1st Time MSC Cruiser on the Seashore - Is YC worth the extra cost on a bid?

[GeorgiaMomof4]

I booked a balcony cabin on deck 14.  It has an extended balcony.  MSC sent me an email wanting to know if I wanted to bid on an upgrade.

I can bid $310 per person minimum for a YC interior.  Tell me - is it worth it?

 

I've always cruised Carnival so this is a first for me with MSC.  Sailing for my boyfriend's birthday.

 

What do you think?  Worth it just for the experience or am I just going to be spoiled and think I need YC every time if I sail with MSc again?

 

 

[Two Wheels Only]

Yacht Club, even an interior, is worth more than $310pp above whatever you've already paid.

 

 

[Georgia_Peaches]

Is it worth it?  Hands down no question about it at all. In fact, if you can swing it without bidding, I’d suggest you book a YC category outright and not risk being disappointed. You’ll be glad you did and you can thank me later 😊. 

[morpheusofthesea]

1 hour ago, GeorgiaMomof4 said:

What do you think?  Worth it just for the experience or am I just going to be spoiled and think I need YC every time if I sail with MSc again?

 

 You all may still be too young to be spoiled so early in life. Take it slow and easy. Work your ways up to the best life has to offer. Too much of the best in life at an early age can damage your psyche later on. Do not recommend doing the Yacht Club too early in one's life.

 So, don't do it ! One's life will spiral down into a world of hedonism from which there is no return.

[GeorgiaMomof4]

36 minutes ago, morpheusofthesea said:

 You all may still be too young to be spoiled so early in life. Take it slow and easy. Work your ways up to the best life has to offer. Too much of the best in life at an early age can damage your psyche later on. Do not recommend doing the Yacht Club too early in one's life.

 So, don't do it ! One's life will spiral down into a world of hedonism from which there is no return.

 

We definitely aren’t young, so no worries there lol!

[Mezqal]

Be aware: Once in YC, allways YC....😉

[chrisgp999]

2 hours ago, morpheusofthesea said:

 You all may still be too young to be spoiled so early in life. Take it slow and easy. Work your ways up to the best life has to offer. Too much of the best in life at an early age can damage your psyche later on. Do not recommend doing the Yacht Club too early in one's life.

 So, don't do it ! One's life will spiral down into a world of hedonism from which there is no return.

And what part of what you've stated abovee is bad?

[PTC DAWG]

Yes..

[morpheusofthesea]

56 minutes ago, chrisgp999 said:

And what part of what you've stated abovee is bad?

If you have to ask, you are already a lost cause. Searching for greater and greater indulgences and gratifications in the Yacht Club, never seeking the mundane again.  It will only be the contrast with steerage and venturing out of the YC that might maintain the enjoyment longer, never boring.

P.S. I recall one Spring Break our personal butler queried as to why we would ever want to venture out of the Yacht Club confines. He said if we must it would be better if we had him escort us. I didn't know why until we did ventured out. It was a real freak show.

Edited July 23 by morpheusofthesea

[Best Cat Mom]

It's like when you first bought a car with power windows or bought a house with a dishwasher -- you can never go back to "regular" again. 😁

[Georgia_Peaches]

1 minute ago, Best Cat Mom said:

It's like when you first bought a car with power windows or bought a house with a dishwasher -- you can never go back to "regular" again. 😁

My grown up kids have no concept of old fashioned roll up windows...and they about lost their teeth when I mentioned that my first car didn't come with A/C.

[DaKahuna]

3 hours ago, Georgia_Peaches said:

My grown up kids have no concept of old fashioned roll up windows...and they about lost their teeth when I mentioned that my first car didn't come with A/C.

 Last year my DW was explaining the "medicare annual physical" to our 17 year old granddaughter who is going into a nursing program.  When she described the part about having to draw a clock face with the hands pointing correctly for the time, our granddaught comments that she could not do that.  Turns out she did not know how to read an analog clock face. 

 

[Best Cat Mom]

1 minute ago, DaKahuna said:

Turns out she did not know how to read an analog clock face. 

I grew up with someone whose parents loved "cutting edge" technology. They grew up with only digital clocks and couldn't read an analog clock in the 1980s. I was astounded!

[Essiesmom]

9 hours ago, Georgia_Peaches said:

My grown up kids have no concept of old fashioned roll up windows...and they about lost their teeth when I mentioned that my first car didn't come with A/C.

