Georgia_Peaches

So is everyone heading to the muster station at the same time to get their cards scanned? That's my impression. From your description, it seems not to be the case.

You’re not the first to make this observation. Apparently you watch a video in the cabin then all proceed to the assigned muster station at the same time? Kind of a head scratcher if the goal was to avoid large crowds. Guess we will grin and bear it.

Great info.! That didn't work for me but maybe I was just doing something wrong.

I am always amazed by what I learn on CC. Thanks for taking the time to explain!

As a new MSC platform user I found that if you try to log in to their mainframe using your last name and booking number, you only see limited things, such as excursions as such. However, if you make an account as a new user, which is also an option, you will see your upcoming cruise and the web check in link. Takes a bit for it to load after you log in. I can't remember if I had to search for it with the booking number after I made the account or not. But you definitely can't do the web check in without first making an account. Go to the Manage Booking tab at the top of the page.

I'm guessing it was my error. I put my info. in first and I think when I added in DH's, it defaulted to my birth year instead of his. Seems like something I should be able to correct pretty easily in the platform on my own, but I guess not.

Makes sense but I guess I just don’t understand where the more for less thing comes in if op is willing to pay. Wouldn’t MSc come out ahead?

We got ours a month prior and it was immediately upon completing the check in. I printed everything out yesterday to get ready for our cruise on Saturday. I noticed that my DH’s birth year is wrong as is his place of birth. When I went back in to edit, the fields I needed were no longer available so I couldn’t make the changes. Maybe this is because they’ve already send the e-doc packet? Idk but I hope they let him on the ship! My point is make sure your info is correct while you can. It appears that once you get your edocs you can’t edit certain info.

Were I in that situation the first thing I would do is get my name on several wait lists for cancellations. Next, I’d look for hostels and local rooms for rent in private homes. Worse case I’d find a train station or airport in which to wait it out. All of this for a cruise I really wanted to do…so far, I haven’t found one to drive me to such extremes.

I have no experience with the MyVegas rewards but my knee jerk reaction would be to circumvent the casino rep and either consult a TA or an MSC cruise consultant. Agree that it shouldn’t be so hard to give them your money. Sometimes the 3rd time is the charm. If you do call, come equipped knowing the going price of your current category as well as the current price of the YC so that you can fluidly pay the difference. Good luck!

We loved being on deck 9 aft and it was so convenient to go down just one flight of stairs to get to Cagney's and a bar. We never heard any noise...but I sleep with ear plugs so there's that.

OMG I'd go freaking nuts with the door open at night and I'd be royally pissed if someone near me kept their door open and messed up my A/C...I like it to be nice in cold in the room for sleeping. It's never really cold on the ships but it's cool and because I'm on a cruise, I put up with it. At home, you could hang meat in my bedroom at night. May we never be neighbors on a cruise ship...no offense.

There is no included thermal suite for merely booking a RS or PS but strangely, it is part of the aqua class...strangely in that at the RS and PS price point, I would think the thermal suite is a logical perk. The last time we were in a RS we were invited to several sail away parties on the helo deck and we most certainly received special attention in both Luminae and Murano...mostly in the form of receiving nice wine that wasn't necessarily on the by the glass menu. One time we were offered a bottle of Caymus that was rejected by another guest when it was opened. It tasted wonderful to me...but each his own.

I reached out to our TA over this very issue. The response was rapid antigen or PCR test. They have thrown the "lab administered" verbiage because they are not accepting any non-proctored home self tests. The proctored self-tests are also acceptable. Further, you have to provide a printed copy of your results. We have our tests scheduled for Friday at CVS. I have been assured that this is fine as long as I print the results and present them upon embarkation.

How timely your review is! We are embarking on Seashore on Saturday for our first MSC cruise. The Seashore doesn't get a lot of love in the review department but we are eager to see for ourselves. This will be our first cruise since March, 2020! Thank you for posting!

NICE! Just curious...were you aware of the extra $600 when you booked? I was not so it's what prompted my question to my TA in the first place.

I predict RCL's present action of dropping vax and testing will have future impact in the form of increased bookings.

I really appreciate you putting all of the critiques into perspective. My DH and I are just stupidly excited to try MSC on Saturday. Some of the reviews I've read, though taken with a grain of salt, sound truly ghastly! As he and I have enjoyed our visits to Italy, we are looking forward to embracing the international aspect of this voyage.

Have to say, I couldn't agree more on the revolutionized M class ships. They are very nice. We were supposed to be on Connie after her revolution for a Panama Canal Cruise. The revolution never happened of course, but then, neither did our PC cruise. If I were to rebook, it would be on a revolutionized M class ship or not at all.

This is exactly why we went with MSC for our upcoming cruise. At the time of booking, testing on every line was required so we went with the cheaper option and decided to give YC a try. If my crystal ball could have predicted a drop in testing, we would have paid a little more to go with NCL or Celebrity instead. That said, we are excited to try MSC and will show up on Saturday with test doc in hand.

That's exactly my point 🙂! Some people love the revolutionized ships and others (like me) prefer the S class ships just the way they are, with standard refresh every so often. I would love to see Celebrity keep a variety in their fleet so that all of us can continue to enjoy what we love about Celebrity.

What about embarkation day? I’ve read some accounts where luggage is delivered quite late.

Have to disagree. There are many reasons I will NEVER cruise Disney. I’d rather cruise in a dingy being circled by sharks than step foot on a Disney ship. on another note, who/what is TPG?

Would you mind elaborating on this? I have a rapid test scheduled at CVS on Friday for a Saturday embarkation. Are they more stringent than this?

Yes, this will happen for sure. I'm already wishing I had held out a little longer but have booked an MSC for Saturday. I don't mind presenting my vax card but hate the idea of testing ahead of time. THis all unfolded so fast. and to think, I was happy with masks being optional. Didn't see this coming on so quickly.