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

[MonsterJoe]

Marelin was the best - she had my cappuccino and double espresso waiting for me every morning as I arrived to work on my research paper (got a 4.0 in the course by the way!) and write up my review.  She also had a keen eye for when I was ready to switch over to a mimosa 🙂

Edited Sunday at 11:01 PM by MonsterJoe

[DaKahuna]

@Best Cat Mom as you well know I am a big fan or reds.  However, you know how enthusiastic Rodin can be.

 

Tonight is Gala night and I will get into more on my review but wanted to make you miss us even more so here goes

 

Our first offering 

 

and for my main course

 

 

i am looking forward to both! 

 

 

[DaKahuna]

BTW- there were 199 YC guest last week.  There are almost 250 this week. 
Nelly says the most she’s had was 311. 

[Best Cat Mom]

@DaKahuna We really liked that red. However, Robin knew not bring us a Chardonnay. LOL

[DaKahuna]

Rodin just sweet talked me into this .. i am not normally a desert wine fan but this i liked.

 

[lahlah57]

Sorry....do not know where the Crepe Suzette went so here's what I could share. A few tiny scraps from tonight's formal affair! 🙊

[Best Cat Mom]

It's great to be able to try new things! 🙂

[DaKahuna]

@lahlah57 I’ll have a before picture you can steal on my live review page.

 

 

[DaKahuna]

@lahlah57 I should be in the TSL around 2200 if you two are still up and about! 
 

[MonsterJoe]

5 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

@lahlah57 I should be in the TSL around 2200 if you two are still up and about! 
 

Man I wish you were on my cruise...I was always down to shut TSL down

[Best cat Dad]

57 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

Rodin just sweet talked me into this .. i am not normally a desert wine fan but this i liked.

You might want to ask him if he has a late harvest wine. It’s a red that would surprise you. 

[DaKahuna]

4 hours ago, SpareBrew said:

Ekta also makes a great key lime pie martini 🍸 😋

 

Oh, I did not know that.  I wonder if she’ll be surprised when I ask for one.

 

[DaKahuna]

1 hour ago, Best Cat Mom said:

@DaKahuna We really liked that red. However, Robin knew not bring us a Chardonnay. LOL

 

As I said, he talked me into it because I had @Best cat Dad favorite starter — escargot 

 

[DaKahuna]

22 minutes ago, Best cat Dad said:

You might want to ask him if he has a late harvest wine. It’s a red that would surprise you. 

 

We talked old world and new world tonight .. I’ll try and remember late harvest. 

 

Rodin is doing a wine tasting on the last sea day at 1100.  I told him to sign me up.  He came by the table later and said that the red he served me tonight was on the list for the tasting - I said that’s okay, he can substitute something else just for me as a joke.  I hope he did not take me serious.  He mentioned that it was too late to change.  

He said the reason he was doing one was a lot of people had complained about the cost of the one the Wine Cellar holds so his is priced at $30 … 

 

[DaKahuna]

We are in the TSL and my DW is even with me tonight!  Usually she gets to the room after dinner and calls it a night.  Tonight we went shopping after dinner and she decided to join me in the lounge. 
 

Tonight was gala night.

 

My DW started with French Onion Soup followed by the Wellness Salad

 

 

 

and I had the Escargo followed by the lobster bisque

 

 

 

Our sommelier, Rodin talked me into deviating from my usual Champagne / Red wine regimen and brought me a very nice Chardonnay 

 

 

it went very well with the snails and the bisque.

 

For our main courses my DW had the beef tenderloin and I had the surf and turf.

 

I had talked wiih Suzette, our waiter at breakfast and asked for rice for my wife.

 

 

Rodin paired my surf and turf with a nice Bordeaux- it was delicious

 

 

For her dessert my wife decided she was having only the vanilla ice cream.  I splurged and went with the crepe Suzette 

 

 

Rodin stopped by as we were finishing our dessert and offered a dessert wine.  I noamally do not partake but have a difficult time saying no to him.

 

I am glad I listened to him.

 

Now to put my phone down relax and listen to Bernard. 

p.s. @Best cat Dad we are both having an Ultimate Pina Colada.  No offense but i am going back to Zacapa New Fashioned 

[mnpurple]

If you like pistachio, try the pistachio ice cream for dessert one day! Our server on Euribia brought it every night once he knew how much we loved it.

[DaKahuna]

I normally try and get Pistachio Gellato but will ask for the ice cream if the fancy strikes me! 

[lahlah57]

10 hours ago, DaKahuna said:

@lahlah57 I should be in the TSL around 2200 if you two are still up and about! 
 

😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴

[lahlah57]

10 hours ago, DaKahuna said:

@lahlah57 I’ll have a before picture you can steal on my live review page.

