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

[DaKahuna]

I have been trying to stay as low carb as possible this cruise and so far so good. 
 

Now if only Bailey’s and Malibu rum did not have any carbs I would be even better but @Best Cat Mom & @Best cat Dad have gotten be hooked on these Holiday Coffee’s.  I should gave known when she told me ‘the first one is free’ but I did not heed the warning signs.

 

[Best Cat Mom]

Day 12 concludes…

 

We arrived a little after 8pm and the restaurant was surprisingly full for so late in service. We examined the menus for the Italian Dinner while sipping the vintage champagne:

 

 

 

We joked with Rodin that the ship overall has not been drinking enough champagne, since we’ve not yet moved up to Moët & Chandon.

 

We both ordered the carpaccio to start:

 

For his entrée, BCD chose the lasagna:

 

As unbelievable as it sounds, this was his first time ever ordering lasagna on MSC. He was not disappointed and finished every bit of it.

 

I ordered the lamb chops, surprised that there were any left on the ship after I'd been eating all I could find in the past week and a half:

We also ordered the osso buco for "in the middle" to share:

 

We accompanied both courses with a 2019 Barolo:

Again, Chef Lisa and her wonderful staff supplied GF sauce on the side.

 

We were quite full when we wandered down to TSL so started there with some limoncelli as digestivi:

 

Then we shared three rounds of nightcaps with @DaKahuna prepared by Romano and Jerome. As @DaKahuna stated in his review, some OJT occurred to make sure that the nuances of Old Fashioned and New Fashioned recipes were executed properly.

 

We might have been the last ones out of TSL yet again. A late morning was to be expected.

 

Day 13 is next…

[Best Cat Mom]

Day 13 - Nassau

 

We slept in, knowing that if we missed service in the TS restaurant, the One Pool buffet would suffice.

 

And we did miss TS. We called for Baileys and coffee in the room and then headed up to the One Pool.

 

We were very pleased to discover that the ship was docked in such a way that there was a good amount of shade. All the tables in front of the bar were inhabitable. And there was a serious wind that helped us to stay comfortable as well.

 

I ordered a ham and cheese omelette with sides of bacon and potatoes. BCD had a cheese, onion, and mushroom omelette with a side of pork sausage and a raisin danish.

 

I had a total of 2 mimosas and 1 cappuccino, while he had a pineapple and coconut rum mimosa and 2 ultimate pina coladas.

 

By just after 11am, we were back in the air conditioned comfort of TSL for some Holiday Coffee.

 

Day 13 continues...

[MonsterJoe]

The Italian night menu was probably my favorite all week.  Everything was really good.

[jcpc]

@Best Cat MomGREAT review.  I’m going to be sad when the postings end.  You and BCD seem to have had wonderful sailings.  Thanks for keeping me entertained while I’m waiting to board Meraviglia next week!

[cruisebeachgirl703]

2 hours ago, Best Cat Mom said:

Day 12 concludes…

 

We arrived a little after 8pm and the restaurant was surprisingly full for so late in service. We examined the menus for the Italian Dinner while sipping the vintage champagne:

 

 

 

We joked with Rodin that the ship overall has not been drinking enough champagne, since we’ve not yet moved up to Moët & Chandon.

 

We both ordered the carpaccio to start:

 

For his entrée, BCD chose the lasagna:

 

As unbelievable as it sounds, this was his first time ever ordering lasagna on MSC. He was not disappointed and finished every bit of it.

 

I ordered the lamb chops, surprised that there were any left on the ship after I'd been eating all I could find in the past week and a half:

We also ordered the osso buco for "in the middle" to share:

 

We accompanied both courses with a 2019 Barolo:

Again, Chef Lisa and her wonderful staff supplied GF sauce on the side.

 

We were quite full when we wandered down to TSL so started there with some limoncelli as digestivi:

 

Then we shared three rounds of nightcaps with @DaKahuna prepared by Romano and Jerome. As @DaKahuna stated in his review, some OJT occurred to make sure that the nuances of Old Fashioned and New Fashioned recipes were executed properly.

 

We might have been the last ones out of TSL yet again. A late morning was to be expected.

 

Day 13 is next…

Loving your review. How was the no name wine?

[DaKahuna]

53 minutes ago, MonsterJoe said:

The Italian night menu was probably my favorite all week.  Everything was really good.

 

I agree an important lesson learned by us is never to a Butcher’s Cut lunch on Italian night.  It was embarrassing the amount of ossobuco I left on my plate and chicken breast that my wife left on hers. 

 

 

[cruisebeachgirl703]

1 hour ago, MonsterJoe said:

The Italian night menu was probably my favorite all week.  Everything was really good.

