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No rule breaking involved. Just frugal spending on your part!

You can book it now if you don't want to wait until you're onboard.

Very helpful and useful information. Are you able to shed any light on the 15% discount? Others have reported here that they didn't get the discount. Others have reported that they got it only after pushing the issue with management. Pre-Cruise Pricing 20 pcs for $38 40 pcs for $49 On Board Pricing (including a 15% discount) 20 pcs for 38.25 40 pcs for $54.40 If my math is correct, it still makes sense to buy pre-cruise.

Thanks, @morpheusofthesea I hope that others on current and upcoming sailings will report back on the status of the door and whether or not it has been repaired as well as the willingness of the YC staff to confront the interlopers (love the word choice!).

Very curious to me that..... If you have already booked an MSC Cruise online, MSC Hotels and Flights will provide the best available selection of hotels, flights and transfers at any moment. ....would be on the very first page of the "My Cruises" tab, the tab that shows all the details of our upcoming trip if we cannot access and book it. Our reservation is in the hands of our TA.

Anyone have any idea where Princess docks on Kobe, Japan? The Diamond if it matters.

On msccruisesusa.com https://www.msccruisesusa.com/cruise/flight-hotel-transfer-packages

Try as I may, I simply cannot find where to book flights. I've followed the directions below and still come up empty. Can anyone assist us in where to look? Your dream holiday is only a few clicks away with MSC Hotels and Flights. If you have already booked an MSC Cruise online, MSC Hotels and Flights will provide the best available selection of hotels, flights and transfers at any moment: extend your stay before or after your cruise in top rated destinations and surroundings worldwide. With MSC Hotels and Flights, you'll have the possibility to plan and manage your entire holiday in just one place! Log in to your personal area by clicking on the button below and find the MSC Hotels and Flights banner located in the My Cruise section. Browse through a variety of hotel, flight and transfer solutions to enhance your next MSC cruise.

Suggest you expand your search for a good TA. Rebates abound!

On my very first trip to Japan (before I knew better, now I do), I attempted to tip the server in the executive lounge after breakfast at the Hilton Tokyo. My doing so appeared to cause him great embarrassment. He followed me out the door to return the money I left for him. I just didn't know any better and, shame on me, I didn't take time to learn about Japanese customs and proper etiquette prior to the trip.

It begins...................

If you anticipate booking direct and then moving the booking to a TA, one word of advice. DON'T!! MSC makes it very difficult to move a booking that they are holding. The last time I did this (special circumstances necessitated I violate my own rule), it took MSC about 3 months to get the booking moved. Caused my TA and me to continue to hound them until they finally relented. My TA said he has experienced similar delays with other bookings in the past. The idea of TA vs no TA is much discussed on this board. I'll leave that discussion to others who will surely offer your their views.

We were in F305 this past fall. Despite repeated calls to the purser's desk and maintenance along with several in-cabin visits from maintenance and management, we never had hot water in the cabin. Wife and I had to go up to 16 to the spa to shower. Add to this the fact that the HVAC system just plain didn't work, again, despite numerous visits from maintenance. It was either too warm or (after they came in and replaced the control head) so cold we had to hang hand towels from the register in an attempt to restrict the cold airflow. A real train wreck. NEVER again despite the aforementioned perks associated with an S7 cabin.

You know that and I know that........oh well...........

The Sucia/Pasmo card is the "coin of the realm" in Japan. Very few places they can't be used.

Absolutely. Done it many times. The length of each segment of the B2B is irrelevant. As long as it's a B2B, you get it all. As an aside, note that this applies if your 14/5 is booked as two seperate cruises (two booking numbers) or as a single 19 day cruise. We always trade the complete mini-bar in for Diet Cokes. This eliminates the need to bring the Cokes on board with us at embarkation.

You know that and I know that to be the case. But then there's ol' "Jack Sparrow" who would argue vociferously that he's bribing his way to strong pours with his largess.

I installed the app on my iphone 13 and my wife's phone. After doing so, added yen from one of our credit cards that doesn't charge a foreign transaction fee. When balance gets low, simply add funds right on the app. Very easy and efficient. The only downside is that any funds left on the app when you leave Japan can only be refunded to a Japanese bank account. Unless you have one of those, it's a use it or lose it proposition for any remaining funds. Spend it down towards the end of your trip. Also, unlike buying a physical Suica (or Pasmo) card, you do not have to pay a deposit on the card because there isn't one.

This 👆 EVERY day.

That's it. Thanks much!!!

Someone recently posted a link to a website dedicated to identifying and providing contact info for corporate executives. Anyone remember that website? Please and Thank You.

TL;DR BUSY people on the receiving end of these missives.

Winner of the Gold Star 🌟of this entire thread!!

And enjoying a larger pour I'm sure!

About time