I think you can still get those.  In 2014 my sister rented a cargo van to drive 800+ miles each way to bring her daughter down to live with us.  When she picked up the van it had neither power windows nor cruise control.  EM

[mica178]

I sometimes wonder if I'm causing harm by allowing my kids to travel in the YC, that they won't develop a hunger for success. But then when I contemplate cruising less comfortably, well, that's a no go for my husband and me. So I guess I'm spoiling my kids.

[Two Wheels Only]

1 hour ago, mica178 said:

I sometimes wonder if I'm causing harm by allowing my kids to travel in the YC, that they won't develop a hunger for success. But then when I contemplate cruising less comfortably, well, that's a no go for my husband and me. So I guess I'm spoiling my kids.

 

I don't consider it spoiling. I consider it a learning experience as to how to behave and how to interact with people in a civilized manner.

 

I don't want them to behave in the way that recent Carnival and Royal Caribbean cruisers have been shown in recent videos.

 

If cruising in the Yacht Club and in the Haven leads to my children growing up into respectful and sophisticated adults, it's worth the extra cost.

[SailorfromBrazil]

3 hours ago, mica178 said:

I sometimes wonder if I'm causing harm by allowing my kids to travel in the YC, that they won't develop a hunger for success. But then when I contemplate cruising less comfortably, well, that's a no go for my husband and me. So I guess I'm spoiling my kids.

Someday, they'll be the ones paying the fare. Only in that day they'll probably realize what you've done for them. (as in my case, today I know why my parents wouldn't take me on a Cruise when I was a child)

[mnpurple]

Yes, you will be spoiled and yes, you should book it. You will have a lot of space in the YC outside your room. There are also many inclusions that you may pay extra for (ie wifi, drinks, spa etc)

 

[morpheusofthesea]

4 hours ago, mica178 said:

I sometimes wonder if I'm causing harm by allowing my kids to travel in the YC, that they won't develop a hunger for success. But then when I contemplate cruising less comfortably, well, that's a no go for my husband and me. So I guess I'm spoiling my kids.

ONLY if you do not provide a nice inheritance for them. Recommend you leave them at home for the time being.

[morpheusofthesea]

2 hours ago, Two Wheels Only said:

If cruising in the Yacht Club and in the Haven leads to my children growing up into respectful and sophisticated adults,

It's a flip of the coin.

[MsTabbyKats]

On 7/23/2024 at 5:18 PM, Mezqal said:

Be aware: Once in YC, allways YC....😉

Not true....after YC we did Carnival & Princess.  We had a great time on both.  I have another Carnival booked for November.

 

When I did YC for the 2nd time, it just wasn't as thrilling as the first time and we spent a lot of time with "the regular folks".   I did book YC again (3rd time-April 2025) but I was seriously considering doing steerage. The thing is that for an inside YC the cost isn't that much more but the benefits are worth it.

[MsTabbyKats]

2 hours ago, morpheusofthesea said:

ONLY if you do not provide a nice inheritance for them. Recommend you leave them at home for the time being.

Agree....unless you plan to subsidize them before it's time for the inheritance. 

[bucfan2]

On 7/23/2024 at 5:18 PM, Mezqal said:

Be aware: Once in YC, allways YC....😉

Truer words have yet to be written!

[DaKahuna]

7 hours ago, mica178 said:

I sometimes wonder if I'm causing harm by allowing my kids to travel in the YC, that they won't develop a hunger for success. But then when I contemplate cruising less comfortably, well, that's a no go for my husband and me. So I guess I'm spoiling my kids.

 

 i think it is just fine as long as your convey to them all the studying in school and hard work that was necessary to get into a financial position to be able to afford the opportunity.   They just need to be aware that such comfort in life does come with a price. 

 

[TheBeardedCruiser]

I'm going to provide the counter point: 

 

You currently have a balcony cabin. I assume that something about that cabin intrigued you, or you wouldn't have booked it. Moving to an inside cabin in the YC might be a disappointment. Sure, you will gain the semi-secluded pool, restaurant, and lounge, but you will not have a truly private balcony to enjoy!

 

Truth in advertising...I say this as someone that has never sailed in the YC, and likely never will. I enjoy being in the normal cabins. I see plenty of civilized people in the common areas on every cruise. The normal areas of the ship are not a clown show or something, like some of the posters above would lead you to believe.

 

Whatever you decide, I hope that your vacation is fabulous!

Edited July 25 by TheBeardedCruiser