SirJackDaniels

do you know if there are fridges in the junior suites on Explorer 2?

We've done 4 cruises with MSC so far and I've found a few friendly bar tenders each cruise who have been more than happy to give me a few bottles unopened 'for the room'. An early tip and probably more importantly taking the time to chat with them and asking them about themselves has probably helped though

this itinery is a little disconcerting.... Celebrity Millennium - 15 April 2024 | Pure Holidays (pureholidayscruises.co.uk)

The glw and I are on this cruise too Cable, let's hope the weather is kind to us 😉

On our cruise which we board tomorrow, we had the upgrade offer almost a month before final payment was due.

Following as doing this cruise next week. Hope you have a great holiday 😉

That's a cracking bargain - currently priced at £65.00 per person on our sailing later this month

anyone else unable to view the drinks menu's posted by @sidari, or is it just me?

Congrats, Nice one!

Unfortunately not Execute. Point 18....... 18. All services that have been purchased and / or prepaid before the Winning Bid event for an upgrade in "Aurea" or "Yacht Club" experience will not be refunded if the same service, of the same or higher quality, is included in the new experience resulting from the Winning Bid.

Might be worth pointing Pamela to the acutal upgrade bid t&c's, specifically points 17 & 21. MSC Cruises | Terms and Conditions (plusgrade.com) 17. The Upgrade does not include any additional promotions. Guests whose upgrade bid is accepted will receive the experience level included with their original reservation. The exceptions will be in the case of a Winning Bid in “Aurea” or “Yacht Club” Experience. In these cases, the Guests will also be guaranteed all the benefits relative to the new experience. (I added the bold myself). 21. If the Guest wins an Upgrade to an "Aurea" or "Yacht Club" experience cabin, the original booked experience "Bella" or "Fantastica" will be changed with the new experience "Aurea" or "Yacht Club". The new experience will guarantee to Guests all the benefits related to the "Aurea" or "Yacht Club" experience. Good luck ExeCute 😉

had an upgrade bit accepted today (24 days out from sailing) - initial new booking confirmation showed the cabin change but not the experience. Sent a quick email explaining and new booking confirmation issued within an hour showing the cabin change and experience added under the extras panel (you know where they show the gratuities, obc and drinks etc). Also logged into MSC for me app and it is showing cabin and experience as it now should be since the upgrade.

Sorry to revive an old thread, but it is relevant. So, we're 24 days out from sailing, and I've had a bid accepted - granted it was for the least best of the three choices originally offered (premium suite aurea - the others were grand suite aurea with w/p and Y/C Deluxe Suite). I offered what I was comfortable with paying extra for each based on what I paid for our balcony and what these would have cost at the time - overall got the upgrade for less than half of what it would have cost at time of booking, so for us, happy days!

Following (sort of as we're away for a week from Saturday) but looking forward to your review. We board for our 3rd Virtuosa cruise mid may

Unsalted.... even worse

Nice taste B, my red of choice when aboard MSC 🥂

Thanks for taking the time to do the reporting @ConnieTact, it's always nice to hear other peoples views/experiences. Can't wait for our trip in May now to see the Fjords, last time on Virtuosa was down to the Canaries so this'll be a different sort of trip

I have an 'aspiration' to experience YC, but atm it is cost prohibitive as we could not cope with an inside, but it is all down to personal preference. We do like to sometimes chill in the cabin or on a balcony, but many folks don't spend much time in them and if that was me I'd go YC Interior

If I could put a bid in for you I would

Surprised nobody at MSC can't just reset your password for you, saying that mind from some of the horror stories I hear that'd probably result in you being deleted from the system entirely, including any bookings

Good advice divina, hence my earlier post that when making your initial booking, always book a cabin you will be happy with, then if the upgrade fairy does decide to smile on you it's an added bonus 😉

The joy's of MSC iT 🤬 Incidently Bea, how then do you do check-in and access your docs for boarding/luggage?

YC Deluxe, Grand Suite Aurea with whirlpool and Premium Suite Aurea, online the Grand Suites are all sold out but there are currently 11 YC Deluxe showing as available for booking. Strangely enough at the time, even the top offer was for less than current prices. I put bids in for what I was comfortable with, all were considered 'strong' offers - will just have to wait out I guess

@Beamafar Login to your account > Account Settings > Privacy Settings and check the box 'Register for special offers and news from MSC Cruises' - don't forget to save the changes

@RBrowny this was one of the points to my post - strangely this time I received the upgrade offer before final payment was due, I'm hoping this will sort of give me better priority, but it is more likely just a quirk of iT at MSC - here's hoping the upgrade fairies are good to me