Aussiegrlfl

Thank you so much for all the wonderful posts and information. I'm glad you enjoyed your trip. Have a safe trip home.

Great review, so detailed...I'm making my lists for our April 30 departure....the ship looks amazing, is there anything that one just has to do and not miss, in your opinion

Thank you for taking the time to share while on your vacation. We will be onboard with the same itinerary April 30. Can't wait to read all about it....

This happened to us a few years back on Celebrity, we specifically booked a large OV in the front of the ship corner close to our friends, the room was heaps bigger and we were so excited, it was an 11 day trip and the extra room and floor to ceiling window looked amazing. When we got to the terminal they had upgraded us to an aft balcony. We were not happy, it was noisy and loud and 1/2 the size of the room we had booked. They didn't care, apparently the people in the next cabin needed our cabin for a family trip because it had a connecting door. So my point is, it's NOT just MSC. I hope you still enjoy your cruise

You could try calling and asking. Honestly it's kind of "hit and miss" with their representatives that "know" what is actually really able to be done, but I just read that someone went to guest services once onboard and got an upgrade from inside on deck 5 to a balcony.....really nice......I do know that closer to the sail date you will start getting upgrade offers......for bidding....I haven't tried it but the I did notice the offers were higher than the original price for the room....good luck and let us know how it goes...

My husband and I were on Meraviglia in November. My husband ordered beer in the main dining room and had no problem getting it. We never had a problem getting a drink when we ordered one. We also always give extra $$ when we order a drink because of the issue with tips already included. I honestly did not know about getting an upgrade at guest services and I will definitely try it on our upcoming cruise on Seascape...I also found the buffet food to be repetitive but it was always good. We also had late dining and had no problem switching to early. The island is absolutely "NOT FINISHED" but what they have accomplished is amazing and I'm not sure all that they have planned, but it is a work in progress. We really enjoy MSC and the hospitality of everyone we have encountered has always been pleasurable. We even had issues at embarkation due to my passport being expired and using my resident alien card, but they solved it very quickly. I'm sorry that you had a less than stellar experience.....