**LIVE** from MSC Seascape YC (Yacht Club) - Caribbean & Bahamas from Miami 14 September to 28 September 2024

[no1talks]

9 minutes ago, Dock B said:

Or, Mercuric Martini

Mercuric Martini.
Mercuric nitrate.
Does it really matter, Hatter? (IYKYK.)

[Dock B]

@Best Cat Mom I’m wondering if BCD could create a golden car that has silver touches, much like an automobile has chrome trim? 
 

Thank you for including photos of the car show too!

 

DW and I are enjoying your trip reports—thank you.

[Dock B]

Pizza topic: one of the best meals we’ve ever had in YC was pizza delivered and we enjoyed it while consuming a full bottle of NF champagne! Of course, we added dessert snacks from the TSL.

 

If you’ve never had pizza and champagne before, consider it!

[DaKahuna]

Walking back to my room at 0030 from the TSL I encountered one of the night time butlers with not one but two pizzas headed to one of the cabins on our passage way.  

 

I love MSC’s pizza but I don’t think even I could eat pizza this late at a night. 

 

 

[morpheusofthesea]

9 hours ago, Essiesmom said:

And the reason was...Black dries the fastest.  EM

https://www.pfonline.com/articles/henry-ford-is-still-right-when-it-comes-to-color

[Best Cat Mom]

15 hours ago, 3smithboys said:

I don’t think we will be able to do 3 sit down meals a day every day.

Remember that you can do combos of meals. If there is a starter you like on the YC restaurant menu, have that first and then go to the pool buffet for your mains. Or have some stuff at the pool and then a pizza in the room. Or have everything everywhere one day. The restaurant closes first, then the pool buffet and pizza is available the most hours each day. No FOMO here!

[Best Cat Mom]

17 hours ago, Best Cat Mom said:

Rodin is the sommelier currently. He also has a protégé that started a few days ago. I think his name is Anakin

@DaKahuna got us on this one. We are not Star Wars aficionados so we did not understand the name significance and had no idea that he was kidding with us. He came clean last night after we learned from Rodin that the correct name is Edison.

[Best Cat Mom]

Day 11 concludes…

 

We found the spa on Deck 8 and scheduled a couples massage for the afternoon of Day 13 when we are in Nassau. We have had these couples massages on previous MSC cruises, but not the last few, so we are really looking forward to it!

 

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We interrupt this *Live* for a temporary esoteric little tidbit for those who like manicures.

 

I was getting concerned with my shellac manicure. It has been two weeks since I did my nails last and they were not looking their best. I am very particular with how I do my nails and also like to keep them looking not too shabby. I allowed a nail tech in the spa to give me a manicure, since I did not bring my supplies to do them myself. I was very apprehensive but all turned out well. I can highly recommend Rachel on Seascape for a gel manicure on natural nails to anyone interested in this service. And it was only $46 -- $12 for the shellac removal and $34 for the new polish. They have CND Shellac products, though not all of the CND colors. I use Red Baroness at home and chose Decadence, which was close enough to match my toes.

 

Okay, we will now resume regular *Live* thread activities.
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We returned to TSL for the rest of the afternoon, including sail away. We did not hear any announcements with guests' names, so it seems everyone got themselves back to the ship successfully today.

 

It was still too early for dinner so we left the YC enclave to visit the casino. Though it was only a bit after the opening time of 7:30pm, we found it a bit smoky already. We transferred some funds from our cabin OBC to our casino account, played a few rounds of slots and cashed out. We'll need to do this several more times to accrue the monies we need to fill all those tip envelopes on Friday.

 

Tonight was the White Party in YC, which coincides with White Night on the ship. The YC party starts at 8:30pm on the One Pool deck. We usually miss most of it because we eat so late. We decided to eat a bit earlier so maybe we could catch more of the party.

 

We arrived to the restaurant before 8pm and it was quite full. We settled in at our table with champagne and menus:

 

 

To start, we both selected the tartare, one of our favorites:

 

We also had asked for more escargot from Gala night, so we had those as well:

 

For his entrée, BCD had the pork:

 

I ordered the short ribs, and Chef Lisa supplied some GF sauce on the side:

 

We descended the staircase from the restaurant to TSL, intending to head up to the pool deck. We saw the seating in TSL had been moved, and crew were saying that they were bringing the White Party to the lounge because it was raining outside. We enjoyed a song or two by Bernard before the DJ began to spin records. Eventually, TSL was packed with guests and crew dancing and partying. We commented to each other that cabins 16001 and 16002 might not be happy, unless they were the partying type as well. (Dani did mention to us while we were in TSL after breakfast the next day that those 2 cabins' guests did indeed complain. What to do? You simply cannot please everyone all the time.)

 

Here's a short video of the party (this is my first time uploading a video, so please let me know if it is not viewable):

 

We lingered after the party and @DaKahuna joined us for some scintillating conversation and excellent drinks by Romano, bartender extraordinaire.

 

We retired late, and expected to sleep in late as well.

 

Day 12 is next…

Edited 1 hour ago by Best Cat Mom

[Best Cat Mom]

Day 12 - Sea Day

 

We did indeed awaken late, as expected. We called for coffee and Baileys, quickly prepared for the day and made it to the One Pool buffet for breakfast with barely 10 minutes to spare.

 

We ate at the bar, hoping against hope for some nice breezes since we were at sea. Alas, none were to be found.

 

BCD had some whitefish salad, cucumbers, bacon and croissants. He had a pineapple mimosa and then remembered to have some coconut rum added, coming close to achieving the drink expounded upon by @no1talks.

 

I had an egg white omelette that was simply huge, with bacon and potatoes. For me, one advantage of the pool deck over the restaurant is that I can have breakfast potatoes. The "hockey puck" style of hash browns in the restaurant are not GF, but the ones upstairs are, since they are simply cubed roasted potatoes.

 

 

 

We retreated to the air conditioning comfort of TSL for some refreshing Holiday Coffee.

 

We did find out a tidbit about YC Director Mustafa's departure from MSC. Seems that while he was quite beloved by guests, the crew did not have the same feelings at all. We heard stories about how the guests were always right, apparently at the expense of the crew. They were quite pleased after corporate investigated and ultimately decided that Mustafa had to go.

 

Day 12 continues…

Edited 1 hour ago by Best Cat Mom

[no1talks]

16 minutes ago, Best Cat Mom said:

We heard stories about how the guests were always right, apparently at the expense of the crew. They were quite pleased after corporate investigated and ultimately decided that Mustafa had to go.

 

It seems easier to find more cruisers than to find more staff, so this update is not surprising.