I like Italian night too, usually the last night. If they spread the italian night main entree selections out all week that would be great!

[cruisebeachgirl703]

11 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

 

I agree an important lesson learned by us is never to a Butcher’s Cut lunch on Italian night.  It was embarrassing the amount of ossobuco I left on my plate and chicken breast that my wife left on hers. 

 

 

We keep missing our specialty dining perk. We love YC. we have booked the steak house for lunch last 2 cruises and cancelled last minute. Compliments to YC.

[Best Cat Mom]

1 hour ago, jcpc said:

I’m going to be sad when the postings end.  You and BCD seem to have had wonderful sailings.  Thanks for keeping me entertained while I’m waiting to board Meraviglia next week!

Thanks! We really enjoy MSC YC. These boards taught us so much before our first sailing with

them and made our cruise that much better. We are trying to pay it forward.

 

Enjoy your Meraviglia cruise. Come back and tell us all about it.

 

PS: @DaKahuna and his lovely wife are on for another week after we disembark in (sob!) two days. His thread is here: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/3028945-live-msc-seascape-921-928-928-105-caribbean-cruise/?do=getNewComment

 

[Best Cat Mom]

53 minutes ago, cruisebeachgirl703 said:

Loving your review. How was the no name wine?

Thanks!

 

We really liked it. I try not to say that something is delicious, fantastic, etc., because so much about food and wine is subjective. We have our favorites, though, and I'd say it is now on that list for us.

 

Rodin has been so helpful each night. We tell him what we're ordering and tell him to surprise us. We have never had the same wine at dinner and that's including when we sometimes we have 2 different wines for starters and mains.

Edited Thursday at 10:11 PM by Best Cat Mom

[Best Cat Mom]

40 minutes ago, cruisebeachgirl703 said:

we have booked the steak house for lunch last 2 cruises and cancelled last minute.

Being able to check the menus in advance on the MSC for Me app has been helpful in planning which lunches to skip. All 7 days of menus have been posted together for this cruise at the start of each week.

[cruisebeachgirl703]

19 minutes ago, Best Cat Mom said:

Thanks!

 

We really liked it. I try not to say that something is delicious, fantastic, etc., because so much about food and wine is subjective. We have our favorites, though, and I'd say it is now on that list for us.

 

Rodin has been so helpful each night. We tell him what we're ordering and tell him to surprise us. We have never had the same wine at dinner and that's including when we sometimes we have 2 different wines for starters and mains.

Agreed. Everyone has their likes/tastes. It is nice he is taking good care of you. Haven't seen a repeat! We have had good luck with Rudolph as our sommelier on 2 recent sailings I will ask for the No Name next time we are onboard. See what happens.

[Best Cat Mom]

Day 13 continues…

 

We spent some time chatting with Mr. and Mrs. @DaKahuna in TSL then headed up to lunch.

 

We have our couples massage this afternoon so we (tried) to have a light lunch.

 

We began -- how else? -- with champagne as we read over the menus:

 

 

 

We both chose the salmon to start; mine had the bread omitted:

 

 

By the way, look at that gorgeous water out of our window at lunch:

 

 

BCD had a chicken Caesar salad:

 

I had Caesar salad with shrimp:

 

We continued to drink champagne with the entire meal, still on our quest to get them to serve Moët & Chandon.

 

After lunch, we went back to the cabin to change for our massage.

 

Day 13 continues…

Edited Thursday at 10:51 PM by Best Cat Mom

[Best Cat Mom]

Sorry just realized that I neglected to post this!

 

Day 13 Daily Program...

 

 

 

 

 

[Georgia_Peaches]

BCM I know your cruise is nearing the end 😞 but I wonder if you will be delayed in your departure due to the storm? My daughter told me her friend’s cruise on RCL, embarking Saturday has been delayed. And my husband flew to PIT today and was told all flights to Florida and Georgia have been cancelled…could be the reason for the RCL delay. Just wondering if you’ve heard anything from MSC. Fingers crossed for a smooth departure. 

Edited Friday at 12:26 AM by Georgia_Peaches

[Best Cat Mom]

@Georgia_Peaches We've not heard anything... yet. Tomorrow is Ocean Cay and as of now they've not mentioned Saturday. I'll let you know if any whispers start...

[bobndee]

I appreciate your telling/showing what wines you are being served in YC. 👋

 

I am also pleased to see that the selections available are not the usual mass-market "wines" often seen in cruise ship dining rooms.

[Best Cat Mom]

25 minutes ago, bobndee said:

I am also pleased to see that the selections available are not the usual mass-market "wines" often seen in cruise ship dining rooms.

