heatherb1958

I am in the UK and just watched the video, wow, looked just like a pack of cards bridge collapsing. What is the next nearest port to off load cruise passengers if needed ? Hope the casualty figure is low 😔.

When we have an inside cabin we always have twins , rather have more space between the 2 singles than squeeze between the bed and the wall. Same for an OV if the bed is under the window, much easier to look out of the window sitting on a single bed with the floor space in the middle than clamber over the pillows to look out. For all other cabins we have a queen bed .

It is usually available to upgrade a drinks package online through your booking and cheaper to do so before the cruise .

Love the carousel lounge on Euribia. Don't miss disco night.

I know this is a resurrected thread but will answer anyway. With MSC they still have traditional dining and will seat same , more or less, nationalities together . We just got off Euribia and had booked through the same travel agent as another couple who were put on same dining table.. As luck would have it we knew the couple from 5 years ago when we met on Meraviglia! That was a bonus . The waiters have a manifest in the dining room of who is entitled to complimentary bottled water/tea/coffee , we were told by our waiters this info.

9 ships so far..... 15 cruises . First one Splendida 2017, last one Euribia last week with Magnifica, Preziosa, Seaview , Meraviglia, Bellissima, Grandiosa and Virtuosa in-between, not necessarily in that order 😆. We enjoyed every single one of them .

Enjoy Euribia , we disembarked on 8th March , our 15th MSC cruise , been on all the sister ships plus others . Don't miss the Carousel lounge big band experience , absolutely fantastic new use of the space compared to her sisters. There is singing , dancing and of course the big band playing different genres. Check the planner . We ate in the Le Grill. Fab meal. Disappointingly on Euribia the Sky lounge is not adults only like her sisters so consequently there were screaming kids at night in there on our trip.... love the free chocolate in there though so that made up for it 😆. Look forward to the rest of your report .

We have done 15 cruises with MSC , just literally left MSC Euribia on Friday, all have been excellent cruises . When Ben and David did their Virtuosa cruise it wasn't long after start up, we cruised on her September 2021 and been back twice since. I watched those Virtuosa vlogs from 2 years ago at the time and also this new one .. the vlog about Virtuosa the ship was all positive , the vlog about the food was mostly bad but then there was a vlog reporting a similar incident about filming onboard and being approached by management to stop. The title of that one is The Worst Cruise Ever . Now on this new video while filming food there is a crew member in the back ground looking not too happy , he is of Asian background and to be fair Ben and David are camping it up for the camera , the crew member probably can't hear what they are saying but it doesn't matter, that is the catalyst in my opinion . He reported it to someone, management asked questions , they checked their channel and low and behold which vlog pops up first.... The worst cruise ever.... No matter the course of events , Ben and David got thousands of pounds worth of free publicity and followers because someone couldn't be bothered to scroll through a few more videos and take the time to watch them. They have always been fair in their vlogs in my opinion and I certainly wouldn't stop booking with MSC because of what happened , we love the ships and pricing but MSC have definitely lost possible new customers because sometimes people are like sheep and can't make their own opinion by experiencing the product for themselves.

We had what they call a Junior Ocean view on deck 8 on Virtuosa , same as Meraviglia more or less . We chose the cabin , It was one of the smallest cabins we have ever had , even the bed was small . Never going to book one of those again . The inside cabin we had on Meraviglia was bigger !

It was at the Salford branch. Walkden is our nearest one but you don't walk past the currency exchange booth at that one to exit the store . The sign was big enough so hope you have it at yours tomorrow .

We were told by guest services that all those 1 and 2 dollar tips that we give out with each drink soon come back to them when the crew change them for larger notes.

Casino or Guest services, either one will do. You say you are not American , are you from the UK? We saw something in one of our local Tescos last week at their currency exchange booth never ever seen before . It was a sign that said " ask us about our $1 tip packs " !!

With regards the interporting , people getting on and off at each port, we think it is absolutely fantastic , every port is like a B2B day. You don't have a full ship trying to get on and off at once when it is your embarking/disembarking day. You can stay on the ship for as long as you want on disembarking day if you have a later flight and have lunch onboard too. We know when we hear Charlie Charlie that the crew are getting ready for drill for the new arrivals and so get a drink quick if we need one before the bars close for the period of the drill. The announcements are always done in English first so once we hear the English one we switch off to the others . Our only bug bear with the interporting itineraries is if we are in our room the announcements come into the cabin , solution to that problem is go and find somewhere cosy/comfortable to sit on the ship and wait until drill is over or take a shower 😆. There were some procedures we thought strange on our first MSC trip on Splendida but at the end of the 14 nights we thought everything that was strange we wished other cruiselines did .

