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1 hour ago, cruisegirl1 said:

Since it is only Jan 2, I'd give it a few days and ask again.  

I'd love to, but hate to wait until after we get back....kinda defeat the purpose. 

1 hour ago, cruisegirl1 said:

A few confirmed with Atlantis that it was to end on 12/31/23.

Thanks.  We all heard that as well.  Wondering if anyone has been there in 2024 to see if they extended the deal.  About the only reason to get off the ship there in our opinion, and could see where cruise ship business at Atlantis would die back down.

And yes, choice got $25, prime $50, sig $75, mas $100.

If anyone has been able to utilize free play at Atlantis in the New Year, would appreciate hearing from ya.  (Heard the RC choice/prime/etc free play there was to be discontinued at close of 2023).

Thanks.

2 hours ago, ConnieTact said:

Which ship are you going on? I’ve been in YC on Grandiosa, Virtuosa and Euribia all have been brilliant! About to go on YC World Europa next week. I’m sold on the product! 😊

Seascape

1 hour ago, Mark_T said:

That is correct, MSC outsource the process to Plusgrade and they are in good company doing that...

 

https://www.plusgrade.com/partners/

 

 

Thanks...had already discovered that. Was just a bit confused in why they choose the email option as the only way to bid (as opposed to bidding either thru the email or plusgrade site like other cruiselines). 

We're new to MSC.  Certainly not impressed w/ their IT stuff, and would be lying if we said we weren't concerned about our upcoming YC experience (particularly after reading reviews). We're holding on to the 'only whiners complain' mantra and hoping it plays true. 

18 hours ago, Mark_T said:

It is not that simple, the aim is to maximise the value of the chain below you as well, so it matters how much people are willing to pay for the cabin you are in and what people below them will pay for the cabin they are in...

After searching around a bit, it appears the only way to bid upgrades w/ MSC is thru an email they send (as opposed to other lines where you can go to the upgrade site/place bid/etc).  Is that the case? 

I certainly won't complain about other lines IT departments after attempting to use MSC's.  I didn't think it was possible reaching a level lower than 'useless' lol. 

47 minutes ago, morpheusofthesea said:

It’s Colombia 

You must be the life of the party.  You critique birthday cards people send to you as well?

1 hour ago, jean87510 said:

FINALLY at 215pm, we were escorted onboard.  Bit of chaos when we entered YC.  The butler we followed went down a different hallway with another couple.  We did find our room and our bags!  We then headed to the concierge desk and asked where was the Muse YC restaurant.  The concierge gave us great directions.  Yet, I was surprised at no offer to take us by any butler.  We did find it.  Met Mehmet who is really nice!  Had the cobb salad, the burger plus a cheesecake.  My husband had the salad, the Rockfish stew and ice cream.  All were delicious!  

Not to keep harping on this but did notice every guest came in with a butler escort.  If you are new to the ship as we are, it would have been nice to have some sort of escort.  But now we know where the restaurant is so I guess we will just go on our own.  

We are getting ready for our safety drill. Pretty decent storage.  Mini fridge had the pringles, nuts and toberone.  Plus all sorts of drinks.  No sign of our butler.  It is only almost 3 hrs.  We will reach out later as we do have a few things we need.  

 

Hope the lack of a butler isn't due to being first-timers, and was just a lapse, as we'll soon be doing our first. Enjoy. 

1 hour ago, jean87510 said:

Southwest is always an adventure.  I detest flying it as I don't like the open seating at all.  We usually, if checking in bags, go all the way to the back as 1.  no kids, 2.  we can sit together 

Sounds exactly like us. Never understand the sheeple that just can't wait to get on board, and rush to get off as soon as the door opens. We hang out in the back of the jet, wait till it dies down, and costs us roughly 5min....time that we'd spend waiting on our bags anyway lol. 
 

Glad you're all set to cruise. Have a great time!

14 hours ago, Two Wheels Only said:

Being a Yacht Club "regular" is easier than being a Yacht Club novice. If something isn't right, an experienced YC cruiser will know how to get things corrected. 

 

As much as we're looking forward to the suite experience on a new cruise line (for us), I will say going in, if there's some 'double secret handshake' that requires being a 'regular' in order to receive an expected return on our investment, we will be 'one and done'....and that goes for any service we pay for with any other business as well.

