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31 minutes ago, Markanddonna said:

The 10 night on Jan 16 was supposed to go to Aruba*, Jamaica*, Cartagena, Panama*, Costa Rica*, Nassau, and Ocean Cay two separate times. The one that are * will likely be canceled. The second Ocean Cay will likely be canceled also. 

 

So, if you are going on the 4 day, keep in mind that many passengers were to go on the longer cruise that also included the 4 day itinerary. 

Youre simply referring to two separate cruises. While some people do B2B, its not very common

Just now, ISLABONITA said:

Where is this Jan 16th cruise going?

 

Nassau + Ocean Cay

1 hour ago, Fredric22 said:

Looks like Jan 16th sailing will only have around 300 guests.  I am a bit excited to have the ship almost all to ourselves but also a bit sad as well.  I hope some last minute bookings come in so the ship has at least some kind of atmosphere! 

Where did you get that info? In the roll call, someone said 1,000

Were on the Jan16th 4-day, are formal nights being done these days on short sailings?

After much deliberation, we are cruising this Sunday . The "peace of mind" was a lot less helpful than we wanted because there are only 2 ships here past April meaning limited and more expensive choices.

Looking to change the cruise but just realized that during my next window (April), two of the four ships MSC has in the Caribbean will be back in Europe.

Crap.

So uh, whats the best way to get a full refund as someone without insurance who may have covid? Wont get my test back until tomorrow, sailing on 16th

26 minutes ago, floridababa said:

We just cancelled our January 8 cruise. We like the shows and if virus travels to entertainment then we would not have a great time. I'm too nervous to be quarantined in a cabin. Not worth the aggravation.

Also would like to know what options you were given when cancelling

1 hour ago, matt94 said:

I’m on Meraviglia right now. So far, there have been no issues with docking in Ocean Cay and the production shows. 
 

A madatory COVID test for the entire ship is currently in progress.  I was in the first group of about 15 people and there was already a positive case detected. I would assume there will be a decent amount of other cases identified by the time everyone gets tested today. 
 

It has been great on board so far. There are about 1000 passengers so it is very quiet. 

Please keep us updated, I am sailing Jan 16 and worried about the silence.

Yeah this whole peace of mind thing isnt making me very happy when its so hard to pick a replacement. Why cant I bank the credit?

3 hours ago, mscdivina2016 said:

That would be the "Piece of mind Guarantee" they offer.

I thought they stopped this?

I dont have insurance so Im a wee bit worried

7 hours ago, Silent Penguin said:

Hi,  I'm bringing this thread back up to ask if anyone here has sailed recently with having only received the Johnson & Johnson 1-shot vaccination.  It seems to me my daughter -who is going for her J&J shot on Monday- is worrying unnecessarily.  If she hears that others have not had any problems with Carnival allowing them to sail, she will stop worrying about it.

I would highly recommend another vaccine. The omicron data is showing 0% (zero) for J&J.

I say this as someone with J&J - just got a Moderna booster

I am willing to go but I think theres a 40% chance it wont happen.

With omicron overwhelming NYC/NJ I expect we will hear about a "covid cruise" (likely the 12 day cruises which will allow spread+symptoms) which in turn will mean islands will start closing the doors.

Cabo turned a ship away today and many of the small islands will not tolerate the risk.

On 12/10/2021 at 3:01 PM, tx121 said:

 

Just got off the Meragvilia yesterday and we were in Ocean Cay until 6pm (all aboard 5:30pm)on the 2nd day and arrived back to Port Canaveral at 7am

Did you original itinerary say 12pm departure?

11 minutes ago, HappyInVan said:

Yes, very unfortunate that the NCL thread(s) are out of control.

 

Anyway, last heard, Breakaway has 17 infected with one suspected omicron case. Apparently, NCL requires 100% vax and does not require masks onboard.

 

Gonna change.

Correct, the ship finally departed close to midnight with a new mask mandate.

NCL execs are probably praying to every god they can find that additional crew won't start testing positive over the course of the next voyage.

This is a requirement of various European ports and changes as covid ebbs and flows.

I booked MSC specifically because they have the strictest mas mandate

Meanwhile, Norwegian has zero mask requirements and today they are trying to manage an outbreak on one of their ships.

I also visited Mexico last Spring which had a strict outdoor mask mandate. Its not a big deal. Managed to climb the pyramids just fine with a mask on.

Was free food available after 9pm?

On 11/30/2021 at 5:39 AM, BoundForSea said:

Now when Seashore came to Miami last week, where were they all? None of them lined the banks of South Pointe Park with live coverage. Nobody has been on the first Seashore Sailings all of a sudden these past couple of weeks. They weren’t at the naming ceremony on OC. MSC doesn’t cater to influencers like CCorp does.

 

I noticed this too. I was expecting a flood of Seashore videos but the only ones Im finding on Youtube and randoms with 400 followers. Not a single big account appears to have gone on the new ship in the US.

Mind you, with all the IT problems theyve been having (2 hour lines to fix the missing drink/web packages) this was probably smart on MSCs part lol

1 hour ago, Morgsmom said:

On the Divina at the cafe bar in the Buffet there was freshly squeezed orange juice.  

Great! On RCL you also have to know where to look if you want it.

36 minutes ago, pvpollock said:

I didn't have a drink package, the only juice I saw was that there were types at the coffee stations that came out of a machine (lemonade, mango, cranberry, etc).  Sorry

Yeah thats all Ive seen on the videos, but the package does clearly say FRESH juice...

Thanks!

On 5/13/2021 at 3:41 PM, elorawoahh said:

Hi All,

 

My family is headed to CocoCay in the beginning of July and we are trying to get all of our excursions booked. When I look at the waterpark, it says there is a 300lb weight limit for all of the slides. My husband is right near that and I'm wondering how it works. Do they weigh you when you go in, or if they suspect you're too heavy would they weigh you at the top of a slide? Or do they just trust you that you're under the weight limit? Any help would be much appreciated, as he really wants to do it with us, but I'm worried he will get turned away if they weigh him and he's a few pounds over. (Cruise weight is real.)

 

Thanks!

What ended up happening?

A member of my party is at 290lbs and we are looking at a ship that stops in Coco

If a staff yelled at me like that I would boycott the company. Curious that the bloggers said they would keep sailing with MSC if the price is right

Does anyone know if the telescopes are out and where?

I just booked for Jan and the all-in was nowhere to be found on the MSC website, so I booked via a travel agency website that did have it.