DaiC1 Posted June 24, 2018 #126 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Really stressing about all this now& can’t get answers from MSC re disembarkation. I’m only going on this cruise to try MSC as have never cruised with them before. I have never had any problems with any other cruise lines. I also have walked off NCL before wiTh my case& there was a lot of people doing the same thing. Can’t see why this would not be an option, I really feel that I am going to have to book a flight as late as 14.00pm so there is no doubt about getting to the airport - either that or disembark in Marseille. This is ‘taking the shine off my holiday before it has even begun’��������ument I've walked off in Genoa went to the information desk explained the situation {Had to show our flight reservation documents} they exchanged our disembarkation tickets all sorted we were in the first group off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hematite153 Posted June 24, 2018 #127 Share Posted June 24, 2018 So, complimentary breakfast in bed (for the Fantastica experience) only includes basic buffet breakfast items--coffee, tea, milk, sugar, toast, butter, jam & eggs Also juice, hot chocolate, cereals, bread rolls and pastries - no eggs. As someone with a gluten allergy, that's very frustrating to read. Good to know in advance, though. Thanks. (The other two cruise lines we've travelled on had free room service food, but, you paid for delivery, so, it didn't occur to me that we'd be paying for the food separately.) For future reference, are the food costs included with any of the other experiences? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Beamafar Posted June 24, 2018 #128 Share Posted June 24, 2018 As someone with a gluten allergy, that's very frustrating to read. Good to know in advance, though. Thanks. (The other two cruise lines we've travelled on had free room service food, but, you paid for delivery, so, it didn't occur to me that we'd be paying for the food separately.) For future reference, are the food costs included with any of the other experiences? Only for Yacht Club Experience bookings, but also included with the deluxe (premium) drinks package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skier52 Posted June 25, 2018 Author #129 Share Posted June 25, 2018 OMG this is so helpful. Thank you very much. Can I book transfers before I travel or will I have to wait until I get on the ship. You can do either I've done both but I found that it was best to prebook, as booking on the ship requires them to check with Naples sales HQ that there are available seats on the coach, which can be most of the cruise before you get an answer and that is worrying. Been there done that. I prebooked, (had to be done by phone as you can't do it on the net.), for the cruise I had two weeks ago. One hiccup was they wouldn't release my tickets 21 days in advance as the computer expected to have flights booked as well. so it took a phone call to my regional office to sort out, which was no trouble at all and very easily done as they had accepted my transfer booking in the first place. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canugess Posted June 27, 2018 #130 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Hi Canugess, last month on ORCHESTRA Warnemünde to Iceland the price for roomservice in Bella cabins were 3,95 €. In Fantastica Cabins this is free for continental breakfast and other dishes from the room menu. But for these dishes, only the service was free. For the dishes themselves, you had to pay the a la card price. Have a nice cruise Thank you for your reply. Its only a bog standard Continental breakfast we are likely to be ordering. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anisunshine Posted July 18, 2018 #131 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Hello! We are going to MSC Preziosa soon. I saw in a post in this forum that I can prepay the gratuities. Can someone tell me how? I have asked the agency I booked, but they answered that on MSC gratuities can not be prepaid... Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drsel Posted July 18, 2018 #132 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Hello! We are going to MSC Preziosa soon. I saw in a post in this forum that I can prepay the gratuities. Can someone tell me how? I have asked the agency I booked, but they answered that on MSC gratuities can not be prepaid...Thanks in advance Not necessary, nor advisable to prepay gratuities. Carry cash or credit card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anisunshine Posted July 18, 2018 #133 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Hello and thanks. Why not? I prefer to pay for what I can in advance, instead of carrying cash with me. I don't have credit card, so it is not an option. Even if I pre-pay them it will be cheaper, because of the currency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drsel Posted July 18, 2018 #134 Share Posted July 18, 2018 What if there is a service issue? What if you have to wait 30 minutes for your dinner to arrive and spend 1.5 hours at dinner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skier52 Posted July 18, 2018 Author #135 Share Posted July 18, 2018 What if there is a service issue? What if you have to wait 30 minutes for your dinner to arrive and spend 1.5 hours at dinner? I think you'll find that \Europeans will expect to take 1.5 - 2 hours for dinner, so it wouldn't be a service issue. It's the US guests that wolf their food down and want to have a meal in a few minutes just like in McDonalds 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drsel Posted July 18, 2018 #136 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Haha yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anisunshine Posted July 18, 2018 #137 Share Posted July 18, 2018 :))) Hahaha.. yes, dinner for 1,5 hour is not a problem. Thank you all. The company contacted me again and told me that I can pre-pay the money. 