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CampNCruise74

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  1. I just don't see much overlap with carnival passengers and MSC passengers. I think people that love carnival should just keep cruising on carnival.
  2. Disney spends a lot of money lots and lots of places and their prices reflect that. Their food quality is amazing. They also have smaller boats and less occupancy. You should see the candy they give out for Halloween cruises. Ridiculous.
  3. I like one person's take on free market and competition. But I would add that a private company has no fiduciary duty to maximize shareholders wealth like most all the other big cruise players that are publicly traded companies. Sure they are breaking in too.
  4. MSC has been consistent with three shows a night on all their boats which is great. You even get to reserve your seat through the app. Never ever overbooked from what I have seen.
  5. Every time, not a problem. You can get a second for all courses. HOWEVER, sometimes they wait and bring it after you finish or start your first plate. It generally trails though
  6. I think they are good discount if you can buy them before you sail which historically lets you avoid the additional service charge, although the deals haven't been as good in recent times on a per person basis (upwards of $50 pp) I am currently sailing the Seascape in February and they don't even have an option to book a dining plan before sailing as it stands right now. As a result we most likely won't be adding on any additional dining.
  7. Speaking of SegaFredo.... That's some good coffee. Kuddos to MSC for having a yummy house coffee!!!!!!
  8. They try to accommodate requests if at all possible. I couldn't believe it but one day, I actually saw a person receive some Matcha Ice Cream from a staff person so that he could give it to his child sitting in the buffet area. That ice cream came from one of the restaurants on board, but they found a way to get it for him.
  9. That's pretty myopic. Uh Yeah. It's 2022 and guess what the official language of Miami Dade County is? Spanish. Maybe they do understand you and might not feel their English is good enough to respond?
  10. TOTALLY agree about check in. We recently were on Carnival Mardi Gras and I COULD NOT BELEIVE how well they did getting people on in an expedited way. The online check in process with credit cards, kids registrations, pre-purchased internet plans we got, passport stuff, was all so easy. MSC needs to send all of their people over to the Carnival check in desk to witness a well oiled machine and make changes accordingly. Check out was bad however on the Mardi Gras and they didn't advocate people checking luggage and instead brining it off themselves which created a fiasco. On the Mardi Gras you had to go get your departing luggage stickers from the main desk and not from your room attendant like MSC does, assuming they still do that for people not wanting to wheel all of their luggage off themselves. I kind of felt they might be trying to free up labor by getting people to take their own bags off. On MSC, we usually stay on and eat a long breakfast at the buffet with a few cups of coffee and try to avoid the crowds and just leave later. For Muster on Carnival we just had to report to our station at our leisure the first day and they scanned our cards and we were done! Viola! Easy Peasy!
  11. To beMostly on par, although arguably, No. 3 on Con's is only that way if you don't speak English as your primary language. To be fair, if one speaks Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French or German it might be characterized as appreciated first and foremost or impressive in my case if its the Captain of the ship speaking all those languages at once.
  12. I did not know they had a substantial TA fare? Have you received it? Do Travel companies purchase huge blocks of rooms with MSC in advance? I am not aware of this happening. I also am not sure MSC is courting anybody from the US specifically. Since half of Miami are people not from the US, it makes sense that this is where the hub is. After having problems with them myself for a few times now, I honestly believe they might not care. Its not a deal breaker though for me when I look at my bottom line.
  13. Any TA's out there want to speak to all the free perks MSC gives you compared to Carnival and its affiliates? I would be really anxious to hear about it. Not arguing about the co-operation/call Italy thing.
  14. Yes, the chicken was good. They also have cookies there which are hard to find on the ship and an arugala, sweet potato, goat cheese salad with balsamic glaze that is divine.
  15. The Meraviglia has been our favorite ship with MSC. The Sky Lounge evening music was a great place to have a cocktail with a view of the pool below.
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