cruzlover Posted June 6, 2019 #151 Share Posted June 6, 2019 14 hours ago, APDMOM said: Sunset over Mexico as we are sailing north: Your pictures are stunning! Thoroughly enjoying your review. We are doing the exact same B2B in October. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneman56 Posted June 6, 2019 #152 Share Posted June 6, 2019 We found 70's night the best attended and most fun dressed up on our 2 week cruise last December. We are already planning our outfits for this December. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare APDMOM Posted June 6, 2019 Author #153 Share Posted June 6, 2019 1 hour ago, stoneman56 said: We found 70's night the best attended and most fun dressed up on our 2 week cruise last December. We are already planning our outfits for this December. I will have to work on ours for next year! 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare APDMOM Posted June 6, 2019 Author #154 Share Posted June 6, 2019 On to some ship pictures! Deck 8 Outside loungers and seating: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare APDMOM Posted June 6, 2019 Author #155 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Yay! Upload speeds are good again... I guess everyone is getting all dressed up for Elegent night. Sports bar: My Personal Favorite, because our son is named after one of them:is family (even if he does bot even know I exist 😂): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssmea03 Posted June 6, 2019 #156 Share Posted June 6, 2019 On 5/31/2019 at 5:46 PM, sidari said: Sailed Seaside on two occasions, the Inaugural at Xmas 2017 and April 2018, fabulous ship with lots of outdoor space. Neither cruise was in the YC. Watch out for the mirrors or you will walk into them if you're not careful. I didn't think the mirrors were anywhere near as deadly as Divinas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssmea03 Posted June 6, 2019 #157 Share Posted June 6, 2019 On 6/2/2019 at 11:20 PM, APDMOM said: Activating your Cruise Card (Associating your Credit Card): This was new to us. On MSC, you associate a credit card with your account only after you board. You have 48 hours to do this, and there are these handy kiosks around the atrium to walk you through the process. It is very easy - just follow the onscreen directions. You can even associate accounts from other cabins with your credit card by using the kiosk. Tip: There is no need to stand in line for this process. There were 3 kiosks available when we did it today, while it was quite busy yesterday. We had an issue at disembarkation because it thought our credit card was a debit card, and they had to refund us 83c cash. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssmea03 Posted June 6, 2019 #158 Share Posted June 6, 2019 1 hour ago, APDMOM said: On to some ship pictures! Deck 8 Outside loungers and seating: The chairs in the screened off area was our favourite spot for an evening and handy for 2 bars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reedprincess Posted June 6, 2019 #159 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Your review is fantastic. Makes me miss the ship and gets me excited for our next one in a couple months!! Any chance you could snap some pics of the various bar menus?? Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare APDMOM Posted June 7, 2019 Author #160 Share Posted June 7, 2019 2 hours ago, reedprincess said: Your review is fantastic. Makes me miss the ship and gets me excited for our next one in a couple months!! Any chance you could snap some pics of the various bar menus?? Thanks! Yes! I already have quite a few menus for those, and will post them between tonight and tomorrow. 🙂 Thank you for following along! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare APDMOM Posted June 7, 2019 Author #161 Share Posted June 7, 2019 3 hours ago, ssmea03 said: We had an issue at disembarkation because it thought our credit card was a debit card, and they had to refund us 83c cash. Thank you for the heads up! We will keep an eye on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare APDMOM Posted June 7, 2019 Author #162 Share Posted June 7, 2019 @dorts I am sorry we never made it to the thermal area today. I will definitely get back to you with some pictures. I plan on going tomorrow when it opens. I forgot we had so many appointments today - vacation is busy 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare APDMOM Posted June 7, 2019 Author #163 Share Posted June 7, 2019 A few more views on the ship to follow... Shine Bar: This is one of our favorite indoor areas, as you are nice and close to the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare APDMOM Posted June 7, 2019 Author #164 Share Posted June 7, 2019 (edited) Jungle Pool Lounge: This is really the only pool we have used this week. We love that it has plenty of shade for those of us who try to avoid the sun. It has a retracting roof, which is usually open during the day. It also has a variety of seating options, from loungers, to chairs, to these jungle themed seats. The table tennis is enclosed here, so you can’t blame the wind for the ball flying out of bounds (bummer!). There is also a couple of foosball tables. Pool with roof closed: Pool with roof open: One complaint that is legitimate is the depth of all the pools: Tip: Bring a pool noodle to teach your child how to swim, if they don’t know how yet. Variety of seating: Edited June 7, 2019 by APDMOM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare