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How long has this company been in business, 2 weeks? They don’t seem to be able to figure out how to run a successful cruiseline. They can build all the beautiful ships they want but if they continue to tarnish their reputation who is going to cruise them? They used to have great pricing which lured us in but recently the pricing is getting to be close to other mainstream lines, especially their “FREE” drink package. I have read too many post to count that say they wouldn’t cruise MSC unless you book the Yacht club. That’s very telling.

Thats what I’m afraid of. I have 2 other bookings on MSC besides our Meraviglia cruise next month. I keep reading that it’s a crapshoot if you aren't in yacht club. Any details you can provide as to why?

I totally understand that. Id be the same way but my kettle boils fast and then all bets are off. seems like he was setting you up from the get go with no business card and then never around. I haven’t had but one bad steward in all my years of cruising so its very rare you find a bad apple. Doesn't sound like he will be around long if he stays the course he is on.

are you shore?(sure)

You guys got off to a slow start but didn’t disappoint! I would have probably complained a lot sooner in regards to that cabin steward who was MIA for the better part of the week.

Thanks for the followup. Glad your problem got solved.

Ok a little embarrassed to ask as we don't ever cruise in suites or high end cabins but thinking about a 4 day cruise in the YC. What does one tip the butler. I certainly wouldn’t want to undertip.

What no John Deere hat?

I’m very skeptical about this. Cheap is cheap. They'll find any reason to remove tips.

Thanks for the review. Horizon is one of my favorite ships,especially in the Havana area. we got off the Celebration the day you got off the Horizon. We also used Sas and luckily had no problems . Ours was also subcontracted and the vehicle wasnt marked. The driver said I’m in a black Mercedes. Oh ok, that narrowed it down, but we found him.

Looks like you are right about that. I asked on the Royal board and they said no tax in ports. Cant say about other cruise lines. Thanks for the question. I learned something today.😊

Tyvm for the response. Much appreciated!

The question wasn't about the money snarky, but thanks for using your important time to not answer the question.

Maybe because you had the package?? If they didn't swipe your card there is no way they could of charged you tax unless they wrote down your folio number but that doesn't seem to be the case either.

Do they charge tax on soda and drinks while still in the ports in Florida? How about if you have the soda package or drink package.

Did you look on your final receipt that they left in your mailbox to make sure it wasn’t added? on Royal we had a port stop in San Juan. Bought a drink while still in port and they charged tax on it.

We sail next month and we are supposed to sail at 3 pm.

Quick question. How was the dress code enforced on non gala nights? Were they strict about wearing long pants every night? TIA

I didn't even take notice! 👍 Safe travels tomorrow. 😀

Hope you have an awesome cruise. 😊

Thanks for taking the time to post all the info during this week while on your cruise.😀

you are correct. Some how the gate agent didn't know this.??? This was allegedly on Spirit Airlines. I also find it hard to believe that every person on that flight had a passport except for this toddler. But I'm only regurgitating what I read. There has to be more to the story.

I don't think there are any hard and fast rules for anything for sure . I just read a story about a family of 3 was denied boarding a flight from LAX to San Juan Puerto Rico because the toddler of the family didn't have a passport. 😲

I love the bigger ships. There is soo much to do on them. I do understand though that they are not everybody's cup of tea.

I don't think I have seen a breakdown of who gets what for a few years. Wondering how many pages this thread will go?