MSC: WELLNESS EXPERIENCE, any Experience/thoughts?

WELLNESS EXPERIENCE POWERED BY TECHNOGYM

Shaped to give you wellness at its best

Treat your body and soul to a unique wellness experience on an MSC cruise dedicated to health and fitness. In addition to all the features of "Bella" and "Fantastica", our "Wellness" fares offer a variety of extra privileges.

Balcony, Ocean View and Interior Staterooms

• Free Welcome Kit in Your Stateroom

Includes t-shirt & shorts, sports towel, wellness mat, Technogym Wellness Bag with resistance bands for exercising in room, Tecnhogym key, and bracelet.

• Exclusive wellness shore activities

6-night or less cruises – 1 excursion included; 7-night cruises – 2 excursions included; 8-night+ cruises – 3 excursions included

• Medical check-up with MSC Doctor

Includes blood pressure test, electrocardiogram, and cholesterol test

• Personalized Wellness Program

Created based on pre-cruise questionnaire and consultation with MSC Master Trainer – will result in guests being assigned to one of 6 fitness profiles

• One hour gym class per day, excluding embarkation and disembarkation days; 50% discount on any additional classes.

Example gym classes include Zumba, Yoga, Aqua Cycling and Pilates.

*For 8-night + cruises, gym classes are every other day.

• Various indoor and outdoor activities on board

• Free sport drink each day in your stateroom mini-bar

• Water package consisting of unlimited consumption of mineral water in the stateroom and all bars and restaurants

• Selection of fresh, healthy food & drink options available in restaurants and buffet.

Food & drink options to match guest’s personal wellness profile

• One-on-one consultation with MSC Master Trainer, trained by Technogym

Includes a body fat composition test

• Laundry service for your gym gear found in welcome kit

• Free Internet access to the Technogym App

Allows guests to monitor and track their fitness progress

• 1 group photo with all Wellness Experience guests

• Priority in choice of dinner sitting (subject to availability)

Download our experience benefits summary chart to easily compare what’s included with BELLA, FANTASTICA, WELLNESS and AUREA.

This really seems to be a game changer.

Bumping up to see if anyone has experienced this yet????

Bumping up to see if anyone has experienced this yet????

It has not started yet.

This was available on my 3/19 Divina cruise.

I don't have the particulars of the package as I didn't save the information.

My husband and I did discuss the plan as we were trying to figure out who would go to a doctor on board ship for what should be routine health care by one's own doctor.

There was also a free stretching and aerobics class on deck every morning (which I attended and enjoyed) so that the additional classes were not an enticement.

I believe this was offered on my 3/26 Sailing. I'll double check and get details when I sail again next month. I too think this is a game changer in the industry For those of us with adequate health care, the dr. visits aren't a draw at all (but might be if you did not have health care??).

I think the concept of moving cruising toward more health/weight conscious travelers might capture a very large (no pun intended) and untapped market. Royal Caribbean snagged some of this market when they introduced high level activities on-board (flow riders, etc..). But to target cruising to those that might want to loose 5 pounds while enjoying a vacation? WHOA....... that opens a whole new realm of possibilities.

I applaud MSC for trying this concept out. There is a segment of population that is becoming much more health conscious and I believe MSC is onto something!! GO TEAM MSC!!

WELLNESS Inclusive Experience Benefits

BELLA FANTASTICA WELLNESS AUREA MSC YACHT CLUB

BENEFITS

Dream cruises on modern ships with the Masters of the Sea

Stylish staterooms equipped with every comfort

Service 24 hours a staterooms for superior comfort 24 (consummation for a fee)

Breakfast in the stateroom (and consummation service free of charge)

Lavishly appointed suites with ergonomic mattresses, fine linens, choice of pillows, marble bathrooms, plasma TV, large minibar

Butler Service available 24 hours

PLEASURES OF WINE

Buffet service is available 20 hours a day (gourmet menu all day)

Unlimited drinks at meals included (Package Cheers!)

Breakfast, lunch and dinner at the MSC Yacht Club dedicated restaurant

Unlimited drinks in the MSC Yacht Club ares and mini bar in your stateroom

SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES

Broadway-style theater performances staged almost every day

Pool Area

Outdoor sports facilities (Power Walking Path, Basketball ...)

