TIA