jimmyjackson Posted February 29, 2020 #1 Share Posted February 29, 2020 We got to the port around 11am. We are staying in an inside YC room, the process was great getting on the ship. I thought it might be delayed or take longer with everything going on but we were in the waiting area for maybe 15 minutes before boarding the ship. They are checking passports along with the thermal scan and a health form to fill out. There was an Italian couple that came to the YC tent right after us and I heard the attendant tell a coworker that they weren’t allowing people with an Italian passport to board the ship due to the Coronavirus outbreak in Italy. They sent them to a different area, I haven’t seen them onboard yet so not sure what happened to them. I can also confirm chocolate martinis and gelato at Venchi are still included with YC. Mini bar is also fully stocked. This is my first time with MSC and an experience like YC. Great initial impressions and experience. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoundForSea Posted February 29, 2020 #2 Share Posted February 29, 2020 As of yesterday there is a list of Northern Italian towns which are restricted, towns that have a quarantine in place currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruisergal1208 Posted February 29, 2020 #3 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Thanks for the update. Please keep us posted on your experience. You will be spoiled now and I know you will have an amazing time in the YC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brightestfan Posted February 29, 2020 #4 Share Posted February 29, 2020 2 hours ago, jimmyjackson said: We got to the port around 11am. We are staying in an inside YC room, the process was great getting on the ship. I thought it might be delayed or take longer with everything going on but we were in the waiting area for maybe 15 minutes before boarding the ship. They are checking passports along with the thermal scan and a health form to fill out. There was an Italian couple that came to the YC tent right after us and I heard the attendant tell a coworker that they weren’t allowing people with an Italian passport to board the ship due to the Coronavirus outbreak in Italy. They sent them to a different area, I haven’t seen them onboard yet so not sure what happened to them. I can also confirm chocolate martinis and gelato at Venchi are still included with YC. Mini bar is also fully stocked. This is my first time with MSC and an experience like YC. Great initial impressions and experience. Dear Jimmyjackson, Please let us know how your week progresses. We are booked to leave 3 weeks from today, and are anxious about the entire cruising situation in the news. We love the YC and you will enjoy it tremendously. Please keep all of us informed when you have time.🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardface Posted February 29, 2020 #5 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Also in the YC on the Seaside Was told 300+ people from Italy were not permitted to board today due to new restrictions in place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgparent Posted February 29, 2020 #6 Share Posted February 29, 2020 13 minutes ago, Beardface said: Also in the YC on the Seaside Was told 300+ people from Italy were not permitted to board today due to new restrictions in place That would totally suck feel bad for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markanddonna Posted February 29, 2020 #7 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Someone on another board was wondering what happens if you are on not allowed to embark. Were these 300 people refunded their money, helped with hotels, etc? I believe the new MSC policy is to not allow Italians from some of regions in Italy and it stated that on their new restrictions, so I guess the Italian passengers should have known. I believe I saw something from the US state department cautioning Americans who go to Italy to not count on the US government's assistance if they are quarantined in Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare travelberlin Posted February 29, 2020 #8 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Where are you sailing? MSC is not letting Italians on board? 300 plus people are too many to come from those quarantined towns in Italy. It would be nice if you could post anything you learn about this situation. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lottsomom Posted February 29, 2020 #9 Share Posted February 29, 2020 We are at a hotel right now looking at the seaside and wondering why it's still docked. We are heading out on the Meraviglia tomorrow. Is it due to extra screening of passengers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgparent Posted February 29, 2020 #10 Share Posted February 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, lottsomom said: We are at a hotel right now looking at the seaside and wondering why it's still docked. We are heading out on the Meraviglia tomorrow. Is it due to extra screening of passengers? I think it sails at 7 PM out of Miami, our cruise does anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lottsomom Posted February 29, 2020 #11 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Oh ok, tomorrow we are taking out at 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted March 1, 2020 #12 Share Posted March 1, 2020 1 hour ago, lottsomom said: We are at a hotel right now looking at the seaside and wondering why it's still docked. We are heading out on the Meraviglia tomorrow. Is it due to extra screening of passengers? The sailing time does seem to vary from 5:00 to 7:00. No idea why. When I sailed on Meraviglia on January 5th, the all aboard time was 4:30. The daily program stated a sailaway party at 7:00. That's when we sailed. So, obviously, the sailing time had been decided by the Captain prior to the printing of the daily program. I would have preferred to sail from Miami in daylight for sightseeing purposes. Sailing after dark still was interesting to see the lights of the Port and the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingnewtoit Posted March 1, 2020 #13 Share Posted March 1, 2020 5 hours ago, jimmyjackson said: We got to the port around 11am. We are staying in an inside YC room, the process was great getting