Jamie7777

I'm still learning about all the quirks of this cruise line. They need to work on being more visible with their marketing and learn from the customers what they don't like or don't understand. I don't have any high expectations for this company as I'm not quite the cruising connoisseur. I hope everyone enjoys their upcoming cruises. I can't wait for mine in May!😀

And I'm thinking that since many people hope to get an upgrade to YC there wouldn't be any available to give if these rooms were tied up with bookings that never came to fruition.

Fantastica is a paid for privilege. If you pay for the privilege to get the times you want, you paid for it. Aurea is a paid for privilege. Guess what? Aurea passengers get a whole restaurant for themselves and get anytime dining. I'm not arguing with you tonight. It is what it is. I don't own MSC. Let them do what they want. Good night.

Same for my June 2023 cruise. Not a single health questionnaire was collected from either me or my family members.

Two words: Yacht Club. That's a whole "group" of people whose preferences supersede those of other travelers.

I'm not saying it necessarily should be preferential, but starting with groups first would be less of a headache. It's like putting sand in a jar first and then trying to fill it with rocks. You put the rocks in first and the sand will slide between the rocks to fill the jar. It's the same with individual people and groups for reservation times. Accommodate the big groups first so you can gauge how much space you have left for individuals. I hope that makes more sense.

I'm part of a group cruise so perhaps they will allow us to keep this option? I can see them making this change to accommodate groups first and then individual cruises. I imagine there'd be a lot of upset people if they couldn't give members of a group the same dining time. Our group always does 5 pm dining. I wouldn't be upset if our time was set for 7 pm and I could watch the sail away the first night. 9 pm is too late for me.

My plans exactly! 😁

Oh, the relief I'll feel once this cruise is paid off and I can finally focus on how I'm getting to Port Canaveral!

I'm frantically getting my funds together to pay off my cruise on February 12.

I paid $699 last year for a solo deluxe balcony room. It was my first time on MSC. A friend of mine is a travel agent and she booked me on a group cruise for June. I wasn't even aware of how hard it was to get a room as a solo traveler. The issue never came up.

Was the Best Western not too far from the Days Inn? That's where we're staying for the night before our cruise and it's next to the Ale House. It's 5500 North Atlantic Avenue, Cocoa Beach. I stayed there in 2005 before my very first cruise.