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I actually thought some of the entertainment was ok but the last cruise I recall was Norwegian and Norwegian's entertainment was much better. They had Mick Jagger, Elvis impersonators that were awesome and they also had much better Dueling Pianos performance I agree MSC is cheap. I think one of my mistakes was booking so close to Xmas, but it was week before so didnt realize that parents actually pull kids out to go on cruise to save money from Xmas week

Not to be a buzz kill but I recently sailed the Seascape out of Miami and the food in the regular dining rooms was awful, so was the service. The buffet was awful too and overcrowded. Their private island in the Bahamas is nice but also the food served there , the lines were ridiculously long, it was painful. This was week before Christmas (not week of ) , ship was sold out but in this case you get what you pay for. They also added surcharges if you decided to try a second entree during dinner , which was unheard of on cruise ships. If you do MSC I urge you to specialty dining and if you can get a good deal do their "Yacht Club" level but that will offset any savings. You can bid for Yacht Club after you book a cabin but people have reported in the MSC forums that if you bid , you get twice the amount you bid if you are a single in a cabin Btw, if you visit the MSC forum you will see mostly positive reviews as it is full of fanboys and fangirls , but most of them do the premium level Yacht Club I got a great deal on a solo balcony for a week with Fantastica experience (which is higher than Bella) and also added wifi and drink package with booking which was worth it I tell it like it is, if you have been on other major cruise lines based in NA , this will not compare from a food and service perspective. The ship may be nice but thats about it. Little things irked me too like no tissues or washclothes in the cabin, my shower had a plumbing issue where it would not drain and my feet would soak in gross water and they seemed to be "out" of any food item of value - like smoked salmon (just an example) - and lines in buffet were ridiculous and often when I got to the front of the line they closed and crew could give a rats a.... Knowing what I know now I would glad pay several hundred more for another cruise line including Carnival April is Spring Break season , you might get less kids though given the itinerary

Thank you. I didnt notice it was in lower right of screenshot

What cruise is this? What departure port, how many days, etc?

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Damn, just did a solo balcony for on MSC out of Miami for 7 days , week before Xmas for about $1200 with taxes, drink, wifi package etc. Nice ship but food sucked and buffet was overcrowded. Definitely need to buy dining package

Hi, did you do this as a travel agent or just a regular guest organizing a group? Is it a minimum of 8 cabins? I am guessing I should contact the group department to find out. I am wondering which line is the easiest to deal with NCL, RCCL or Carnival

I was searching the web for details on this, and it seems like they need 16 full fare deposits (8 cabins) within 30 days of group creation. When I search for cruises, I typically search for discounts and deals that I am not sure would be considered full fare. Has anyone (non-TA) done groups and is it worth the hassle? Are there other North American cruise lines other than Royal, that make it easier? I have some social groups where I could promote a particular sailing so I was considering this

Their prices look extremely high

Never heard of them. Do they sail from US?

That could have been it. They even have a pic of one of the raccoons .It was also $36 taxi from Langosta cruise port for 1 to 4 people. It was not free to enter though the price did include chair and umbrella

Multiple cab drivers instead there was only one Palancar were they took us to a mediocre beach in a private club with $20 free. There was a $45 fee that included 2 drinks and a meal. The food was mediocre. There were raccoons all over going on the dirty tables wave begging the waiters for food. I would not recommend it

Ironically the butter chicken was one of the few things I liked. The Indian food was decent (apart from the uncooked naan type bread) but again there were always lines as there were a lot of Indian people on board....

Just came off an MSC cruise for the first time and noticed they recently started adding a $5 surcharge if you order a 2nd entree. I can how this cuts down on waste but it was a real turn off because a lot of times I did not like something, I was discouraged from trying something else. This to me goes against the principle of cruising. I was wondering if this is a specific MSC thing or if other cruise lines were doing the same

Not sure why you doubt my word. Tipping would solve about 10% of the crap I experienced on the ship. Not sure why you love to stick up for MSC - the food in the main restaurants and buffet is crap (YC excluded) . If you can't realize that perhaps you are just use to it. Tons of people I met on the ship also complained about the food being crap. Its crap.

