YC tender priority

[annster31]

I have read somewhere that YC gets priority during tendering, How does this work? both ways or just off the ship? Is it just if you are using MSC shore excursions ?  Thank you

[Beamafar]

Priority tendering is only for getting off the ship.  A butler will escort you to the front of the queue (if there is one).  You don't have to be booked on an MSC excursion to enjoy this benefit.  Black Card members of Voyagers' Club also enjoy this perk.

[cparker01]

Great question, I'd like to know as well. Thanks for asking!

[Two Wheels Only]

You can also show your Yacht Club card to skip the tendering line when returning to the ship.

[Zephyr173]

On our very first tender (we have only cruised 4 times), we were in YC and learned that exiting early was a 1 hour ordeal. But from YC, a  butler takes you out by hijacking the elevator, and ushering you through otherwise inaccessible doors. You end up at the front of the queue. From there, the butler used hand gestures to signal the crew that a few YC Pax’s were there.  From TopSail to tender in under 10 minutes. 

[annster31]

thank you

[CruisingFox27]

8 hours ago, Beamafar said:

Priority tendering is only for getting off the ship.  A butler will escort you to the front of the queue (if there is one).  You don't have to be booked on an MSC excursion to enjoy this benefit.  Black Card members of Voyagers' Club also enjoy this perk.

We had priority both ways in Grand Caymen last year.

[lcpagejr]

Look for a butler or staff member with the YC sign when on a island which tenders. They will take you to the front of the line for the next tender. When we were on Grand Cayman...very long lines and I estimate the YC privilege saved us atleast 45 min in waiting.

[Beamafar]

6 hours ago, CruisingFox27 said:

We had priority both ways in Grand Caymen last year.

 

We've never had priority return tendering - Then again, we haven't sailed in YC in the Caribbean (yet!  Roll on Oct!).  MSC seems to do things a little differently in that region.

 

Interestingly, there's no mention of priority tendering in the list of YC benefits - it's only listed in the Black Card benefits and that's only priority for disembarkation tendering.

[mickey89]

Is priority tendering really viewed as queue jumping?

Does it create animosity by those already in the queue ?

I would feel a little uneasy being directed to the front of a long queue, maybe that's just me !    

 

[CruisingFox27]

As with priority embarcation it's a privilege you've paid a premium for when booking YC. 

When returning to the ship, even without a tender you have priority to board if you're YC. We did feel a little uneasy the first couple of times but soon got used to the privilege. 

 

Another fabulous MSC consistency then Bea!

[Beamafar]

53 minutes ago, mickey89 said:

Is priority tendering really viewed as queue jumping?

Does it create animosity by those already in the queue ?

 

 

Yes!  

 

Yes!  

 

I do feel a little uncomfortable when being led by a butler saying "Excuse me, excuse me" as he wades through the crowds ... but I get over it!  😂

 

CF ... so true!   

Edited January 13, 2019 by Beamafar

[sverigecruiser]

2 hours ago, mickey89 said:

 

I would feel a little uneasy being directed to the front of a long queue, maybe that's just me !    

 

 

I can feel that too but I have paid for it so why not do it?

[hamrag]

46 minutes ago, sverigecruiser said:

 

I can feel that too but I have paid for it so why not do it?

 

The one thing we felt uneasy about, with YC status, was the elevator perk. We did it once, to see how it worked, but felt it discourteous to others on the elevator....we decided just to go with the flow after that. 

[hamrag]

3 hours ago, mickey89 said:

Is priority tendering really viewed as queue jumping?

Does it create animosity by those already in the queue ?

I would feel a little uneasy being directed to the front of a long queue, maybe that's just me !    

 

 

The butlers carry a paddle with the words 'Yacht Club' so perhaps it's an idea to carry a home made paddle with the words 'I know, but we have paid handsomely for this privilege'. 

[DMH15]

6 hours ago, mickey89 said:

Is priority tendering really viewed as queue jumping?

Does it create animosity by those already in the queue ?

I would feel a little uneasy being directed to the front of a long queue, maybe that's just me !    

 

We have friends who only cruise in top suites who always waited in lines when returning by tender.  

 

We loved this perk because it was difficult for my elderly mother to stand for too long.  Nobody seemed to mind in that case. 

Edited January 13, 2019 by DMH15

[nealjr]

What about ships that don't have the Y/C only the Aurea?  Do you have any priority in tendering?

[cparker01]

Does anyone know do these ports have a tender in the Mediterranean- Messina, Malta or Valletta?

[Beamafar]

1 hour ago, nealjr said:

What about ships that don't have the Y/C only the Aurea?  Do you have any priority in tendering?

 

No ... only YC and Black Card holders get priority tendering off and only YC get priority tendering back to the ship (in some ports).

[Beamafar]

27 minutes ago, cparker01 said:

Does anyone know do these ports have a tender in the Mediterranean- Messina, Malta or Valletta?

 

We docked in both Messina and Valletta.

[Two Wheels Only]

9 hours ago, mickey89 said:

Is priority tendering really viewed as queue jumping?

 

No. It's simply something that MSC gives to some guests and not others.

 

9 hours ago, mickey89 said:

Does it create animosity by those already in the queue ?

 

Not in my experience with MSC and NCL. Any animosity should be directed at the cruise-line, not the guest. 

 

9 hours ago, mickey89 said:

I would feel a little uneasy being directed to the front of a long queue, maybe that's just me !  

 

Not me.

Priority tendering, elevator priority, etc. is no different than using an exclusive sundeck or an exclusive pool.