2 hours ago, Cruise a holic said:

My DH and I are considering an MSC cruise- in the Yacht club.  Celebrity and Royal pricing for suites is getting off the charts.  However, after your issues, I am not sure I would sail on them.  Perhaps we will no longer sail in suites.

We're trying our first MSC cruise (YC). Trying to distinguish between whiners and complainers and those w/ legitimate concerns is difficult.  We also realize most reviews are from those who have negative things to report, so we'll just give it a try and find out for ourselves. We're pretty low maintenance and are easy to please, so don't think our review will fit in here if we enjoy ourselves lol. 

22 minutes ago, momofmab said:

He's always been happy with the food on NCL, RCCL and X.  He's not a foodie and doesn't like fancy ingredients.  A meat & potatoes guy who's also 100% Italian, so he's very critical of that cuisine in particular.

Not a foodie, yet very critical of Italian cuisine...interesting.  I have no idea what to expect of our upcoming cruise, particularly regarding food.  I realize it's subjective, and we have yet to be disappointed w/ the food on any line, but some of these reviews have me wondering.

8 hours ago, George C said:

my MSc yacht is almost a year away but love reading this , thanks.

Ours is coming up.  This will be our first time on MSC, and we are anxious to give the YC a go.  (Unlike you, we love CL's on RCCL).  Certainly going to be interesting.  We enjoy every cruise; hoping this comes close to the 'suite life' on RC.

1 hour ago, bouhunter said:

As for prices, the lines have billions in debt to pay off after covid, it's not surprising.

We're giving MSC a shot in the yacht club...booked it for 1/2 what RCCL gets for a full suite.  Be interesting to compare...hoping they're both of roughly the same 'value', allowing us to double up on the bookings.  They're be some drawbacks, but we have heard the YC blows away Royal's suite area.  We're certainly curious.

1 hour ago, Brighton Line said:

Don't forget the mad rush for the door at the end of the performance before the curtain has even come down while the cast is still taking their bows. 

Forget the CD's post show address, by then there is a backup at the door and lines down the stairs as everyone is exiting. 

We generally take one of two paths...sit and wait for the crowd to thin out, or get out of there prior to the CD's post show address.  The latter tends to be our go-to, as we don't need to hear the latest update on events remaining for the evening....if we weren't aware of an event, it's generally nothing we're interest in anyway.

10 hours ago, JSber said:

Kids’ shoes at dinner.  is it an issue if he just wears his plain gray sneakers for the MDR and Chops? 

Not even the slightest of issues.  As long as he's not barefoot, he's set.

7 hours ago, JSber said:

 but seriously, is it an issue if 

Clark Griswold believes it is.

On 12/8/2023 at 11:23 AM, cdn.cruiser said:

I couldn’t find this topic but I’m sure it has been discussed.

Now that's a clever way to get this topic going again.....nicely played. 

16 hours ago, island lady said:

 

To me, IMHO...if non-suite Pinnies are out...so should JS pax.  

And we wonder why there's some angst in the C&A society....

33 minutes ago, The Fun Researcher said:

We've never sailed with a GTY cabin and this makes it even more unlikely we'll ever do so.

Indeed.  We've never traveled on a partially booked vacation, nor will we ever.

57 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Messages are disabled on Cruise Critic and I am not allowed to post my e mail address

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6 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Have you tried calling in to have it applied.

 

I have had no issues in getting it applied.

Have a question for you, but was unable to message ya.  Contact me when you have a moment please.

2 hours ago, cruisingator2 said:

I think our D+ pins ended up in the same place as our previous pins. The trash. 

Ya, I don't get it.  I couldn't care less what others' status is, and I assume they feel the same about ours.  For those that care, I guess the adage of 'reverting back to children as we grow old' has some merit. 

9 minutes ago, cruiseboy89130 said:

+1!

You two are awesome at +1'ing each other....people are gonna start talking. 

8 hours ago, Another_Critic said:

I posted the personalized lapel PIN as sarcasm (that's why I *** Bolded *** )

 

I still have a long way until PIN; just barely half way there.  I have sailed other lines besides RCI.

Got ya.  Thought you were in the crowd that let's all know they own the ship.  Took the bolded the wrong way.