Last nights dinner was the only decent dinner and that was the Captain's Night. But still service was extremely lacking in the regular dining room - Green Cafe. Paid the extra $6 surcharge this one night to have the lobster tail and filet - medium rare - the busboy says you can have either medium or rare - still good at rare , but the lobster tail was definitely overcooked like most of their food during the week. Very cheap with butter, give 2 piece - takes awhile to get more Could not get cappuchinos for dessert in any reasonabe time - would order during the meal and would usually have to take 2 or 3 reminders to get it and it usually came after dessert was over. Drink service was incredibly slow. I stand by that the buffet was chaotic at almost all times. And staff was rude. They run out of ketchup for the fries and the staff was like go look around for it in the other spot which was non-existent - not the first time no smoked salmon all week for non-YC - "they ran out" they always put out the proscuitto sparingly vs the other formed meats because I am guessing it costs more - at least I saw it sometimes , unlike the salmon closed pizza station 1 hour early on last night "they ran out" Ocean Cay was a beautiful island but chaotic lines too.... buffet and food trucks were both extremely long lines at all lunch times until they closed - and you wait on line and cant even get a drink I imagine this is the type of food you get if you go on a cruise company like Margaritaville but would not have imagined it could be this bad from both a service and quality standpoint And I dont give a crap about YC , because I am comparing general cruising Looking forward to going home so I can get some decent meals, it is supposed to be the opposite on a cruise

Just to add, I noticed this too. I was able to book solo 2 weeks prior on a cruise that sold out however many of the cruises I looked at produced a sold out error when I changed number of passengers from 2 to 1

Yes, thank you for the dose of reality. We are in an MSC sub so it's not surprising there are a lot of cheerleaders here

There are still no tables available.... You usually have to take dirty ones where you have to find a place to put someone's dirty dishes that the staff haven't had a chance to clean up yet and eat on a dirty table constant people bumping and running into each other I've had other issues too. Drain backed up in shower, bathroom smells like urine probably related to drain backup, issues with laundry service.... The list can go on. No tissues, wash clothes in cabins. Yeah, I'm pointing out the negatives but that's how this thread started. The OP asked if it's chaotic and crazy as the video. Well , maybe not for people in YC in their exclusive areas but in general the answer from my experience, on day 6 of the cruise, is a resounding YES Also yes I acknowledge their are factors that make it worse, like bad weather, and return from ports but I blame that on the ship for not being able to handle the capacity. On return from Ocho Rios everyone went to buffet but most of the stations were closed Would I do MSC again? That depends. Id have to compare YC prices to other cruise lines because I don't think I'd do Fantastica or lower again regardless of price. From doing the cruise I've realized that apart from YC, MSC is the budget line of cruising.

Yeah... Will on my cruise the buffet is full during all lunch hours and breakfast hours after 8am.... Anyone that tells me otherwise it's flat out wrong because I've checked multiple times People are posting videos of other sailings that likely were not sold out. I agree with the YouTube poster references in the OP, it is chaotic Not sure what you are trying to prove wrong facts I am witnessing first hand this week....

Are you on a cruise at the moment?

A plane and a cruise are two completely different things so I find it irrelevant - this would be more like comparing Delta's economy vs AA's economy - for the most part they are similar, Royal's economy is vastly superior to MSC's economy - not disagreeing that Royal would cost 3x more though - if I ever did MSC again I would have to do a restaurant package and Yacht Club - at that point the prices might be more comparable - and I would definitely be willing to pay more for Royal if it was not much different at the time

are on my current cruise at the moment ??? The buffet is always crowed at lunch... only time is when it is closed apart from pizza and burgers then "sometimes" it is less crowded.... Yeah 7am might be not crowded , but that is a super inconvenient time for many people and is useless with respect to lunch or dinner - so I would argue that the food sucks in the inclusive restaurants and the buffet is overcrowded.... I stand by my original post - my cruise is sold out though worst food be far of any cruise ship - Carnival even blows this away

2 drivers both said they started charging recently, looks like 20 a person entrance Is this true or is driver taking us to beach club, not free Beach?

I'm not much of a pasta eater. Pasta is the cheapest thing a cruise can provide. Not one thing I have tried in the mdr on the seascape had been good. Nothing enjoyable. Everyone seems super buget. The apps are cold, and uninspring, the meat is tough and low quality, the fish over cooked, desserts also uninspring. Drink service especially slow. No shrimp or lobster bisques, instead you get gumbo crap