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They missed it, though the pandemic was a contributing factor. If you've been to Italy, you know that dates are very approximate there. I love MSC's products, so I'll deal with it! 🙂
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I did not know this as we've never used the MDR on MSC. We had stopped into the NCL MDR whilst booked in Haven when a course caught our eye. We'd only have that one course and they were always very gracious and super attentive. I know that sleeping in would be a nice treat for us so we might give this a try on MSC. Do you think we would need to bring our own mimosas? I've seen that beverage service can be problematic at dinner, but have never seen mention of mimosas at breakfast. We always have at least one round of them. 😉
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Thanks @Beamafar. Do you know if YC would use the Aurea dining area? Or would we need to ask our butler or the YC concierge to arrange our visit when we've overslept and follow their directions?
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We might be inclined to try it based on the timing, not the menu. We choose not to sleep in many days because we hate to miss YC breakfast in the restaurant. We're not fond of dining on the pool deck so this could be a nice option timing-wise. Looking forward to some reports of the food and service as compared to Top Sail Restaurant by some of our YC peers!
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We cruise next in September. I was concerned that Ocean Cay would not be finished for our cruise even though it was scheduled to be finished in May. Italian time plus Island time? Not a guarantee, not even close. LOL
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We had no issues with drinks or food in the YC restaurant, lounge and pool deck. Everything was still available to us until we disembarked.
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In Europe, we have stayed on board until after lunch. They did have us pack and exit the cabin much earlier but stored our bags until we were ready to disembark. Enjoy!
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I consider tips the same way that I used to evaluate giving raises in my business life (I'm retired now). There is always a "pool" of money at the beginning, not an unlimited supply to be given out. I start with a list of the team and then I rank the team members starting with who exceeded expectations the most, the ones who mostly exceeded expectations, who simply met expectations and who did not meet expectations at all. Then start assigning amounts to each group. If you have more left at the end, increase some. If you are short, decrease some. You need to work within your budget, but the percentage given to each is key -- and usually the toughest part to figure out.
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I see that you asked this in another thread. If you booked in the US, you'll have the resort fees/gratuities added to your cabin charges. Nothing else if you don't charge anything to your cabin.
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You may have to pay resort fees/gratuities if they were not included in your original fare, which depends on which website you used for your reservation.
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Sometimes you can. Sometimes there is a barrier based on the ship design.
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Depends on your passport country and booking site. Please share.
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Where are all the "regular folks"?
Best Cat Mom replied to Momto3girlsintheCarolinas's topic in MSC Cruises
Never mind... I was getting off-topic. -
Planning our first Mediterranean cruise - need the cliffs notes!
Best Cat Mom replied to markwfpb's topic in MSC Cruises
When we need this type of guidance, we check the books out of the library and take pictures of all the pages we need. This is lots easier than carrying the books with us on holiday and everything is electronically available later to reference. -
Are there 10 total or 10 after the OS/RS reserved pergolas? We're on Seascape in September so I'm focusing in on planning for that now...
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Where are all the "regular folks"?
Best Cat Mom replied to Momto3girlsintheCarolinas's topic in MSC Cruises
Keep in mind that many non-Americans cruise on MSC and not many non-Americans are members of Cruise Critic. You're starting with a smaller universe of potential posters on the MSC board, unfortunately, so it makes sense that the actual number of MSC posters would be less than on other CC boards. However, there is still a good amount of non-YC info here. You might want to search for specific information to find some older threads. The ones that are post-Covid should still have mostly current information. When you cruise in a few days, please share your experiences. I've read other comments where people express the need for more non-YC threads. Buon viaggio! -
Yacht Club - Where are your favorite MSC personnel?
Best Cat Mom replied to Best Cat Mom's topic in MSC Cruises
Saw that on Seascspe: Mustafa is expected to remain YC Director until August. Ercan is expected to remain maitre d' of the TSL restaurant until October. -
YC (Yacht Club) has a piano in their YC-exclusive lounge (known as the Top Sail Lounge, TSL). There is live music every evening and many times it includes piano. We find it very nice. A warning though -- some have called it too "sleepy." The alcohol flows freely in YC so we've never considered it so.
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Crew have told us that they'll "trade" amongst themselves if the currency is not their norm. This avoids the exchange fees for them. They said that there are always others ready to swap.
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We don't drink pinot grigio often, but have been served Santa Margherita in the YC restaurant a few times.
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We agree! The YC crew is a small family and I'm amazed at how many remember us. The interesting thing is that it doesn't matter if we had tipped them specifically or not -- they still greet us warmly.