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Yes, they are. An entree is an entree is an entree, no matter what heading it is listed under.

It has been a long time since I have cruised with a toddler. The "crib" will probably be a "Pack and Play," which most children outgrow by the age of two. Have you considered asking for a sheet and light blanket to have your toddler sleep on the couch? If you are worried about the child rolling off while sleeping, pull in the deck chairs at night and turn their backs to the couch to make a barrier.

The OP wasn't asking about having a full size entree portion. He was asking about having a starter (appetizer, primo ) size. I would be very surprised if someone who is dining following the traditionally flow of Italian meals and asks for the pasta dish as a primo course would be charged. This is in keeping with past practice on MSC of making available any pasta as either an entree or primo.

That is when you immediately notified Guest Services at the first instance of noise or misbehavior and that the children do not have an adult in the cabin.

Idalia was a nonevent for us. Lots of rain that we needed, mild wind, and power never wavered. Hopefully, Essiesmom will fare just as well as Idalia comes calling for her.

It is going to be bad. However, it is not a personal factor for my husband and me as we make sure our house was built in an area at an elevation about 50 feet above sea level. Our house is also a Florida concrete block bunker with impact resistant windows for 185 mph. We need the rain.

LOL - Idalia has to get through me to get to you.

What hurricane is impacting the Seascape? Neither Franklin nor Idalia should impact the itinerary.

You need to check the definition of Pre-existing condition. On policies we have had in the past, if a pre-existing condition has been stable for the six months prior to booking and buying the insurance upon booking, then the coverage exemption wouldn't apply. Stable is defined as no change in treatment or diagnosis status.

You picked up hookworms from coming into contact with soil contaminated with feces from an infected animal or human. This means you can pick it up in parts of the USA as easily as elsewhere.

An addition thought: MSC is not a US based cruise line. They are based in Europe and serve an international passenger clientele sailing from ports around the world. The US based cruises are just some of many international embarcation ports around the world. Consistency in product and procedures means that the Asian passenger will know what to expect on the cruise leaving from Miami, a European port, or elsewhere. From what non US posters have said on this forum, they do not have the option to change or cancel without some penalty being attached. MSC is leveling the passenger playing field for their international pool of clients. For those of you who have never done your research and are just assuming that all cruise lines are the same, I suggest that you go to the MSC website and read the "Terms and Conditions" and the somewhat recent addition on the USA website of "Conditions of Carriage." This is what you are agreeing to when you book. MSC also includes this information in the boarding package that one prints out. Perhaps being an informed consumer can save some of you the shock and agita you experience when you find out that MSC is not Carnival, or NCL, or Royal Caribbean.

Precovid, MS would offer single passenger fares at times when the ships were not expected to be full. The fare was usually around 75% of the cost of cabin when booked for two. Example: if each passenger in a double cabin paid $500 ($1000 for two in cabin), a solo passenger would pay $500. An additional amount was added that would be a projected amount that would make up for the loss of on board spending revenue of the second passenger. When the special solo passenger fare was not offered, the cost of the cabin for solo passenger was the cost for two passengers and the addition of an amount to cover that projected loss of second passenger on board spending. Those of you that think that the single fare for someone left after a no show should simple be the cost of the cabin is missing the addition amount of money of on board revenue that a cruise line projects as on board passenger revenue. The fare is now the cost of the cabin plus X amount to make up for the loss of onboard spending. I do not know if the lower solo passenger fares are offered on certain cruise departures anymore as it looks as if the ships are sailing full. As Mark T has been pointing out, certain solo passengers were cheating their solo fares by booking a fake passenger in the cabin that was a no show at the pier. (One poster on this forum regularly boasted on the fact that her niece had been routinely booked as a "no show" passenger in her cabin). MSC is known to have lower rates than some of the competition, but that is because they do not allow many of the passenger fare churning games so beloved by many. The "No Show" game is specifically mentioned in the cancellation area of the contract that you agree to when booking the cruise. In brief and to reiterate the explanation given in the above paragraph, the "no show" is considered a cancellation at the 100% loss of their fare. The remaining passenger will be assessed a certain percentage of the fare as a single supplement. In any case, that remaining passenger is making up the loss of the projected revenue used by MSC to calculate the per diem costs that would be available for MSC to provide goods and services on board. In short, MSC is keeping the fares low by making those who do not carry out their end of the contract pay the revenue expected of them.

