Meraviglia May 21 live

[Joiseymom]

Day One Sunday May 21

 

This my honest review. Some might not like my honesty.

 

Drove to the Brooklyn terminal from Central NJ. Hit some traffic by the port. They had police directing traffic, which worked better than if they weren’t there. We got there and we’re dropped off around 10:15ish.

 

We knew to look for the Yacht Club tent. Passed numerous people walking through the pier to get to whomever was picking them up. Many people waiting outside the terminal wait for pickups. Staff directing traffic in the port area. Entitled people dropping off in from if the terminal, where you were not allowed to stop. Made a left past the terminal entrance and saw the YC tent. Pulled over, unloaded the car hugged our son who was driving us. We were directed across the street to the YC staff who would escort us into the terminal. Best fast pass ever! Took about 10 minutes to get through security and check in and the lounge. We got seats and waited. We boarded about two hours later. There were issues with the gangway and people couldn’t get off as quickly as they liked. I was also told they had to search for guests. Not sure which or both? The lounge was running out of seats. The regular areas was a cluster with lines at a stand still. It took hours. I heard ppl who finally got in grabbed food at the buffet but before they finished they were told to leave to get ready for the lifeboat drill.

 

Where they boarded us were stairs, and an escalator in the wrong direct. An ekevattwas around the corner. We got in the ship and we’re escorted to the Top Sail lounge. We got some nibbles and drinks. Our room was ready and our butler escorted us to our room.

He went over bunches of items. Asked what newspaper we wanted.Dudnt discuss pillow menu or which bottle of spirits we wanted. I asked about the distilled water and he had that and an extension cord on his list. They were in the room later. Plus the diet cokes we requested.

 

We went to deck 19 for lunch at the grill. I was thrilled, grilled shrimp lamb chops. Slightly diasppointed, they ran out of shrimp, scratching my head over that one. Lamb chops were very good. Had a salad and tried some green veggies and sirloin. Lunch was good.

 

Went back to the room and unpacked. Didn’t think there would be enough hangers, nit it was good. Was very happy to hear we got 4 free pressed items.

 

The drill was interesting. You watched the video that was running in a loop on your tv, them entered a code on the phone when they told you too. Then you went down to your station to have your card scanned. We needed the elevator. Bad knees.. couldn’t do 8 flights down. Took awhile to get an elevator down and then eventually up. Our station was the Broadway theater on deck 6 forward. What was incredibly stupid was after they scanned your card they made you walk into the theater, walk down the steps with no railings, then around and the up the stairs, again without railings, and leave the theater. They could have accomplished this with the stairs. Made no logical sense.

 

This was done after four, as we were late and  sailaway started. I sent up to deck 19 to watch us sail under the Verazzano Bridge. I’ve done  it bey, but not in such a big ship. It was cool.

 

We eventually changed and went to the YC dining room for dinner. Was very underwhelmed. The dumpling appetizer was just ok. My husband got the duck and chicken not realizing it was pate. I had the veal for dinner, he had the tuna. The veal was ok..very bland, no flavor in the breadcrumbs at all. Husband said the Tina was ok, but also no seasonings. I had the tiramisu for dessert and the serving was huge, I didn’t finish it. He had grandma’s cake and said it was just ok. Expected more from the YC based on everything I’ve heard.

 

We went to deck six, as husband wanted to go to the mini mall to check out the tastings. The done she was going on and it was a cluster, with very rude people. Show was cool as were the performers. Went to the MSC store and the largest t-shirt was a 2x. Got to the Tiny duty free store with lots of people and a group of fourish buying over 20 cartons of cigarettes with their two very rude kids running and screams and they did nothing to stop them. I raised 4 kids, have 2 grands, just not acceptable.

 

We went to see Cool in the Broadway theater and just wow, not in a good way. This is not my first cruise, but is with MSC. I’m platieuth DCL, and I didn’t expect DCL quality, but man, they were not good. The male lead singer didn’t  sing well. The 2 female leads were better, but still just ok. The entire group singing together was not good either. Add to that how warm the theater was, and big fail. We are not going to see their other 2 shows. I’ve also been on NCL Encore and loved Choir of Nan and Kinky Boots.

 

We left the theater and we grabbed drinks at the edge bar. We then headed up to deck 7 to the Carousel theater for Houdini. I liked my free drink, red rooster?? The 2 main leads, singers had great voices, the music was very good as were the acrobatics.