Gym with cutting-edge facilities and panoramic views

50% discount on fitness classes (ex. aerobics & yoga) and personal trainer sessions

WELLNESS Inclusive Experience Benefits

BELLA FANTASTICA WELLNESS AUREA MSC YACHT CLUB

BENEFITS

Dream cruises on modern ships with the Masters of the Sea

Stylish staterooms equipped with every comfort

Service 24 hours a staterooms for superior comfort 24 (consummation for a fee)

Breakfast in the stateroom (and consummation service free of charge)

Lavishly appointed suites with ergonomic mattresses, fine linens, choice of pillows, marble bathrooms, plasma TV, large minibar

Butler Service available 24 hours

PLEASURES OF WINE

Buffet service is available 20 hours a day (gourmet menu all day)

Unlimited drinks at meals included (Package Cheers!)

Breakfast, lunch and dinner at the MSC Yacht Club dedicated restaurant

Unlimited drinks in the MSC Yacht Club ares and mini bar in your stateroom

SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES

Broadway-style theater performances staged almost every day

Pool Area

Outdoor sports facilities (Power Walking Path, Basketball ...)

Gym with cutting-edge facilities and panoramic views

50% discount on fitness classes (ex. aerobics & yoga) and personal trainer sessions

Is that for the Yacht Club Wellness cabins on Meraviglia?? or will it include other ship's wellness non-YC cabins??

This is a MSC Seaside benefit.

This is a MSC Seaside benefit.

The .pdf shows up for the Divina and Meraviglia as well. I almost wonder if it's a mistake based on the Meraviglia having Yacht Club Wellness cabins, as the listed benefits above do include 24 hour butler service as well as marble bathrooms (both I would assume would be strictly Yacht Club, as they currently are).

If what is being offered is a Wellness cabin within the YC at comparable prices as on Meraviglia on Deck 14 then you can understand it as there will be few of them. The rest of the Wellness cabins will not have access to the YC as some posters seems to think.

What will be interesting to see is whether MSC add Wellness cabins to the YC on Seaside.

The more I research this, the more I'm thinking the advertisement is yet another Msc web site glitch. Hopefully it's fixed soon so customers aren't disappointed. They really do need an entirely new IT team :(.

MSC needs to match the following, to make Wellness a success: Dining

1. Costa: Samsara Cabins with Samsara Restaurant

http://www.costacruise.com/B2C/USA/AboutCruising/suite/suite.htm#novita-2013

2. Celebrity: AquaClass Dining at Blu.

http://www.celebritycruises.com/onboard-celebrity/staterooms-aqua-class-stateroom

MSC needs to forget having Wellness cabins in the YC because they are at odds of what the Wellness system is supposed to promote! if they are adamant that they will continue with their usual madness they may as well put Aurea,Fantastica and Bella in the YC and ruin the whole damned thing!

And I am not a YC fan, but even I can see the stupidity in their plans.

MSC needs to forget having Wellness cabins in the YC because they are at odds of what the Wellness system is supposed to promote! if they are adamant that they will continue with their usual madness they may as well put Aurea,Fantastica and Bella in the YC and ruin the whole damned thing!

 

And I am not a YC fan, but even I can see the stupidity in their plans.

I think private dining for Wellness Experience, would make this a vary strong product offering.

Many people would like to have a separate dining room for Aurea guests but it is never going to happen, there is no profit in another dining room and kitchen for a minority of guests!

Many people would like to have a separate dining room for Aurea guests but it is never going to happen, there is no profit in another dining room and kitchen for a minority of guests!

But...Costa, Celebrity, & Cunard do this for their top cabin levels.

But...Costa, Celebrity, & Cunard do this for their top cabin levels.

Wellness is NOT MSC's "Top" cabin level. In fact wellness appears to be the middle of five levels in their literature and their pricing Matrix

Literature:- increasing value as you go down the list.

Pricing ,matrix:- Increasing cost as you go from B1 through to YC in the balcony cat. as it is the only one with all five experiences available and so is the only cat. that can be used for comparison.

B1 < B2 < BW < B3 < YC

Pete

PS

to gkbiiii

If it is not a rude question but:-

How may times have you cruised with MSC?

I've done the Celebrity Aqua class but it really is a spa based product 1st with wellness included. Loved Blu, it was nice having that restaurant.

It looks as though MSC is truly trying to be more health conscious with this offering. Yes, it would be nice to have a smaller restaurant to accommodate this group but not sure they would do that.

I have sailed on the MSC Posea, once.

Cunard as an example, has different Dining Rooms for listed:

1. Britannia Club--High Balcony Cabins

2. Princess Grill--JR Suites

3. Queens Grill--Full Suites

Costa for Samara Cabins/Suites

Full dining privileges and Upgraded Spa Amenities.