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You are right! Apparently we could also book the massage for a percentage discount. Thanks for taking the time to answer.

Nope, we are Yacht Club. Our TA is checking on it and I will come back and update when she gets an answer! But, you might be correct!

We have sailed on MSC a number of times, almost always in Yacht Club. Our latest cruise documents list the following two items we have never seen before. Anyone know anything more about them? How we access them/book them? Are they free or at a discounted price? Many thanks! WORLD OF CHOICE Pre Cruise: 1 free cruise change* Specialty restaurants package, exclusive pre-cruise offer available up to 2 days prior to embarkation Balinese massage, exclusive pre cruise offer available up to 2 days prior to embarkation

In general my husband found the cobblestones to be very rough throughout our entire time in Florence, He uses a mobility scooter, if that helps.

My husband uses both a scooter and a walker full time. The Meraviglia is very user-friendly, but... there will probably not be room in a regular balcony stateroom to get the scooter in and parked. And you cannot leave it in the hallway for safety reasons. We had a non-HA cabin on the ship a couple of years ago in the Yacht Club and managed. But it was still a little tight. Certainly, the smaller the scooter, the better!

I'll look for you 😉

Thanks to those that took away my concerns.

Let me say this is our 4th MSC cruise in Yacht Club and our TA is out of the country on her own (well-deserved) cruise... We are booked in the Yacht Club on the Seashore out of Port Canaveral on November 20, 2023. When filling out the Special Needs form for my husband I noticed different wording on our reservation. It says we have an ESCAPE TO SEA CRUISE ONLY FARE. If we were in any other level of service I know that would mean we need to book our beverage and wi-fi packages separately. But, is it the same with a Yacht Club booking? Thanks for any light that can be shed! ETA: If I look at the Member Benefits due to us it lists the Premium Extra Drink Package and the Premium Internet Package as well as access to the Thermal Spa.

Thanks! We are going to watch it this morning. 🙂

I agree 100%. Our MSC YC cruise that was a S2S with our Haven experience was canceled the week before we left for Rome. We quickly rebooked the Escape for a second week (with almost the exact same itinerary) but The Haven accessible cabin was not available. We moved to an aft-facing cabin and booked a few specialty restaurants and found a less busy bar and "voila"... had our own Haven Lite. Loved every bit of that week also!

If this is what you are asking: We didn't particularly care for the check-in procedure but our feelings are colored by the fact that every single person getting on board had to get into the same line to go through a tent to prove "seaworthiness" as far as Covid was concerned. Also, help with luggage was non-existent and assistance to find Haven check-in really wasn't there. Since we were in Italy it did occur to us it was a language issue, but it should have been pretty obvious to anyone just looking at us that we needed some help: I had 4 suitcases (3 week trip) and my husband is in a mobility scooter. But we had to continuously ask for pointers on where to go. Signage was not very obvious although it was in multiple languages. Once on the ship things were GREAT!

Well, let's get it out of the way and say we like the Yacht Club better. That is not to say The Haven wasn't lovely! Our preference is purely personal. We had the most amazing cabin... it was HUGE because it was accessible and our amazing concierge Dilip went out of his way to make certain our stay was all it could be. Out butler Jojit was also wonderful. However, we found the lounge area to be small/cramped and have been spoiled by the views from the YC lounges. One bartender and one wait person and truly, that is all that was needed. We weren't fans of the enclosed pool area particularly and the sun deck was packed so we didn't spend much time up there. The food in the restaurant was very good and presented beautifully but the lack of variety made us very happy we had the specialty dining package to use 3 nights. Would we stay in The Haven again? Possibly if we got a fantastic deal. Would we stay in the YC again? Always.

I won't post it. But I really do appreciate the information.

Good morning, I know the Seaside has been chugging away since May but I saw a letter from a passenger onboard her now that sounds a bit more ominous. There was a technical inspection of a new issue that is persistent. MSC is allowing passengers to stay on the ship with a 50% discount or disembark for a full refund. The cruises on July 10 and 17 have been removed from the website and I have been told by someone on the 10th sailing that her cruise has been cancelled. We are supposed to board her on the 17th. Our TA knew nothing of this as of last evening. Does anyone have any more information on this? Thanks for any insight.

We can board at 10:00 which I assume is probably one of the earliest times. The Seaside isn't scheduled to arrive until 8:30 so I cannot imagine being able to get on any earlier. I will say, we are always out of our cabin early. We like to enjoy breakfast before we disembark and under normal circumstances are off a ship by 8:30 or 9:00 at the very latest. I can't imagine we are the first passengers in the history of cruising with this same problem. 🤣 But I will certainly take your fine advice about speaking to the butler or concierge once we figure out how we are getting from one terminal to the other. That will help us determine a better time frame. Thank you @GeezerCouple