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Just noticed that you are in cabin 15022. We have booked the same cabin for the January 17 to 27, 2025. We loved the Divina YC our first time around just before the pandemic. It’s my favorite from among the other YCs we sailed. Enjoy!!!

On 4/8/2024 at 4:23 PM, Best Cat Mom said:

Day 1

 

We awoke as the sun was beginning to rise. Our room did not face east but my senses still perceived the lightening of the sky, likely because of my enthusiasm for what today would bring.

 

We had the free breakfast and ate just enough to get us to our first lunch at Le Muse, talking about how much better breakfast would be on board.

 

At 10:20am, we checked out of Hyatt Place and ordered our Uber to the port. It arrived promptly at 10:25am -- a great advantage of having a hotel near the airport. There was no traffic so we arrived at the port, checked our luggage at the YC tent and were escorted to the security area by 10:50am. Thirty minutes from hotel check out to ship security? I'll take it!

 

Five minutes later the ship had apparently been cleared and the YC guests were allowed to pass through security before the other guests who were lined up near us. There were about 20 or so guests in the YC pre-security seating area and maybe 200-250 other guests lined up separate from us.

 

Divina embarkation for this cruise was at Terminal C. We've never boarded at C before, though we did disembark at this terminal after our last cruise. BCD remembered the area because it's where he had to go to retrieve his confiscated Leatherman multi-tool at the end of our transatlantic crossing in December.

 

After security, we entered a YC guest area to provide credentials and receive cruise cards, taking pictures if needed. BCD had added his picture when he did his online check in and they did not take a new picture of him. I had used his picture (!) for my check in so they took a new picture of me. We were told to have a seat to wait for a butler escort. There were no refreshments and only about 16 seats. There was a line of us 20 at first, but guests coming after the first 15 minutes or so were checked in as soon as they were brought to the area.

 

At 11:07am, the group of us were taken upstairs by Head Butler Rudy. We did need to show our boarding pass again before going up the escalator. We were led to a seating area with refreshments:

 

There was prosecco (not semi-sweet but dry, similar to champagne), water (still and gas), fruit juice, mixed nuts and -- good news for those of you who covet them -- chocolate covered peanuts. We opted for some prosecco:

 

The entire group of us were escorted onto the ship at 11:35am and were firmly ensconsed in the Top Sail Lounge (TSL) by 11:42am. Another group of about 10 guests joined us in TSL just ten minutes later.

 

The head concierge Simone was circulating in TSL, welcoming people on board and answering questions. Another crew member was available to help with connecting to the internet. And one TSL butler was letting people know when their cabin was available. We were told that the buffet on the One Pool Deck was serving lunch beginning at noon and Le Muse would begin seating at 12:30pm today. Our cabin was available just before noon. We dropped off our 2 carry on bags, freshened up and headed to Le Muse to arrive just after 12:30pm.

 

Lunch details in next post…

We're booked on a B2B in mid January. Looking forward to sailing on the Seashore.

20 hours ago, Nashna said:

Our stateroom is directly across from the lifts.  I wonder if that area is secure as part of the YC or if anyone could walk by and use those elevators.

 

What deck have you been assigned and do you have the same cabin for both legs of the b/t/b? I just checked and we are on deck 14 and were given 2 different cabins. We are concerned about deck 14 and the accessibility to the YC amenities. We are seriously considering canceling.  We have a call in to our TA now.

Primas was our butler on the January 17 sailing and he, as well as his assistant Yokesh, was excellent.

Is this a pay cafe or covered like the buffet.

There is no charge for the cakes and pastries.

Hope this comes through... I put this together this morning - Compares Classic and Premium alcohol selections. CHEERS

Thank you. We'll be on the Eclipse in several weeks and this will come in handy.

Steve & Arlene

Deck - 10

Cabin # - 1273

Class – Concierge

Starboard or Port Side - Port

Bed near?(balcony or bath) – Balcony

Quiet Cabin (With comments on problems. Note if connecting. ) – Quiet

Balcony View - Give comments on view, noting if location of any obstructions was an issue. – Excellent view

Balcony Size? Normal or oversized for class? - Normal

Was wind a problem? on occasion

If an aft cabin, was soot a problem? Not at all

Any specific problems with this cabin? A bit too tight and limited storage space

Any other comments?