Live from the Divina Yacht Club or Not...

[sbwmail]

Hi Nikki!  It was wonderful to meet both of you and spend a really enjoyable evening together! Our dinner was one of our favorite memorable events of the cruise! We got back home late last night.

[nikkiw60]

15 minutes ago, sbwmail said:

Hi Nikki!  It was wonderful to meet both of you and spend a really enjoyable evening together! Our dinner was one of our favorite memorable events of the cruise! We got back home late last night.

We also had a lovely evening, I hope you got your copies of the photo? 

Also we met the 2 crew members a couple of times again later and they said they had also enjoyed the dinner and they had mentioned to others how in interesting it was.

[sbwmail]

Great to hear, Nikki, and yes, we got the photo!

[nikkiw60]

On 6/1/2019 at 10:49 AM, emmas gran said:

Hi Nikki glad you have had such a great week --it is the little things that are nice in YC.

Have a safe journey home.

Guess who has just booked 15013 on the Bellissima....

[emmas gran]

Well done 👍 What about Meraviglia in October you will have to come and look 👀 at ours on deck 15 sometime on that trip

Liz

[nikkiw60]

52 minutes ago, emmas gran said:

Well done 👍 What about Meraviglia in October you will have to come and look 👀 at ours on deck 15 sometime on that trip

Liz

It’s all your fault for spotting that cabin....

[nikkiw60]

I have just found this email in my junk email folder!

[emmas gran]

WOW — I wonder how it will work for Meraviglia. 

 

We we are hoping a sommelier we met is on the sailing as he goes on vacation this month and due back end of September. He is hoping for a N.Y. visit

[Beamafar]

9 minutes ago, emmas gran said:

 

We we are hoping a sommelier we met is on the sailing as he goes on vacation this month and due back end of September. He is hoping for a N.Y. visit

 

What's his name, Liz?  We know 4 sommeliers and would be really happy if any one of them will be the YC sommelier on Meraviglia.

[emmas gran]

He was on Splendida nice guy Alessandro

[Beamafar]

Just now, emmas gran said:

He was on Splendida nice guy Alessandro

 

Good to hear!  He isn't one of the ones I know.  We had a guy named Mauricio on our Splendida sailing - he was wonderful and very attentive.  It'll be interesting to see if they have 2 sommeliers onboard like they did when we first sailed on Meraviglia - one in YC and one for the Speciality Restaurants.

[nikkiw60]

Have just received this email from Cruise Critic, maybe we should contact Laura re the October 28th Meraviglia?

[hamrag]

3 hours ago, nikkiw60 said:

Have just received this email from Cruise Critic, maybe we should contact Laura re the October 28th Meraviglia?

 

Nikki

 

If you are trying to bag a YC cabin, currently sold out, we have a YIN (YC inside) reservation on deposit which we will almost certainly have to cancel prior to final payment. Upon reading your post, I had a look at the T&C's for our booking with the UK web agency we book 75% of our cruises with and it states if the booking is transferred to a 3rd party.....then going on to say what happens. In essence, for an admin fee of £50pp our booking could be transferred to your name.

 

This cruise is a Voyages Selection Departure, with a 5% + 15% discount in addition to 10% discount from the agency. Also the standard $50pp on board credit applies. So, with your own Voyager Status you are entitled to the same discount. The cruise and pricing details follow, if you are interested, please provide your email or other contact means and we can take it from there.

 

Cruise: Caribbean Cruise Ship: MSC Cruises, Meraviglia Depart: 28/10/2019 [ New York City ] Duration: 13 Arrive: 10/11/2019 [ Miami ] Dining: Yacht Club -    Stateroom: 14013 [ YIN ] - MSC Yacht Club Interior Suite on deck: Angkor Wat Note: Transfers:  No Transfers or Cruise Add-On Packages Purchased For a detailed view of your itinerary please.

CARIBBEAN       Mon, Oct 28: New York, United States (Depart 19:00) Tue, Oct 29:   (Depart 00:00) Wed, Oct 30:   (Depart 00:00) Thu, Oct 31:   (Depart 00:00) Fri, Nov 01: Philipsburg, St. Maarten (07:00 - 17:00) Sat, Nov 02: Fort de France, Martinique (08:00 - 18:00) Sun, Nov 03: Bridgetown, Barbados (07:00 - 19:00) Mon, Nov 04: Saint George, Grenada (07:00 - 14:00) Tue, Nov 05: Willemstad, Cura�ao (13:00 - 23:00) Wed, Nov 06: Oranjestad, Aruba (07:00 - 19:00) Thu, Nov 07:   (Depart 00:00) Fri, Nov 08:   (Depart 00:00) Sat, Nov 09: Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve (09:00 - 23:00) Sun, Nov 10: Miami, Florida (Arrive 07:00)

DINING     Dining Preference: Yacht Club -

PASSENGER DETAILS     Title: Name: Date of Birth: Contact Number: Email Address:

PRICING DETAILS     Item Name Passenger 1 Passenger 2 Total Cruise Line Fare £1,937.19 £1,937.19 £3,874.38 Discount (193.72) (193.72) (387.44) Cabin Fare (includes NCCF) £1,937.19 £1,937.19 £3,874.38 Non-Refundable Service Fee £39.99 TOTAL COST: £3,526.93

RESTRICTED RATE SELECTED     You have selected the following restricted rate:     Non Refundable Fare Friendly reminder: This fare is deposit non-refundable! If you’re OK with that, continue on. Or, select another, more flexible rate.

