gmbhardy Posted September 3, 2019 #1 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Just some general thoughts and info. Boarding was at terminal F that is usually used by MSC. Weather was fantastic. No towel art and no ice (we just asked our steward for ice and received it daily). Nightly turn down service is still intact. Vibe did not sell out. There was a blurb in the daily stating if you don’t show for a specialty dinner reservation you will be charged (is this new). Cagney’s and Ocean Blue both serving lobster (not very good) with no upcharge using SDP. Great staff and service. If you’re looking for cookies in the buffet they are in the Kids Corner station in the back corner. Rock of Ages was very good. Christian at Maltings is the best bartender I’ve encountered in all my cruises. O’Sheehans served prime rib on the last night of the cruise. The Waterfront was a nice quiet place to hang out at night. We had an angled balcony on deck 14 right beside the aft elevators. Great location but the internet was awful. If I think of anything else, I’ll repost. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted September 3, 2019 #2 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Thank you so much for your observations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmbhardy Posted September 3, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Sorry guys, wrong date, we were on the August 18 cruise. I think observations on the August 25 cruise will be a tad different. My apologies. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexddd Posted September 3, 2019 #4 Share Posted September 3, 2019 The charge for missed specialties isn't new but whether they actually enforce it if you don't cancel, can't say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoppie124 Posted September 3, 2019 #5 Share Posted September 3, 2019 1 hour ago, gmbhardy said: Sorry guys, wrong date, we were on the August 18 cruise. I think observations on the August 25 cruise will be a tad different. My apologies. We had ice and turn down service on the USS Minnow on August 25th😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ColeThornton Posted September 3, 2019 #6 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Just now, Shoppie124 said: We had ice and turn down service on the USS Minnow on August 25th😂 I think you mean "SS Minnow". I was on Navy ships for over 20 years and we never had turn down service. lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoppie124 Posted September 3, 2019 #7 Share Posted September 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, ColeThornton said: I think you mean "SS Minnow". I was on Navy ships for over 20 years and we never had turn down service. lol I stand corrected 😂. The analogy still works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C cruise Posted September 3, 2019 #8 Share Posted September 3, 2019 2 hours ago, gmbhardy said: Just some general thoughts and info. Boarding was at terminal F that is usually used by MSC. Weather was fantastic. No towel art and no ice (we just asked our steward for ice and received it daily). Nightly turn down service is still intact. Vibe did not sell out. There was a blurb in the daily stating if you don’t show for a specialty dinner reservation you will be charged (is this new). Cagney’s and Ocean Blue both serving lobster (not very good) with no upcharge using SDP. Great staff and service. If you’re looking for cookies in the buffet they are in the Kids Corner station in the back corner. Rock of Ages was very good. Christian at Maltings is the best bartender I’ve encountered in all my cruises. O’Sheehans served prime rib on the last night of the cruise. The Waterfront was a nice quiet place to hang out at night. We had an angled balcony on deck 14 right beside the aft elevators. Great location but the internet was awful. If I think of anything else, I’ll repost. thanks for this review --- we have an angled balcony room on deck 10 in Dec - I heard the balconies aren't to big but angled are a little bigger - did you find that to be true? Good tip about the cookies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmbhardy Posted September 3, 2019 Author #9 Share Posted September 3, 2019 45 minutes ago, C cruise said: thanks for this review --- we have an angled balcony room on deck 10 in Dec - I heard the balconies aren't to big but angled are a little bigger - did you find that to be true? Good tip about the cookies... You’re right, the balconies on the Breakaway and Getaway are really small. Our angled balcony increased the space considerably. I saw one angled balcony that even had a lounger on it. I won’t cruise on either ship without an angled balcony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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