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Thanks for the info, we thought about the Ferry to RH but was not sure if it stopped close to the ship terminal. We have an option to fly in to Newark but that looks further away from the Wall street area.

Take one every time we cruise and not just on MSC.

We are looking at a Xmas cruises from NYC return to the Bahamas via Port Canaveral on the Meraviglia which we have sailed on at Xmas 2019 from Miami, looking for advice on average weather conditions in NYC around this time being Winter. Also any suggestions on transport and costs from JFK to the Financial district Hotel and Hotel to Red Hook port in Brooklyn ?

Hi Nuna ,,,, This of course is not helped when MSC fail to offer new contracts to long time workers who have now gone to other cruise lines, some of whom look after their employees better.

The price you are being offered to bid at takes into account items that you already have booked, such as drink packages. Aurea has my time dining which means you can go within the opening hours of the restaurant you are allocated. Your assistance while boarding should not be affected either, priority boarding is usually within your allotted time which could be say 2pm, that means you will board the ship after YC and before Fantastica and Bella guests.

😁 I saw on a different Deck plan that Butchers Cut was shown as being where Il Campo Dining room is on Virtuosa ie the same side as the TV Bar and Lounge, as you mentioned that the BC has now changed names is it now on the Starboard side as above or is it still where BC is on Virtuosa ie the Port side ?

Good to hear your cruise is going well, interesting changes to some of the venues you have mentioned like no Butchers cut, hope the last day is also good for you. Not sure this comment below was the right thing to say on these boards .... 😁 but that requires a cash deposit rather than just a link to a credit card, so bollocks to that.

This issue is also being reported on other social media. My wife and I are in YC on Seascape right now There is a growing problem with some YC guests who try and cheat the system and diminish the value of the experience by sneaking relatives and friends in who haven’t paid. Dining, drinking and using the pool and cabanas I spoke at length today with the YC director Taylor about it He showed me several pages of notes where the staff immediately addresses the guests and removes them They are becoming ever more vigilant and so are guests like my wife and I If we see a YC guest gaming the system we will publicly call them out Yacht Club is a great experience so if you plan to book it don’t be an A hole and try to sneak others in who haven’t paid the premium to be here and ruin it for those who play by the rules I told him that MSC management should boot any guest that cheats and ban them from the cruise line Harsh Yes but it will get the point across

MSC have never usually released anything to do with dry docks or any interior changes.

Don't expect MSC to let you know, they change things around and don't even tell their staff who continue to sell the original cruises. They expect you to just notice when you check your booking.

That is one of the issues with the bus stop cruises, not many bother to dress up.

Hello all, Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve will be temporarily closed from April 7 through May 22, 2024 in order to make necessary guest experience enhancements and support the island’s future growth plans. Most Caribbean sailings are substituting the port with a different port of call in the Bahamas (Nassau/Freeport). However, some itineraries were extended, while other sailings were rescheduled or canceled. The impacted ships include: MSC Divina, MSC Meraviglia, MSC Seascape, and MSC Seashore. All impacted guests and travel partners will be notified of the change, which will be reflected in DTS by 7/5/2023 NOTE: while the reservations are being modified to display their new itinerary, they will be closed (locked) in DTS for any other changes MSC is offering the following options to Guests/TP (see attached sample TRADE letters being sent tonight – please ignore the formatting it is a platform hiccup but we tested and it is sending correctly): Cruise Move for free to any other Caribbean Summer 2024 sailing (April 1 to October 31, 2024) of same length and accommodation as the original one and MSC will honor the best price (original vs new). Cruise Move for free to any other sailing (prevailing rates will apply) Stay on current reservation with the modified itinerary (no action needed) Cancel for a full refund