on the ship. I thought it might be delayed or take longer with everything going on but we were in the waiting area for maybe 15 minutes before boarding the ship. They are checking passports along with the thermal scan and a health form to fill out. There was an Italian couple that came to the YC tent right after us and I heard the attendant tell a coworker that they weren’t allowing people with an Italian passport to board the ship due to the Coronavirus outbreak in Italy. They sent them to a different area, I haven’t seen them onboard yet so not sure what happened to them. I can also confirm chocolate martinis and gelato at Venchi are still included with YC. Mini bar is also fully stocked. This is my first time with MSC and an experience like YC. Great initial impressions and experience. On Mera in Venchi no drinks were ncluded with our Premium Plus Package. Staff said it was because they were franchised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talex831 Posted March 1, 2020 #14 Share Posted March 1, 2020 9 minutes ago, rkacruiser said: The sailing time does seem to vary from 5:00 to 7:00. No idea why. When I sailed on Meraviglia on January 5th, the all aboard time was 4:30. The daily program stated a sailaway party at 7:00. That's when we sailed. So, obviously, the sailing time had been decided by the Captain prior to the printing of the daily program. I would have preferred to sail from Miami in daylight for sightseeing purposes. Sailing after dark still was interesting to see the lights of the Port and the city. I would guess the Port Authority has a lot to do with the times ships are set to depart. Miami is so busy, I'm sure it takes a while to get all of those ships out on really busy turnover days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puglady12 Posted March 1, 2020 #15 Share Posted March 1, 2020 I’ll be boarding the Seaside March 7 with my hubby and two kids. Hubby is using his birth certificate and not a passport. We did that in May with no problem. Hope it’s ok this time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted March 1, 2020 #16 Share Posted March 1, 2020 11 minutes ago, puglady12 said: I’ll be boarding the Seaside March 7 with my hubby and two kids. Hubby is using his birth certificate and not a passport. We did that in May with no problem. Hope it’s ok this time! May I suggest that you be a bit proactive and make certain that it is this time before you arrive at the Port? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puglady12 Posted March 1, 2020 #17 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Yes I’m definitely going to call them. But if he doesn’t have a passport then it’s obvious he hasn’t left the country right?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resistk Posted March 1, 2020 #18 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Big risk trying to travel without a passport. Even if you got out of the USA, no guarantee the USCIS will let you back in: https://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/us-citizens-travelling-internationally 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puglady12 Posted March 1, 2020 #19 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Well we’re only going to St Thomas, Puerto Rico and the Bahamas. St Thomas and PR don’t need a passport. Bahamas would be the only problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseguyinorl Posted March 1, 2020 #20 Share Posted March 1, 2020 @puglady12 You'll be fine. Have many clients that only use Birth Certificate and government photo ID for this kind of cruise. This is from CBP: https://help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-74?language=en_US Bret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puglady12 Posted March 1, 2020 #21 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Thank you! We did it in May on the Seaside with no problem so I’m sure it’s ok this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brightestfan Posted March 1, 2020 #22 Share Posted March 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Talex831 said: I would guess the Port Authority has a lot to do with the times ships are set to depart. Miami is so busy, I'm sure it takes a while to get all of those ships out on really busy turnover days. I remember that we left around 7:00 when we sailed last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brightestfan Posted March 1, 2020 #23 Share Posted March 1, 2020 3 hours ago, travelberlin said: Where are you sailing? MSC is not letting Italians on board? 300 plus people are too many to come from those quarantined towns in Italy. It would be nice if you could post anything you learn about this situation. Thank you! The itinerary is Caribbean for one week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WonderMan3 Posted March 1, 2020 #24 Share Posted March 1, 2020 4 hours ago, Markanddonna said: Someone on another board was wondering what happens if you are on not allowed to embark. Were these 300 people refunded their money, helped with hotels, etc? I believe the new MSC policy is to not allow Italians from some of regions in Italy and it stated that on their new restrictions, so I guess the Italian passengers should have known. I believe I saw something from the US state department cautioning Americans who go to Italy to not count on the US government's assistance if they are quarantined in Italy. On another board one of the denied passengers said they were refunded only costs related to the cruise. Their airfare was booked on their own and they are stuck with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WonderMan3 Posted March 1, 2020 #25 Share Posted March 1, 2020 4 hours ago, travelberlin said: Where are you sailing? MSC is not letting Italians on board? 300 plus people are too many to come from those quarantined towns in Italy. It would be nice if you could post anything you learn about this situation. Thank you! It’s more than those select towns. On another board a passenger from Sardinia reported being denied boarding. I think it might be all of Italy. I’m seeing a rumor posted that islands in the Caribbean will not let a ship dock if there are Italian (and I assume Chinese) passengers on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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