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  1. We are booked on Enchanted Princess in July (first Princess cruise), and our booking includes the Plus package. A few weeks ago I saw the ability to upgrade to the Premier package online. We discussed it and decided to upgrade, but now the option no longer appears on the website or the app. Has anyone else experienced this glitch, or know if Princess has stopped offering pre-cruise upgrades? I assume we can upgrade onboard, but I am not sure about the availability of specialty dining reservations if we wait until then. Thanks for any insight anyone can provide!
  2. Those are great—are they from Amazon? We’ve never done the ducks, but are taking a family cruise on Enchanted this summer and I’m thinking of getting some for our young niece and nephew to hide.
  3. You can check on the upgrade price on the website. When I looked at ours, it was $18/day instead of $20. We didn't book it yet, but I plan on doing it soon and hope that is still the price.
  4. Tell yourself that if it makes you feel better about being a cheapskate. The crew, including a ton you don’t see, work their tails off for your vacation and you want to stiff them.
  5. We’ve never felt pressured to give extra tips on Celebrity. We usually have OBC and so leave an extra amount for our steward, but typically that’s it.
  6. Yes, I'd love to know where that "overall guest feedback" came from they cite.
  7. Wow, that's much different than the response I received earlier today: Thank you so much for this valuable feedback. We really appreciate you taking the time to contact the Executive Offices at Celebrity Cruises. This test is currently taking place in the casinos on the Celebrity Equinox and Celebrity Eclipse through August 20th. It is a test at this point, and all feedback is being taking into consideration, so again, thank you. As a brand we will continue to keep our guests as the main focus, and you taking the time to reach out is truly beneficial and appreciated. Again, thank you so much for the feedback provided regarding our recent change.
  8. I sent an email yesterday and got the same reply terrydtx received--glad to see they took out the part about it not impacting cruisers. Even though I didn't include the date of my upcoming Equinox cruise, the response had our sailing date and reservation number in the subject line.
  9. I hope you note this on your post-cruise survey, if you haven't mentioned it already. I'd hate to see the policy change permanently.
  10. We did this itinerary on Equinox back in November 2019, and liked it so much we are booked again for this November! I'm going to look into Renaissance Island--never heard of it, so thanks for the info! Last time we just did a tour around the island and weren't too impressed. Bonaire we'll go snorkeling again, and Curacao was fun just to walk around--not sure if we'll book something this time or not. Congratulations on your PhDs, and enjoy your trip!
  11. We had the sparkling wine and macarons on Day 1, but I thought that was a YC thing--it wasn't until later I realized it was for being Diamond. Towards the end of the cruise I received a 75% extra dark chocolate bar--tasted it when I got home and it was like eating baking chocolate. I didn't know there were supposed to be other gifts.
  12. Hello, NCL cruisers! I recently took my first NCL cruise on Escape. It was a solo cruise because my DH couldn't get time off, but he'd like to try NCL sometime. Is there any type of chart or summary that details the difference between the various classes of NCL ships? My DH liked the idea of the ropes course, so I assume I'd have to stick with the Breakway Plus class to find activities like that. I'm wondering if there are "good, better, best" (or maybe "old, new, newest") categories, or how fellow cruisers judge the ships. I understand some people like a smaller number of passengers (Jewel class, it appears), but I'd like my DH to experience at least what I did on Escape. Thanks for any assistance!
  13. I’m sailing on Sunday, and today when I was looking at excursions, my cruise also showed all sea days. However, when I clicked on the days, the appropriate shore excursion choices appeared.
  14. Enjoying your review after reading them on the X and NCL boards! We had our first MSC experience in January (YC on a Divina three-nighter), but the time we spent outside YC did not seem nearly as nice as yours. My husband said he would cruise MSC again but only in YC. I think because it was a weekend cruise, we may have had a different clientele—it was packed with kids, taking over the pools and the hot tubs. My husband went to the buffet at 2 PM to get some pizza and couldn’t believe the lines. The picture of your muffaletta sandwich made me chuckle—it was like a face looking at me. As for your pedicure, you should try Color Street nail polish strips—no drying time!
  15. We were at POM last week for an MSC cruise, and were at a surface lot there. Because of where we had to exit the parking lot, we ended up looping around and it look us 20 minutes to get out. LOL. When we parked there for our X cruise, I don't remember it taking nearly as long--we were in one of the garages and that was easier to get out.
