Rare eroller Posted December 29, 2019 #1 Share Posted December 29, 2019 I'm still working on the review, but my pics are uploaded from a recent MSC MERAVIGLIA cruise (12/8/2019). There are lots of Ocean Cay pics as well (including some video) which I loved. All in all 401 pics and 9 videos. All the pics are labeled, so if you want to know what it is, just roll your curser over the pic or enlarge it. There is a separate link for all the daily programs, Ocean Cay information, pics of the MSC for Me App, and some other information like the room service menu. Hopefully the review will be forthcoming. All in all I greatly enjoyed myself, but MSC being MSC things are always a little quirky! This was my 4th MSC cruise. Link to 401 pics and 9 videos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/eroller/albums/72157712405145446 Link to Daily Programs and other information: https://www.flickr.com/photos/eroller/albums/72157712405683928 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portofrome Posted December 29, 2019 #2 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Great photos! Thanks for posting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbri Posted December 29, 2019 #3 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Great photos. Brought back wonderful memories of our cruise in October. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psmarkle Posted December 29, 2019 #4 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Enjoyed scrolling through the photo album, looking fwd to reading your review!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising89143 Posted December 29, 2019 #5 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Ernie, great photos and videos as usual. Thanks for sharing. I look forward to your thoughts. Even though the Grandiosa will be a different ship this gives me a good idea of what to expect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare eroller Posted December 29, 2019 Author #6 Share Posted December 29, 2019 2 hours ago, cruisingator2 said: Ernie, great photos and videos as usual. Thanks for sharing. I look forward to your thoughts. Even though the Grandiosa will be a different ship this gives me a good idea of what to expect. I'm glad you enjoyed the pics! GRANDIOSA is essentially the same ship, so the pics of MERAVIGLIA will give you a pretty good snapshot. I hope you enjoy the experience. MSC is certainly different and things won't be like Royal, Carnival, NCL, etc. but that is one of the reasons I like them. They beat to their own drum, and they also don't answer to shareholders. Just the owners and customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skings Posted December 29, 2019 #7 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Loved your photos. Pics I have not seen before of dining rooms and bars. Thanks for posting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Itchy&Scratchy Posted December 29, 2019 #8 Share Posted December 29, 2019 terrific photos, thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare eroller Posted December 30, 2019 Author #9 Share Posted December 30, 2019 16 hours ago, skings said: Loved your photos. Pics I have not seen before of dining rooms and bars. Thanks for posting Thank you. I do try to cover all areas of the ship with my photo spreads. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fogfog Posted December 30, 2019 #10 Share Posted December 30, 2019 @eroller TY so much for this Can you give me a tip please? We are sailing early 2020 How do we best see sail away from Miami, and manage dinner service and evening show (is there one the first night?) We are sailing YC is that matters re timing TYIA, fog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare eroller Posted December 30, 2019 Author #11 Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Fogfog said: @eroller TY so much for this Can you give me a tip please? We are sailing early 2020 How do we best see sail away from Miami, and manage dinner service and evening show (is there one the first night?) We are sailing YC is that matters re timing TYIA, fog Being in the YC you can dine at whatever time you want, so very easy for planning. I was assigned a 7:45pm dinner seating and it worked out perfectly for seeing sail-aways and also attending all the shows after dinner. My favorite bar/lounge on the ship was the Sky Lounge. Great views. Of course you will have your own YC lounge which will have great forward facing views. Yes there is a big production show the first night (rare for cruise ships) and in fact a big production show pretty much every night. I think the entertainment staff on MSC is probably the hardest working at sea. I could not believe how many shows there were, and they do 3 a night! More shows than I've seen on any other ship expect maybe Disney. Edited December 30, 2019 by eroller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fogfog Posted December 30, 2019 #12 Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) TY Typically in years past we skipped the shows on our other line and i the last year gave them a go again... enjoying the later show..9ish We were often at dinner (cocktails) by 7 and with sail away and the skyline, would like to take in that view Your pics are terrific. TY. I know lots of effort goes into remembering to take them/organize/post. BTW-- Butchers Cut vs Ocean Cay... have you done both? Thoughts? Cheers fog Edited December 30, 2019 by Fogfog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare eroller Posted December 30, 2019 Author #13 Share Posted December 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, Fogfog said: TY Typically in years past we skipped the shows on our other line and i the last year gave them a go again... enjoying the later show..9ish We were often at dinner (cocktails) by 7 and with sail away and the skyline, would like to take in that view Your pics are terrific. TY. I know lots of effort goes into remembering to take them/organize/post. BTW-- Butchers Cut vs Ocean Cay... have you done both? Thoughts? Cheers fog I've found the shows on MSC to be quite good. It's a very large cast and many of the shows now feature a live band instead of recorded music/click track. There is even an opera one afternoon at sea which was a full house and received a standing ovation. As a steak person there is no comparison for me. I love Butcher's Cut. I enjoyed Ocean Cay (on another MSC cruise) but at Butcher's Cut I'm in heaven! