Ellesor826 Posted December 8, 2023 #76 Share Posted December 8, 2023 25 minutes ago, DaKahuna said: Elite + get your Gold on MSC. We did the match back in September. Do we need to have an MSC cruise booked to file for this? Thanx 🌹 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lena11033 Posted December 8, 2023 #77 Share Posted December 8, 2023 6 minutes ago, Ellesor826 said: Do we need to have an MSC cruise booked to file for this? Thanx 🌹 I did mine before booking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichYak Posted December 8, 2023 #78 Share Posted December 8, 2023 18 minutes ago, Ellesor826 said: Do we need to have an MSC cruise booked to file for this? Thanx 🌹 No but MSC status expires after 3 years if no cruise activity, so don’t status match too early. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted December 8, 2023 #79 Share Posted December 8, 2023 wow.. you said 6,000 pax on Seascape. .How many max on Summit? Seems hard to compare??, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Texed Posted December 8, 2023 #80 Share Posted December 8, 2023 7 minutes ago, hcat said: wow.. you said 6,000 pax on Seascape. How many max on Summit? 2158 double occupancy, around 2400 fully booked I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted December 9, 2023 #81 Share Posted December 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Texed said: 2158 double occupancy, around 2400 fully booked I believe. big difference..Summit older but we do not like big big ships..E Class is okay.. def get our walking in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PinkSandGirl Posted December 9, 2023 #82 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Paul & Tim, Hi! I just caught up with your 'Live'. I love all of the information and details and can already tell it will be enjoyable to follow along. Have two wonderful cruises! 🚢 🚢 How exciting...you will be boarding later today! That feeling NEVER gets old! 🥳 ❤️ Kelly 😃 aka CoCo 🍹 Happy to have met you & Tim on the Equinox in 2021 - Return to Cruising. 🥰 How fun... you're cruising with Rosie @Ellesor826! 🌹 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Justpackingmybags Posted December 9, 2023 #83 Share Posted December 9, 2023 9 hours ago, Stem to Stern said: MSC Cruises Communication For the most part I have been fairly impressed with the communication I have received from MSC Cruises. There is an understated elegance about it. They don’t overfill the inbox with advertising. Email received 6 days before embarkation day Email received 5 days before embarkation day (almost time) Email received from Captain Michele 3 days before embarkation day Text received 2 days out Captain Tuvo is a hoot! He used to work for Princess, but has moved over to MSC. He is very customer focused and will be very visible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stem to Stern Posted December 9, 2023 Author #84 Share Posted December 9, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, PinkSandGirl said: Paul & Tim, Hi! I just caught up with your 'Live'. I love all of the information and details and can already tell it will be enjoyable to follow along. Have two wonderful cruises! 🚢 🚢 How exciting...you will be boarding later today! That feeling NEVER gets old! 🥳 ❤️ Kelly 😃 aka CoCo 🍹 Happy to have met you & Tim on the Equinox in 2021 - Return to Cruising. 🥰 How fun... you're cruising with Rosie @Ellesor826! 🌹 CoCo!! How are you?!? Yes, boarding today!!! Woohoo!!! 6:15 ~ So just having my coffee. Meeting up with Rosie on turnaround day next Saturday. 😎 Did you ever get my email? If not I will try to find it and resend. Edited December 9, 2023 by Stem to Stern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stem to Stern Posted December 9, 2023 Author #85 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Rise and Shine!!☕️☕️☕️ it is 6:30 am on cruise day!!🌞 On my second cup of coffee and taking it slow and easy. Relax!😎 Getting to the Port I will drive DH’s Mazda CX-5. My MINI Cooper S Convertible would never accommodate all of our cruising necessities. Translation: We both lack the gift of cruise wardrobe editing. The MINI also lacks a spare tire. Yes, I sometimes stress about small stuff like trips across four-lane Alligator Alley that could involve road closures and detours as a result of forest fires, dense fog, and/or fatal traffic accidents. And we haven’t even hit I-95 yet. Now are you getting to know me a little bit better? 🤣🤣🤣 DH will navigate using Apple Maps app and/or Waze app. I’m allowing 2.5 hours travel time to Miami., but it will likely be faster. (Port Everglades travel is only 1:45, doesn’t involve I-95, and is soooo much easier.) We are traveling on a Saturday, so one might like to presume that traffic will not be as much of a concern. But it is Miami, in Florida, where many drivers have their own set of rules or were never properly schooled. I hope to be on the road by 8:30am at the very latest. I figure we should be on board Seascape by 11:30am. Parking This will be the third time we have parked our vehicle at POM Safe Cruise Parking. This seedy self-park garage is located at 189 NE Second Avenue. After you park your vehicle you schlep your own bags from your vehicle to the office where you check in. Then you schlep your own bags outside and down a couple steps to the shuttle bus. The suitcases get loaded into a trailer hitched to the back of the minibus. Doesn’t this sound luxurious?!? 🥂😂 They shuttle you from the garage to your terminal, but not before stopping at any other terminals that other shuttle passengers need to be dropped off at. The distance is only about two miles, but the estimated time en route can vary based on the process I just described. It sounds a bit tedious, but this is quickly overshadowed once you catch a glimpse of your ship. 