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I was able to book the H10 Catalunya Plaça using code "SPRINGSALE" for 5/3-10/2025 for a 5% discount. SMART did not work. The H10 ad says "Up to 15% off" with this code, but I suspect the 15% is for the most expensive rooms. I booked the least expensive for 5% (plus the 5% club discount). At any rate, it's pay at the hotel so no risk if I find a better hotel/rate.

I looked at these two cruises as well and decided on Celebrity primarily because the cost was much higher on HAL. Then again, I am Elite on Celebrity and never cruised HAL, so that could have had an impact as well 🙂

Come join the roll call for Equinox 1/17/26. It is located here: Celebrity Equinox Jan-17-26 Roll call

Viator is owned by TripAdvisor. I have probably booked with them for 30-40 excursions, all of which have worked out perfectly. It's important that you use their website or app, though, and link it to your email. That is how they communicate. Viator also has a lot of "Reserve Now, Pay Later" options that eliminates the risk of not getting refunds when you cancel (which also has to be done at least 24 hours before the scheduled tour). Your cc does not get charged until 24 hours before the tour, so cancelling is always hassle-free. I have had several cases where the tour operator communicated an issue to me through Viator which resulted in me cancelling the tour.

We are going on our first Seashore cruise Jan 21. We are in an aft Aurea suite. I am hoping the aft elevators are less crowded as I have read the "smart" elevators are a nightmare and many people get frustrated and end up taking the stairs (which my DW cannot do).

It took us several months to get a status match. We had to email the Voyagers Club with "proof" of our status we wanted matched. There always seemed to be something "missing" that caused them to decline our match. I finally got everything they wanted and they matched our status (though they input the wrong VC number on my account and so I cannot book online). Anyway, don't assume this will be an easy task.

It took me several months of back and forth to get a status match. There was always something missing in my "proof" of status from another line. You have to get this done first before trying to book, even through a TA. Good luck.

Eventually, your online account will become corrupt and you will have to call them. Both my and my wife's accounts are corrupt. Mine has the wrong Voyager's Club number and so while it looks like I can book, it errors out when getting to the last step. My wife's account says she is on the wrong country site. We've had these problems for months with no help from MSC technical people (basically they just say email MSC Voyager's club). SO my conclusion is that eventually everyone's account will become corrupts since there seems to be no attempts to resolve any technical issues. MSC website is the worst in the cruise business.

I am having the same issue with my wife's account. I called Voyager's Club today and was told to wait a few days, that there was a known issue with the website impacting some users. Don't know if this is true or just something they tell you to get you to go away. I did mix booking the cruise on the website and adding specialty dining via the app, so that might be the issue. I have no problems with my account. Fortunately, she can still log in using the booking number of our next cruise.

For anyone following this thread, the NZeTA app issues seem to be resolved. I have no issue accessing the app (no more network error). Hopefully it is not just me.

NZ. The Australia app works fine.

Not that I know of. The visa is associated to your passport anyway, so they can check that even if you don't have the paperwork approval.

Well, thanks for the advice but I wasn't looking to apply since I already did that on the app months ago and was approved. I was just bothered by the fact that the app doesn't work on my iPhone anymore. Googleplay is used for Android devices. I will be using the printout from the email approval I received when I cruise to NZ.

I was speaking strictly on the NZeta visa needed for arriving cruise ship passengers (from the US which is a visa free country for NZ). Post 4 (and I assume post 8 ) are referring to entering via plane. Is the NZeTa app being replaced? Because it basically stopped working for me altogether.

I was able to apply on the app and get approved a couple months ago. For the last couple weeks, just get the constant error. Fortunately, I have the email approvals that I will print out and bring with me. For all the technology in the world, paper is still winning. 😆