JAGR

52 minutes ago, lexxfield said:

I realize that if there are two Diamond members sharing a cabin, then the cabin mates receive only one complimentary Diamond specialty experience.

You answered your own question in this sentence above.  Or, are you just trying to find someone to assure you that violating the rule is okay?

12 hours ago, gizfish said:

 I'm guessing the mattresses are a common complaint. I wonder if the yacht club has better mistresses.

I've sailed quite a few times in YC on five different MSC ships, and I have never been provided any mistress, let alone a better mistress! YVMV.😉

1 hour ago, gmbhardy said:

I should know the answer to this question  but I don’t. 
 

We did the week we were on Meraviglia with you!  Hope all is well.

8 hours ago, Beamafar said:

Crazy busy pool deck.  Pool is packed out - with ONE person.  🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I hope you didn't have to ask the guard to remove that person's towel if they were chair hogging!😉

6 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

 

I also just noticed that and I do not see anyway to pre-pay gratuities on their website.  So my assumption is that gratuities will be charged daily to our onboard account.  This is how Royal Caribbean has been for us when sailing in their Grand Suites and how it will be in Celebrity suites going forward. 

I have a note to myself to contact my TA and see if it is possible to pre-pay and if so I will have him do that when I make the final payment. 

 

You can pre-pay, but have to do it over the phone, from our experience.  If you hit YC while in the phone tree on the call, you will generally get through fairly quickly.  As far as posting of the hotel services fee, they usually post on day three for the week (at least from US sailings).  That gives them time to sort through the guest list and know who is in what room.  The charge is for that week or the sailing itself.  It may be posted sooner if the sailing is only a three-trip.

I know that the YC restaurant staff will be more than able to handle GF dietary requirements, but just make sure to review your needs on embarkation with staff (the maitre 'd or assistant should be near the Top Sail Lounge when you board).  There was a review of GF on MSC last year.  This was not for YC, but will give you an idea.  I'm sure YC will outdo the experience for you and your family.

https://thepointsguy.com/guide/gluten-free-msc-cruises/

11 hours ago, 3some said:

OH

Sorry!  Late to the Party!

I - O!

5 minutes ago, DisneyJen said:

 

Good to know @JAGR!

Here's hoping for an exciting game next week!

 

Same here!  I'm sure it will be. The top three teams in the Big Ten are amazing, even TTUN!

15 hours ago, DisneyJen said:

Greetings all!

 

@DJ's DH and I are considering our 40th anniversary cruise on MSC in YC.

 

Most recently we have been sailing on X in their upper suites.  Pricing and service on X has us looking at other lines.

 

@DJ's DH big questions include if he can get French Onion Soup, Caesar Salad or Shrimp Cocktail for dinner in the YC and Bagels with Lox and Cream Cheese for breakfast.

 

First world problems but the man knows what he likes ... and he foots the bill 🙂

For breakfast, lox and bagels with cream cheese is on the menu in YC.  For the dinner, it would be wise to advise the staff on what you want.  The French Onion Soup, Caesar Salad are only one one day of the seven-day rotation  The Shrimp Cocktail has been on the the always available on our last cruise, but that may change.  Certainly, those three requested dishes would be easy for them to make up for you with a bit of notice.

Good luck against U Mass.  The next week may be a bit more difficult for you!  (I hope, at least! ☺️).  Go Bucks!

2 hours ago, Essiesmom said:

There is discussion of this on the MSC board here.  MSC is currently not sending ships to Israel.  I believe one ship debarked Haifa bound passengers in Limassol , where they boarded Crown Iris (Israeli owned line) for Haifa.  Suggest you do some reading on the MSC board.  
PS.  I see you have already been posting about this on MSC board.  Why the extra post here?  EM

CruiseFamilyHoliday is probably worried about all the "tin hats" on that chat!  What a wonderful turn of phrase to encourage helpful advice from others!  Not!

1 hour ago, markwfpb said:

 

We've stayed in YC three times (Divina) and never had even one 750ml bottle of liquor beyond a cheap sparkling wine. Beer, nuts, toblerone - yes. Will be on Seascape this winter. Do we request ahead of time or onboard?!

 

I suspect that you were on Divina back in '19 or '20.  They still had the three airliner bottles in the fridge back then. The big bottle was introduced after COVID precautions were eased.  We got big bottles starting on our B2B in October of last year.  One bottle per week.

6 minutes ago, ajusaf said:

According to what my choices were it was all listed as 750ml

That may have changed. At one time, they did have one vodka that was larger size.

2 hours ago, ajusaf said:

Thanks. Besides the two free bottles of alcohol that is included on first day I’ll tell the butler to only replenish redbull ginger ale and fancy water😎

Should only be one bottle per cabin.

17 minutes ago, buffet24 said:

Hi there, do you know where I can find the specialty dining menus???  PDF menus in the MSC App is completely broken.. 🤷‍♀️

Some caveats:  This is more information than what you want (more a detail of a lot of available things), and it is limited a bit to Meraviglia (other ships may have one or two extra restaurants). Start at about page 38:  https://www.cruisehabit.com/daily-programs-menus/meraviglia-msc-cruises-msc-meraviglia-bar-restaurant-menus-2021-08-20-000000

13 hours ago, Georgia_Peaches said:

I liked seashore last October. She is a beautiful ship. My favorite spot is on deck 8 in the lounge outside the specialty restaurants. 
 

my only critique would be that I found the ship to be very hot.. including our stateroom. 

