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A few years ago, we had a cruise stop in Falmouth and we did a zip line excursion. We took a bus and he drove us into the jungle. The driver stop the bus and says "I got robbed right here a month ago". Everyone one the bus yelled GO.lol

I would want to be in charge of their website and fix that hot mess of a website.

I manage a huge corporate website and the HAL website is horrible.  Just think how much money it costs them to have a website that is so frustrating.  I have to switch browsers, clear cookies, rub my head, and pat my stomach six times just to get logged in.

I saw this article about the new Spain Cruise tax and at the bottom, it said that starting Oct 22nd, Barcelona was going to move the Cruise port outside of the city.  Does anyone know where?
https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/09/22/spanish-cruise-holiday-warning-as-guests-told-all-inclusive-drinks-will-be-taxed

I saw the original poster post this on FB.  What is really sad is that someone had that room on the cruise after them and had the exact same problems.  When HAL sees a problem with a room that can't be fixed quickly, they should not have sell that room on the very next cruise.

We booked a Mediterranean cruise on the Oosterdam for April of 2024.  My wife selected room 8030 which is right below the gym on the port side.  Does anyone know if that would be too noisy under the gym?

Someone on FB said there will be a 1,000 people on board.

See you on board.

We are going on the Nov 6th sailing of the Meraviglia and my father-in-law talked to a rep on the phone and he said they will not accept antigen test unless they are CDC approved.  What the heck does that mean???  I don't know if the reps for MSC even read the website or because they have a different answer depending upon who you talk to.  

I was able to login, but then again, I am special.

Awesome, I tried 10 times and I get an error "Service Is Not Available".  Then why have it on your website???

We sail on Nov 6th on the Meraviglia and we got our tickets emailed to them.  However, they have disappeared in our login.  We tried updating, but no luck.  Has anyone been able to register their credit card?  I get an error every time with any of my cards.

You do get the Aurea experience if you win the bid.  

If your concerned about food in the main dining room, get a specialty package. The food is great and it's pretty reasonable. 

BTW, the sailing on Nov 6th now has Ocean Cay on Sunday and Monday so we will be staying the night at Ocean Cay.  I think this is good news because we can stay on the beach after dinner and watch the Light House show.

I am booked on the November 6th Meraviglia.  Go into the cruise with a good attitude and just roll with the changes. Yes, MSC is a little different than other cruises; however, the ship is beautiful, your at sea, and you don't have to clean up after you eat.  If you are picky about food, buy one of the specialty dining packages.  The specialty restaurants are great.  

I had a friend cruise on the Royal Caribbean Oasis and as he was getting off the ship, he remarked to a guy standing next to him that this has been such a great cruise.  His response, this has been a horrible cruise.  Any cruise is what you make of it.  Attitude is the difference between an ordeal and an adventure. 

Did they have an elegant/formal night on your cruise?

Nachi Cocoms in Cozumel is a relaxing beach resort that is highly rated.  We are going on the MSC Chacchoben ruins tour in Costa Maya.  We've been to Costa Maya before and took a cab to the beach and had lunch at the many restaurants that face the beach.  

I've seen people comment on social media that the Spa is closed on the Meraviglia.  Does anyone know how long it will be closed for?

I don't believe that the slow refund is due to cash flow problems, but due to incompetence from their IT staff. I booked an excursion and they double billed us for it.  I waited 70 minutes on hold to talk to someone.  I finally got through, explained the problem, and they said "no problem, we will refund your money in 6 months".  WHAT!!! this was your mistake and I am going to have to wait 6 months to get my money back????

You get the Aurea experience alone with the Whirlpool room.

We sailed on the Seaside and we thought the buffet was great, specialty restaurants were great, the main dining room was not so great.  Our waiters had a problem with English, the wait was long, the food was cold, bland, and the deserts weren't that great.  We are going on the Meraviglia in November and I'm hoping that the main dining room is improved over the Seaside. 

We went on the Seaside a couple of years ago.  I thought the Specialty restaurants were great.  I liked the buffet, but I thought the Main Dining Room was awful.  They covered everything in a bland sauce and the portions were small.  The deserts all tasted the samel.

I wonder how many will cancel because of this policy?  I know there are people who can't get vaccinated because of medical issues.  

This dude said that if you upgrade to a YC, you get the YC room, but not the YC experience.