  16. We didn’t have Kevin—our butler was Dineesh (sp?). I have been following the thread on the Celebrity board, and have been impressed by the level of service she received. I wasn’t aware that the cabin stewards in YC are known as assistant butlers. Ours did a great job with our cabin and we saw him daily.
  17. Well, I can tell you don’t look it up on the Port of Miami website—it says Terminal AA. Which, of course, we couldn’t find since it’s not completed! Finally we had to stop and ask an employee.
  18. It’s been very interesting to read about your Divina YC experience. We were in YC from the 13th-16th on Divina, and while it was a lovely experience, it was nothing like yours! We saw our butler ONCE, after our arrival. He asked if we had any requests for the minibar, and I asked for Coke Zero. We never received it. I also asked if they possibly had milk chocolate rather than the dark Toblerone, and he said no, they didn’t carry any milk chocolate on the ship. I wasn’t a fan of the overall ship decor, but didn’t have any problem with our cabin’s. We preferred the muted brown and mauve to the burnt orange of non-Revolutionized X ships. My husband and I have different tastes, though, and he liked the rest of the ship, too. We enjoyed Le Muse, but didn’t get to experience The One pool area thanks to the chilly weather over the weekend, sadly. Looks like lunch would have been nice! The indoor pool was completely overrun by families with children, as you noted. My husband braved the buffet to grab a slice of pizza, and even at 2 PM it was packed with long lines. We’d sail MSC again, but only in YC!
  19. We were also on this sailing in Yacht Club as well—our first MSC cruise. Our experience mirrored yours fairly closely. I’m glad to see the YC room service menu, as we didn’t have one in our room so had no idea what was available. We knew pizza was an option so did request that Sunday afternoon after we were back onboard. Our neighbors mentioned the pizza they received on Friday must have been brought up immediately from the oven because it was so hot, but ours was lukewarm. Agree that Le Muse was quite good, especially the filet! I was disappointed to see that the dress code was not enforced, though—lots of shorts and T shirts at dinner. But not enforcing rules seemed the norm—I saw people smoking/vaping all around the ship. Someone was even vaping on Deck 6 outside the shops! I also saw children in the adult pool area. So many kids everywhere, as you said, with lots of them treating the hot tubs as their private pool. My husband ventured to the buffet on Saturday at 2 PM for a slice of pizza, and I came later to find him. We were both surprised at how absolutely packed the buffet was—long lines and no seats available. Like you, we were glad to be able to retreat to the Top Sail lounge. Our butler was MIA—we saw him Friday and then not again until he delivered our pizza on Sunday. Friday he asked if we had any requests, and I asked for a couple cans of Coke Zero for the fridge, but never received them. Not a big deal as I could walk to the lounge, but given what I’ve read here about the butler service, that surprised me. Agree that embarkation and disembarkation were very nice! We wouldn’t have minded leaving the ship a bit earlier, though. At 9:55 I finally went to the concierge and asked if we had to wait to be escorted, or if we could leave. She had just called our cabin steward and he escorted us out. He did a great job with our room the entire time. We’d sail on MSC again, but only in YC.
  20. When I did my match a couple years ago, I used my Azamara status and received Diamond on MSC. Last week I submitted the form for my DH, who is the same level as I am on Azamara, and he was only matched to Silver. Looks like I need to contact Voyagers Club and find out why the discrepancy.
  21. We just returned from our first MSC cruise, a three-night on Divina in YC. On the first day, we received a bottle of chilled Prosecco and a plate of macarons. I thought that was a YC perk, but because of status match I’m Diamond, so possibly that was the reason? Yesterday I also received a small extra-dark chocolate bar (yuck) with “Voyagers Club Diamond” on the box.
  22. Yikes! We’re on this sailing as well, our first with MSC. We’ve booked Yacht Club, though, so hopefully that will help.
  23. Thank you! We aren’t gamblers… do you know if can you do a cash out in the casino without playing? Another question, Celebrity will refund TA OBC to our credit card on file. Would you know if MSC does that, or should we just plan on doing some shopping? 😃
  24. We have our first sailing on MSC this weekend—trying out YC on Divina for a three-night cruise. We most frequently sail on Celebrity, and on X we are able to request a form at Guest Services to use our OBC to provide extra gratuities for various staff. Is this possible on MSC? I want to make sure we have enough cash on hand if not.
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