joeyancho Posted November 12, 2021 #76 Share Posted November 12, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyancho Posted November 12, 2021 #77 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Sorry for the double post above. I meant to post this: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Floridian 26 Posted November 12, 2021 #78 Share Posted November 12, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, joeyancho said: Sorry for the double post above. I meant to post this: Thank you! Edited November 12, 2021 by Native Floridian 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grenadinka Posted November 13, 2021 #79 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Could you tell about thermal spa? Is it easy to book it on board? What’s the price for the week for couples? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruizdude Posted November 13, 2021 #80 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Is there quite a bit of music variety playing throughout the ship like you would see on carnival and Norwegian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirrasis Posted November 13, 2021 #81 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Thank you for all the posts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robc1972 Posted November 14, 2021 #82 Share Posted November 14, 2021 The itinerary change wasnt a big deal for us, we didnt care if it just went around in circles for a week, the one you said you bought was actually the third itinerary for this cruise. When we bought it was Ocean Cay, Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman and Cozumel, then it went to Ocean cay on either end and Cozumel and Costa Maya. For the internet, I got the single device streaming on my cell phone and used the phone hotspot feature for my laptop and other phones. I got the easy package and it seemed like they were already on the easy plus menu. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidless Posted November 14, 2021 #83 Share Posted November 14, 2021 On 11/7/2021 at 2:58 PM, ogallie said: Thank you for posting this. We'll be on the 11/28/21 sailing out of Port Canaveral. Long time cruisers, first time in the covid restart. We are also on this sailing! Getting close now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyancho Posted November 14, 2021 #84 Share Posted November 14, 2021 8 hours ago, Cruizdude said: Is there quite a bit of music variety playing throughout the ship like you would see on carnival and Norwegian? Not really. We felt the entertainment was lacking. No bands by the pool. No cirque show (as advertised). Musicians played at odd times. Two extremely average stage shows. One magician. One cover band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmwende Posted November 14, 2021 #85 Share Posted November 14, 2021 On 11/8/2021 at 3:32 PM, ready2cruzagain said: Is the spa open and are spa passes available for purchase for the week? If you happen to know. What is the cost for a daily use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ready2cruzagain Posted November 14, 2021 #86 Share Posted November 14, 2021 5 hours ago, hmwende said: What is the cost for a daily use? No idea about the daily charge. Our last on 14 days was $195pp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misand Posted November 15, 2021 #87 Share Posted November 15, 2021 On 11/13/2021 at 7:11 PM, robc1972 said: The itinerary change wasnt a big deal for us, we didnt care if it just went around in circles for a week, the one you said you bought was actually the third itinerary for this cruise. When we bought it was Ocean Cay, Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman and Cozumel, then it went to Ocean cay on either end and Cozumel and Costa Maya. For the internet, I got the single device streaming on my cell phone and used the phone hotspot feature for my laptop and other phones. I got the easy package and it seemed like they were already on the easy plus menu. Did you have many drink options? We like daiquiris? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robc1972 Posted November 15, 2021 #88 Share Posted November 15, 2021 12 hours ago, misand said: Did you have many drink options? We like daiquiris? Strawberry daiquiris, blue Hawaiians, rum and coke, cosmopolitans, long islands, there was a QR code on one of the bars that listed everything we could get. Beer was just miler lite and heiniken. The website says two different things for whats included in the easy package and what we got on the boat actually included more than what we thought we could get. The internet didnt work for any of us on Ocean Cay, whenever I signed in it would tell me I only bought the single device plan and it was already in use on a device, even though it was the same device I was trying to use on their island. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishwife2016 Posted November 17, 2021 #89 Share Posted November 17, 2021 On 11/13/2021 at 6:11 PM, robc1972 said: The itinerary change wasnt a big deal for us, we didnt care if it just went around in circles for a week, the one you said you bought was actually the third itinerary for this cruise. When we bought it was Ocean Cay, Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman and Cozumel, then it went to Ocean cay on either end and Cozumel and Costa Maya. For the internet, I got the single device streaming on my cell phone and used the phone hotspot feature for my laptop and other phones. I got the easy package and it seemed like they were already on the easy plus menu. Was it easy enough to distinguish onboard the difference between easy and easy plus? Our cruise isn't until February. We have the Aurea package which is the easy package for drinks. Hoping to avoid chaos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kj_connections Posted November 18, 2021 #90 Share Posted November 18, 2021 (edited) Is the sports complex air