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rugerdog

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  1. Ha! Well I guess that would explain it. I thought there was an Italian one and a French one as well. Thanks for the education 😳
  2. Looking forward to the Caffe Italia! As I've read from others, the website as well as the app don't seem as easy to navigate as some others, and overall pretty glitchy. I'll survive. With regard to the specialty restaurants, although I seldom have done this, on an 11 day with only the dining room and buffet as options I might consider it. So I'm thinking of adding a dining package. On the website under "Plan My Cruise", it will only gives me one option: the Two Specialty Dining Experience, and it says it is one meal at Butcher's Cut and one at Sushi Galaxy. This doesn't make any sense to me, why can't I purchase three, four, five that seem to be offered on other ships. Also, out of the several specialty restaurants, am I not allowed to choose which suit me? What am I missing here?
  3. I realize this is an old thread, but I just came across it since booking this nearly identical cruise. Love your review and I appreciate all of the time and energy you put into it. Thank you so much and after reading, it makes me feel more comfortable about my choice to try something new!
  4. Jamie: Thanks so much for a very helpful review. I'm headed out on MSC Divina in three weeks for a nearly identical trip, my first ever with MSC. I will make sure to bring an open mind and a chill attitude, determined to enjoy my holiday. I've done the online check in and 100% agree the photo is beyond abysmal. Although technically it worked, I hope they redo it on board. I've applied and received the status match to Gold on MSC, which seems minimal by comparison to Celebrity, but it's something. Looking forward to an interesting cruise!
  5. I'd be interested in knowing this as well. Hopefully someone familiar with MSC will know.
  6. Was on the sun Oct 11 - 20. Brian Walters was indeed still on board and very front and center. Impressive work history for sure.
  7. This is what we had to do (for the first time) last week on the Sun. We were in Juneau, but the ship claimed to not have any signal. So we sat in the Sports Bar and watched it on a tablet. On every other cruise I've been on, I've always been able to see the game on the ship's TV.
  8. Agree. And it seems like there are always those two or three that really stand out on each cruise. As we all are aware, any company that requests comment cards, surveys, etc., uses that positive information to reward employees, and as such, they carry great importance. However, being asked to submit a Hero Card directly by a staff member would completely contradict my reason for doing so.
  9. How interesting! I've always received the card at some point in my room, but I've never been solicited by staff directly. That would really be off-putting to me.
  10. Just off the Sun. My first time on a ship this small, which was really good for getting close to the glaciers, but other than that, not my favorite for sure. Agree 100% about the food, very disappointing. Service overall was better than expected. Entertainment was not up to par, in my opinion. On a 9 day cruise, we saw only one production show, which we really enjoyed. Talented group. There was one comedian who did several shows. We only attended one. There was a singer who had a nice voice and she had several shows. We attended only one. If there was any entertainment in the main theater the rest of the nights, it wasn't of any interest to us, which was surprising. I generally attend whatever the show is every night, and have seldom been disappointed. Music in the bars and lounges was of noticeably less quality. The ship itself was nice, clean, and well maintained. Buffet was strangely laid out and very inconvenient with lots of jostling, crowding and no space to maneuver. Staff and crew were consistently friendly, helpful and kind. Had this been my first cruise, it may have been my last as well.
  11. That was you? 😁 My apologies, I thought you meant you'd JUST disembarked. Looks like you had an eventful sailing! We had a couple days of moderaty rough seas, but nothing scary. Four days before Victoria, the Capt announced that due to inclement weather, we'd take an alternate course and skip Victoria as a port of call entirely (other than the mandatory), arriving at 2200 rather than the originally scheduled 1400. Then, on the day of, he reconfigured and stated we'd arrive at 1900 and be allowed ashore.
  12. I, too, purchased (and love) my super lightweight IT carry on. I bought it specifically for international use so I could stay under the very small size/weight restrictions. Careful planning and packing have allowed me to travel for 3 weeks with only my IT carry-on and a tiny collapsible nylon backpack as my purse (travel docs, meds, $, snacks). And yes, this included dressing for dinner as well as formal nights. It's a fun challenge.
  13. Actually I think you may have meant we disembarked at Pier 66. After a few days on board, I went to guest services (as advised by NCL Miami when I called them) to inquire as to which pier for sure it would be, and if a shuttle would be provided. The gentleman told me it would definitely be Pier 66, and that NO, NCL would NOT be providing any shuttle back to Pier 91 where we embarked. I questioned him nine ways to Sunday, and he was emphatic about no shuttle. So based on that (erroneous) information, I made my own arrangements to return to my car. The morning of disembarkation, as the announcement about gangway information, etc was being broadcast, they made an announcement that NCL would provide a shuttle back to Pier 91. Seriously? At 0700 the morning of disembarkation? I don't know why NCL has such a difficult time providing accurate information, but it definitely is a pattern I've seen repeatedly.
  14. Have done. Since it's Alaska, it's not a very active roll call, but no, no one else has said they have any more information. We sail tomorrow, so it will be interesting to see how things go.
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