11$ per night per person according to them. I don\t know the price of Msc Preziosa per night in euro if I pay cash onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drsel Posted July 18, 2018 #138 Share Posted July 18, 2018 10 euro pppn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anisunshine Posted July 18, 2018 #139 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phissy Posted July 18, 2018 #140 Share Posted July 18, 2018 We've stayed on the ship 'til almost lunchtime on a couple of occasions when in non-YC cabins. We've been able to stay on 'til mid-afternoon and have lunch in YC on a couple of other occasions. This was on Med cruises, though, where the ship wasn't in turnaround mode (many of the ports on the itineraries were embarkation ports). This is what we are planning to do. Med cruise, in YC, and flight is at 5:30pm. Hoping for a relaxing morning , lunch in YC and then final good bye to Barcelona. Since we are arriving a week before cruise, all our sightseeing should be concluded before cruise starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Beamafar Posted July 18, 2018 #141 Share Posted July 18, 2018 This is what we are planning to do. Med cruise, in YC, and flight is at 5:30pm. Hoping for a relaxing morning , lunch in YC and then final good bye to Barcelona. I'd respectfully suggest that you clear it with the concierge first - you won't be automatically entitled to have lunch on disembarkation day. We asked the concierge to ok it with the YC restaurant m'D. The concierge will also look after your luggage until you want to disembark and will arrange for someone to assist you with your bags when you leave. Well, that was my experience, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drsel Posted July 18, 2018 #142 Share Posted July 18, 2018 I'd respectfully suggest that you clear it with the concierge first - you won't be automatically entitled to have lunch on disembarkation day. We asked the concierge to ok it with the YC restaurant m'D. The concierge will also look after your luggage until you want to disembark and will arrange for someone to assist you with your bags when you leave. Well, that was my experience, anyway.Hi, Bea, do you have to pay more for checking out on time, but leaving the ship after lunch?Can you leave your luggage outside the room after checkout and personally carry it off the ship after lunch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Beamafar Posted July 18, 2018 #143 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Hi, Bea, do you have to pay more for checking out on time, but leaving the ship after lunch?Can you leave your luggage outside the room after checkout and personally carry it off the ship after lunch? Just to be clear, D, this is YC we're speaking about. There was no extra charge; I just spoke with the concierge the day before disembarkation and explained that we had a late flight. We were able to leave our luggage with the concierge the next morning and enjoy the extra time onboard. A porter was ordered for us when we were disembarking who assisted us with our luggage all the way out to the terminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drsel Posted July 19, 2018 #144 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Just to be clear, D, this is YC we're speaking about. There was no extra charge; I just spoke with the concierge the day before disembarkation and explained that we had a late flight. We were able to leave our luggage with the concierge the next morning and enjoy the extra time onboard. A porter was ordered for us when we were disembarking who assisted us with our luggage all the way out to the terminal.So, will they allow it for non YC cabins?What happens if a non YC cabin checks out of the cabin at 9am, then leaves the ship at 3pm or later, cos they have a late evening flight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Beamafar Posted July 19, 2018 #145 Share Posted July 19, 2018 I can only share what we did when we stayed on when in a non-YC cabin. We left our luggage outside the cabin the evening before; it was in the terminal waiting for us when we disembarked just before lunchtime. There was very little luggage still in the terminal at the time. We've never stayed on for lunch unless we were in YC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drsel Posted July 19, 2018 #146 Share Posted July 19, 2018 I can only share what we did when we stayed on when in a non-YC cabin. We left our luggage outside the cabin the evening before; it was in the terminal waiting for us when we disembarked just before lunchtime. There was very little luggage still in the terminal at the time. We've never stayed on for lunch unless we were in YC.Thanks Bea, isn't it risky to let the luggage remain unattended in the terminal for so many hours?Any possibility that someone may pick it up accidentally or otherwise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Beamafar Posted July 19, 2018 #147 Share Posted July 19, 2018 I'll admit I was quite worried about it at the time. Fortunately it was fine, but I don't know if I'd chance it again! :rolleyes: The hall looked extremely empty with just a handful of suitcases looking abandoned in a very small area of a huge warehouse. While there were a small number of work people around, no-one actually checked that we were the owners of the bags we were taking. I know that applies regardless of when you collect your luggage; it just felt odd when there were so few cases left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzbuddy87 Posted July 19, 2018 #148 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Hello! We are going to MSC Preziosa soon. I saw in a post in this forum that I can prepay the gratuities. Can someone tell me how? I have asked the agency I booked, but they answered that on MSC gratuities can not be prepaid...Thanks in advance Yes, you can prepay your gratuities. However, in lieu of prepaying your gratuities, I would suggest that you merely pre-purchase a credit to your account. MSC's US website will let you select from various amounts - merely select the credits you would like. As an example, if the suggested gratuities are $250, either select a $250 credit, or an amount close to $250. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzbuddy87 Posted July 19, 2018 #149 Share Posted July 19, 2018 I think you'll find that \Europeans will expect to take 1.5 - 2 hours for dinner, so it wouldn't be a service issue. It's the US guests that wolf their food down and want to have a meal in a few minutes just like in McDonalds Wolfing food in a few minutes? That's mighty presumptuous of you, don't you think? I don't know of anyone who routinely wolfs down their food. Conversely, I don't know anyone who would want to spend 1.5 - 2 hours at McDonalds, whether in the US or UK. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipgeeks Posted July 21, 2018 #150 Share Posted July 21, 2018 A question about OV cabins on Seaside. It appears that the midship cabins are right under lifeboats and some support structures. Is this a negative? Any obstructed views? Other plus/minus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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