 

 

You are sooo kind 😇 

[DaKahuna]

18 hours ago, mnpurple said:

If you like pistachio, try the pistachio ice cream for dessert one day! Our server on Euribia brought it every night once he knew how much we loved it.

 

On today’s lunch menu was the Tutti Fruity dessert which included pistachio ice cream.  So I had two scoops for my dessert.

 

 

Yummy Yummy!

[chrisgp999]

On 9/29/2024 at 3:24 PM, Best Cat Mom said:

Day 15 - Disembarkation Day

 

We had received luggage tags and disembarkation information in our room midday the previous day:

 

 

Our arrival time in Miami was scheduled for 7am, but since we were so close already at Ocean Cay, we arrived in the early hours of the morning. Before 8am, they were calling the first groups for disembarkation.

 

We made our way to the TS restaurant with our two carry on bags and one small roller suitcase, saying goodbye to Yogesh on the way and wishing him a good a group of guests on this next sailing. We were really impressed by his service and told him that we hope to see him as a Butler in the near future.

 

We had a quick breakfast of omelettes, along with 2 mimosas and 2 cappuccinos. If we did not order those, I'm sure there would have been many crew stopping by our table to see if we were feeling well. 😉

We then headed down to TSL to seek out Mr. and Mrs. @DaKahuna. We chatted with them for a bit then reluctantly realized that we should start our trip to the airport. Hugs were exchanged and we wished them well for their turnaround logistics and next week on board. We knew exactly how they felt, as we had be in their place just one week ago when we bid Mr. and Mrs. @morpheusofthesea goodbye. BCD commented to DaKahuna as we left, "Thanks for being normal!"

 

We had a 12:15pm flight, with a plane change in Atlanta so we were not in a rush, but did want to have lunch in the Delta lounge before boarding our first flight.

 

We were escorted from TSL at 9:15am to a YC-only security line exit. Then we merged with a line of other passengers exiting the ship as we entered the gangway. The line of people flowed quickly, never stopping until we reached the areas where the luggage could be retrieved. We continued through the rooms to the YC luggage area, which is closest to the customs area. We immediately spotted our bags there and a porter was on hand to offer assistance. We had learned from past cruises -- and from Morph -- that a porter escort is the key to not having to wait in the customs line. The porter piled our 4 rolling suitcases onto his trolley, he asked what type of transportation we had and led us to the 'special' customs line, where port personnel opened the retractable belts to allow us to walk right up to a customs facial recognition machine and breeze through. He then led us outside to the Uber area, found an area close to the curb and unloaded all the bags for us. BCD tipped him as I checked the status of our Uber. Our driver was only a few steps away, loaded our bags and we pulled away from the curb at 9:38am.

 

We arrived at the airport, walked right up the Delta counter and checked our bags through to Cincinnati. There was no line at Clear or Pre-Check, so we went through Clear and security very quickly. We were seated in the Delta Sky Club by 10:10am. Total time from TS lounge to Delta lounge was 55 minutes. Really nice!!

 

For those of you who are Delta customers, I'll share an update on the Miami lounge. We were last there in April and they have expanded since then. There is a new section in the back, with its own beverage stations. The food area has also expanded into a U-shaped buffet line.

 

I grabbed some beef and broccoli before our flight and it was quite good -- but a stark difference compared to YC!

 

We boarded and ordered vodka/cranberry and rum/orange juice for our PDBs and began our journey home:

 

We arrived home at 9:30pm and were in bed just before 10:30pm, a few minutes after DaKahuna texted us to say he was in TSL for a nightcap. If only…

 

I'll add some closing thoughts in one more post. If anyone has questions, please ask away! We're so happy to help everyone have a great time like we did.

I've found that a good porter will also move you to the front of the taxi lineup.  All you have to do is flash the cash.

[Best Cat Mom]

7 minutes ago, chrisgp999 said:

I've found that a good porter will also move you to the front of the taxi lineup.  All you have to do is flash the cash.

We prefer Uber so we can choose nicer vehicles. Taxis can be hit or miss as far as cleanliness, etc.

 

The porter did ask what type of transportation so he was clearly prepared for either.

[mnpurple]

@Best Cat Mom When we were on the Divina last year, we dropped our rental car at the Miami airport and were so excited, we just wanted to grab a taxi to the port. One of the drivers approached us and we just went. It was the most beat up taxi and we laughed how were would be dropped off at the YC tent in this awful ride! Just a funny memory for us now, but you are right that Ubers are generally much better.

[steve thfc]

Do they serve you by the glass or leave the whole bottle at the table? 

[Best Cat Mom]

59 minutes ago, steve thfc said:

Do they serve you by the glass or leave the whole bottle at the table

Both. Lunch is generally by the glass because they like to serve you. If you're drinking a white at dinner, same. They generally leave the reds on our table but I think that's because we'll drink a whole bottle with our main dishes.