 

We then went up to deck 15 to check out the buffet and pool areas.Buffet had their nightly offerings: pizza, at least 4 types plain, pepperoni, white and veggie. They had salads, desserts, little sandwiches, cheese burgers fries, other hot dishes I couldn’t recognize. I tried a cheeseburger, white and plain slice, a few fries and some side with rice and veggies. Cheese burger was well done but mine was not dry, where DHs was. Pizza, better than DCL, but not even close to NY pizza.

 

Wristbands matter, DH went to the bar to get diets cokes and an Angry orchard. Bartender saw the wristband and sent directly to him first.

 

Didn’t have fresh fruit or snacks from concierge in our room. Never offered the pillow menu. We were provided with an extension cord, which would have only worked due to the long cord on DHs CPAP machine. I did purchase an extension cord with USBs, and he used both. They brought a small water bottle that said distilled water. I think they take the gallon container and move it into smaller containers, which makes sense, as not to waste.

 

Will post pics and menus if requested!

 

 

 

 

[mushroom]

 The offer of four pressed items of clothing is new information for me.  Thank you for taking time to post. Also was surprised to learn that they let you use an elevator for the lifeboat drill. Both DH and I have trashed knees and eight flights of steps will not feel good at all.  How did you manage to get the elevator?  I've tried in the past but always was refused.  

[OmegaSeamaster]

1 hour ago, Joiseymom said:

Day One Sunday May 21

 

This my honest review. Some might not like my honesty.

 

Drove to the Brooklyn terminal from Central NJ. Hit some traffic by the port. They had police directing traffic, which worked better than if they weren’t there. We got there and we’re dropped off around 10:15ish.

 

We knew to look for the Yacht Club tent. Passed numerous people walking through the pier to get to whomever was picking them up. Many people waiting outside the terminal wait for pickups. Staff directing traffic in the port area. Entitled people dropping off in from if the terminal, where you were not allowed to stop. Made a left past the terminal entrance and saw the YC tent. Pulled over, unloaded the car hugged our son who was driving us. We were directed across the street to the YC staff who would escort us into the terminal. Best fast pass ever! Took about 10 minutes to get through security and check in and the lounge. We got seats and waited. We boarded about two hours later. There were issues with the gangway and people couldn’t get off as quickly as they liked. I was also told they had to search for guests. Not sure which or both? The lounge was running out of seats. The regular areas was a cluster with lines at a stand still. It took hours. I heard ppl who finally got in grabbed food at the buffet but before they finished they were told to leave to get ready for the lifeboat drill.

 

Where they boarded us were stairs, and an escalator in the wrong direct. An ekevattwas around the corner. We got in the ship and we’re escorted to the Top Sail lounge. We got some nibbles and drinks. Our room was ready and our butler escorted us to our room.

He went over bunches of items. Asked what newspaper we wanted.Dudnt discuss pillow menu or which bottle of spirits we wanted. I asked about the distilled water and he had that and an extension cord on his list. They were in the room later. Plus the diet cokes we requested.

 

We went to deck 19 for lunch at the grill. I was thrilled, grilled shrimp lamb chops. Slightly diasppointed, they ran out of shrimp, scratching my head over that one. Lamb chops were very good. Had a salad and tried some green veggies and sirloin. Lunch was good.

 

Went back to the room and unpacked. Didn’t think there would be enough hangers, nit it was good. Was very happy to hear we got 4 free pressed items.

 

The drill was interesting. You watched the video that was running in a loop on your tv, them entered a code on the phone when they told you too. Then you went down to your station to have your card scanned. We needed the elevator. Bad knees.. couldn’t do 8 flights down. Took awhile to get an elevator down and then eventually up. Our station was the Broadway theater on deck 6 forward. What was incredibly stupid was after they scanned your card they made you walk into the theater, walk down the steps with no railings, then around and the up the stairs, again without railings, and leave the theater. They could have accomplished this with the stairs. Made no logical sense.

 

This was done after four, as we were late and  sailaway started. I sent up to deck 19 to watch us sail under the Verazzano Bridge. I’ve done  it bey, but not in such a big ship. It was cool.

