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Hi PinkSandGirl, I like your writing style and look forward to this cruise with you. No, I won't be on it.😉 I am intrigued with your reasons for wanting to cruise on Beyond and look forward to your impressions. Like you, the infinite verandah had no appeal to us and we love S class ships. But we decided to give E class a try, on the Beyond, also in a SS. In 2024. Long time from now!

As somewhat of a Celebrity loyalist, I must confess. After cruising on Nieuw Statendam for a Christmas/NY 2 week cruise, I loved that cruise. Why? I loved the music. Pretty much any type of music was available in the evening. Live, quality music. I loved the TV. Yes, I watch TV on a cruise. A huge TV on the wall opposite the bed. With lots of good programming. In addition, I LOVED the laundry. I think it was $7 a day, unlimited. Coming back pressed on hangers or in a nice basket. We are Elite + on X and get all kinds of free laundry. I would rather pay the $7 a day! While these things may not seem like much, it is enough that I think of that cruise often. Yes, I missed the Happy Hour and the great breakfasts (well, I do it for the view, not the food) at Tuscan Grill. I missed the beauty of X ships. And the status. We love to cruise in suites (lowly SS). On NS we cruised in a Vista Suite. They offered nothing in perks for cruising in a suite other than more cruising credit points. MEH. I think even their upper end suites don't offer very much. So in conclusion, if we can swing a suite, X it is. If we are saving a little $$, I look forward to HAL.

Yep. But I thought they were discussing the perks of the cruise line's loyalty programs.

I hope the OP realizes that Elite will not get your free coffee at Cafe Al Bacio. We just graduated to Elite + and are very excited that it will finally be free! We have done a few RCI cruises, 2 Freedom and 2 Oasis. Way too busy for my idea of a relaxing cruise.

Good idea! Does anyone know if the wifi included with YC is able to handle streaming Netflix or whatever? We have a Roku stick that carries all of our streaming services including YouTube TV (live). It is great for vacations. Does anyone know if the TVs on Meraviglia can handle these devices? We both appreciated that newspaper. Well that's good news that the cabins are larger on M. I also saw a picture and the TVs are larger too. Good luck checking your folio on Divina. I had to stop off at concierge frequently to check ours. No, that is not on the TV in Divina. Apparently it isn't a smart TV. Now that's an understatement! And on the last 2 nights of our cruise the reception went out on that little tiny TV, just when I found a movie on TCM that I wanted to watch! Thanks all for the info and hopefully just a few more answers. No, we won't be going on NCL. But we will be going on Celebrity. Can't wait to try The Retreat Just one more complaint (sorry!). On other cruise lines they have movies playing daily, some 3 times a day at different venues. Either a dedicated theater or MUTS (outdoors). And in addition they have movies in the cabin that are on demand. Start and pause to watch later. On our 10 night MSC cruise, I think that they only showed 1 movie (in the big theater), and then 1 MUTS. A total of 2 movies over a 10 night period. Honestly I may have missed 1 or 2, but not intentionally. I really wanted to enjoy a good movie. But YC was a very pleasant experience. I look forward to doing another MSC cruise, but they have to improve the TV/movie options. Unless I can use that Roku!

We cruised in YC a few weeks ago on Divina. Our first MSC cruise and we loved the YC experience. But we were not thrilled with the cabin. We were surprised at how small it was and a few other complaints. The television was crazy small and programming was terrible. My questions are, are the cabins any better on Meraviglia? Size, storage, TV? Is the programming the same, extremely limited? We love cruising from Port Canaveral because we drive. And we love cruising in suites. But we cannot justify the high cost of the YC for such a small cabin and bad TV experience. We usually cruise on Celebrity, but wanted to try something new and closer. We really did enjoy this cruise and the experience, but won't do it again in Divina. Thanks!

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