amurray88

Wow, that's early!

A coffee in Europe (€1), plus a few cans of juice brought on with us and we save around £300 😉

Last time I was on MSC I got the drinks package for $99.... Not this time. I'm just a cheapskate, there's no way I'd be giving them £3.50 (~£4.20 after gratuities) for a can of coke.

Wow that is pricey!

We're sailing with an 11 month old if that helps ...

I would agree....and MSC also say that you have to check in online so are 6,000 passengers going to be in the fast track queue? If so, I'd rather stick to the normal queue....

Hello, Does anyone know what Fast Track embarkation means? I have it on my boarding pass, just wondering. Thanks!

I think that's a great point... Although on their website MSC say Flip flops should be worn in pool areas, are they really going to stop you when you don't wear them? Of course not. Although you shouldn't light a cigarette in the dining room, will they stop you? I believe they would. It's up to MSC to 1. Make rules and 2. Decide which ones actually matter in practice.

All I'm saying is - it is very unfair that some people say "oh it's shocking not following the rules" to the rules that they don't break, whilst they break other rules. As long as it's within reason and not having an impact on others I'm quite happy for others to do it. What "within reason" means is different for anyone I guess

Yep, definitely some decks are lethal for it! Not had it on MSC before but had it on RCL and it was a shocker

I agree with you - and I'm the same. I follow just about every rule, would always be polite and would always try to help others. I'm happy to bring my own drink - within reason - to try and save a bit of money. I also don't wear flip flops by the pool often. Sometimes we know rules too and decide not to follow them - if everyone knew the flip flops rules it would still be seen as a bit daft so most of us would still not follow it all the time.

Their rules are pretty clear... The problem is - some of say "we will bring a bottle of wine with us" and some people say oh that's shocking, you should follow the rules. Then you show them the rules and they say ahhh but that doesn't apply to me, ahhh but that's different. Stones and glass houses...

🤣 You mean, you follow rules that suit you to follow and that you're happy to follow.

I understand that ..but people say they follow every rule. They don't mean that. They mean they follow the rules that suit them on the whole. In the nicest way, you don't/won't follow EVERY rule. Most rules? Yep, not every rule. I also follow rules, but I pick certain rules to not follow. Nothing major, not to hurt anyone. I'm not sure I believe anyone who would say they follow every rule.

We break rules all the time. Please don't tell me you've never walked on the pool deck without flip flops on.

Very concerning that you skip dessert.

Gutted about the daily planners...will make sure to pick them up each day at reception. It's sad...but I keep them. When friends come round and ask about cruises - "stuck on a boat all day", "nothing to do" ...or even "what do you do during the day", I bring these out...

I think they were saying that the couple didn't talk to each other. I can partially get it - I'm a quiet guy but will still always talk to my wife during a meal. 😅

Unfortunately no GUAR cabins when I booked... had to go for a normal inside. Presumably no chance of an upgrade. Raging! .... just joking 🙂

I've heard great things about Tebay 🤣

Thanks! We're travelling from Glasgow in a few weeks time! Where did you stop off? We were thinking ~Penrith and ~Warwick before an overnight with friends in Abingdon. This would leave us with an hour's drive on the morning of the cruise. Did you book your shows on the app when you got on the ship? We've never been on Virtuosa before - done Seaview a few years ago so if you have top tips please let us know 👌

Hello, Any thoughts on this?

Hi all, I went to find out info on the Baby club for upcoming Virtuosa. MSC says baby club is temporarily suspended, is that correct? If so, is there a restart date? If it is running...how do you go about booking it? Thanks!

That's helpful. I checked for Virtuosa on a few sailings (both for this year and next) and there was no sign of any GTY cabins at all - all gave a cabin number at time of booking. My booking has a cabin number too so I'm guessing I'll not be in luck but you never know - hoping it changes!

It seems free upgrades are more or less random. I've had one before, some have had several, some none. If you've had it before, when did you complete online check in? Is it the case that if you do it first then you get first dibs of upgrades? Or later when they know the likelihood of selling those cabins?