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sidekick180

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  1. Can anyone please let me know if it is possible to mirrorcast or screen share from your tablet to the cabin TV's on MSC Euribia? We sailed on Preziosa April this year, and I managed to Screencast from my tablet to the TV in our cabin. I can't remember exactly how I did it, but it was great because we were able to watch films that we had downloaded beforehand. The wife needs lots of rest due to a medical condition, so it was really helpful for her to just chill out in the room after walking around ports or navigating the ships corridors, venues & bars etc. I have been told on a different social media site that it isn't possible to Mirrorcast etc. on Euribia because the TV menu is set up differently. I'm not convinced that the answer is accurate because why would the menu be any different than other TV's, but I might be wrong. If you have travelled on Euribia, and have managed to Screenshare to the TV, could you please let me know, and explain how to go about it. Many thanks
  2. Thank you everyone for your advice and input. I think I will just take an ordinary black suit with posh waistcoat, and dickie. Won't bother with anything for the white night if there is one. The wife will probably just ram the suitcase to the brim with loads of posh dresses. She does like to dress up, as we don't often get the chance to.
  3. Hi Everyone, I am trying to figure out what formal clothes to take for our cruise on Virtuosa 14th April 2023, 7 Night 'Northern Pearls'. I can't find any information about how many celebration nights there are, whether these are similar to black tie, or if any of them are themed nights, white nights etc. etc. Does anyone have any idea where I can find out how many formal nights there will be, and what style they would be? Many thanks
  4. Only 20 days left before we set off on Virtuosa, and seriously can't wait. I have read so many raving reviews on other platforms, that it's just adding more to the excitement. If our cruise is even half as good as others have been saying I think it will be amazing. We would have loved the itinerary to have been heading towards Spain or Portugal, rather than Northern Europe, but only because we may have had warmer weather. However, we won't let it spoil our experience. I feel quietly confident that MSC will be the future cruise line for us, so much so, that we have already booked on Euribia for the New Year cruise. Please don't let us regret that booking MSC!!
  5. Thank you for your input, and I look forward to reading your review. In the meantime, can you give me a bit of feedback about the New Years Eve part of your cruise? I am considering booking for NYE this year, but I have no idea what to expect. For instance, does the ship stay berthed for the midnight celebrations, is there a firework display in the harbour where they dock, and do they put on a good party? Many thanks
  6. Could you please let me know where you found the forms on the website for your husbands lactose intolerance. I also am lactose intolerant and my wife is wheat intolerant, but I've not seen anywhere on the website to indicate this for our cruise. Many thanks
  7. Thank you for taking the time to reply, and giving such balanced feedback. We are by no means posh people, so we would be more than happy with most meals served on board, as long as they are cooked properly, and hot. My wife is wheat intolerant, so hopefully there will be plenty of options for her. Some of the main things we look forward to on a cruise is a clean comfortable ship, nice swimming pools, and jacuzzi's, but mainly, plenty of entertainment. Having not been with MSC before, we don't know how much entertainment is provided. On the previous cruises we have done, we would go and watch a theatre show at the front of the ship, then go to the middle of the ship for a live band or tribute act, then the back of the ship for a comedian or something else. Often ending up back at the middle of the ship for a late night disco, or more music from the resident band. This was pretty much every night, and quite often different types of entertainment. If this cruise is anything like that, we will have a fantastic time. Thank you again.
  8. Thank you for taking the time to reply, and giving such balanced feedback. We are by no means posh people, so we would be more than happy with most meals served on board, as long as they are cooked properly, and hot. My wife is wheat intolerant, so hopefully there will be plenty of options for her. Some of the main things we look forward to on a cruise is a clean comfortable ship, nice swimming pools, and jacuzzi's, but mainly, plenty of entertainment. Having not been with MSC before, we don't know how much entertainment is provided. On the previous cruises we have done, we would go and watch a theatre show at the front of the ship, then go to the middle of the ship for a live band or tribute act, then the back of the ship for a comedian or something else. Often ending up back at the middle of the ship for a late night disco, or more music from the resident band. This was pretty much every night, and quite often different types of entertainment. If this cruise is anything like that, we will have a fantastic time. Thank you again.
