bombomba Posted March 23, 2017 #1 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Hello! I'm new to posting here, but have been lurking for a while. We have the Seaview booked, while not for the inaugural cruise, within a month of it. We're pretty new to cruising (only a short RCCL one many years ago and a Disney one more recently) and have never been on a very new ship. I'm a little obsessive and like to know what to expect - so I'm hoping for some historical knowledge? How has MSC been in the past with brand new ships in regards to having things running smoothly by the first sailing, or cancelling first sailings? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Beamafar Posted March 23, 2017 #2 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Very good question! Sailing on Meraviglia in 12 weeks time - she'll be less than 2 weeks old then so it'll be interesting to hear from those who've experienced MSC new-builds before. Failing that, at least you'll get reports from those of us who are early cruisers on both Meraviglia and Seaside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parallax Posted March 23, 2017 #3 Share Posted March 23, 2017 We are the New Years cruise on the Seaside. I'm sure there will be some hiccups but hopefully they will be minor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fostelo Posted March 23, 2017 #4 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Im sailing b2b 13th july 2018 on seaview so will be following along Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skier52 Posted March 23, 2017 #5 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Hello! I'm new to posting here, but have been lurking for a while. We have the Seaview booked, while not for the inaugural cruise, within a month of it. We're pretty new to cruising (only a short RCCL one many years ago and a Disney one more recently) and have never been on a very new ship. I'm a little obsessive and like to know what to expect - so I'm hoping for some historical knowledge? How has MSC been in the past with brand new ships in regards to having things running smoothly by the first sailing, or cancelling first sailings? Thank you! I've got the maiden voyage on Seaview booked I'll let you know next year;p:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted March 24, 2017 #6 Share Posted March 24, 2017 There are always a few problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombomba Posted March 24, 2017 Author #7 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Very good question! Sailing on Meraviglia in 12 weeks time - she'll be less than 2 weeks old then so it'll be interesting to hear from those who've experienced MSC new-builds before. Failing that, at least you'll get reports from those of us who are early cruisers on both Meraviglia and Seaside. Looking forward to hearing reports of the Meraviglia! 3 new ships launched within one year...hopefully they'll have learned some things by the third one. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelinggrands Posted March 30, 2017 #8 Share Posted March 30, 2017 We sailed on the Divinia a few years ago, when she was pretty new. Had a few problems with the help not knowing where things were located. I can remember trying to find a free language lesson that was in a named room on 6th floor. No one knew it by that name, even people who worked in some of the shops/bars on that floor. Turns out it wasn't in a "room" but in a lounge area between the right & left sides. Just a small bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Beamafar Posted March 31, 2017 #9 Share Posted March 31, 2017 We sailed on the Divinia a few years ago, when she was pretty new. Had a few problems with the help not knowing where things were located. I can remember trying to find a free language lesson that was in a named room on 6th floor. No one knew it by that name, even people who worked in some of the shops/bars on that floor. Turns out it wasn't in a "room" but in a lounge area between the right & left sides. Just a small bump. LOL .......... looking forward to being mis-directed around the ship in 11 weeks time - seems it'll be a case of "the blind leading the blind". :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthy Posted March 31, 2017 #10 Share Posted March 31, 2017 LOL .......... looking forward to being mis-directed around the ship in 11 weeks time - seems it'll be a case of "the blind leading the blind". :o With a cocktail in hand Bea, with a cocktail [emoji484] [emoji16] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNJCruisers Posted April 3, 2017 #11 Share Posted April 3, 2017 The one year delayed opening (or possibly longer) of Ocean Caye was a bitter pill to swallow since it was a primary reason for us to sail on the Seaside. But, with the reasonable cost of the YC inside cabin, combined with the 400 in OBC and discounted rate by booking two years in advance, we decided not to cancel. Looking forward to the ship within a ship concept at a rate much cheaper than what NCL charges for the Haven Sent from my XT1254 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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