My favorite specialty restaurant lounge is on Seaside.  Deck 16, right outside YC entrance!

On 10/5/2023 at 10:42 AM, PTC DAWG said:

 we saw a few couples a day getting a tour with one of the Butlers. 

Ah, but the question is was it a few couples and a butler, or an interloper dressed as a butler, and he was sneaking the interlopers into the YC? 😊😆

12 hours ago, BeeeJay said:

 

Thanks so much for this advice, that makes a lot of sense, and I will follow that plan if my bids aren't accepted!  It does appear now there is much more availability than I was seeing previously so I'm hopeful they will take more of my money! 🙂

YW!  I'm jealous!  I'm a few years away from being able to have the time off to do five weeks in a row!  I'm sure MSC will be willing to take some money from you!

I don't even know if they offer it. We use a commercial service.  We stay the night before in Orlando, so we use Cruise Control Transportation, non-stop from our hotel to the port and then on return from the port to the airport. It is $50/person round trip.

4 hours ago, BeeeJay said:

@Morpheous maybe you know the answer to this question, I am doing multiple B-2-B, and I can see YC availability for all but one leg.  Specifically I have already received upgrade for weeks 1 & 2, I have max bid in on weeks 3 thru 6.  If I search for rooms by week I see YC availability on weeks 3, 5, 6 but week 4 doesn't show any YC rooms at all.  My question is if it is possible to upgrade 1 leg of a 2 week cruise?  My bookings are done 3 two-week cruises, weeks 1-2, 3-4, 5-6.

Not, Morpheus here, but the good thing is you are already YC for the first two weeks.  If your bids don't go through, early in week one approach the concierge desk and ask about getting on a list for upgrades (don't do it on the first night!  Give them time to settle pressing issues on embarkation days!).  They probably won't give them right away, but will put you on the upgrade lists for each subsequent week.  You'll be on the top of the list, ahead of those who are boarding afterwards and are looking to upgrade. We did this on a smaller scale.  In YC on week one of a two week trip.  On day two, went to the concierge and asked about upgrading.  Again, they couldn't guarantee it, but about noon on the next embarkation, it went through (cost was about a total of $540 or so for us for the room upgrade).  Best thing was, we didn't even have to change rooms!

It's not a guarantee, but gives you the best shot if your bids don't work.

20 hours ago, DaKahuna said:

 

On Celebrity we can choose a check-in time when we check in for our cruise, normally 45 days in advance of sailing.  On MSC I noticed that I was assigned a boarding time when I looked at our booking on their web site.  Does not sound like "no difference" to me. 

 

Also, on Celebrity in the Retreat we could show up any time we want to.  Does YC on MSC work the same way (i.e. can I ignore the time on the web site and show up when we are ready)? 

The reference was to "disembarkation," not embarkation.  You can treat the assigned time for check in as a guide.  Specifically, for YC, just show up when you want (as long as it is after 10:00 am on US=based sailings).

Historically, MSC has celebrated Hanukkah on board.  I would assume they would do that from NYC.  As noted in Cruise Critic, "Hanukkah: Ships host nightly menorah lighting, with a large menorah on display in the main atrium; there will also be daily prayer service. The ships' buffets will serve some traditional Hanukkah foods, and special kosher meals can be ordered in advance."

The complete article discussing holidays on cruise ships, see:  https://www.cruisecritic.com/articles/hanukkah-and-christmas-cruises-a-guide-to-onboard-festivities

On 9/28/2023 at 12:11 PM, morpheusofthesea said:

This is the feeling we are getting that the Seascape is becoming a stepchild with Yannis cherry picking  the best MSC has for the Seashore. 

Just hoping that good fortune is still on Seashore in March.  Looks like that may be a chance for us to meet up again with Arthur.

2 hours ago, Fighterone said:

Sorry, Morph, I don't understand what this means. Can you elaborate a bit?

I miss out a lot on jokes in English.

Been scratching my head to the meaning and to that of Jagr's allusion to Columbo. 

I love your posts and all the explanations about the ship.

Sorry for the confusion!  A dated reference, I guess.  "Columbo" isn't the typical detective whodunit TV show. On most detective shows, viewers don't know who committed the crime until the detective pieces the clues together and figures it out. On this show, however, viewers see the crime unfold at the beginning of most episodes, including who the perpetrator is. The mystery and fun for viewers is trying to spot the clues that will lead Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk) to discover the culprit and watching the tricks he uses to get a confession. He employs humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to winkle out even the most well-concealed of crimes.

20 minutes ago, morpheusofthesea said:

May I suggest "The Rockford Files" reruns.

Or better yet, "Columbo!"

44 minutes ago, joyce&bob said:

It's my first time in the Yacht Club. I have two types of shipboard credit.  One says "Shipboard Credit," and the other says "Shipboard Credit/ Non-refundable."  How can I use these two types of credit?  Can I use them for tips?  

You can use any OBC for any room card charges.  The balance will also be applied to the daily service charge.  Accounting is supposed to apply the non-refundable credit first, but may not be consistent about it.