Two Wheels Only

No problem with that. Some people drop luggage, park, then walk back. Some people park, walk back with luggage. Whatever you want to do will work.

Technically, you could travel with the "other" child in your stateroom even if the "other" child's parents/guardians aren't on the ship..... "Passengers under the age of 21 (on voyages that include a port in the USA) or 18 (on voyages that do not include a port in the USA) must travel accompanied by their parents or a legal guardian. If one of the traveling minor’s parents is not cruising, then a signed authorization letter made in accordance with the laws of the country where the minor resides from the absent parent authorizing the minor to travel must be provided at the time of booking. If the minor is traveling with Passengers that are not his/her parents or legal guardians, then a document signed by the parents or legal guardian authorizing the minor to travel with a chaperone or other designated individual must be provided at the time of booking, in accordance with Company policies." ...so traveling when the parents are simply in another stateroom shouldn't be a problem. The 2 groups might have to check-in/board at the same time to avoid any confusion.

Never forget about MSC's legendary inconsistency. One person's experience (pun intended) in the Yacht Club on one ship might be completely different than the same person's experience in the Yacht Club on another ship....or even the same ship. What I suggest is to try it yourself and decide if the experience is worth it. If it is, that doesn't guarantee that the next one will be. If it isn't, that doesn't guarantee that the next one won't be.

Thanks for the video. I was switching back and forth looking at the deck plans and the stateroom numbers shown. The bed near balcony vs. bed near closet for the Deluxe Balcony staterooms is difficult to know without video/pictures. I can tell that she was trying to not be seen in the mirrors but I saw the camera woman a few times. 😁

That's like asking why the Yacht Club sundeck is only for Yacht Club guests. If you'd like the entire ship to be like the Yacht Club, look to the much smaller Explora Journeys ships (also owned by MSC).

It's the outdoor section that is 16+. The section under the roof on the same deck is still all ages...

Since World America will supposedly be "tuned" for the American market, maybe there will be changes that will impress.

Hand cash to the concierge and it appears on your account. There's a till right at the concierge's desk.

A concierge can also help with excursions and can reserve a particular cabana for you at Ocean Cay. If your ship account is set up with cash and you have extra at the end of the cruise, the Concierge can return the balance to you in cash on the last night. There are some other things but on MSC, I tend to use the butler services more. Even if it means having the butler forward a request to the concierge, it's easier to deal with the butler. NCL Haven concierges seem to have a bit more pull when it comes to specialty restaurant reservations, though.

It's usually easier for cruise lines to fill less expensive staterooms than to fill more expensive staterooms. Let's say that the Owner's Suite was not booked. Rather than have that stateroom sail empty, MSC will bump someone up (even for free) to clear space for something less expensive. Making a few bucks here, a few bucks there while upgrading people is more money for the cruise line. As those people move up, last minute bargain hunters will swoop in and fill the gaps. Again, more money than the cruise line would have had if those staterooms were filled. The guest either feels special for the free upgrade or feels like they got a great deal. Those are just side effects as the main objective is for the cruise line to bring in more money per sailing.

The World America name was leaked a long time ago but it wasn't official. Sailing out of Miami was always the plan but the new terminal probably needs to get done first. Probably 2026 for me......😌

I would guess that Seashore and Seascape have the same "secret" larger staterooms.

There are certain image hosting sites that Cruise Critic doesn't like. Epic is already ugly enough. The least that NCL could do is keep the ship well maintained.

The pullman is above the sofa-bed. The video is Escape but Encore is basically the same.

Have you tried logging in "WITH YOUR MSC ACCOUNT" instead of "WITH BOOKING NUMBER"?

I think that the way that World Europa will be used at first has hurt some of the excitement from the cruise community. I'm looking forward to more actual photos of the ship from actual guests. I know which stateroom that I'll book whenever a World Class ship sails from Miami. I just have to wait.....

Other than that, how was the ship? Stateroom? Food? Service? ...any towel animals?

Shorts/t-shirt are fine in the Haven restaurant for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. With an upgrade, your promos remain the same but you get the amenities that come with the upgrade.

Available online to download...about 830MB per episode.

I can only give my personal experience but I preferred RCCL over Carnival. NCL Haven and MSC Yacht Club over RCCL. If taking Haven and Yacht Club out of the mix, I'd put RCCL and NCL slightly over MSC with Carnival still coming in last. A lot of it has to do with the ship choice, though. I actually enjoyed Meraviglia more than I thought that I would. I put Seaside and Seashore over Meraviglia but the gap isn't as large as I thought that it would be. I haven't sailed on a Meraviglia Plus ship but I'm sure that I would if it was an option. I'll also try a World Class ship when one comes to Miami. This varies by individual so looking at the price difference vs. what you might typically spend on drinks will tell you if it's better to take the higher price with the promos. I'd rather know what I'm paying ahead of time and not worry (as much) about buying drinks a la carte. I've never eaten in a MSC MDR but from what I saw on the menus, I would easily find things to eat. My kids and I have grabbed a few things while walking through the buffet and the food was fine. I think that most complaints about MSC food are based on MSC being "different" than what people (usually American) are used to. Kids who are used to mozzarella sticks from their school cafeteria might freak out when the waiter brings mozzarella di bufala. MSC pizza is the best at sea but ordering "pepperoni" might get actual peppers instead of meat circles. You can get either but make yourself clear when ordering. I was a bit confused when I saw that a whole pizza was cut into slices of 4 instead of the usual 8 (in America) but then I learned why it is. If you go with an open mind and are willing to roll with the punches on some of MSC's weirdness as far as shoreside customer service and IT departments, I think that you'll enjoy MSC.

Wanting an angled balcony for the same price as standard....I completely understand. There are some forum members who spend way too much time analyzing cruise ship balconies and posting about them. The really strange forum members spend too much time deciphering whether the bed is near the balcony or near the closet.🤪

I've also moved bookings to different staterooms within the same category without an increase in price and without a cancel/rebook. As others have noted, if the price has increased or if promos have changed, it might be more difficult to change staterooms. Out of curiosity, why do you want to change?

The first 2 Oasis Class ships were built in Finland. The ones after were built in France. The 2 classes have some similarities but I doubt that anyone would confuse the 2 if they were side by side. Neither will win a beauty contest but one is better looking than the other. 😁 Just an update on the progress. For Yacht Club guests, remember that there are 2 different stateroom configurations for the Owner's Suite, 2 different stateroom configurations for the Royal Suite, Duplex Suites with whirlpool, and Duplex Suites without whirlpool. The website information isn't always correct and some people will book one thing and not get exactly what they had planned on getting (looking at NCL who fooled some people with whirlpool on balcony renderings that didn't make it to reality on Prima). 🤨

Entering the zip code will often auto-populate the rest.

Getting a deposit moved has never happened for me. It has always been "...make a new deposit...wait weeks/months for refund of original deposit..." Some people haven't gotten their Yacht Club deposit returned but so far, mine have all come back...eventually.