Rosebud5t

This is very very helpful, thank you so much! It's always especially helpful to know theme nights ahead of time, especially on a short cruise. I've never done a 3-night cruise before, so I usually have plenty to choose from, but will pack very light this time. It's also great to see that for a small ship there seems to be a lot to keep entertained if the weather isn't great or I need a break from the sun.

No worries, thank you. Every cruise is a great one. 😁

I understand the admin type of information (date, weather, ports, etc) would be different, as well as specific times for things. I was more looking to see what kinds of activities, theme nights, etc. this ship generally has, which could be very different than on the much larger MSC ships and longer sailings, both of which I'm used to.

Yes, that's what I'm looking for.

I thought this was the only specialty restaurant they have; is there another?

Does anyone have daily planners they could share from a recent Magnifica 3-day sailing? I've searched and can't find any.

I saw a very recent review for the short sailings on the Magnifica and the guy who is Diamond said thatb while there is only one specialty restaurant (Oriental Festival) he was able to use his complimentary specialty restaurant perk there.

Not officially, it should just be for those in the same cabin. They didn't even check my sister's debarkation ticket, so what I would actually do is spilt the couples. Have one non-gold get off with a gold, if that makes sense. Cabins isn't what they're checking during debarkation.

Hi all! Aurea on its own does not include priority tendering. Gold and Diamond status do. Hope that helps!

FWIW ... I feel ya! I love MSC, but would never have sailed with them again if my first had been on the Meraviglia (and I was even in Yacht Club for that!). Especially a short cruise. If you do try another one, do a longer one on a bigger ship like the Seaside, or the other "Sea.." ships.

Fair enough. Just so strange that it hasn't been mentioned with any of my previous cruises with them. Either way, I think it's absurd they would think that dining room seating is the primary drink sharing problem.

It may help to know that MSC is now not allowing passengers (adults) without a drink package to dine at the same table with those who do have a drink package, even if they're in different cabins. I'm booked on my 5th MSC cruise and this wasn't the case on the others. I'm not sure, but it may have been in place for a while and just not enforced. And it also may only apply to linked bookings, but even the deeply buried fine print doesn't say that. I just called them and tried to (nicely) dispute it but it didn't work. Being Diamond level didn't help. They don't have an email for complaints/suggestions that I know of, so I tweeted about it and tagged them. That's all I can do other than not drink on my upcoming cruise with my parents. Yes, I'll be stubborn and petty enough to not buy any drinks at all when I was willing to buy a package. I love MSC, and have introduced many friends and family to them, but I can see this being a bad business decision on their part. Drink packages are very attractive to cruisers, and I doubt the majority of non-drinkers will buy what to them would be expensive packages just to dine with their friends and family.