Rare Match Game 72 Posted November 23, 2022 #51 Share Posted November 23, 2022 I did enjoy your review! Thank you very much for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mawvkysc Posted November 23, 2022 Author #52 Share Posted November 23, 2022 One last thing. I really appreciate that the staff never once pressured us or mentioned the survey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lele100 Posted December 9, 2022 #53 Share Posted December 9, 2022 On 11/22/2022 at 4:53 PM, mawvkysc said: I forgot to mention the lagoon beach didn’t need water shoes. We then walked over the bridge and looked at Bimini Beach. It’s very pretty too. I tried to get a drink at that bar but gave up because the line was so long. I never saw servers walking around. You pretty much had to go to the bar. We walked back over to the island buffet. I was tempted to just get a burger from one of the shacks. Wish I did. The buffet line is dreadfully slow, and we were there a half hour before closing. It’s a bad design. Everyone has to go through every part of the line. Perhaps you could jump to the very end and grab a burger or hot dog. The food wasn’t worth the wait. The cookies were good. I can’t imagine what chaos it will be when the ship is full. So I suggest either eating a huge breakfast and skipping lunch or going to the burger shack. I tried another bar. They were out of ice. He gave me the leftovers of a Pina colada (from the blender) and floated extra rum on top. Finally a drink with taste. He didn’t swipe my card. If you’re a beer drinker you will be fine on this island. We made our way over to the Lighthouse Bar and I got a truly weak margarita. What I mean is the sour mix was very weak. No salt and little tequila. The bartenders looked stressed. The area is super pretty though. I didn’t see anyone ordering the food available there. I didn’t get to try snorkeling at Lighthouse Beach. We decided to use our last hour of the thermal pass and I went on the water slides again while hubby watched sail away. I bought gelato by the slides. It was icy. I recommend buying it inside near Jean Philippe. I tasted the same flavor later there and it was much better. Great review, I was wondering since you walked OC, could you suggest which area, will have beach chairs, music and a bar all nearby and not too crowded? Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Itchy&Scratchy Posted December 9, 2022 #54 Share Posted December 9, 2022 great review, thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mawvkysc Posted December 10, 2022 Author #55 Share Posted December 10, 2022 10 hours ago, lele100 said: Great review, I was wondering since you walked OC, could you suggest which area, will have beach chairs, music and a bar all nearby and not too crowded? Thanks They did not have live music when we were there, just piped in music. The first beach by the lighthouse was the most crowded. Sunset Beach had a bar or two and was really pretty, and has some natural shade now. It was not very busy. There were even some beanbag type chairs and a table it two with umbrellas near the bar there. The bar opened a little later and had to wait for ice. Every beach had plenty of loungers. You have to rent umbrellas unless you get there early to the Lighthouse beach and snag one of the free ones. An alternate idea would be North beach/Bimini Beach. If you grab a lounger at one you can easily pop over to the other beach. One is lagoon and one is ocean. There is at least one bar there and a burger truck. I did not see bar servers here (or anywhere except Lighthouse Beach) but you could order at the bar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcpagejr Posted December 10, 2022 #56 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Nice review and comparisons,,,, ased on reading your comments I would suggest trying Yacht Club. Your inconsistenciy issues, lines, inclusions and overall service will be alot better. We've cruised Yacht Club twice and will not cruise MSC any other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mawvkysc Posted December 14, 2022 Author #57 Share Posted December 14, 2022 On 12/10/2022 at 12:53 PM, lcpagejr said: Nice review and comparisons,,,, ased on reading your comments I would suggest trying Yacht Club. Your inconsistenciy issues, lines, inclusions and overall service will be alot better. We've cruised Yacht Club twice and will not cruise MSC any other way. I wish! 😂 Remember I’m a budget cruiser! I’m actually looking at a 7 day in Feb (inside cabin) on Mera. So it wasn’t enough to care me away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowogo Posted December 15, 2022 #58 Share Posted December 15, 2022 11 hours ago, mawvkysc said: I wish! 😂 Remember I’m a budget cruiser! I’m actually looking at a 7 day in Feb (inside cabin) on Mera. So it wasn’t enough to care me away. I did a divina 3 day, and the crew said it is a very different experience on a 7 day than the 3 day. Actually just booked a 7 day on the Mera for February since the fare was good, and the itinerary held some interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mawvkysc Posted December 15, 2022 Author #59 Share Posted December 15, 2022 32 minutes ago, mowogo said: I did a divina 3 day, and the crew said it is a very different experience on a 7 day than the 3 day. Actually just booked a 7 day on the Mera for February since the fare was good, and the itinerary held some interest. I’m looking at two different 7 day sailings in Feb. myself. Very good fares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneykins Posted December 15, 2022 #60 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Great review, thanks. Love looking at the menus and planners to prep for our trip. Going on an 11 day in Feb, really looking forward Ocean Cay (we go there twice). Budget traveller too, in an inside cabin. Tony and Debbie. