TwoAdriftAtSea

We don't much care for the YC restaurant or menu choices for that matter. So far into the cruise we've done 1 night inside the YC restaurant (classic filet order) the menus just don't do it for us. We would rather hit BC or Kaito and buffet for quick salads. The Ocean Cay lobster roll is probably the best item we've had from anything related to YC.

I can say that the shrimp cocktail is no longer listed on the menu as a Classis always available choice, and upon request was told its only available certain days in the YC Restaurant for whatever reasons. At least on the Seascape when I inquired as I do enjoy a shrimp cocktail when at sea.. As with all things MSC, YMMV.

To update this old thread, yes it's possible, all you need to do is ask the concierge. Currently onboard the Seascape. We were upgraded a few months ago to YC from a Bella balcony, unsure why but I will take it! (onboard spend habits? / voyager points totals ? or just a random draw? ) Anyhoo we don't do dress up while on vacation/cruises and asked to have gala night lobster dinner delivered to our balcony rm 16030. Mr Eric Lafite(sp?) at the Concierge desk took our meal order with a smile and it will be delivered promptly at 630pm. I made this request day (today) of at roughly 3pm. Just a data point.

I would take the $800 and use it to book flights to Mia/FLL for a change of scenery and ports of call, unless you've already "been there and done that" . If so then the excursions and chef's table.

Don't know why and don't care how, I am just glad I am out and was able to get rid of 2k shares I have been holding since buying at $16 a long while ago and watching the bottom fall out. Looking to book a Celebration cruise with the small profit.

In monday after hours and out this morning, this go around will subsidize 3 weeks of land touring in Europe. Still holding a bunch of shares @16.11 eventually it will either be profitable or a bust. Not going to lose sleep over it as CD rates are going UP .

I guess we are low maintenance cruisers that don't drink alcohol and don't need much hand holding. Weve been aboard the Divina for 6 days, we've eaten 3 breakfasts and two lunches in Le Muse, the dinner menus have not appealed to us to date so its buffet which is always consistently good or butchers cut. The YC staff are tremendous I just dont see the value vs cost. My wife said walking into the top sail lounge in the evening is like walking into a funeral home, they do keep the finger foods stocked and are prepared to fix a drink. We have enjoyed being walked off the ship for our excursions other than that just put me in a balcony cabin and I will be a happy cruiser. I am not knocking the YC at all it's just not our thing.

I agree 100% with not everyone needs YC cabins, currently in one and would never choose it again. Obviously they have a larger demand for cabins hence the smaller older ships moving away being replaced by the larger capacity ships. I think the market out of S.Florida is strong for MSC or would like to hope so anyways as its our current favorite cruise line.

The Magnifica does not have a "yacht club" and its an older ship with small capacity so I am not surprised they are keeping it away from the east coast USA. MSC seems to be holding their own in the cruise market out of Miami and Canaveral so it makes sense to bring in the larger capacity ships that are more up to date.

Lol . .my wife mentioned last night that stepping into the topsail lounge was similar to visiting a funeral parlor. Eerily dark and quiet.

No idea but we booked the last cabin available on that cruise (RS) while onboard the seashore this summer according to Suzanna the cruise consultant. I am glad to be getting our deposit back as I was having 2nd thoughts about 6 back to back seadays. We can stay and tour Europe longer, now to find a cheap one way biz class flight back to the states.

I did not use or try to use the Thermal suite, but if it is a perk of Aurea yes indeed you should be able to access it. An upgrade is an upgrade imo, your boarding pass when it print it should say Aurea so use it for priority boarding and any other perks listed with that experience! Enjoy your cruise, I love MSC so far, two more days until boarding the Divina and so looking forward to 10 days of peace and relaxation.

You have to select a balcony when doing that promotion, do not select an ocean view and expect to get a balcony. If you would've noticed as others have mentioned the prices were the same for oceanview and balcony when selecting which room type you wanted. I would email MSCExistingReservations@msccruisesusa.com And hope they fix it for you. Best of luck.

I booked a bella balcony for the Seashore this past July . I received an aurea balcony. The only thing I noticed was a nice scented diffuser was left in my room during one of the cruise days which I took home, they sell in the gift shop for $35.. You should receive priority boarding if your ticket says aurea. I used my diamond to board priority so I cannot say if I would have recieved priority boarding with just the ticket. Robes were in my room along with slippers. Other than that it was like any other balcony room on MSC. Edit: As for the "perks" yes I received the perks listed under "Aurea" choclate ship/prosecco etc.. so I had double of everything since diamond also includes those things. And I was traveling solo.

Good Luck with that! It took almost three months and several e-mails to different departments within MSC for me to get onboard spend points from a late July sailing credited to my acccount.