conditioned? Edited November 18, 2021 by kj_connections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet&Carl Posted November 18, 2021 #91 Share Posted November 18, 2021 On 11/8/2021 at 6:28 AM, Native Floridian 26 said: Are the Classic Favorites available every day? Same? Also is lox or smoked salmon available for breakfast either in the MDR or the buffet? I hope so - its a standard breakfast item on a cruise for me - always been able to get in in MDR but not buffet on MSC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet&Carl Posted November 18, 2021 #92 Share Posted November 18, 2021 On 11/14/2021 at 4:12 PM, joeyancho said: Not really. We felt the entertainment was lacking. No bands by the pool. No cirque show (as advertised). Musicians played at odd times. Two extremely average stage shows. One magician. One cover band. Cirque du soleil went bust - no longer in operation so no longer on MSC ships Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perakcruiser Posted November 18, 2021 #93 Share Posted November 18, 2021 5 hours ago, Janet&Carl said: Cirque du soleil went bust - no longer in operation so no longer on MSC ships Another company is producing these shows for MSC now: https://www.msccruises.co.za/news/msc-virtuosa-carousel-production On the Virtuosa the shows can be booked, 10 € with a cocktail sounds attractive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nunagoras Posted November 18, 2021 #94 Share Posted November 18, 2021 (edited) Wonderful review, many thanks!... As far as I can remember RCI charged me some $15 for their steakhouse fillet mignon offering some 6 years ago... So, paid steaks are not new on cruise ships. MSC has had their version as an extra pay for years as well, and their current version seems reasonably priced. Post covid menus are far more limited than before though, hence one notes the unavailability of some free items like the "odd" small and usually lower quality minute steaks they used to have back in the day!... But that's life. Making the menus on this current uncertain world with a very diverse pax count from one week to the other might to be a true nightmare I couldn't imagine... And companies will need to recap from the current huge losses they're incurring right now. We will all to lose at one point. Either way less options, more expensive ones or a mix of both will mark the next 5 to 10 years to come. On another thread there was a link for the Divina bar menus. $6 for a "simple" non alcoholic cocktail or $6.50 for such an ice cream milkshake speaks for them all considering that some 3 years ago they were charged at little more than half that price. Either way: As far as cruising continues to be somewhat affordable for most of us despite the obvious limitations, all is good with me... MSC's entertainment has always been sort of low key all the time since I started with them some nearly 20 years ago!... Again... Difficult to restart the machine as it ever was before the pandemic. It's not like to press an app button on our smartphone!... As long as a nice pianist is playing on the atrium and a duo on one of the main bars that's OK on me... Wonderful to know they hired another company to replace Cirque du Soleil that has gone bust during the pandemic!... Hope their shows to at leas meet the formerly one's caliber with the time!... Have a nice day!... Edited November 18, 2021 by Nunagoras 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyancho Posted November 20, 2021 #95 Share Posted November 20, 2021 On 11/18/2021 at 2:06 AM, Janet&Carl said: I hope so - its a standard breakfast item on a cruise for me - always been able to get in in MDR but not buffet on MSC. It is available in both venues. It was very good, btw. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyancho Posted November 21, 2021 #96 Share Posted November 21, 2021 The $10.00 steak. It was good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvpollock Posted November 24, 2021 #97 Share Posted November 24, 2021 On 11/17/2021 at 9:20 PM, kj_connections said: Is the sports complex air conditioned? Yes, it is fully enclosed. They hosted kids club events in the evening there, I didn't use it otherwise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvpollock Posted November 24, 2021 #98 Share Posted November 24, 2021 On 11/12/2021 at 10:54 PM, Grenadinka said: Could you tell about thermal spa? Is it easy to book it on board? What’s the price for the week for couples? Thank you! I had a free hour in the thermal suite as a Black club member. They give a free status match (it was a pain for me, but they matched Hilton Diamond to MSC Black). I loved it, there were hot tubs with loungers, multiple sauna types, steam room, and various shower types. If I wasn't with young kids taking up most of my days, I would have bought a week pass and spent the first hour and last hour of every day there to loosen and relax. Can't recall price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perakcruiser Posted November 24, 2021 #99 Share Posted November 24, 2021 On 11/19/2021 at 2:06 AM, Nunagoras said: MSC's entertainment has always been sort of low key all the time since I started with them some nearly 20 years ago!... Depends. I found 5 or 10 years before they had the by far best singers (classical music, opera) on board. People nowadays maybe cannot imagine, but they had real Opera professionals from outside coming on board in Genoa, performing one night and leaving again in Civita. Nowadays unfortunately not much left, after Covid maybe nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fogfog Posted November 24, 2021 #100 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Food looks great TY for your posts. We've been on her for full sailings and wonder how it will feel sailing at like 25% ish So glad to see her again. She is a great ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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