Paphillyguy

We did this itinerary in Dec on the Seashore and we left at 6 pm.  No show 

From the reports I have seen, it is hit or miss.  

My only experience was in the Yacht club.  But if I were you I would just go early. 

On 3/2/2022 at 1:44 PM, cellfree said:

My understanding is that it is for 4-6 weeks, most of crew going over with her and they will be cleaning, etc., ship’s interior is in really excellent condition, dry dock will mainly address the ‘underneath’ parts we cannot see. Some of the crew thought they would be sailing Europe for a few months then returning to Caribbean but not sure of the accuracy of that. 

I saw that they end the Caribbean in early April and then resume in the Med around mid May until returning to the Caribbean in mid October 

How did you get someone to talk to you.  I had a cruise in Dec that is at 3 months tomorrow that is not added to my voyagers account.  I have been emailing for a month and I called and the person I talked to was useless.  Please let me know the number you called.  Thanks 

One thing I agree with you is the F for the website.  I cruised recently on the Seashore and had a different experience.  

On 3/1/2022 at 9:50 AM, cellfree said:

BTW Mera goes to dry dock in five weeks. 

For how long?  What are the plans for her when she is there?

If you have Iphones or a internet based messaging app and have the internet  you can text each other or use the MSC for me app.  

Whenever you want if you are in the yacht club, go to the white tent 

Regarding night life, it is hard to say as we traveled in December and there were only about 1,200 aboard the ship so everything was fairly empty.  Except bingo, that was very popular   

I have only cruised on MSC once and it was in the Yacht Club.  I can let you know my experience compared to the NCL Haven.  I have found that the Seashore Yacht Club was superior to the Haven in most aspects.   The biggest negative for me with MSC is their land based customer service and their website and IT.  It is very poor.  The ship side service was outstanding and the public areas in the Yacht club were much bigger then the Haven.  The butler service was good but not great on Msc but it could have been our Butler because in the Haven we had a great butler once and a decent butler once.  We like MSC so much that we have 2 more cruises booked in the Yacht club both times. 

So far it has been a sea for past cruises 

54 minutes ago, Two Wheels Only said:

The booking engine is weird (duh) under normal circumstances but the b2b vs. 1 longer cruise situation is even weirder. Sometimes, it's better to book a b2b and sometimes it's better to book as 1 cruise. There's no logic to it from our point of view. 

 

If using FCC is involved, you're kind of stuck with 1 longer cruise. Your stateroom might not be your first choice but the way that MSC sometimes moves people without notice or reason, you might get lucky. 😜

You are correct.  This was a casino certificate cruise so we could not book the B2B.  Regarding the move, it did happen on our last cruise so you are right who knows.  I just found it odd. 

I know I saw this talked about a while back but I searched and could not find the answer.  So we booked a 10 day on the Meraviglia in October.  It really is a 3 day and a 7 days.  We booked in the Yacht club (Deluxe Suite) and when booking I was told there was only 1 room left and we booked it.  But when I look at the 3 day and the 7 day separately there are a large number of rooms available and most are the same for both cruises.  In your experience do any of those eventually open up for the 10 day?   I do not hate the room location but it was not my first choice of floor.  Any insight? 

4 hours ago, joeyancho said:

Hard to believe such low grades. We were aboard in November and we had an A+ experience.  

I agree

1 hour ago, ready2cruzagain said:

That would help a lot! 

I am very curious as I was on the Seashore in December and my grades would have been much higher except of course the Website.  For the website if there was a grade lower then F they would get it.  

My last cruise it gave me this error for months and never corrected.  I was able to check in.  I have 2 new bookings and added them this week and same stupid error.  Their IT is the worst. 

I am very curious to see the reason behind some of these ratings 

I agree that this should not be allowed.  People pay extra to be in the Yacht Club and if other people's guest are getting to use these services for free it is not fair to the paying guests.  I would never think of bring a non Yacht club guest into the Yacht other then to go to my room.  

5 minutes ago, mscdivina2016 said:

When did they get an IT department?😁

Well you have me there.   

Anyone else having Website issues today 2/17/22.  I tried to logon to my account to see if they finally added our points from our early Dec cruise but when I did the website gave me an time out error.  Now I try to log on and it tells me my password is incorrect.  I am 100% certain the password is correct.  I am afraid to change the password because that, in my experience, will cause even more issues since their IT department is incompetent.   

The one thing that I have liked about the MSC casino upgrades is when you get a certificate you get a list of the cost of an upgrade.  Usually a good deal 

The offer we received said you have to pay the taxes but port fees were still free. 

There is no zipline on the Seashore

We stayed in 16015.  Not the original room we picked but it was a good room.  I was concerned as it is right across from a door that lead to the hallway to the Top Sail lounge.  Also just on the other side of the doors are the bathroom for both the Top Sail and the restaurant on deck 18.  They were rarely used and the door was not an issue.   The room had a walk in shower.