🚢😍 I booked and paid for the parking through airportparkinginc.com at a rate of $10.00 per day plus 7% sales tax plus a non-refundable $5.00 customer service fee for a grand total of $159.08. In the past when we cruised out of Miami on a 4-night cruise, we sucked it up and paid the $22.00 a day for the convenience of parking at the port. This price has reportedly jumped. The port parking option makes for a much faster getaway after disembarkation, but you do have to schlep your own bags across the street to and from the terminal. One good thing about the shuttle option besides the price is the fact that they do drop you and your suitcases at or very near the terminal entrance and they retrieve you from there. See you in Miami!!☀️👍😎 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellesor826 Posted December 9, 2023 #86 Share Posted December 9, 2023 4 hours ago, PinkSandGirl said: Paul & Tim, Hi! I just caught up with your 'Live'. I love all of the information and details and can already tell it will be enjoyable to follow along. Have two wonderful cruises! 🚢 🚢 How exciting...you will be boarding later today! That feeling NEVER gets old! 🥳 ❤️ Kelly 😃 aka CoCo 🍹 Happy to have met you & Tim on the Equinox in 2021 - Return to Cruising. 🥰 How fun... you're cruising with Rosie @Ellesor826! 🌹 Hi Kelly!!! Wishing you all a wonder-filled holiday season. 😘🦩Rosie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stem to Stern Posted December 9, 2023 Author #87 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Bye Ziggy!! Such a good boy!😿😻 Uncle Michael will take excellent care of you. The suitcases are on his “throne” aka the guest bed. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellesor826 Posted December 9, 2023 #88 Share Posted December 9, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Stem to Stern said: Miami on a 4-night cruise, we sucked it up and paid the $22.00 a day for the convenience of parking at the port According to Port of Miami website parking is still $22/day (we parked here in October for Summit). Port Everglades had a price increase recently from $15/day to $20/day. Park n Go its our friend. BON VOYAGE and see you next Saturday….lunch at Luminae! 🦩🦩 Edited December 9, 2023 by Ellesor826 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stem to Stern Posted December 9, 2023 Author #89 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Too much?!?🤣🤣🤣 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare asnaleah Posted December 9, 2023 #90 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Glad to be reading your excellent thread! We are currently onboard Eclipse, heading to South America. Happy sailing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riredsox Posted December 9, 2023 #91 Share Posted December 9, 2023 On 12/8/2023 at 10:23 AM, RichYak said: That's different from what my confirmation says. This is what my MSC website says. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Salt Lifer Posted December 9, 2023 #92 Share Posted December 9, 2023 4 hours ago, Stem to Stern said: Yes, I sometimes stress about small stuff like trips across four-lane Alligator Alley that could involve road closures and detours as a result of forest fires, dense fog, and/or fatal traffic accidents. And we haven’t even hit I-95 yet. Now are you getting to know me a little bit better? 🤣🤣🤣 See you in Miami!!☀️👍😎 I think you are my spirit animal! I always think of the 'what could go wrong' scenario and stress about it. Enjoy your cruises! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted December 9, 2023 #93 Share Posted December 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, riredsox said: This is what my MSC website says. Yes,, but people who are sailing in the YC and posting says it's browse only. I am prepared to pay to upgrade to Browse and Stream for our upcoming cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riredsox Posted December 9, 2023 #94 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Just now, DaKahuna said: Yes,, but people who are sailing in the YC and posting says it's browse only. I am prepared to pay to upgrade to Browse and Stream for our upcoming cruise. That’s not a good sign. Always had the premium WiFi with YC. Last sailed in September of this year on the Seaside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deliver42 Posted December 9, 2023 #95 Share Posted December 9, 2023 How can you compare one of the oldest ships to one of the newer ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Georgia_Peaches Posted December 9, 2023 #96 Share Posted December 9, 2023 3 minutes ago, deliver42 said: How can you compare one of the oldest ships to one of the newer ones? I think OP is comparing the experience between the two, not necessarily the ships themselves. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stem to Stern Posted December 9, 2023 Author #97 Share Posted December 9, 2023 (edited) Jumped out of shower at 8:08. DH jumped in at 8:09. on the road at 8:49. 11:18 now waiting for more passengers to join us on the shuttle. Got a coupon code for next time if we book firect next time. Edited December 9, 2023 by Stem to Stern 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcpc Posted December 9, 2023 #98 Share Posted December 9, 2023 16 hours ago, hcat said: wow.. you said 6,000 pax on Seascape. .How many max on Summit? Seems hard to compare??, Yes, I agree. It's like comparing apples to oranges. There are vast differences in a ship with 6000 passengers vs. one with 2000 passengers. I'm sure @Stem to Stern is keeping this in mind while he does his comparison. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcpc Posted December 9, 2023 #99 Share Posted December 9, 2023 3 hours ago, Stem to Stern said: Too much?!?🤣🤣🤣 Oooohhhh....I think you might find the storage/space in the YC Inside cabin problematic! :>) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stem to Stern Posted December 9, 2023 Author #100 Share Posted December 9, 2023 I guess it’s not that ghetto. Ana the manager was super nice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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