Rare JamieLogical Posted September 27, 2023 Author #151 Share Posted September 27, 2023 (edited) Edited September 27, 2023 by JamieLogical 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted September 27, 2023 Author #152 Share Posted September 27, 2023 15 hours ago, rxlowry said: How does Splendor Duel compare to Splendor? I would say it's a little more complex and a little more luck-based. We still had a lot of fun playing it and will play it many more times on this trip, I am sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted September 27, 2023 Author #153 Share Posted September 27, 2023 22 hours ago, Debde said: Loving this as I just booked for November out of Brooklyn! As many who know me-you know what question i am going to ask......LOL: What English TV channels are there and how much to rent pay per view movies?? Believe it or not-this is the one thing that keeps MSC from being my first choice. Crazy as it sounds. TV Channels are as follows: Safety (English - German) Safety (Italian - French) Safety (Spanish - Portuguese) MSC Foundation MSC Cruise Info MSC Your Cruise EN MSC Your Cruise IT MSC Your Cruise FR MSC Your Cruise ES MSC Your Cruise GE MSC Excursion MSC Shop MSC Photo MSC Casino MSC Aurea Spa Future Cruise & MSC Voyagers Club Port Shopping MSC Effy Virtual Porthole PS Virtual Porthole STB CNN TCM Travel HGTV Food Discovery CH Cartoon NickOnboard ESPN ESPN2 RAI Italia RTL TVE It looks like PPV movies are $10 each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rxlowry Posted September 27, 2023 #154 Share Posted September 27, 2023 6 minutes ago, JamieLogical said: I would say it's a little more complex and a little more luck-based. We still had a lot of fun playing it and will play it many more times on this trip, I am sure. We’ve brought Splendor on cruises and last cruise we brought Carcassonne but never played! Always looking for fun new games! 7 Wonders Duel is pretty decent What’s the website for your blog? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted September 27, 2023 Author #155 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Just now, rxlowry said: We’ve brought Splendor on cruises and last cruise we brought Carcassonne but never played! Always looking for fun new games! 7 Wonders Duel is pretty decent What’s the website for your blog? This is my blog! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debde Posted September 27, 2023 #156 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Thank you so much Jamie for taking the time to do that. Enjoy your cruise and keep up the information. It is so helpful for those of us getting ready to board for our cruises! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted September 27, 2023 #157 Share Posted September 27, 2023 @JamieLogical Wonderful write up for you day in Boston. You mentioned your "Free WiFi" - Is that a Voyagers Club thing or was it free/included with your cabin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikitikitavii Posted September 27, 2023 #158 Share Posted September 27, 2023 38 minutes ago, JamieLogical said: TV Channels are as follows: Safety (English - German) Safety (Italian - French) Safety (Spanish - Portuguese) MSC Foundation MSC Cruise Info MSC Your Cruise EN MSC Your Cruise IT MSC Your Cruise FR MSC Your Cruise ES MSC Your Cruise GE MSC Excursion MSC Shop MSC Photo MSC Casino MSC Aurea Spa Future Cruise & MSC Voyagers Club Port Shopping MSC Effy Virtual Porthole PS Virtual Porthole STB CNN TCM Travel HGTV Food Discovery CH Cartoon NickOnboard ESPN ESPN2 RAI Italia RTL TVE It looks like PPV movies are $10 each. Enjoying your reviews! Do you have any comments on the embarkation in Boston? We are on the next cruise from NYC and saw there were long lines for embarking. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted September 27, 2023 Author #159 Share Posted September 27, 2023 1 hour ago, DaKahuna said: @JamieLogical Wonderful write up for you day in Boston. You mentioned your "Free WiFi" - Is that a Voyagers Club thing or was it free/included with your cabin? It is the Browse Wifi that came with my booking, which also included the Easy Plus drink package and $100 of OBC for a balcony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted September 27, 2023 Author #160 Share Posted September 27, 2023 1 hour ago, rikitikitavii said: Enjoying your reviews! Do you have any comments on the embarkation in Boston? We are on the next cruise from NYC and saw there were long lines for embarking. Thanks!! Since we didn't get off the ship, I really can't comment. Disembarkation was really late, so I imagine it was a madhouse getting off the ship. I heard there were lines to get back on the ship around 2:00, which I as the original all aboard time. I wonder if a lot of people didn't realize that had been pushed back to 4:00 with the delays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted September 27, 2023 Author #161 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Everyone who is not at Britt's in St. John New Brunswick and eating chicken and Chicken & Waffle Poutine today has made worse life choices than me. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajoneen Posted September 27, 2023 #162 Share Posted September 27, 2023 40 minutes ago, JamieLogical said: Browse Wifi... Easy Plus... and $100 of OBC for a balcony. Hmmmm my 11/5 Aurea balcony came with Browse, easy+, $50obc Did you get $100 because you booked onboard? Higher Voyagers? MSC loves you more then me??? Looking forward to Poutine review!