 

We eventually changed and went to the YC dining room for dinner. Was very underwhelmed. The dumpling appetizer was just ok. My husband got the duck and chicken not realizing it was pate. I had the veal for dinner, he had the tuna. The veal was ok..very bland, no flavor in the breadcrumbs at all. Husband said the Tina was ok, but also no seasonings. I had the tiramisu for dessert and the serving was huge, I didn’t finish it. He had grandma’s cake and said it was just ok. Expected more from the YC based on everything I’ve heard.

 

We went to deck six, as husband wanted to go to the mini mall to check out the tastings. The done she was going on and it was a cluster, with very rude people. Show was cool as were the performers. Went to the MSC store and the largest t-shirt was a 2x. Got to the Tiny duty free store with lots of people and a group of fourish buying over 20 cartons of cigarettes with their two very rude kids running and screams and they did nothing to stop them. I raised 4 kids, have 2 grands, just not acceptable.

 

We went to see Cool in the Broadway theater and just wow, not in a good way. This is not my first cruise, but is with MSC. I’m platieuth DCL, and I didn’t expect DCL quality, but man, they were not good. The male lead singer didn’t  sing well. The 2 female leads were better, but still just ok. The entire group singing together was not good either. Add to that how warm the theater was, and big fail. We are not going to see their other 2 shows. I’ve also been on NCL Encore and loved Choir of Nan and Kinky Boots.

 

We left the theater and we grabbed drinks at the edge bar. We then headed up to deck 7 to the Carousel theater for Houdini. I liked my free drink, red rooster?? The 2 main leads, singers had great voices, the music was very good as were the acrobatics.

 

We then went up to deck 15 to check out the buffet and pool areas.Buffet had their nightly offerings: pizza, at least 4 types plain, pepperoni, white and veggie. They had salads, desserts, little sandwiches, cheese burgers fries, other hot dishes I couldn’t recognize. I tried a cheeseburger, white and plain slice, a few fries and some side with rice and veggies. Cheese burger was well done but mine was not dry, where DHs was. Pizza, better than DCL, but not even close to NY pizza.

 

Wristbands matter, DH went to the bar to get diets cokes and an Angry orchard. Bartender saw the wristband and sent directly to him first.

 

Didn’t have fresh fruit or snacks from concierge in our room. Never offered the pillow menu. We were provided with an extension cord, which would have only worked due to the long cord on DHs CPAP machine. I did purchase an extension cord with USBs, and he used both. They brought a small water bottle that said distilled water. I think they take the gallon container and move it into smaller containers, which makes sense, as not to waste.

 

Will post pics and menus if requested!

 

 

 

 

It doesn't sound like day 1 was too smooth for you. Probably quite stressful when expectations aren't met initially, but I hope you start to relax and enjoy yourselves more as the cruise goes on. 

[Joiseymom]

37 minutes ago, mushroom said:

 The offer of four pressed items of clothing is new information for me.  Thank you for taking time to post. Also was surprised to learn that they let you use an elevator for the lifeboat drill. Both DH and I have trashed knees and eight flights of steps will not feel good at all.  How did you manage to get the elevator?  I've tried in the past but always was refused.  

There was a crew member at the elevators. Told her I can't walk 8 flights. Others were there with canes and strollers. We just waited and got in an empty one.

[Joiseymom]

1 minute ago, OmegaSeamaster said:

It doesn't sound like day 1 was too smooth for you. Probably quite stressful when expectations aren't met initially, but I hope you start to relax and enjoy yourselves more as the cruise goes on. 

The delay wasn't expected. If I hadn't been in YC, I could have turned around said screw this and give home. Being in the YC, I was sitting, had access to water, beverages, snacks and a bathroom. I had it easy. I would have never been able to stand waiting for all those hours as others had to do. I also came with an open mind, trying to see what they offer etc. All you read in kibe is well they did this, others say well they did that. 😂 All expected from MSC. I had no expectations on the entertainment. Entitled and rude people and people not controlling their kids is part for the course. Also, never having experienced this size ship! It's like Vegas with no escape to the strip! 😂

I didn't like walking through a smokey casino to get to the Carousel theater. 

[Fissues]

Sounds like fun. Menus please. 

[umpisoccer]

Thank you for posting.  I look forward to hearing more about your cruise throughout the week.

[Joiseymom]

7 hours ago, Fissues said:

Sounds like fun. Menus please. 

