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I think that best Yacht Club means Meraviglia or newer but very few long cruises on the newer ships.

I think that almost everything served in MSCs Yacht Club restaurant is better than almost everything I can get at a restaurant here! On a cruiseship it's also very easy to get something else if you don't like what you get! I know it isn't Michelin food but it can still taste very good.

Did you tried to sit on the deck above the grill? On our cruise in July 23 people sat on that deck and ate. Did you ask for help to get a table?

I think that they were similar to the prices in US brochures, I'm not sure.

All the cruises we booked when they had prices listed in the brochure were bought for that price. The only way to book here.

Now there is almost nothing about the ships in the brochures and that's why they are so boring, I think.

I agree that the internet is more complete and often easier but when I sit in the sofa in my garden I really prefer to use a paper brochure. Much more inspiering.

I really loved those!

15-20 years ago I really loved to look in a cruisebrochure because they had lots of pictures from the ships, deckplans for all ships and even the price for every cruise. Now the bruchures are so boring, I think. Do you agree? Are the brochures boring now?

I agree with you about the food. It's not appropriate to bring food from a restaurant to any bar.

Exactly what I thought! I really see no reason to ask if I can turn on the bubbles. If you don't like bubbles, stay away from the tub/jacuzzi!

It makes sence for the cruiselines to use their newest and biggest ships for their "7 day standard itinerary" but for me as a passenger it's boring! We prefer the bigger ships but if we shall fly to the US for a cruise we want the cruise to be longer than a week. We will love a longer, at least 10 days, cruise from Florida on one of their newer ships (Meraviglia or newer) but I guess we have to wait a few years for that. While we wait we cruise on the Mediterranean where we feel that 7 days is okay. Last summer we cruised on MSC World Europa and next year we will cruise on MSC Seaside.

But that wasn't the question the OP had. You are free to start a thread with that title if you want to.

Most of the times you will get a seat in the higher class you have paid for on the next departing flight. Not always but most of the times. I know that wasn't your question.

Yoy forgot the most important thing: leave your cap in the cabin when you shall eat dinner!

I think that it should be mentioned in the description of the tour and my experience is that it has been mentioned.

If the locals in Barcelona don't want tourists and people then go to Sitges instead, how long will it take before the protests starts there? It looks nice but before a cruise I will probably do the easy thing at just stay at the airport. We land in the afternoon and want to be at the port around 10 am so going to Sitges is probably not worth it for us.

1. Cruise with someone else! or 2. You don't have to check in together so if you want to be early go early and tell him to go with you or later, whatever he prefers.

Of course it depends on when the ship is scheduled to depart and even more important when it's scheduled to arrive. Normally around 10. We want to be the first to board.

I understand the locals at small places but Barcelona is a big city. They should be ably to handle tourists. I think that Barcelona is the best place to embark a cruise on the Mediterranean but if the locals prefer that I don't go there a will just go straight from the airport to the port.

I agree but if the locals don't want me there I rather spend my money on something else.

For me it's probably not worth going there for just one night

I will book a hotel at the airport. I should never arrive on embarkation day because I want to be the first to board!

The use may be limited on some of the ships. It was on MSC World Europa last summer. We had to book a specific time and could be there for one hour. (I don't remember if we could do it every day or maybe just once during the cruise.)

I don't like it because I like Barcelona but it will save me lots of money if I go straight from the airport to the port instead of spending a few days in Barcelona before the cruise!