Ottawa_Cruiser

We are booked for our first MSC cruise too, but on Meraviglia. Can't wait. I hope you have a great cruise!

You're welcome! Enjoy your cruise!

It's for sure. MSC will port in Brooklyn, NY at Red Hook.

I can see this on my MSC for Me app. Navigate to your profile, then to "My Cruise", scroll down to "My Cruise Info", then "included with your cruise package". These items should be listed in there.

This is excellent!! Glad they do what NCL has done for ages.

@APDMOM Wow!! What a wonderful review you've done. We are sailing on Meraviglia on April 29th and are very excited. It'll be our first time cruising with MSC, though we are avid cruisers with NCL.

I am loving your review! Thank you so much for taking this time from your vacation to do a live review.

I am not sailing Seascape, but you're sure making me want to! What a beautiful ship. Great review. I am really looking forward to sailing on Meraviglia.

This is a great thread! We are sailing April 29th on Meraviglia.

Yes - Ottawa Canada! 🙂

No, we are travelling with family and haven't bid as we want to stay together on the same deck.

We are on the Joy 10/29 and I continue to get Upgrade Advantage e-mails. The Club Balcony has been dropped to a $90pp CAD min bid.

Thanks - we cruise the 29th, so I expect we'll get them early next week, if not late this week.

I am reading it the same as you. Balcony cabin, however, they seem to have charged 4 guests, not the standard two.

I have never been on the ship later than 11:30am when arriving at 9:30am. It's a quick check-in and you can get onboard and start the fun.

@kbr have a great cruise! We are vaccinated and sail the 29th, so no Covid test for us! Woo hoo!

Thank you! I was hoping to hold out as long as possible. We will wait three weeks before starting the TA.

Hi! I know there is a lot of talk about Bermuda possibly dropping the TA, however, in an effort to be prepared, how long has it taken people to get their approval? The Bermuda Government site indicates to start it no later than two days before departure. Has it taken anyone longer to get approved? Hoping to stretch it to the last minute to possibly avoid paying the $40 x 5 people. Thanks!

Damn! We sail October 29th. Just missing it.

As of October 1, Canada is dropping all vaccine, testing and mask requirements. ArriveCAN is also becoming optional. It's possible NCL just hasn't been able to update the info yet. It was only made official yesterday.

In my experience, this only adds dollars to your final shipboard account. Enjoy your cruise and drinks and don't worry about the taxes.

In my opinion, the promo is the way to go. The difference between the sail away and promo is less than adding the drink/dining package after.

Only a proctored rapid antigen is required. I would say your chances are excellent as a rapid test won't pick up a positive 17 days after testing positive.

This is unacceptable and I hope it is rectified for you soon.

We sailed on the Breakaway on Deck 5 in a similar cabin. They are no bigger. All cruises will have a king bed, if the two singles are put together. One thing to keep in mind - you are below the restaurants, etc. We found it noisy in the middle of the night when they were rearranging furniture.