The MSC app doesn't allow screen shots from my pixel 😞

[sammee]

7 hours ago, Joiseymom said:

The MSC app doesn't allow screen shots from my pixel 😞

Yeah looks like they disabled that feature on that app. I tried it Saturday night for my final billing. It comes up with a message basically saying that the app disabled it.

[rikitikitavii]

We sail out of Brooklyn in October, so hopefully all the kinks will be resolved by then!!

[Joiseymom]

Day 2

We slept in, showered so any MDR breakfast was closed. We did the Top sail buffet. How do you have bacon with no taste? Way too crispy as well. Sorry, I like chewy/soft bacon. Potatoes had no flavor. Omelet was an omelet. Even the lox had no flavor. My iced mocha latte with almond milk was good. But they had no sugar free syrup. SMH

We had the YC captains cocktail party at 10:45. Three types of drinks, to early for me. The cruise director, Keri, an American was making the introduction for the Captain, the hotel director, head chef, head of the YC as well. The YC director was going table to table. I asked if they had any sugar free syrup on the ship, he wasn’t sure if course, and said he’d find out for me and if they had, he’d send it down to the buffet.

Having issues with our wrist bands. It won’t open our door, but has been working for other things.

We sat on the YC pool deck and I read and wrote yesterday’s day 1. Went back to the room, DH was napping.

We went to the Market Place buffet. Ok, I’m all for ethnic food, but not when it’s over 90% of the buffet. I don’t care for Indian food. So..had some pasta..a roll (ok they have good bread), Cesar salad, sorry didn’t care for the dressing. Had some barley with mixed roasted veggies and grabbed a burger and hot dog. Pasta with sauce was ok, hot dog was vile. Cheeseburger are all wrapped. Last night no toppings, just cheese, perfect. Opened today’s and had lettuce, onions, tomatoes, pickles…gross.. sorry not sorry I’m not a fan of most toppings. I gave it to dh.

Went back to the Topsail lounge and dh grabbed some soft serve on our way there. Got to the lounge, they had mini chocolate chip cookies, these are yummy. Had a mudslide relaxed.

We went back to the room and unwound, napped and then got ready for gala night. DH wasn’t looking forward to it, as he didn’t like the menu. He knows I like lobster. He kind of preferred the MDR menu with the French onion soup. We were seated. We have our orders and DH ordered a filet mignon while I ordered the lobster. I asked and received a plain shrimp cocktail. For dessert I ordered the crepes suzette, as I never had that before, DH ordered pistachio ice cream. Unfortyee were seated next to a large party with 4-5 children. The kids refused to sit were not listening to the parents and the toddler was a screaching. I got blasted for posting this the groups FB page. SMFH. In a restaurant setting, if any type kids should not be running around and bumping into chairs of other diners 6 feet away. As a parent, when my toddler or baby started screaming or not listening, it was time for one of us to remove said child and for the other parent to get the food to go and pay the bill. Kids running around a restaurant can get hurt or hurt someone else. Now, I don’t know if this groups culture handles kids differently or what, but it wasn’t pleasant. We also saw them in a store the day before and the kids there were running around and bumping into people.

Issues that night with dinner service. I needed to ask for drawn butter, and my waiter didn’t remove my lobster from the shell, which is standard. I tried to wait for him to come back with my butter, but I gave up after about ten minutes. I slowly ate my lovers which was 90% gone by the time he came back. He came back to bring something else and my husband reminded him of the butter. He did apologize, but yeah. Lobster was tasty but better with the butter. Husband got his ice cream, I got my crepes suzette, which were ok. And dh found plastic wrap in his ice cream.

We left and went to the pub where a singer was going to be performing. But we did stop at the room first. We saw our butler he asked how things were, we told him and he apologized. I said the kids are not MSCs fault, but he said he would make sure we were not seated near them again. I thanked him and said if they are in the restaurant, we come back later, 😂.

Went to the pub, dh got a string box and a ***** of Jaeger, I had a white Russian, a fave of mine.