There has been at least two posts of this forum that I remember where this happened.

Mark-T is correct. The ticket contract states that a "no show" on the day of the cruise is considered a cancellation with a loss of 100% of the fare paid. The remaining passenger will be assessed the cost of a single fare supplement. Keep in mind that the cruise line does have access to whatever means of payment that has been set up to pay on board expenses such as a fare adjustment that one agrees by accepting the ticket contract .

Essiesmom, LOL at your post about sterilizing everything for a baby that goes in their mouth. Someone once expressed surprise that I did not sterilize everything for my daughter: "You are a microbiologist, work for the FDA and have done work in sterilization of products under FDA jurisdiction, and you don't sterilize anything?" Answer: "She has been chewing on her father's shoe that he left on the floor. No, there is no need for me to boil water and sterilize equipment."

Funny how a snarky poster can bring up memories: I started thinking about my courses taught by Dr. Natale Colosi, long time chairman of the Interstate Sanitation Commission (NY/NJ/CT) and his lectures on water quality in the region. I really would like to learn more about mvh's training and background in water quality control and plant operation. It could be interesting....

LOL - Let's just put the industry poster in the category of those posters who try to correct the retired ship's engineer that posts information on ships' mechanical operations or the retired Princess cruise ship captain that sometimes posts on cruise ship operations or the retired public health person who started inspecting following the APHA guidelines for water quality and the subsequent codified regulations.

Here is MSC information on cruising with children: https://www.msccruisesusa.com/on-board/cruise-for-kids While I can't find the on line information, I know in the past (pre Covid) that MSC has had equipment available in the on board Chicco store that could be borrowed (strollers, car seats, etc,;). I don't know if this is still available. Aa far as bringing a child into a bar or the theater, it will depend on your child. I had a daughter that as an infant could (and still can at forty) sleep soundly with a two hundred piece marching band performing in front of her.

MSC's drink package may be "unlimited," but one needs to read the fine print in the "Conditions of Carriage." A passenger can be refused service at the discretion of the crew. "13.3 The Carrier and/or its servants and/or agents may refuse to serve a Passenger alcohol or further alcohol where in their reasonable opinion the Passenger is likely to be a danger and/or nuisance to himself/herself, other passengers and/or the Vessel. Passenger shall be solely responsible to monitor their own alcohol consumption and Carrier shall have no liability to Passenger as a result of Passenger’s consumption of alcohol."

Here are the standards that I use for bottled drinking water: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-129 Besides being very late to the party, there is a good chance that not only did I inspect whatever bottling plant you may be associated with, I also probably reviewed the QA lab results. Did you have any idea of the process of how water is treated on board a ship?

Keep in mind that the "Hop on, Hop Off" feature is a crap shoot for usability when cruise ships are in Key West. The trolleys are so full with cruise ship passengers that no room is available at the various stops or is so limited that a loooooooong line develops to attempt to get one of the few spots left by passengers getting off at a trolley stop.

A real life definition of schadenfreude: Living in Florida and listening to the hurricane predictions about Hilary and reading the posts about cruises leaving from California....🥲

You are in the Atlantic Ocean. Depending on time of year and water temperature, there will be jellyfish (and sharks and other sea creatures).

Which country's Thanksgiving do you celebrate? At least nine countries celebrate Thanksgiving on different dates and with different traditions.

Isabella, we are talking about the same incident. I and many of the regular posters on the MSC forum know the story because it was an ongoing saga spread across several threads and post over a time period of months. It has gotten to the point that many of the regulars on the MSC forum will pull the poster up short and tell him to knock it off. Sorry you got sucked in.