It is a pity you couldn't be more specific and compare an equal experience on MSC and one of your other cruises. A blanket statement doesn't provide enough detail. We have cruised Celebrity 5 times and have Elite status through Royal, we have 100 nights now with MSC on several ships.. I know which line I prefer now , cost isn't the first factor, I have more fun with MSC. I am always willing to give companies a second chance, heck it was 15 years before we gave Princess one 😂. We went on Enchanted in 2022 and now are hooked . I would say if you had your first MSC experience out of Barcelona, which we did, I think your feedback would perhaps be more positive, we disliked our first UK sailing with them but knew what the problem was and ignored it. Enjoy your next cruise wherever it may take you, ours is on Euribia 2 weeks today and I can't wait. Edit :- We started cruising with P&O October 21, nothing is perfect with them either but we still have 3 cruises booked .

Cabin 8334, I repeat 8334 is definitely NOT a hump cabin , on Silhouette it is 2 in from the aft . The equivalent cabin on Equinox is 8330...

Oh I see.. from 3 decks up never noticed anything and as a life time non smoker believe me I would have ...

No obstruction of view at all ... Smoke? Not sure what type of smoke you are referring too but no obnoxious smells that I recall.

1st March Euribia , booked Bella inside on 25th Jan got assigned Fantastica Balcony on 29th Jan. Result .

Thank you for the tip. X

Thank you for the info , I am also on Anthem B2B this year to the Fjiords but my understanding reading the OP's post fully is that they are looking at 2025 .

This is so so true. We had priority boarding of 11.45am for Iona for the NYE cruise because we had a mini suite , never able to use it because we were arriving by the coach that got in at approx 2.30pm. At least I will give Royal and Princess a thumbs up with that regard because in their app when checking in online you select an arrival time . Seems the fairest way of doing it , check in online early get an early time slot .

Hope you got home safely . Found out a cruise friend who lives in Spain joined Iona today, first time on Iona and I think for them first time with P&O . They have already posted on social media lots of photos . Hope they enjoy it as much as you did ..

Hi there, don't know where your MSC cruises have been sailing from but here in the Med all the lounges have live music with more than a solo artist , especially the older ships as they have more and bigger lounges , love Preziosa and Magnifica for that. It was one of the things we noticed on our first cruise on Splendida out of Barcelona , even the cafe had a live group playing fab music . Granted this was all before Covid and we have only sailed on Meraviglia class since start up and that class of ship has fewer venues for music , Pub has a guitar player/ singer, Galleria lounge has the party band and Sky lounge as a jazz set up of some sort . MSC don't have pool bands , at least we have never seen one , they do have great parties though , love their White night ..

Fab report @Eddie99, may I ask what is the name of the restaurant with the tux guy 😆. We have an overnight in Lisbon on a cruise , we usually take the train to Cascais and have dinner out there , might be nice to stay local for a change but not at a price ! 😄😄

Ignore the naysayers re you must only sail in YC if you do MSC . If you are cruising In the Med where people are getting on and off the ship at each port , which we love because it makes each day feel like a B2B change over day , the demographic changes constantly so it is refreshing. We have done 14 cruises with MSC and only one of them was in YC , we decided unless we got a fab deal like the one we had we would never book YC again. Yes the service was excellent, the enclave was a haven of peace , the pool deck area was gorgeous , we were on Grandiosa , but we have always been more than happy with 'Downtown ' as the YC director called the rest of the ship and didn't feel our experience exceeded expectations as the service has always been good in Downtown. We enjoy MSC food and they have the best pizza , crew are not in your face like on American lines but if you are friendly towards them they respond likewise. Having said all that I would still not cruise out of the USA with MSC , the company have dumbed down their Italian experience from what I have read on here to try and satisfy the market... 😔. MSC Cruise prices are excellent value , the ships are beautifully maintained , the shows we enjoy , the cabins are comfortable . I can't think of anything we don't like. We have done 5 cruises with Celebrity, last one was Silhouette to the Baltics September 23, we liked the ship, the entertainment , disliked the food in the dining room though our servers were very good and changing dishes out , the buffet was amazing . Celebrity prices are expensive , MSC wins for us .