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I haven't see any mention, have they been using the deck three Marina area?  Is the Marina lounge ever open, or just while anchored or if you've booked equipment?

14 hours ago, InsGuy3 said:

We are in a Residence Suite and do not feel that we have special privileges over other passengers.

One perk Explora mentioned for Residences was private priority tendering from that lower aft lounge area.  Is there anything like that?

Boarding documents are not available until about 20 days prior to departure.   You can do the  web check in any time.  You can also request for them send you a booking confirmation, which would show all payments.

I'd call and have your Voyagers Club number added to your booking.   You should then get the associated perks.

In one cabin? Or an adjoining/family arrangement?

There is no minimum cruise length stated in the Voyagers Club terms.   Posters here have received the meal on one night sailings. 

Unfortunately I doubt MSC was able to book new passengers to replace you.   I would be surprised if they offer you another sailing. Their website and booking processes are pretty explicit that passengers should purchase insurance to cover events like this.

Unless you feel MSC was negligent in some way you should file a claim with your trip insurance.

The specific terms are dependent upon which country's MSC site you, or your travel agent, booked with.   But in general you can replace one of the two primary people on a booking, replacing two is considered a cancellation. 

MSC put a $250 charge on my registered credit card at embarkation,  not unusual.   Final night they charged the final bill amount.  I didn't see the release of the initial hold until after disembark.  No shortage of people arguing at customer service. 

https://www.msccruisesusa.com/manage-booking/before-you-go/travel-documents-visas

The sailing region boxes at the top and middle of the page are good for non-US travelers,  the FAQ section at the bottom of the page has a section "IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR USA CITIZENS, U.S. RESIDENTS AND CANADIAN CITIZENS" that covers those with resident visa or naturalization certificate. 

16 minutes ago, mcoler181 said:

Thought as much, also having a check as thought if there was a lot of cabins still available we might get an upgrade offer.

Getting the upgrade email is pretty common if you booked directly or used a TA that participates.  There's also a check box on your MSC website profile that agrees to receive offers and promotions that likely helps.  Upgrade offers don't have any correlation to shown cabin availability. 

It looks like the November 12th seven night sailing has been removed, and is likely full based on the two cabins available for the 13 night.  If the upgrade link from your original email offer won't work then they probably have already settled that process as well. 

Even poorly selling itineraries are going to be close to full one way or another.  MSC will make adjustments to lead price, promotions, flash sales, solo rate, etc... to get bookings and put the ship near full.  It's only the really odd repositioning cruises requiring difficult flights that might sail with a significant number of empty cabins.  A February Seascape Eastern Caribbean will be close to full double occupancy by sail date.

Perhaps you can now understand why MSC has so little interest in spending lots of time trying to work all this out prior to embarkation. 

Enjoy your upgrade to My Choice anytime dining.

Likely a post I made on a Meraviglia thread, 16001 and 16002 are under the YC dining room.  It's a carpeted seating area rather than a waiter station with hard floor like on Seaside class.  Most reviewers do not notice.

Euribia is a fairly new ship and sailing in Europe so will have fewer mentions here on Cruise Critic.  You can find several search results regarding Meraviglia which has a very similar layout regarding these cabins.

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/search/?q=16001 16002&quick=1&type=forums_topic&nodes=49

4 hours ago, carlmm said:

Could you post a quotation or source for this? I have never gotten this and the rules were stated as above: "same cabin".

The Voyagers Club rule is the guest must be in the same cabin.  The restaurant manager has the discretion to approve such a request, or not.

ESTA is not for US citizens.   The FAQ section of the MSC travel documents section is more useful.  There are a few countries that MSC sails round trip to from the US that require a passport so more information would be needed regarding your sailing. 

Booking on board gets up to $200 OBC for Yacht Club,  less for lower cabins.   You also get slightly better terms for any changes that you might have to make.   Prices are the same as what is currently available to anyone else. 

Gold Voyagers doesn't get you any additional discount percentage over the basic Voyagers Club percentages off the cruise fare, there's just $50/pp OBC if you book far enough out.

OCEAN-CAY.pdfBUTCHERS-CUT.pdf

If you have to be in YC on a newer ship then booking as soon as the itinerary is released is when you will see the lowest prices.  As sail date approaches the YC prices increase regardless of how cabins are selling. 

YC cabins on older ships with pitiful or short itineraries are not selling, MSC tries but can't hide the fact.  But if you're observant and book smart you can greatly increase your chances of a very cheap upgrade to YC.

Numerous reports of both complimentary and bid upgrades,  many to cabins above the bid level.   Unfortunately it's becoming obvious that MSC is not selling a large number of their (non-interior) YC cabins at the asking prices.

Minimum age for casino is 21 on US sailings and 18 on all others. 

My above post should have stated 6 months,  not 60 days....