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Does the 2 free days of Wifi for Diamond Plus members apply on short (3-4 day) sailings?

If you purchase a drink package for a Friday-to-Monday cruise, do you pay for three days? Asking for a friend 🙃

Closed-toe shoes were required for a Chef's Table dinner on Princess because a galley tour was included. I had to buy a pair of water shoes on board as they were the only closed-toed ones available. Looked kinda funny with my little black dress!

We signed up for the late-night comedy shows for Oasis next week. Our cruise planner now says one show is at 11:59pm-12:00am (1 minute, so that's definitely an error) and the other show says 12:00am-12:59am. When I first signed up, I thought the shows were at 10:30pm. Does anyone know the actual times?

Thanks, Everyone. We actually have those plastic Diamond Plus tags, but I was just looking for a workaround to get the printed ones with our correct cabin number on them. Finally did call customer service and they fixed our docs so they reflect our correct cabin. All is well. Setting sail in 10 days!

You can buy blow-up inflatable hangars at Bed, Bath and Beyond or on Amazon. Work well, take up little space when flat.

Thanks for all the feedback. I don't care so much about the D+ tags, I was trying for a work-around instead of calling the dreaded RCCL customer service line!

Has anyone been able to use their Diamond Plus specialty restaurant BOGO for lunch at Chops? If so, can it be reserved online prior to boarding?

I purchased the Internet package online two days ago for $15.99 per day. Today, I cancelled that purchase and bought the same package at $13.49 per day. I don't know how long this special will be on -- but I'll keep checking in case the $10.99 per day (that someone on this board mentioned) pops up!

After many searches on this forum and two phone calls with different answers to the C&A desk, I still am not sure of the best way to purchase an Internet Surf & Stream package. The most confident-sounding answer was to buy the 2-device week package pre-cruise with a 20% discount and once onboard go to Guest Services to get a $39.98 Diamond Plus refund. The C&A rep said my D+ husband can also get a refund -- on the same package! Sounds too generous to be true. Does anyone who has sailed recently as D+ and bought an Internet package have a real answer from personal experience for me? Thanks.

Thank you! I did mean Coastal Kitchen.

The last time I was on Oasis of the Seas, the Solarium Bistro was complimentary for Junior Suite (and above) guests. That was a little over a year ago. Is the same true now?

I really enjoyed your review. We will be on Seaside YC in September. We booked it while on Divina recently. I do not recall that we needed tickets for shows on Divina and I will be disappointed if we miss a show because it was already booked. I wonder if we can purchase show tickets in advance -- prior to boarding. Doe anyone know? Thank you.

I just saw that someone wants to cancel their cruise for tomorrow. Do not see the need. As I reported earlier, crew is going above and beyond to sanitize. By tomorrow, this will be the “Cleanest Ship in the Seas.”

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To whoever was told there is no problem on Independence: I am aboard now. Much more than standard cleaning is going on. There are no “sales” in the promenade, because they don’t want people touching merchandise and putting it back in the bin. The entertainment staff is pitching in and serving food at the buffet. Plastic gloves are being worn by waiters, bartenders, etc. Today is a sea day and first sunny day yet many loungers are available and I suspect that is because many people are in their cabins. I’ve also seen repeated wiping down of railings and even the dining room chairs as people leave them. This certainly is not standard operating procedures.

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I saw a couple of dozen people outside of medical bay around noon. I’m fine, so far, but I’m rather fanatic about hygiene when on ships. Never touch railings on stairs. Use germ wipe cloths after handling menus. Never pass a “washy, washy” without using it. I really feel sorry for those afflicted. Staff is being very meticulous in effort to avoid spreading the virus. Saw them wiping menus with disinfectant before handing them out and also going down the hallway wiping door handles!

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On Independence of the Seas now. Many people sick. Norovirus protocols in place.

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Matt, I always enjoy your reviews and find them positive and even-handed. I'm sorry this particular trip did not go well, but I love your "didn't spoil the cruise" attitude. I'm going on Indy for 5 days in a couple of weeks. That trip will bring me to Diamond Plus, which I will enjoy on a Brilliance British Isles cruise in June . You wrote, "Now, with my D+ discount, four days of surf and stream is about $32." What is the Diamond Plus discount? I've seen conflicting posts. There's a 30% discount on Internet Cyber Monday sale now, and I'd like to figure out which is better. Thanks. Carol

Thank you everyone for your quick replies. I read the other active thread and found it very helpful, but I guess I missed something. I knew I could send items out for pressing, but I like to send clothes out to be cleaned mid-cruise so they can be worn again. My experience on other cruise lines was that they washed and folded - but did not iron - the laundry you put in the "special" bag. That's why I started a specific question thread. Now I know can pack less of his clothes... and more of mine!

We plan on purchasing a laundry package aboard MSC Divina next week. Are items submitted for laundering as part of this package, like men's dress shirts, also pressed?

Great, informative trip report. Thanks! I saw the photo you took of the back of the TV - any chance you remember what brand of TV it was? I've found that an additional remote control is sometimes needed to change the input.

We are going on Divina in October, our first MSC cruise. I applied for and received black card matching status based on my diamond RCCL membership. My husband, however, had jumped the gun and got matching status a while back before he was a diamond member so he received gold status. He has not cruised MSC before. Since he now has diamond status on RCCL and elite on Celebrity, does anyone know if he can upgrade his matching status to a black card now, or is it a one time thing?

Thanks, Pete. I looked at the posts you suggested and they, like many other posts, appear to be speculative at this point. I guess we'll wait a while to see if MSC releases more cabin information as the Seaside gets closer to completion. We have an upcoming cruise in a YC1 Divina cabin and if Yacht Club is as nice as many have reported, we may want to do that again and my Aurea Grand Suite confusion may not matter!

Bret, Pete - You gave me great advice choosing our YC cabin on Divina. Now we're booking Seaside for 2018. Does anyone have information on Seaside Althea Grand Suite cabins? We're trying to decide between 11003, 11002 and 9001. Thanks!