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC Dancers Posted December 18, 2022 #61 Share Posted December 18, 2022 I loved your comparison to RCCL. One difference I have found between the two cruise lines is on Cruise Critic boards. Any negative comment on the RC board and the cheerleaders viciously attack. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mawvkysc Posted December 18, 2022 Author #62 Share Posted December 18, 2022 7 hours ago, RC Dancers said: I loved your comparison to RCCL. One difference I have found between the two cruise lines is on Cruise Critic boards. Any negative comment on the RC board and the cheerleaders viciously attack. I’ve been really impressed with how nice people are on this board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherries Jubilee Posted December 28, 2022 #63 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Thank you so much for your review! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebeard39 Posted December 30, 2022 #64 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Thank You for the review as my wife and I are sailing her in March 7 day cruise. We are long time RC cruisers but have gone on the Seaside and enjoyed it very much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke gs Daddy Posted December 31, 2022 #65 Share Posted December 31, 2022 What time did you actually get off the ship and how did you get back to your car? Doing this trip 01/19 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nashna Posted December 31, 2022 #66 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Thank you for the great review. We are on her for 11-days in October, NYC, New England & Canada itinerary. On our first Divina cruise, we sailed in a suite for four days and then changed to the YC for 7-days. We totally enjoyed both experiences. So glad you got to OC. On our first itinerary, we spent the day at Sunset Beach, the second sailing, we stayed in the YC area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieCruser Posted December 31, 2022 #67 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Thank you for including so many food pictures! We keep hearing about how dreadfully small the portions are but they look like very decent portions. We leave on the Mera in two weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mawvkysc Posted December 31, 2022 Author #68 Share Posted December 31, 2022 10 hours ago, Luke gs Daddy said: What time did you actually get off the ship and how did you get back to your car? Doing this trip 01/19 Thanks We were out of the MDR breakfast by around 8:00. We were self assist so didn’t have to wait. We got in line to disembark around 8:30. I’d say it was about 25 minutes until we were out the door. It just happened that the shuttle bus was there but then we had to wait for a few people. I’d say it was about 10:15 when we got to the car at the hotel parking lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furluvcats Posted January 2, 2023 #69 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Excellent inclusions In your review. Thanks so much. We sail her Jan. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mawvkysc Posted January 3, 2023 Author #70 Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) You’re welcome. I tried not to be wordy but failed 😆 @furluvcats Edited January 3, 2023 by mawvkysc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingNole Posted January 6, 2023 #71 Share Posted January 6, 2023 One of my takeaways is that if you enjoy a quality cocktail, you’re not going to get one on MSC. Based on your review. Which is disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laumicmah Posted January 21, 2023 #72 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Hey there! Nice review. I have some questions, if you don't mind. We are 50 and live in Kissimme now so we are looking at the 3 day Mera with overnight at Ocean Cay reserve. Easy for us to jump on those now, from Kissimmee. And we too are frugal travelers. After our 1st cruise on Disney, in 2007, we have done many many Carnival and 3 Royal cruises. Loved Carnival for the frugality but they are a little too party ship for us. So my questions...does the drink package work on the island? And the buffet and burger carts, are they also free on the island? Do you know how much a drink package is for the 3 day, per person? Not sure what Yacht Club is that I see talked about a lot but we will book cheapest...if bumping to this Yacht Club is way extra cost then we also won't bother. Another question the hubby has is how the dress code is. We are not dressy people. No suits and ball dresses. Will khakis and polos for hubby and capris or sundress for me do fine for dining room? And t-shirts and shorts around the ship be okay? Thanks so much for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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