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We do not dock in Olden, but dock in Nordfjordeid instead. The tour that I found went to Briksdal, like those from Olden, but from Nordfjordeid. This tour's meeting point only looks available in Olden. Let me know if I'm wrong. Public transportation sounds good for the affordability; however, I would also be concerned since you mentioned the availability/full buses. Tammy

Hi, Has anyone tried this tour? It is by: Visit Nordfjordeid AS by Fjord Guiding AS at https://www.fjordex.no/briksdal-glacier It looks good, but the company does not have many reviews that I can find. So, wanted your input. Thanks! Tammy

Hi -- I don't remember well since we did not take our kids. There were definitely not many, many kids. I suspect that they would run the kids' club, but how many other kids would they get to hang out with would be the question. Not all kids like almost 1:1 attention. I tried to check our Roll Call to see who mentioned bringing kids and their ages; however, I could not find find it anymore. I recommend looking at the roll calls for the dates that work for you and see if they mention bringing kids and/or ask if they are to get an idea. Tammy

Maybe or maybe they were worried about the extra mouths on the ship for Spring Break :). It was labeled frozen yogurt on the Dailies. It came out of a soft serve machines that the crew served. It was not a complaint. It was good, and I told myself that it was healthier. From not the East coast, I only know Carvel Whaley Ice Cream cake, yum.

Interesting on the sad library. We also like the daily crossword, sudoku, and trivia in the library. Well, Carnival has those at the Java Cafe. We asked about paper puzzles in the games area, but they were just checking out board games to families. Good -- just bad luck and bad timing on meeting our steward sooner. He did leave his card after we met him. Tammy

Thanks! It was a great trip. You will love it. Yes, picking between a warm coat and a raincoat was hard. We had some Smart Wool balaclavas and hat that helped too. Tammy

Yes, I have heard that Yacht Club is very nice and more affordable that other lines' ship within a ship. We missed out though.

Hi, We tried out MSC for the first time on the MSC Meraviglia from NYC for our oldest son's high school graduation over Spring Break. This also let our kids see NYC for the first time. This was our 18th cruise with all previous on NCL or Carnival. We are in our later 40s, and kids are teens. If you want to check it out -- Review: https://ww-wanderers.blogspot.com/2024/03/msc-meraviglia-review-march-2024.html Play by Play including NYC and ports: Port Canaveral, Ocean Cay, and Nassau: https://ww-wanderers.blogspot.com/2024/03/msc-cruise-nyc-and-bahamas-march-2024.html If you have any questions, let me know! Tammy

Hi, We tried out MSC for the first time on the MSC Meraviglia from NYC for our oldest son's high school graduation over Spring Break. This also let our kids see NYC for the first time. This was our 18th cruise with all previous on NCL or Carnival. We are in our later 40s, and kids are teens. If you want to check it out -- Review: https://ww-wanderers.blogspot.com/2024/03/msc-meraviglia-review-march-2024.html Play by Play including NYC and ports: Port Canaveral, Ocean Cay, and Nassau: https://ww-wanderers.blogspot.com/2024/03/msc-cruise-nyc-and-bahamas-march-2024.html If you have any questions, let me know! Tammy

Right -- disposable bottled water, and yes, it a large water.

Awesome -- I learned blogging from you! Yeah, the bottle water -- we only saw it on the Panorama in Jan 2023; before that had it was delivered to our room on arrival. Saving the room stewards time to add more cabins to their workload? The Cabo Arch is on the Port side. Tammy

Oh, our Spring Break is March 10th-17th instead. I guess it is better if they spread Spring Break crowds out some. I should have been more specific. Have fun on your cruise! Tammy

Interested! Thanks for sharing

Thank you for sharing! I'm eager to read your first review too. We are taking our 2 teenage boys over spring break year and trying MSC for the first time. Doh, my husband like the tea. The weather may be better, but there will be lots of people being spring break time. Tammy

Have fun on your cruise! If you have any questions on the smaller (2k'ish passenger) NCL ships, let me know. Tammy