We've had a few of the wines on other YC sailings, but there have also been several new ones. The real differences are between the European-based cruises vs. the Americas-based cruises. We've not been to Asia or the Middle East, but I'd not be surprised if there were different selections there as well.

[Best Cat Mom]

Day 13 concludes…

 

We had a wonderful 80 minute couples massage and floated back to YC. We found @DaKahuna in TSL and rehydrated with a few rounds of cocktails while watching sail away.

 

We again were one of six ships in Nassau. This time we were joined by MSC Magnifica, 3 Carnival (Dream, Sunshine and Conquest), and 1 Royal (Symphony of the Seas). The 3 Carnivals were scheduled to depart at 4pm. We and Royal were scheduled for a 5pm departure. When we were finishing our massage, Captain Tuvo asked for 8 passengers to report to Guest Services.

 

A few minutes later, I believe the list was down to 5. When he next spoke, he wished them "good luck" and told the ship that we were readying for departure.

 

As the sun began to sink towards the horizon, DaKahuna returned to his cabin, presumably to prepare with his lovely wife for dinner.

 

We remained a bit longer, enjoying another round or three. Bernard began his first set in the lounge and night fell.

 

We returned to our stateroom and changed for dinner. We arrived just as Mr. and Mrs. DaKahuna were finishing up. They handed Edgar, John Rey and Rodin off to us quite smoothly.

 

We perused the menus while still being "stuck" with Nicolas Feuillatte champagne:

 

 

We both started with the salmon:

For our entrées, we both had the lamb. BCD had the entry as listed on the menu, while I had a GF version with sauce on the side:

 

 

We also ordered the risotto:

Rodin brought us a California Pinot Noir to accompany our entrées:

We retreated to TSL for limoncelli and a few nightcaps with DaKahuna.

 

Day 14 is next…

[Best Cat Mom]

Day 14 Daily Program...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Best Cat Mom]

They also left this in our cabin about Ocean Cay:

 

[Best Cat Mom]

Day 14 - Ocean Cay

 

We awoke early and ordered coffee and Baileys to the room. While we were enjoying that, Captain Tuvo announced that the morning's 40 knot winds had been too strong earlier to dock at Ocean Cay but that he would attempt again at noon when the wind was supposed to be calmer.

 

We were able to arrive to the TS restaurant just before closing and found that most people were eating there as well today. I can only imagine how tough it would have been to try to eat on the One Pool deck today.

 

I ordered my typical soft-boiled eggs and a side of ham. Edgar surprised me with a chocolate GF croissant, of which I ate way too much. BCD had assorted meats and cheeses on croissants. You can see a little of the churning sea in this image:

After breakfast, we adjourned to TSL for some Holiday Coffee with @DaKahuna and his wife. A little while after they left us, the captain again attempted to dock our ship at Ocean Cay. The ship backed up painstakingly slowly, but we were amazed to see that we were indeed getting closer and closer to the island. After nearly an hour and a half, the lighthouse was alongside us. While the ship was still scooting over to the pier, they announced that no food would be available on the island since we'd docked so late today. The captain received a nice round of applause in YC when he announced just before 2pm that the gangways were finally open for guests to disembark.

 

We enjoyed our Ocean House lunch in the air conditioned luxury of the TS restaurant. I swear everything tasted even better than last week -- probably because it was so much cooler on the ship. And our drinks seemed better in glass vs. plastic, and stayed colder too.

 

It is the same menu as on the island, since the food is always prepped on the ship before docking. We had champagne while deciding what to order:

I began with octopus salad:

BCD tried the Ocean Cay salad today:

Then we both ordered burgers and lobster rolls without the bread for entrées:

 

 

We forgot to take a picture of the surf and turf combo, so here it is from last week at Ocean House:

 

After lunch, we stopped by the concierge desk to pick up envelopes. Then we went to the casino to cash out our vouchers. We spent some time in our stateroom to sort out all the names and tip amounts, with a few return trips to the concierge desk for spellings of names and changing of bigger bills.

 

By 5pm, we had all of the envelopes stuffed and labeled. We walked around and distributed a few then found a place in TSL to wait for other folks to come onto shift. DaKahuna joined us a short while later.

 

Day 14 concludes next...

[Best Cat Mom]

Here is an image of the new area that they are creating for Ocean Cay:

[morpheusofthesea]

25 minutes ago, Best Cat Mom said:

We enjoyed our Ocean House lunch in the air conditioned luxury of the TS restaurant. I swear everything tasted even better than last week -- probably because it was so much cooler on the ship. And our drinks seemed better in glass vs. plastic, and stayed colder too.

Always in the summer months.