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wow.. ok thanks... good to know. I wasn't' sure about the dinner, but was pretty sure the bars would be open. thanks for this info

Hello Cruisers, I know they serve lunch on ocean cay,, but was wondering if they also serve dinner on island fur the overnight stays, or those that leave later in the night? What about the bars? I know it would definitely not be a formal dinner but just curious if this is an option? thanks!

just one more comment here. I am not sure if it was just because we had a table for 2 or just MSC culture, but the 2 nights we went ot the MDR, we were finished within an hour (much preferred for us). Service was fast and the food was hot.

Hello all, My DW and I and D+ on RCI and have also sailed most of the majors. We were curious to see what MSC was like so we book a short 3 night "test cruise" on Meraviglia to Ocean Cay and back. here are our hones thoughts comparisons and impressions. The good: The Meravviglia and the crew was wonderful. the ship was kept spotless, Rooms seems a bit larger (we had a fantastica Balcony. Service was outstanding. (cabin steward, dining room , buffet, shops, cruise directors staff) Cruise price is lower, With the exception of the specialty restaurants, all other prices were lower. we did not have a drink package so we paid by the drink. they generally ranged from $6-$10 (+ gratuity) The number of activities we comparable to RCI (maybe a bit more). The wifi was not bad - a little temperamental but usable - RCI's VOOM has it beat- not to mention once they go to full starlink. The App works extremely well. - on out cruise we were supposed to stay overnight on Ocean Cay, but the weather prohibited us from docking at all the first day. within 1 hour of that announcement that we would stay at sea, The activities list in the app as updated. The app kept a real time status of our bill, and gave nightly menus for the restaurants, this forum said you would have to activate your account with a credit card upon boarding even if you registered your car don the web site. that no longer appears to be the case, Ours was already there. the main theater shows were at least the same quality as the non-full production shows on RCI. by non- full production I mean like hair spray, cats, grease....) The island was beautiful. Not all the exciting water slides, etc. of coco cay, but a beautiful set of beaches and ample space for everyone the bad: Proof of COVID vaccine and/or negative test still required. in general the ship never felt crowder - EXCEPT lunchtime on both the unexpected sea day and the day on the island. bot had long lines and the food was cold. On the island the line for lunch was a full 40 minutes. I am willing to give a bit og race here due to the schedule change, but if this is the norm, it is a problem. Less serious "bads": they do not give any prizes for winning trivia etc... c'mon man we all know the pens, keychains, etc. cost nothing and they are crowd pleasers. give the winners something!!! the TV in the cabin was flush to the wall and did not swivel at all - tough to see form the far side of he bed. To use the purchased wifi on the island, you have to disconnect from the ships hotpsot and connect to the island, In itself this is not a big deal. but then you had to log in on the island and that was hit or miss - it took us a few tries to get in. Then when we got back on board the switch back was equally tedious. Final thoughts Would I sail MSC - again. Absolutely yes - once they remove the COVID restrictions. They have a good product. The ship culture is similar the RCI at a lower price point. I believe they have a bright future as a major player in the US cruise market going forward. Good Job MSC!!

Original poster here. Just back from Meraviglia. I will answer my own question for those asking in the future. they have a decent selection in the buffest at dinner time, but it is definitely NOT what is being serve din the MDR.

Original poster here. Just back from Meraviglia. I will answer my own question for those asking in the future. In my case, i registered my Credit card online. When i went to the machine to set up my account, the CC info was already there. it looks like they might have fixed the disconnect between ship and shore.. We had no issues with the account.

Original poster here. Just back from Meraviglia. I will answer my own question for those asking in the future. Yes there was indeed a blow dryer in my standard balcony cabin.

Thanks to all.

Just a dumb question. I am new to MSC. Do they provide blow dryers in the cabins on Meraviglia???

Just a Note here. RCI dropped all vaccination and testing requirement (with just a few destination exceptions) yesterday. Hopefully MSC will follow suit.

Being a rookie to the MSC experience, i have done some research on found conflicting stories and information about how the onboard account is handled. From what I could glean, the credit card information you provide when you "check in" does not get transferred to the ship. It seems that you have to go to some kiosk or something to register your credit card against your on board account. If you do not, you are denied disembarkation until you do. (understandably) Is this true.? If it is, How do you go about registering your card? If you do register it, and you have an outstanding balance at the end of the cruise, does the balance automatically get put on your card, or do you have to somehow manually get involved. Just tying to understand this process to avoid long lines and frustration on the cruise. We are on Meraviglia if that matters. thanks!

My DW and I will DW sailing Meraviglia on 11/17 - our first foray into MSC. We often prefer to have dinner at the buffet instead of the MDR. We know on RCI, dinner in the buffet has at least some subset of what is being served in the MDR. We also know that generally on Carnival they do not. Can some tell which team MSC would be on this issue? Thanks!

Hello MSC’ers. Seasoned cruiser here, new to MSC. Most of my time has been spent with RCL. There are often nights we would just want a quick dinner without the formality of the MDR. On those nights we would just have dinner in the buffet. Is this an option on MSC. If not are there other options? Also we are on Meraviglia. I see there are paid shows. Are there complimentary shows each evening. Finally -formal night. Not really our thing. How is that handled? thanks in advance for any information you can supply.