APDMOM Posted June 7, 2019 Author #165 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Miami Beach Pool Depth: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare APDMOM Posted June 7, 2019 Author #166 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Garage Club: I have no idea what happens here... we have not visited, except to take pictures. It is right next to the bowling alley, so the bar is probably open when the bowling alley is open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare APDMOM Posted June 7, 2019 Author #167 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Bowling alley and Arcade: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reedprincess Posted June 7, 2019 #168 Share Posted June 7, 2019 9 minutes ago, APDMOM said: Garage Club: I have no idea what happens here... we have not visited, except to take pictures. It is right next to the bowling alley, so the bar is probably open when the bowling alley is open. Garage Club is the night club - opens 10pm. Closes when last one drops..lol. Also South Beach bar area is an outdoor night club every night.. they do the silent disco there each week, usually on Thursday night around 10 or 11pm. Loads of fun, even just to watch... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dapjlp Posted June 7, 2019 #169 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Does your RC Crown and Anchor status apply to MSC? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeFo44 Posted June 7, 2019 #170 Share Posted June 7, 2019 9 hours ago, Dapjlp said: Does your RC Crown and Anchor status apply to MSC? You have to do the status match on their website. You can only do it once. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephaniekleinn Posted June 7, 2019 #171 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Curious if you were able to fix your husbands status? I matched as Black but my husband matched as Gold, when I called I was told we did it at separate times, just wondering if you had any luck sweet talking anyone? Also, I'm in 9205 and 9207, I'm hearing because those are extended balconies you can see into them from above, could you perhaps snap a photo of this? Thanks! We leave in a couple of weeks. Great review!!!! Stephanie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare APDMOM Posted June 7, 2019 Author #172 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Onboard Account: Today was the first time we found an error on our onboard spending. As part of our cruise booking, we received the free dinner drinks package. We are allowed to have house wine, soda, mineral water, and beer for free at lunch and dinner. Yesterday, I ordered a glass of wine for lunch, and it showed up as a charge on our account. It took a quick visit to guest services to get it removed. I will therefore agree with other reviews that you should keep a close eye on your account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare APDMOM Posted June 7, 2019 Author #173 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Lunch: Butcher’s Cut We booked our free Black Card lunch for Butcher’s Cut. We ended up paying $6.33 for water. It is not included in the lunch, and they did not give the option of regular ice water. You are just offered the bottle of water. So, just be aware that you will be charged for those bottles of water. All in all, it was definitely not a problem to pay that amount, considering that the meal was free. However, the rack of lamb was definitely not worth an up charge. In fact, it was the least tasty meat dish I had all week. DH had the salmon, which he found was better than what is served in the main dining room. The tomato soup starter was excellent. The chocolate lava cake was good and tasted the same as some of the best we had on Carnival and Royal Caribbean. So, for the dishes we chose, we would not recommend this restaurant for the up charge. It is definitely not worth $39 per person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare APDMOM Posted June 7, 2019 Author #174 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Opera Show: Butterflies This afternoon was the opera show. I thought it was well done, but definitely not a show for this audience. The applause was sadly quite half-hearted and I could not help but feel sorry for the cast who worked so hard on it. Opera is definitely not my first choice for entertainment, but I wanted to see what this abbreviated version of Madam Butterfly is about. It is not something I would choose to attend again...too much drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidari Posted June 7, 2019 #175 Share Posted June 7, 2019 31 minutes ago, stephaniekleinn said: Curious if you were able to fix your husbands status? I matched as Black but my husband matched as Gold, when I called I was told we did it at separate times, just wondering if you had any luck sweet talking anyone? Also, I'm in 9205 and 9207, I'm hearing because those are extended balconies you can see into them from above, could you perhaps snap a photo of this? Thanks! We leave in a couple of weeks. Great review!!!! Stephanie Stephanie ... We had a deck 9 forward on Seaside which are longer and have sunbeds, there is a small area which can be seen from above. If it's the Deck 9 side aft you are talking about then there is more that can be seen due to the Balcony length. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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