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AmoMondo

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    Edinburgh UK
  • Interests
    Oversea travel (especially cruising), learning foreign languages
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    MSC
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Transatlantic

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  1. Agree. I stopped going for the drinks package on ther lines because often the wines by the glass that were included were mediocre to grim. I’d rather have a single glass of something I like than a litre of cheap vinegar. Also they started getting more picky about which brand of spirits were extra charge. This is far more flexible for sure, you just have to make it work for you.
  2. Does 7pm tend to be the prime slots on all cruises? I’m doing a Wetsren med sailing and on some other lines, British and North American passengers have been in a minority 9sometimes very small) with far more Spanish, French and Italians who tend to eat later. Mind you those were Italian cruise lines that catered for 5 languages at least in everything. Ar VV sailings more English speakers and early diners? I like 8 or 8.30 when on holiday so maybe i won’t find it so difficult unless being solo makes it more difficult? What is the mix of table sizes? Are most larger tables or more for 2 people? just wondering where they put solos 9at a table for 2 on their own or at a bigger table).
  3. Thanks for the reply. I found a wine list so worse case scenario, a bottle of Dom Perpignan would put a serious dent in the tab. Only $100 was part of the booking offer, the rest came from status match from being Diamond with MSC. Good to know they won’t freak if I buy for others like some of the other lines drink packages
  4. Interesting thread. I’ve got a $700 ba tab (matched loyalty and booking bonus) and there is no ay I’m going to get through that in a week on my own. I was hoping it was akin to onboard credits on other cruise lines where it could be used to offset cost of spa treatments but apparently not. I do drink but not a lot. Maybe I will just have to order champagne rather than my usual occasional glass of Prosecco or make new friends! I don’t do shore excursions preferring DIY, so my only bill at the end will be for the spa.
  5. Thanks. Eventually got it to work by uninstalling and reinstalling it. Completed the check in docs, so that’s out of the way now
  6. I can’t get the app to work at all. It initially worked when I first downloaded it but never since. It just has their logo spinning for a while then I get “Hmm, still not happening….we seem to be having problems loading your data” the try again button never works. Anyone got any ideas on how to fix this? Do you think deleting it and reinstalling it might work? Thanks
  7. Thank you can’t get in, that is quite reassuring. My cruise is a 7 night med cruise with just one sea day. I have been to 4 of the 6 ports several times but 2 new ones to explore. I’ll be selective about the entertainment most likely but with a beautiful ship, great food and weather and some new places to explore that will keep me entertained. I’m still working full time despite having passed the normal retirement age, so I enjoy relaxing on cruises rather than charging about trying to pack in as many things as I can - that’s what my working week is like!
  8. Loved the food tour video CruisingWalter. gave me a great insight into all the options. It’s the Scarlet lady I’m booked on (although I think the restaurants are the same on all the fleet). The Test kitchen looks amazing. the others b looked pretty good too. Not sure about the Korean one, not from a food point of view but the loud party atmosphere!. I wear hearing aids, so no earplugs required - one of their programmes is mute - which I use in the office when I’m trying to concentrate but it has other uses too. Thanks also for the information on the solo events. not sure if i will try those or not. I’m kind of an introvert but might try the first event to see how it goes. I was in 2 minds about booking this cruise line because of my age and introverted nature but the food was the major appeal and the cabins look great too. I will go to the shows too but will be just as happy with my kindle in my hammock or in those quieter porches. Thanks again to everyone who has replied to my questions. they have all been helpful.
  9. Thanks for all the great information. Looks like I’ll be booking before I go. Might also book breakfast or lunch in the ports I have been to before and not so eager to be off the ship all day. yrs I’m travelling alone and booked directly rather than use a TA. I didn’t know about wristbands. On the 3 lines I cruised with before, it was cruise cards that doubled up as your room key (except Coral Expeditions, they just got you to sign for anything extra charge but there were only 88 pax). I’ll keep reading the threads on here as you don’t know what may be different until you see it mentioned. Hopefully the app will have lost some of its kinks by the time I need to use it to make reservations.
  10. I’m not new to cruising but am to VV. Booked my first cruise with them (Med cruise next year) and am glad to see the threads about the app being a bit flaky - thought it was just me. So I have applied for my status match and got it. Are there any other forms that I need to be completing through the website or app now or do them after i have made final payment? When making the booking, they said you would get an option to spread the cost in instalments. I never saw that option, so paid the 20%. can I make monthly payments myself rather than wait until the balance is due? Am I better doing that on the website or is that possible on the app? Is it just dinner that I need to prebook on he app or afternoon tea or do I also have to prebook lunch? I’m hoping not as I usually go ashore myself without excursions and sometime I come back onboard for lunch but other times I don’t and I never know what i will do until the day itself. So if I decided to come back onboard, are there any options for lunch without a booking? I presume for breakfast, you just go when you feel like it during their opening hours? Sorry for all the questions, just wanting to make sure I understand how things will work.
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