I decided to buffet my drink choices! Next I had a Baily’s Alexander (thanks Jamie!!). The show was supposed to start at 9 but didn’t . At 9:30 trivia started. We got a show at 10 , Russ Clark and he apologized. He was pretty good. We stayed until about 11, went to concierge to ask about room service. YC room service menu has fewer options then regular. I asked if that was accurate and was told yes. They were like we can get you a pizza. I was like but what about the wings, etc, and can we pay The fees for them. We were told no. They said they could get me a burger from the buffet if they were available. I was like, no thanks. We went to the buffet ourselves. Burgers tonight we’re served in a box and had a sauce in them, no fixings. DH ordered me a plain one. They had baked potatoes, but no toppings. Lol, no butter, cheese, sour cream nothing. I grabbed one thinking I just can’t see it. Nope, nothing. DH was my knight and got me butter. The had mixed roasted veggies with onions and zucchini. We got done of those. I added the onions to my burger and veggies to my baked potato. It was a good potato!

Went back to the room, and there was a bottle of prosecco on ice with two champagne flutes, a plate of macarons, and chocolate covered strawberries. I put the strawberries in the fridge and we crashed. No alarm set for the morning!

Day 3 awaits ..will it get better?

Oh, funny story before I forget. I asked about sugar free coffee syrups. In our room was a sealed bottle of sugar free breakfast syrup, LMAO. Yup…I couldn’t stop laughing!!

[Joiseymom]

[jean87510]

On 5/22/2023 at 12:57 PM, Joiseymom said:

Day One Sunday May 21

 

This my honest review. Some might not like my honesty.

 

Drove to the Brooklyn terminal from Central NJ. Hit some traffic by the port. They had police directing traffic, which worked better than if they weren’t there. We got there and we’re dropped off around 10:15ish.

 

We knew to look for the Yacht Club tent. Passed numerous people walking through the pier to get to whomever was picking them up. Many people waiting outside the terminal wait for pickups. Staff directing traffic in the port area. Entitled people dropping off in from if the terminal, where you were not allowed to stop. Made a left past the terminal entrance and saw the YC tent. Pulled over, unloaded the car hugged our son who was driving us. We were directed across the street to the YC staff who would escort us into the terminal. Best fast pass ever! Took about 10 minutes to get through security and check in and the lounge. We got seats and waited. We boarded about two hours later. There were issues with the gangway and people couldn’t get off as quickly as they liked. I was also told they had to search for guests. Not sure which or both? The lounge was running out of seats. The regular areas was a cluster with lines at a stand still. It took hours. I heard ppl who finally got in grabbed food at the buffet but before they finished they were told to leave to get ready for the lifeboat drill.

 

Where they boarded us were stairs, and an escalator in the wrong direct. An ekevattwas around the corner. We got in the ship and we’re escorted to the Top Sail lounge. We got some nibbles and drinks. Our room was ready and our butler escorted us to our room.

He went over bunches of items. Asked what newspaper we wanted.Dudnt discuss pillow menu or which bottle of spirits we wanted. I asked about the distilled water and he had that and an extension cord on his list. They were in the room later. Plus the diet cokes we requested.

 

We went to deck 19 for lunch at the grill. I was thrilled, grilled shrimp lamb chops. Slightly diasppointed, they ran out of shrimp, scratching my head over that one. Lamb chops were very good. Had a salad and tried some green veggies and sirloin. Lunch was good.

 

Went back to the room and unpacked. Didn’t think there would be enough hangers, nit it was good. Was very happy to hear we got 4 free pressed items.

 

The drill was interesting. You watched the video that was running in a loop on your tv, them entered a code on the phone when they told you too. Then you went down to your station to have your card scanned. We needed the elevator. Bad knees.. couldn’t do 8 flights down. Took awhile to get an elevator down and then eventually up. Our station was the Broadway theater on deck 6 forward. What was incredibly stupid was after they scanned your card they made you walk into the theater, walk down the steps with no railings, then around and the up the stairs, again without railings, and leave the theater. They could have accomplished this with the stairs. Made no logical sense.

 

This was done after four, as we were late and  sailaway started. I sent up to deck 19 to watch us sail under the Verazzano Bridge. I’ve done  it bey, but not in such a big ship. It was cool.

 

We eventually changed and went to the YC dining room for dinner. Was very underwhelmed. The dumpling appetizer was just ok. My husband got the duck and chicken not realizing it was pate. I had the veal for dinner, he had the tuna. The veal was ok..very bland, no flavor in the breadcrumbs at all. Husband said the Tina was ok, but also no seasonings. I had the tiramisu for dessert and the serving was huge, I didn’t finish it. He had grandma’s cake and said it was just ok. Expected more from the YC based on everything I’ve heard.