PAYMENT SCHEDULE     Type Due Date Paid Date Amount Cruise Deposit 22/08/2018 00:00 23/08/2018 £239.99 Cruise Final Payment 26/07/2019 19:59   £3,286.94

 

 

[nikkiw60]

12 minutes ago, hamrag said:

 

Nikki

 

If you are trying to bag a YC cabin, currently sold out, we have a YIN (YC inside) reservation on deposit which we will almost certainly have to cancel prior to final payment. Upon reading your post, I had a look at the T&C's for our booking with the UK web agency we book 75% of our cruises with and it states if the booking is transferred to a 3rd party.....then going on to say what happens. In essence, for an admin fee of £50pp our booking could be transferred to your name.

 

This cruise is a Voyages Selection Departure, with a 5% + 15% discount in addition to 10% discount from the agency. Also the standard $50pp on board credit applies. So, with your own Voyager Status you are entitled to the same discount. The cruise and pricing details follow, if you are interested, please provide your email or other contact means and we can take it from there.

 

Cruise: Caribbean Cruise Ship: MSC Cruises, Meraviglia Depart: 28/10/2019 [ New York City ] Duration: 13 Arrive: 10/11/2019 [ Miami ] Dining: Yacht Club -    Stateroom: 14013 [ YIN ] - MSC Yacht Club Interior Suite on deck: Angkor Wat Note: Transfers:  No Transfers or Cruise Add-On Packages Purchased For a detailed view of your itinerary please.

CARIBBEAN       Mon, Oct 28: New York, United States (Depart 19:00) Tue, Oct 29:   (Depart 00:00) Wed, Oct 30:   (Depart 00:00) Thu, Oct 31:   (Depart 00:00) Fri, Nov 01: Philipsburg, St. Maarten (07:00 - 17:00) Sat, Nov 02: Fort de France, Martinique (08:00 - 18:00) Sun, Nov 03: Bridgetown, Barbados (07:00 - 19:00) Mon, Nov 04: Saint George, Grenada (07:00 - 14:00) Tue, Nov 05: Willemstad, Cura�ao (13:00 - 23:00) Wed, Nov 06: Oranjestad, Aruba (07:00 - 19:00) Thu, Nov 07:   (Depart 00:00) Fri, Nov 08:   (Depart 00:00) Sat, Nov 09: Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve (09:00 - 23:00) Sun, Nov 10: Miami, Florida (Arrive 07:00)

DINING     Dining Preference: Yacht Club -

PASSENGER DETAILS     Title: Name: Date of Birth: Contact Number: Email Address:

PRICING DETAILS     Item Name Passenger 1 Passenger 2 Total Cruise Line Fare £1,937.19 £1,937.19 £3,874.38 Discount (193.72) (193.72) (387.44) Cabin Fare (includes NCCF) £1,937.19 £1,937.19 £3,874.38 Non-Refundable Service Fee £39.99 TOTAL COST: £3,526.93

RESTRICTED RATE SELECTED     You have selected the following restricted rate:     Non Refundable Fare Friendly reminder: This fare is deposit non-refundable! If you’re OK with that, continue on. Or, select another, more flexible rate.

PAYMENT SCHEDULE     Type Due Date Paid Date Amount Cruise Deposit 22/08/2018 00:00 23/08/2018 £239.99 Cruise Final Payment 26/07/2019 19:59   £3,286.94

 

   Thank you, had it been a balcony I would have said please but I can’t  cope with an inside cabin. Such a shame.

[hamrag]

No worries, we did  b2b cruises on Mera last year, the first was an inside and the second a deluxe suite. In cabin terms there is no comparison, but YIN is much less costly and we can def cope with that. TBH, it was the last YC available when we booked for 28th Oct and on the lowest YC deck i.e. 14 it is somewhat distant from the main action! That said, the whole YC remains available and we are so disappointed the timing does not work out (MIL 90th birthday, and we both forgot as at booking time she had not turned 89....boohoo!!).

[nikkiw60]

1 hour ago, hamrag said:

No worries, we did  b2b cruises on Mera last year, the first was an inside and the second a deluxe suite. In cabin terms there is no comparison, but YIN is much less costly and we can def cope with that. TBH, it was the last YC available when we booked for 28th Oct and on the lowest YC deck i.e. 14 it is somewhat distant from the main action! That said, the whole YC remains available and we are so disappointed the timing does not work out (MIL 90th birthday, and we both forgot as at booking time she had not turned 89....boohoo!!).

There is very little difference in what we are paying for our Aurea Balcony and deluxe drink package.

[hamrag]

Ahhh, I didn't realise you were already booked...thought you were trying to find a way to join this cruise on YC!

[nikkiw60]

43 minutes ago, hamrag said:

Ahhh, I didn't realise you were already booked...thought you were trying to find a way to join this cruise on YC!

We booked in February last year!