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When do they normally update the app information like having dinning times that reflect the days that you are at sea and in port. we go onto the Silhouette on Thursday and the app is still showing that Luminae is open for lunch on day 2 when we are in Key West. I have changed over the cruises (we are doing b2b) to make sure that they have updated but the information is still wrong.

MSC do a status match. Before we did our cruise in 2019 I think the matched Elite and plus to Diamomd level but that had changed to gold level, the one below black, when we cruised. I doesn’t give much at whatever level you are at. What is more important is that you get 5% discount if you are a Voyager club member even if you have not cruised with them before so you have to join that before you book the first cruise although we did get the discount added after the booking. Here is a link to the benefits. https://www.msccruises.co.uk/manage-booking/msc-voyagers-club/members-benefits

Having been in the Suite experience since it was introduced and having also travelled in the YC in a RS, I can confirm that the YC lounge certainly beats the Retreat hands down. You have a proper bar and enough staff to serve drinks to whoever want one, or more. There is continuing changing entertainment throughout the night which we found enough for what we were looking for. The pool deck does have a buffet with hot and cold offerings although we didn’t try this as in the Med we found the food covered in wasps etc but as long as you watch what you are taking it should be ok. We have 3 MSC YC cruises booked for 2015 in the Caribbean which will be a slightly different experience as they will not be doing the continuos daily disembark and embarkation at every port.

That is only for one ship. The rest will no doubt go to the Beyond which will probably be the next in line, then the Apex, then Edge. It will be at least April before they start on the S Class……

The butlers that were removed were either sacked or moved on to other duties so they no longer have enough to go round so they will bring them back on the newest ship first, the Ascent, and then introduce them to the others as they find butlers.

Looks highly unlikely. They will do the Edge ships first in all probability.

I suspect that the unsuccessful emails are automated for two days before the cruise.

We leave for the US a week on Monday! now quite reconciled that we are unlikely to hear until just before the second cruise. No longer bothered either way. The SS is fine for us and if we stay there we have loads of surplus cash to do everything we as t on the cruise. We may use the obc we have for us rather using it for offspring.

The process is run by a company who specialise in maximising cruise revenue so all the decisions made are on that basis rather than having any logic to the beneficiaries. We are on two b2b cruises this month on the Silhouette. We had. A Corner SS, same one for each cruise, then I submitted some bids. We are now in a Horizon suite on deck 7 at the front for the 4 day cruise and have heard nothing about the bids on the second cruise. There are only 2 RS left. We are either in our original SS cabin or a RS but on the basis that Celebrity want close to £20k or $25k for 10 days it is worth their while not determining the bids until the last minute in case someone with deep pockets decides they want a cruise next week.

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I don’t think he post that I replied to referred to the Edge and there was no sign of them having anything booked on an E class, but if the AQ have IVs then surely that makes a suite much more appealing.

The room is at least 50% bigger than an AQ cabin, bathroom has a bath but we would prefer a proper shower. Balcony is also 50% bigger. No more waiting for someone to clear the end of the bed so you can go toted other side of the room. That is worth it alone!

Usually when this happens the pending bid has been successful.

Thanks, That is good to know for the future. At the moment we have only done one Edge cruise, the rest have been on S Class but suspect we will have to make the change in the future as our favourite ships get redeployed.

On Silhouette, on our last cruise they ran a couple of events on the Retreat sun deck, rather than the Helipad which we enjoyed better than any of the helipad ones. Done the helipad a good number of times but have got to the stage where we don’t bother if invited.

We have done a fair number of Celebrity Cruises which have visited St Lucia. I would say that the vast majority have berthed at Port Seraphine. i think over all the years we have only been at the other dock once.and from a review of my photos that was on a Princess Cruise in 2011. No doubt something will happen and we will be ar the other Pier.

They are all included and restocked daily.

We have b2b cruise’s next month. We bid on both. The first cruise was accepted on 8th January, the other is still pending despite there only being 3 RS available on the whole ship.

Yes they do, two days before the cruise_

Us too. We are in the Retreat on Silhouette next month and have YC MSC Seascape booked for 2025

Good luck

On all Solstice class ships you can order from the main dining room menu as the kitchens are in the same space.

If you want kong you can do a 21 night b2b on the Beyond just now.

At least it was not just us that got the run around once we left the ship! Doesn’t make the experience any more enjoyable though.