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rxlowry Posted September 27, 2023 #163 Share Posted September 27, 2023 4 hours ago, JamieLogical said: This is my blog! Ah I do one separate from my live reports so I thought you might too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin79 Posted September 27, 2023 #164 Share Posted September 27, 2023 On 9/25/2023 at 8:11 PM, JamieLogical said: I played in the new annex area by the Champagne Bar. I lost my daily budget quickly, but at least there was no smoke. Can't wait to try this area on the 4th Oct cruise, though I imagine it doesn't contain an electronic roulette table... that's my favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fissues Posted September 27, 2023 #165 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Very odd that the ship was late for arrival. You were sitting in front of my house at 6:30. I’m 9 miles out of the harbor. Just watched Explora 1 come in this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted September 27, 2023 Author #166 Share Posted September 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Fissues said: Very odd that the ship was late for arrival. You were sitting in front of my house at 6:30. I’m 9 miles out of the harbor. Just watched Explora 1 come in this morning. We were near Boston, the issue was getting the pilot onboard, apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fissues Posted September 27, 2023 #167 Share Posted September 27, 2023 (edited) 16 minutes ago, JamieLogical said: We were near Boston, the issue was getting the pilot onboard, apparently. Ah, there was a man over board from the tanker next to you. He was found by a fishing boat and brought safely to shore. Hence the tardiness of your port arrival. There was a search in progress. Edited September 27, 2023 by Fissues 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thndrcat Posted September 27, 2023 #168 Share Posted September 27, 2023 5 hours ago, JamieLogical said: Everyone who is not at Britt's in St. John New Brunswick and eating chicken and Chicken & Waffle Poutine today has made worse life choices than me. Britts food is yummy, I'm from Saint John (not st John) we are a bit touchy on that.. Lol. I'll be on the meraveglia for bermuda cruise in Nov. Thanks for the great posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted September 27, 2023 Author #169 Share Posted September 27, 2023 4 hours ago, Kevin79 said: Can't wait to try this area on the 4th Oct cruise, though I imagine it doesn't contain an electronic roulette table... that's my favourite. No, they do have electronic roulette in the main casino, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESCARGO Posted September 27, 2023 #170 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Hi Jamie! Have you met John (aka jcuda) yet? Ed and I had dinner with him every night at Panorama. We usually caught up with him for drinks at the Brass Anchor Pub or Meraviglia Lounge. Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoundForSea Posted September 27, 2023 #171 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Eagerly awaiting the JL customary day/night of a plethora of adult beverage driven fun!! 😂 (I sat here legit for a few minutes trying to decide how to best word that for the audience😂😂) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afn10305 Posted September 28, 2023 #172 Share Posted September 28, 2023 On 9/11/2023 at 4:00 PM, JamieLogical said: The price for this sailing was really good. It may be a bit cool by late September, but I am hoping we will still get to see a lot of beautiful fall foliage. My last CA & NE cruise was last fall and it was over Halloween, so much later in the season and we still enjoyed nice weather in ports, though not many leaves left on the trees by then. It's definitely a different experience from a Caribbean cruise. I am not a pool deck sort of person, so it doesn't bother me if it's too cold to lay out by the pool. I will say my first CA & NE cruise was the first week of June back in 2018 and it actually snowed on deck. That one was so cold that it really did force everyone indoors and made the ship feel much more crowded than it otherwise would have. Hi @JamieLogical We actually met you on the Breakaway two years ago to Bermuda, and right after that cruise DH and I booked a NE cruise on the Pearl which we're FINALLY taking next week! WOO-HOO! Of course, we've been on several cruises since then, but going to the Caribbean now sort of feels like you've seen one island you've seen 'em all to us. So, we Floridians (who are also not pool deck sort of people) wanted to try a different adventure. This one goes from Quebec City and ends up in Boston. We are so excited as we've not been to any of these ports before. I look forward to reading more of your posts about the Canada/New England area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EllieinNJ Posted September 28, 2023 #173 Share Posted September 28, 2023 Jamie. Can you find out if they have any mah jong sets on board. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted September 28, 2023 #174 Share Posted September 28, 2023 8 hours ago, JamieLogical said: Everyone who is not at Britt's in St. John New Brunswick and eating chicken and Chicken & Waffle Poutine today has made worse life choices than me. I love me some chicken and waffles -- but you can have all my gravy and cheese curds. Tried it once, did not like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESCARGO Posted September 28, 2023 #175 Share Posted September 28, 2023 58 minutes ago, EllieinNJ said: Jamie. Can you find out if they have any mah jong sets on board. Thanks. Ellie, MSC Meraviglia removed their Library where they had games and puzzles and added a small smoke-free casino in place of it. Ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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