 

We went to deck six, as husband wanted to go to the mini mall to check out the tastings. The done she was going on and it was a cluster, with very rude people. Show was cool as were the performers. Went to the MSC store and the largest t-shirt was a 2x. Got to the Tiny duty free store with lots of people and a group of fourish buying over 20 cartons of cigarettes with their two very rude kids running and screams and they did nothing to stop them. I raised 4 kids, have 2 grands, just not acceptable.

 

We went to see Cool in the Broadway theater and just wow, not in a good way. This is not my first cruise, but is with MSC. I’m platieuth DCL, and I didn’t expect DCL quality, but man, they were not good. The male lead singer didn’t  sing well. The 2 female leads were better, but still just ok. The entire group singing together was not good either. Add to that how warm the theater was, and big fail. We are not going to see their other 2 shows. I’ve also been on NCL Encore and loved Choir of Nan and Kinky Boots.

 

We left the theater and we grabbed drinks at the edge bar. We then headed up to deck 7 to the Carousel theater for Houdini. I liked my free drink, red rooster?? The 2 main leads, singers had great voices, the music was very good as were the acrobatics.

 

We then went up to deck 15 to check out the buffet and pool areas.Buffet had their nightly offerings: pizza, at least 4 types plain, pepperoni, white and veggie. They had salads, desserts, little sandwiches, cheese burgers fries, other hot dishes I couldn’t recognize. I tried a cheeseburger, white and plain slice, a few fries and some side with rice and veggies. Cheese burger was well done but mine was not dry, where DHs was. Pizza, better than DCL, but not even close to NY pizza.

 

Wristbands matter, DH went to the bar to get diets cokes and an Angry orchard. Bartender saw the wristband and sent directly to him first.

 

Didn’t have fresh fruit or snacks from concierge in our room. Never offered the pillow menu. We were provided with an extension cord, which would have only worked due to the long cord on DHs CPAP machine. I did purchase an extension cord with USBs, and he used both. They brought a small water bottle that said distilled water. I think they take the gallon container and move it into smaller containers, which makes sense, as not to waste.

 

Will post pics and menus if requested!

 

 

 

 

good review but slightly difficult to read with the grammer and spelling errors.

[Squawkman]

16 minutes ago, jean87510 said:

good review but slightly difficult to read with the grammer and spelling errors.

Uh, you mean grammar?

[Joiseymom]

1 hour ago, jean87510 said:

good review but slightly difficult to read with the grammer and spelling errors.

Sorry..hard to do on the phone. Didn't realize I'd be graded.

[Joiseymom]

Day 3

Slept really well last night. Comfy beds, great AC. Woke up and was confused as it was so dark. Peaked outside and saw dark and clouds, after 7am. Ok..rainy day per weather. I decided I wanted to try YC dining room for breakfast. Got ready, woke up DH to see if he wanted to go with. He said yes, but had me go  ahead to order . They were open till, 9, but they were still seating people after that.

 

I got coffee, tried some chocolate pastries. They were ok, took a small bite of each. I ordered oatmeal, french toast and an omelet with chewy bacon. Strange, but I got the French toast first, lol. I tried it, it was ok. Received my oatmeal, and waited. I looked at my husband and said, remember the Eddie Murphy skit? And he started laughing. AhHA!!I I had oatmeal, but no spoon. Got a spoon and ordered an iced latte. Oatmeal was good, as was the coffee. My eggs and bacon was delivered and he apologized for the bacon. I guess they only stock very very thin bacon, it can only be crispy. Omelet was very good.

 

As we were leaving the YC director and his replacement director stopped us to talk and apologize for dinner the previous night. We were like, you can’t control poor parenting. They said they'd make sure we were seated near them again. I said not to worry. First we were not sure we when we were going  to eat there again as dh was not a fan of the menu. They say to come back and they would prepare something he would eat. I also mentioned the sugar free syrup that was sent to me. He laughed and said, that wasn’t supposed to be it. Lol. He is still gonna check if they received any with the supplies today. I’ll just do the extra sugar, not checking again.

I am surprised that the don’t have it. Not sure if they ran out as he didn’t know. Kinda strange. FYI, I can have sugar, I try to avoid it when I can, especially with carbs on a cruise.

