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That's the way I read it too. The other items specifically state they are excluded from cruises less than 4 nights. The Diamond specialty restaurant tasting menu dinner doesn't indicate this. (I haven't done a 3 night sailing on MSC.)

Certain VC perks are not offered on cruises of less than 4 nights. This is what is listed in the current Terms and Conditions: Welcome back cocktail party Diamond Member party Dancing Class (Diamond) Sweet Chocolate Gift (Diamond)

We basically do the same. We leave the service charge in place, then we tip extra individually for those who go above and beyond. We may also tip a little extra to those that most frequently provide us service. The other thing is that if there is someone who has given really good service, make sure you fill out the survey and mention their name.

Does anyone know the recipe for the MSC Signature Cocktail? It's basically a martini, but I think it has vodka, amaretto, liqeur 43, and a cherry. I'm really not much of a vodka/martini drinker, but I've enjoyed this cocktail on our last couple of cruises and would like to be able to make it at home occasionally. Thanks!

My spouse and I are both Voyagers Club. I always book online, and his VC number never populates and I can't add it. (Even though we always cruise together, and the information I submit for him matches his VC info.) My OBC credit shows up immediately on the booking. His credit will never show up until after I call and have them add his VC number to the booking. So it's per VC member.

Anyone have any idea when Virgin might post sailings (Caribbean) for Nov/Dec 2025 based on past experience? Most cruise lines seem to have their early 2026 sailings already available, but Virgin cuts off at Oct 2025. Thanks!

On the ships that I've been on, there was soft serve available to everyone most (but not all) afternoons (~ 2:00 or 3:00-5:00pm) somewhere on the ship. However, it was not self-serve. You had to stand in line for someone to serve you. On Meraviglia, they had several soft serve flavors available in the pool area just before the entrance to the buffet. On Seashore and Seascape, only Vanilla and Chocolate were available (I think one day they had strawberry instead of chocolate) at the dessert station in the very back of the buffet.

Make sure that both you and your travelling companion have your VC number linked to the reservation. I always have to call a couple days after the reservation is made to have my spouse's VC number added. Once added, the OBC should display on the booking confirmation. (They should send a new one, plus you can access it from your online account.)

Here's a Drink Package Comparison Chart that will give you some idea of the brands that MSC carries. Not sure that MSC always keeps this updated, and it may vary some depending on ship and itinerary and availability. It doesn't tell you what the well brands are. (It will likely be one of the "lower" brands on the list, although not guaranteed.) But it should be fairly accurate for the Plus package you asked about.

I had to switch from Edge to Chrome. I get lots of errors on Edge, although I'm still typically able to get into my account. But if I want to search for a cruise to book, I have to go to Chrome because Edge gets an error if I try to open or book a specific cruise from the results. Been this way for a couple months now.

Yikes. The cruise I booked for Jan 2025 just a few days ago literally doubled in price! I guess that's one way to make up for the sale price because it still comes out higher.

I've done it previously when booking online, so it was set up to do so. The FAQ even indicates how to do it when booking online. The option just hasn't been appearing the last couple days (at least).

When I go to book a cruise more than 180 days out, the website FAQs still say I should be able to apply a full pay discount. However, when I try to do a booking, I'm not getting the option to do this on the summary page anymore. It will still let me just do a deposit or do a full payment, it just doesn't give the option to apply the full pay discount. Anyone else encountering this? Is it a problem or recent change?

The price I paid for a cruise booked a couple weeks ago is exactly the same price as what I see under the Black Friday deal. (For some cruise lines, the black Friday deal is only actually a deal for "last minute" cruises that still have significant openings or cruises farther out that don't seem to be selling well for some reason.) I've heard rumblings that with MSC, their end of year sale may actually be better than the black Friday sale. Just no guarantees.

Usually just a small amount of additional OBC ($25) and maybe a reduced deposit. There may also be a price guarantee that you can rebook one time if you find a lower price after booking onboard. Sometimes they may run an additional promotion to actually give more OBC, but even that may vary by what cruise (date, ship/itin) or category you book. I just booked YC onboard and got an additional $200 OBC for my cruise for booking onboard because they had an active promotion.