  9. Thank you very much for your indepth feedback. This has definitely put my mind at rest, and will help us to enjoy the cruise more than we would have. I have already booked both of the carousel shows with cocktails, but the cocktail isn't really too much of a bonus because we also booked with the free premium drinks package anyway. It did cost quite a bit more than your cruise, but I still think it was good value for money. thanks again.
  10. Hi everyone, My wife and I are booked on Virtuosa 14th April 2023, along with two of our friends. This will be the very first cruise for our friends, but my OH and myself have previously had 3 cruises with another cruise line. This will be our fist with MSC. We have no idea what to expect, or what it will be like, but we will go with an open mind, and do our very best to make it a cruise to remember. I was just wondering if anyone on here has been on Virtuosa recently, and could possibly give us some feedback. I have been reading a lot of negative posts on a social media site, and to be honest, some of those comments make me wonder if I have made a huge mistake by booking this for the four of us. Honest and constructive feedback would be very much appreciated. TIA
  11. Good evening everyone, Just a couple of questions if I may? I am considering booking on QV for the November 4 night cruise to Amsterdam. We have never been with cunard, so I have very little knowledge of how this cruise line works. Firstly, what is the entertainment like on board? I am 62 and my partner (who will be my wife on 1st October, so this will be a mini honeymoon), will be 50, so we are interested to find out if all the entertainment is geared towards the even older generation than us, or whether there is something for everyone. We like going to shows each night on cruises, and also like watching live bands, comedians etc. Secondly, are we expected to pay gratuities on QV. Our previous cruises have been with another cruise line, which removed the gratuities in 2019. I'm sure I will have more questions before I book, but those will do for now. Obviously, any other information or tips for Cunard, and specifically Queen Victoria, would be very much appreciated. Thank you!!
  12. I think we will probably still go on the replacement cruise, as long as they don't completely screw us over with a rubbish cabin and the loss of the premium drinks package, which was part of the deal when we booked Preziosa. Our only other concern is how much of an impact it will have on the friends that we booked with. It will be their very first cruise, so not a great start for their introduction to cruising. There is also the possibility that they might not be able to book the time off as it's two weeks before they should have been sailing. I do feel sorry for those that are unable to change their plans to suit the new timings etc. We will just consider ourselves fortunate enough to be able to go on a cruise. Especially with everything that is happening in the world at the moment.
  13. I did, but couldn't see any that were relevant to the cruise I am booked on. I think most of the threads were related to cruises this year. I didn't log onto CC until I had noticed the change for the cruise I have booked.
  14. Hi Everyone, It looks like I might need to make a call to MSC next week. I logged onto my account so I could check through the details of my cruise for 28th April 2023, only to find that my cruise has now changed ships from Preziosa to Virtuosa. This wouldn't be an issue at all, because as far as I am aware, the Virtuosa is a better, more modern ship. What I am really quite annoyed about, is the fact that the sailing is now two weeks earlier and departs on 14th April. Also, one of the port stops has been changed from Rotterdam to Cherbourg. Absolutely gutted because we really wanted to go to Rotterdam. It's a port we haven't been to yet. We have visited Cherbourg twice already. It also states on my booking page, that our cabins have not yet been allocated. I specifically chose cabins that we preferred on Preziosa because we wanted balcony midships cabins. I'm now concerned that we will be issued cabins that are either nothing like the balcony cabin locations we wanted, or possibly not even balcony cabins. Has anyone else already contacted MSC about this particular cruise, and if so, did you get the answers you wanted? Many thanks
  15. We are booked on Britannia 18th April 2022. We have looked at the price for the drinks packages, and there is no way we can justify the cost offered at the moment. We simply couldn't drink enough to balance the cost of it. However, if they were to offer a reasonably discounted price once onboard, we might have a re-think. My questions are: Do they offer drinks package deals, when are they most likely to offer them (first day, mid cruise or later on the cruise), and finally, how would we find out about the deals (are they advertised, or would we need to ask at the reception desk). We don't drink much at all, just a few drinks each night, maybe the odd alchol free cocktail during the day etc. but we do drink loads of water, soft drinks and specialty coffee. Obviously, we would still need to work out whether a drinks package deal would be worth it for us. We would also need to find out if we could use our OBC to pay for the package. If not, it definitely wouldn't be worth us doing it. We only generally use the OBC to buy our drinks. Thanks in advance.
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