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The problem was that you couldn't use the stairs and that made it difficult to get to another deck.

I guess it depends on how they block them. They used the kind of ropes they often have on airports.

Agree.

I absolutely agree about the umbrellas. Included spaservices doesn't interest me.

The Yacht Club is already excellent but does anyone has any idea how they can make it even better? I mean realistic things, not things like helicopter transfer from the ship to the airport! I think that a special YC elevator not only within the YC-decks but to all decks should be nice. A special taxiline when disembarking should be great too! I understand if MSC can't decide that but it should be nice. Maybe embarking YC passengers could use a special lane to get directly to the tent with the taxi and there they could let disembarking passengers take the taxi from the port. What a great perk! Any suggestions? What should you appreciate?

Big deal when in a hurry to get to the Champagnebar and can't get there!

I'm sure that their butler and other staff in the YC will do everything for them to make the cruise great.

My mistake, it should be 3 pm.

Not really "late", the "Yacht Club sundeck grill and bar" closed att 5 pm on our cruise.

They probably feel that the Yacht Club restaurant is crowded.

We embarked the MSC World Europa yesterday. Early during the cruise our butler told us that they should open a new restaurant for Yacht Club guests, I don't remember his exact words. He wasn't sure what day it should be when he told us about it and he never came back to us about it.

Not very easy when they have blocked the passage.

We are not very experienced, it was only our 10th cruise. It was much worse than it has been before.

Disembarked MSC World Europa yesterday. Lovely ship but VERY annoying when the photographers blocked many of the stairs on deck 6-8. I understand that the cruiselines earn lots of many on photos but I should be prepared to pay more for the cruise to avoid that.

We are having a great cruise on a very nice ship. She is BIG! Is she too big? The first day my answer had probably been yes but now I say that for a short cruise, like a week, she is a little too big but not if the cruise had been longer. Excellent food and service in the YC. There are lots of YC cabins, is the lounge and restaurant crowded? No. There are more people than on the smaller ships but I think that is a good thing. I rather wait a few more minutes than eat in an empty restaurant. It's very hot in southern Europe right now so it's too hot to be outside most of the day. The weather isn't MSCs fault but they could have added some shade. No shade at all on the YC sundeck. Very little outside areas on the lower, up to deck 10, decks. A nice outside area outside of the Champagnebar but too hot, very little shade. Lots of nice food at the Champagnebar. Great oysters. The temperature inside is very nice, maybe a little warm in the YC restaurant, lots of glass letting the sun in. Overall we are having a great time.

Are american authorities really that strict in an emergency? Will they abandon an american citizen in need? A child? I don't say that you are wrong, only that it surprise me.

I have only been on Meraviglia and Divina. I prefer Meraviglia and the main reason for that is that on Meraviglia the Yacht Club restaurant in located within the Yacht Club and on Divina the restaurant is at the other end of the ship. We will soon, next week, embark the MSC World Europa and are very excited!

I only responded to what to expect when flying business class.

On flights within Europe many airlines give their business class passengers the right to the empty seat next to you! They won't assign that seat to anyone.

I mean book shows and restaurants, not prepay.

Exactly. That's the reason I reacted. You said that the OP packed too much and I think, to each their own.

It's also very nice to have dinner during the sailaway, if you sit by the window.

We didn't do any laundry when we did a transatlantic cruise but it was only 11 nights. The risk of losing the luggage is not big enough for me to do laundry on my vacation.

We are allowed two bags each, maximum 70lb, for our flight next week. We will NOT bring that much!

It might have been completely different if it had been an emergency. They have other protocols to follow then. Now it was something they haven't trained for and because of that they didn't really know what to do.