GA Dave

I will have an amazing view of the bridge, the harbor and the Manhattan skyline at the end of the reposition cruise as I have a forward-facing balcony cabin on deck 15 in Yacht Club. 😁

I was on the October 13 disaster cruise, and I am also on the April 9 reposition cruise. The October 13 cruise was very much the perfect storm. Besides the usual issues with clearing a ship after the TA, they also had a crew member pass away the evening before, so the coroner had to meet the ship. I also spoke to several crew members once we finally sailed who said that there were many crew members who never cleared the customs & immigration queue, so we had to sail without them. With the Coast Guard being on the ship until after 8:00 PM and the constant CBP personnel shortage at Canaveral, plus the ship being at lifeboat capacity for passengers, all of these things added up to a very delayed, cumbersome embarkation and sail away. I do not expect that they will have similar issues with the first cruise after the reposition.

On my three-night cruises, there have been LGBTQ meet ups every evening on Meraviglia.

Jamie, if you like fancy drinks like this one, you definitely want the premium package. I normally cruise Yacht Club which includes the premium package and this is my go-to cocktail every cruise. It's called a Purple Rain.

On my three-night cruise a week and a half ago, the show Cool had a life band. They were very good.

The tent is located right about where I have the arrows pointing.

Thanks so much for a wonderful review. I have been on Mera so many times, yet you had pictures of things I have never seen before! On my cruise in 17 days, I plan to bookmark your review and then use it to try and find all the unexpected things you posted! Thanks again!

Hi. I have had this in my suitcase for every cruise since 2018. It is a life saver for people like me who have way too many devices!! Amazon.com: Cruise Power Strip No Surge Protector with USB Outlets - Ship Approved (Non Surge Protection) Cruise Essentials : Electronics

Thank you so much for all of the wonderful photos and videos. I am so lucky to have made Meraviglia a part time second home of late!

Welcome to the darkside!!! 😁 I may have to see if this one would fit in my schedule.....

Yes, they do. They can separate them and push them against the opposite walls, with the end tables between them.

Hi Peaches. As you can see in my signature, I am definitely one of the NCL Haven to MSC YC converts! Looking forward to my YC cruise this Thursday, as well as in December, January, March and Mera's 11-day reposition cruise in April!!!

Me as well.

Yes, my screenshot from the app cut it off. I believe it was $19.99.

From my Oct. 13 Meraviglia cruise. This was the only night I made it to the MDR.

CruisePlum Solo Deals The bulk of them are on MSC.

I asked the cruise consultant who booked my last NCL cruise to please have my deceased wife removed from the mailings. That was in May of this year. They are still sending them to her (just received another one today), yet I do not receive anything. They go straight into my recycling bin.

Just posted on FB by an MSC-exclusive TA: Beverage Packages for US 3/4 day sailings I know there has been discussion, but it is now official and confirmed... Per MSC, effective immediately: Although you can book under a promo that may include a drink package, you are no longer able to book a drink package once on board, and our policy of not pre-selling drink packages on the shorter 3/4 day cruises is still in effect. A new drink program is being evaluated and discussed for these sailings. More info to come.

Boarding times are all over the place right now. Many of the longer 4- and 7-night cruises are reporting 15 - 30 minutes from curb to ship. But the weekend three-night cruises are anywhere from an hour to four hours. Pack your patience and your Covid vaccination card. They have not had mandatory testing at the port since back in the early Spring.

I just don't get it. I think maybe this is one way that their European background hurts them. As you can see in my signature, I love the MSC YC product, otherwise I would not have five more cruises booked with them in the next five months. BUT, if they do not start understanding the American mentality of the typical mainstream market cruiser, they may be back to 10-20% capacity cruises like I saw late last year/early this year. And there is no way they can make money that way, particularly with 5-6 large ships cruising out of the US. I almost think they should hire some US-based hospitality management personnel and let them run the US based ships as they see fit. Many major multi-national companies do that very successfully.

I have spoken to several people currently onboard and a TA that deals exclusively with MSC. Effective with the current cruise, they are no longer offering drink packages for three-night cruises on Meraviglia and Divina, unless it is part of the cruise package you reserved. All drinks will be a la carte for those without the included packages. People are very upset that there was no notice and many scheduled to cruise on the next several three-night cruises are trying to cancel. Dumb move by MSC to do this with no advanced notice. They keep talking about how they are trying to break into the US market big time but keep pissing poeple off like this.

When I have sailed in the YC on my Caribbean cruises, they have never even asked for my card when I ordered drinks. I have ordered things that were well beyond the $13 or $15 limit of the premium package and they never asked for my card and never charged me.

Yup. Love the YC Beach.