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelnjudy Posted January 4, 2020 #14 Share Posted January 4, 2020 enjoyed looking at pictures. first time on msc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare eroller Posted January 5, 2020 Author #15 Share Posted January 5, 2020 19 hours ago, travelnjudy said: enjoyed looking at pictures. first time on msc. Glad you enjoyed the pics! Enjoy your first MSC cruise!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare eroller Posted January 12, 2020 Author #16 Share Posted January 12, 2020 On 12/29/2019 at 8:12 AM, psmarkle said: Enjoyed scrolling through the photo album, looking fwd to reading your review!! Been crazy busy! Hopefully tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krickett Posted January 15, 2020 #17 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Thank you the pics are wonderful!! Looking forward to being on her soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger-91 Posted January 16, 2020 #18 Share Posted January 16, 2020 On 12/28/2019 at 9:36 PM, eroller said: I'm still working on the review, but my pics are uploaded from a recent MSC MERAVIGLIA cruise (12/8/2019). Link to Daily Programs and other information: https://www.flickr.com/photos/eroller/albums/72157712405683928 Would you mind uploading the menus and dailies to the F B group MSC cruises menus and daily programs? They've been requested....the yacht club menus and dailies, especially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare eroller Posted January 16, 2020 Author #19 Share Posted January 16, 2020 1 hour ago, tiger-91 said: Would you mind uploading the menus and dailies to the F B group MSC cruises menus and daily programs? They've been requested....the yacht club menus and dailies, especially. Everything I have is already uploaded to the link provided. I was not in the YC this time so nothing from the YC. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fogfog Posted January 16, 2020 #20 Share Posted January 16, 2020 13 hours ago, tiger-91 said: Would you mind uploading the menus and dailies to the F B group MSC cruises menus and daily programs? They've been requested....the yacht club menus and dailies, especially. Search function her is helpful Also FB search function in each page brings up threads and pics already posted If you look at the top of the MSC forums you can see the menus for YC already posted here Google also brings up plenty of menu pics for YC as wll as the specialty dining and Ocean Cay's YC dining, and plenty of videos of the large buffet etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzingambler Posted January 16, 2020 #21 Share Posted January 16, 2020 On 12/28/2019 at 6:36 PM, eroller said: I'm still working on the review, but my pics are uploaded from a recent MSC MERAVIGLIA cruise (12/8/2019). There are lots of Ocean Cay pics as well (including some video) which I loved. All in all 401 pics and 9 videos. All the pics are labeled, so if you want to know what it is, just roll your curser over the pic or enlarge it. There is a separate link for all the daily programs, Ocean Cay information, pics of the MSC for Me App, and some other information like the room service menu. Hopefully the review will be forthcoming. All in all I greatly enjoyed myself, but MSC being MSC things are always a little quirky! This was my 4th MSC cruise. Link to 401 pics and 9 videos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/eroller/albums/72157712405145446 Link to Daily Programs and other information: https://www.flickr.com/photos/eroller/albums/72157712405683928 WOW! I am blown away by your photos! AWESOME job & thank you for posting! I am more excited than ever to board this Beautiful ship on March 1st. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare eroller Posted January 18, 2020 Author #22 Share Posted January 18, 2020 On 1/16/2020 at 6:31 PM, cruzingambler said: WOW! I am blown away by your photos! AWESOME job & thank you for posting! I am more excited than ever to board this Beautiful ship on March 1st. Glad you enjoyed them, and I hope you enjoy your cruise as much as I did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruisergal1208 Posted January 18, 2020 #23 Share Posted January 18, 2020 eroller, Thank you for such a complete review and wonderful pictures. I hope you don't mind that I shared your link with our Jan.26, and Feb 2, 2020 FB roll call groups. Many first timers there and they are so excited after seeing your pictures. We were on the Meraviglia the week of Dec. 8 and 15 too. Sorry I didn't get a chance to finally meet you. I always enjoy your reports and posts. Mary Ann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdvmd Posted January 18, 2020 #24 Share Posted January 18, 2020 How absolutely amazing!!!!! Thanks so much!!! We were on the same sailing!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THIS IS US! Posted June 12, 2020 #25 Share Posted June 12, 2020 This is great thanks so much for starting this thread and the pics! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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