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X wants you to eat a healthier diet. More chicken, less red meat.

If the song keys are too high, just rap along like a gangsta rapper. Most millennials would approve and think you are right on key.

I am still trying to figure this out as I had an Amex promo rebate and OBC attached to my previous booking. If this is a cancel and rebook with a new reservation #, I will likely lose both perks and am screwed.

Another NO vote. Not worth the risk giving your recent Covid experience. Save the money and do something else nice on land.

Great thread. I called my TA and saved $320 on my 2023 cruise. Thank you so much OP.

Exciting time.

MSC has delicious fresh pizza at the buffet.

High fuel price, supply chain issues, Covid, labor shortage, heavy debt load and expensive airfares are killing the cruise industry. It will take a long time before cruise lines recover from the current sad state of affairs.

If you like sea days, cruise to/from Hawaii and North America mainland is great. Lot of relaxing down time and ocean gazing. If you dislike sea days, fly to Hawaii and cruise NCL.

Sad to read Divina looks tired and run down. It was a stunningly beautiful ship with lot of sparks when I sailed on her a few years back.

OMG, sounds like a cruise from hell. Hope you and your family feel better soon.

Alaska cruise market is kind of saturated right now with many cruise ships from different lines all going to the same ports. Some lines are even selling next year's spring Alaska cruises at a low NRD rate to entice early booking. Something seldom seen before Covid. Great for cruisers but bad for cruise lines.

Very helpful B2B info. Thank you for posting. One question: Is the ship Covid test free to B2B passengers?

MSC is the only mass market cruise line I know that uses catering coffee urns and not food service coffee machines at buffet drink station. Many times, the urns would quickly run out or the coffee gets cold in them. Not sure why MSC does thing this way.

Pasta and pizza are always good. Other food is so so but plentiful. You certainly won't starve.

I was told it is now up to 90 days.

Tell me about it. Besides not washing their hands or skipping hand sanitizer, what really disgusts me was most coughers didn't even bother to cover their mouths when they coughed out loud and sprayed gems at buffet, MDR or theater.

Very few people are masked up on cruise ships even when the rule says they are required. Most act like Covid is over. Hence the inevitable result.

Looks classy. I like it.

Roald Amundsen has armored hull and built like a tank. It can sail through ice field with relatively ease.

Clearly happened. It's all over the news. Waiting for fight video to show up on youtube.

I was on the cruise right before OP. Mask was mandatory in theater and casino from Day 1. Still some people ignored the policy. Handwashing was not enforced at restaurant entrances. Buffet was self served. Some night events at observation lounge were packed with zero social distancing and few masks. By Day 5, fair amount of coughing around. DW tested positive for COVID two days after the cruise. Not trying to be negative but cruisers beware.

Humm...the plot just thickens. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/24/asia/hong-kong-jumbo-restaurant-sink-investigation-question-intl-hnk/index.html

Bummer. Seems like cruises lines just can't get a break these days.

For Alaska cruise, people tend to spend more time inside the ship due to cooler weather and rain. It may be a factor.