MSC Divina Aurea experience

Can anyone tell me what their experience was with the "Aurea Experience" Was it easy to book the massages on the ship, or should i book them online now before my july 2015 cruise. I was told i can have dinner anywhere without any reservations, excluding Le Muse (YC only) and there are 2 other restaurants Eataly & Steakhouse, which are extra in cost. Was there any issues with dinning at any time you wanted? Also, I have the choice of having inroom breakfast, was it better than going to buffet for breakfast? Any overall input about the aurea exp, i would appreciate. with regards to the private sundeck for YC & aurea passengers only, did you find it crowded and what services, ie, food & drinks available. Thanks again!

Can anyone tell me what their experience was with the "Aurea Experience" Was it easy to book the massages on the ship, or should i book them online now before my july 2015 cruise. I was told i can have dinner anywhere without any reservations, excluding Le Muse (YC only) and there are 2 other restaurants Eataly & Steakhouse, which are extra in cost. Was there any issues with dinning at any time you wanted? Also, I have the choice of having inroom breakfast, was it better than going to buffet for breakfast? Any overall input about the aurea exp, i would appreciate. with regards to the private sundeck for YC & aurea passengers only, did you find it crowded and what services, ie, food & drinks available. Thanks again!

If you look at the deck plan for Deck 18 there are 2 separate sundeck areas. Forward is the Yacht Club , private YC One Pool and Bar One and Grill. This can only be accessed via the YC, which requires Key Card access.

Then, further aft is the other sun deck. From everything that I have seen, the One Pool and bar and the deck space around it is exclusively for the use of YC passengers.

Can anyone tell me what their experience was with the "Aurea Experience" Was it easy to book the massages on the ship, or should i book them online now before my july 2015 cruise. I was told i can have dinner anywhere without any reservations, excluding Le Muse (YC only) and there are 2 other restaurants Eataly & Steakhouse, which are extra in cost. Was there any issues with dinning at any time you wanted? Also, I have the choice of having inroom breakfast, was it better than going to buffet for breakfast? Any overall input about the aurea exp, i would appreciate. with regards to the private sundeck for YC & aurea passengers only, did you find it crowded and what services, ie, food & drinks available. Thanks again!

The dining arrangements for the Aurea experience are that they use a dedicated area of one of the MDRs

The one deck is for YC guests only and aurea guests use the deck 18 Top 18 exclusive solarium sundeck amidships.

Room service breakfast is from 07:30 - 10:00 and in my experience is a very limited choice, a few breakfast cereals, a couple of types of breads with butter and jams, honey etc, yoghurt and tea or coffee or fruit juice, with hot and/or cold milk ordered separately, muffins or brioche.

Pete

Thank you for your response.

Thank you for your response.

I've put a fuller answer on this thread

http://cruiseforums.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2159037

Pete