 

After breakfast we went to the Topsail lounge to hang out. Watch us dock, saw the rain headed towards us. Had some great conversations with others. Weather cleared up, people were getting ready to leave the ship. We decided to head up to the YC MDR to try our first sit down lunch. Time flies!

 

I had a shrimp cocktail, it was ok. I ordered the ravioli in lobster sauce. It was incredible. Best thing all cruise so far. I also tried the burger, sigh..hockey puck. But crispy fries!

 

DH went to nap, I changed and went to the YC pool. It was overcast but warm. A few people in the pool. The lovely children from last night, were sitting near the pool but not in.  It seems like the water was too deep. So sad.

 

I enjoyed the pool, got wrinkled fingers, had some nice conversations before I got out. It was chilly outside! As I was getting out I saw those lovely children now had swim jackets. My timing was great. I grabbed a dry plush towel and changed locations and had a drink, done snacks and more conversation. It started getting cloudy, done thunder, light drizzle and decided I was dry enough to go back to the room.

 

DH was still sleeping, I showered. He woke up, and we got ready for dinner. Our butler called to escort us. Dinner was our Diamond night at Butchers Cut. My husbands favorite meal so far. He had the chopped salad, sirloin, asparagus, and lava cake. I had shrimp cocktail, lamb chops with brussel sprouts and the peanut butter chip cookie with ice cream. I didn’t like any of the drinks they served, but tried two. The bread was ok, butter was interesting. We also decided to try the sliders. They were good, but not worth the upcharge.

Our timing was perfect. As we were leaving a large group was coming in with a baby, 😂. Even the host at the door said we had good timing. We had a very nice conversation as well, as we talked about the night before. I found it interesting that he guessed where they were from.

 

After dinner we decided to go to the show, it was a comedian. He was very politically incorrect and funny. We enjoyed it. I really like my fast pass wrist band!! On a side note, the theater is way too warm.

 

After the show I went to the lounge, Dh went to the room and then joined me. Weird thing..the towels I used today were not replaced. 😂

Happy to say, today was a much better day, and DH was his normal grumpy self vs his upset grumpy self.

 

Tomorrow is Nassau!!

 

[jean87510]

5 hours ago, Squawkman said:

Uh, you mean grammar?

I did.  It can be slightly difficult to see when typing on phone.  

[jean87510]

4 hours ago, Joiseymom said:

Sorry..hard to do on the phone. Didn't realize I'd be graded.

no grade.  Just an observation.  

[Mycykfamilytime]

1 hour ago, jean87510 said:

no grade.  Just an observation.  

Just kind of unnecessary when someone is kindly providing us with information.   

[jean87510]

1 hour ago, Mycykfamilytime said:

Just kind of unnecessary when someone is kindly providing us with information.   

and I did say it was a good review.  Just slightly difficult to read.  

[awatt]

2 hours ago, Mycykfamilytime said:

Just kind of unnecessary when someone is kindly providing us with information.   

+1

[Greygooser]

Appreciate all the details! Looking forward to my Meraviglia YC cruise in a few weeks :)

[Squawkman]

9 hours ago, Joiseymom said:

Sorry..hard to do on the phone. Didn't realize I'd be graded.

Please continue what you’re doing - mistakes always happen typing on a phone - especially dealing with the crowd conditions on MSC. I was criticizing the person who “graded” you.

[OmegaSeamaster]

9 hours ago, Joiseymom said:

Day 3

 

Happy to say, today was a much better day 

 

 

 

Good to hear. Are you enjoying yourselves? Hopefully things continue to get better. Relax and have fun. 

[skipsaur]

10 hours ago, Joiseymom said:

Our timing was perfect. As we were leaving a large group was coming in with a baby, 😂. Even the host at the door said we had good timing. We had a very nice conversation as well, as we talked about the night before. I found it interesting that he guessed where they were from.

 

So to me, I'm surprised at and don't really approve of this behavior by the host. It feels unprofessional. Your comments on kids is one thing, but I don't think it's appropriate for the staff to be gossiping with you about other guests. And you know what they say, if they're talking with you like this, you can bet they're talking ABOUT YOU behind your back too!

 

They're on the clock, they should have politely declined to engage or pivoted the conversation and remained professional, instead of commenting or speculating about other guests.