Below is a list of MSC Seashore sailings which are affected and updates. Current Sail Date Current Nights Current Itinerary New Sail Date New Nights New Itinerary 3/31/2024 11 Nights Port Canaveral,Ocean Cay,Costa Maya,Cozumel,Port Canaveral,Ocean Cay,Nassau,Port Canaveral 3/31/2024 14 Nights Port Canaveral,Ocean Cay,Costa Maya,Cozumel,Port Canaveral,Nassau,Ocho Rios,George Town,Cozumel,Port Canaveral 4/07/2024 4 Nights Port Canaveral,Ocean Cay,Nassau,Port Canaveral 3/24/2024 4 Nights Port Canaveral,Ocean Cay,Nassau,Port Canaveral 4/11/2024 10 Nights Port Canaveral,Nassau,Ocean Cay,Port Canaveral,Ocean Cay,Belize City,Costa Maya,Cozumel,Port Canaveral 4/14/2024 14 Nights Port Canaveral,Nassau,Puerto Plata,San Juan,Port Canaveral,Nassau,Ocho Rios,George Town,Cozumel,Port Canaveral 4/11/2024 3 Nights Port Canaveral,Nassau,Ocean Cay,Port Canaveral 4/3/2024 3 Nights Port Canaveral,Nassau,Ocean Cay,Port Canaveral 4/14/2024 11 Nights Port Canaveral,Ocean Cay,Belize City,Costa Maya,Cozumel,Port Canaveral,Ocean Cay,Nassau,Port Canaveral 4/14/2024 14 Nights Port Canaveral,Nassau,Puerto Plata,San Juan,Port Canaveral, Nassau,Ocho Rios,George Town,Cozumel,Port Canaveral 4/14/2024 7 Nights Port Canaveral,Ocean Cay,Belize City,Costa Maya,Cozumel,Port Canaveral 4/14/2024 7 Nights Port Canaveral,Nassau,Puerto Plata,San Juan,Port Canaveral 4/21/2024 4 Nights Port Canaveral,Ocean Cay,Nassau,Port Canaveral CXL CXL Cancelled Sailing, client chooses new sailing 4/25/2024 10 Nights Port Canaveral,Nassau,Ocean Cay,Port Canaveral,Port Canaveral,Ocean Cay,Costa Maya,Cozumel,Port Canaveral 4/28/2024 14 Nights Port Canaveral,Nassau,Puerto Plata,San Juan,Port Canaveral,Nassau,Ocho Rios,George Town,Cozumel,Port Canaveral 4/25/2024 3 Nights Port Canaveral,Nassau,Ocean Cay,Port Canaveral CXL CXL Cancelled Sailing, client chooses new sailing 4/28/2024 11 Nights Port Canaveral,Ocean Cay,Costa Maya,Cozumel,Port Canaveral,Port Canaveral,Ocean Cay,Nassau,Port Canaveral 4/28/2024 11 Nights Port Canaveral,Nassau,Puerto

If you are not a member of any given club and just wander in you will be shown the door fairly rapid, the same should be true for the YC. YC prices are way up there and I would not be happy having paid over inflated prices for people to just wander in at will, little point having a private area for those who have paid the Premium prices to be there if MSC are just allowing people to wander in, same applies to Aurea Top 19, if you want to be in those areas then pay for it.

It would stop the complaints regarding various issues some of which I still see being reported here and on other platforms that were being complained about in 2012!

Taking your money is more important, got to pay for all the new ships and the YC Explorer ones as well.

No, it means you will board before all those with a 1 pm boarding time.

Hi Kernow, We got off on Friday morning, waited 30 minutes at the ships exit due to the Border Force issue plus a problem with the air bridge, came out of the Terminal and it was already full with those waiting to board, clearly many had ignored their boarding times, got to our car at 9.30 and was lucky to get out of the car park before it became gridlocked. Our journey home took 8 hours. Food over our 12 days was very good In the MDR and Buffet, having disliked Meraviglia we were hoping that Virtuosa may have changed our minds on this class of MSC ship having sailed on all the other classes apart from Europa. Virtuosa is 16 metres longer than Mera and has over 100 cabins added but no extra public spaces and like Mera the Inside bar areas are too small, another downside is the lack of Aft lifts, if as we were you are on or near the back of the ship you have to walk almost half the length of the ship to the nearest lifts. Seaside which we sailed on twice and the Fantasia class for us will always be better than the Meraviglia class ships.

MSC Cruises has made some modifications to the pricing structure of its beverage packages, which includes the Easy, Easy Plus, and Premium Extra packages. The new prices have been adjusted based mainly on the voyage length. Guests will notice that some package prices have been raised considerably, between 5-30% depending on the voyage length. For instance, the Easy package now costs €273, or $322, for a cruise lasting more than seven days. This is a price increase of more than 20%. Per person per day, the Easy package costs €39, or $46, if purchased in advance. It will cost guests €47, or $57 if purchased onboard on a cruise for more than seven days. The Easy package will now cost €43, or $49, if booked in advance, and €51, or $60, on board for trips lasting less than seven days.

Premium Extra £91 for 3 days

Search cruise hive they posted the story about the drink price increases in February.

Not correct, we have been seated with others who didn't have a drink package on the same table. The dining room have no idea who have paid for drinks until they see your cruise card. Despite what MSC or their small print might say.

Recently MSC changed the drink package policy, the longer the cruise the less you pay, the price is higher for shorter cruises especially those of seven nights and less.

The dining room staff do not know what drink package you have until they see your room card, never been enforced on any of our previous ten MSC cruises, it is just another one of the old archaic MSC rules that has yet to be removed.