Rare nikkiw60 Posted February 7, 2022 Author #26 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Last night was Mediterranean night. Not as it used to be though! No red white and green, no atmosphere, restaurant only about a third full of if that. Food just ok, the other 2 have taken to the buffet! I love the table though next to porthole and the service is excellent! Food portions tiny. Guess what my starter was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nikkiw60 Posted February 7, 2022 Author #27 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Well not a happy bunny! Sat in my pyjamas on balcony having coffee, the other 2 still in bed 8am and the steward appears on the balcony to say it’s balcony clean time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kernow Posted February 7, 2022 #28 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Thanks for all the updates, do you know how many passengers are onboard? Have not seen anything about how full these cruises are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perakcruiser Posted February 7, 2022 #29 Share Posted February 7, 2022 6 hours ago, nikkiw60 said: Last night was Mediterranean night. This was the free Fantastica photo night. You also can claim an extra photo if you have Gold or Black status. They don´t care which one you take, also can choose two times the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nikkiw60 Posted February 7, 2022 Author #30 Share Posted February 7, 2022 3 hours ago, perakcruiser said: This was the free Fantastica photo night. You also can claim an extra photo if you have Gold or Black status. They don´t care which one you take, also can choose two times the same. They have left us a voucher for this in the cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nikkiw60 Posted February 7, 2022 Author #31 Share Posted February 7, 2022 5 hours ago, kernow said: Thanks for all the updates, do you know how many passengers are onboard? Have not seen anything about how full these cruises are. About a couple of thousand only I would say! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nikkiw60 Posted February 7, 2022 Author #32 Share Posted February 7, 2022 The chocolate ship got delivered today the old style dark chocolate ones. Not the hollow white ones. Tonight is white night. It is very windy though so will be interesting how it goes. We have had the day at Sir Bani Yas island very prelots of sun beds available but when the sun went behind the clouds it was cold so only had a couple of hours before we went back to the ship. Also we had to do the naughty peoples safety drill! We missed the official one yesterday as our ships tour was late back, it was in the theatre which was 2/3 full of us! We then had to do the walk of shame behind a crew me ever to our muster station.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perakcruiser Posted February 7, 2022 #33 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Really nice to read one's cruise again two weeks later. There we have been 2000 pax, I guess it is the same until the EXPO ends. In Abu Dhabi think about taking a Careem to the Louve, we liked it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nikkiw60 Posted February 8, 2022 Author #34 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Went on a mosque tour today in Abu Dhabi and me being me as usual didn’t read the dress code properly! I wore trousers and took a poncho not good enoughWhat do you think of the new outfit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nikkiw60 Posted February 8, 2022 Author #35 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Being from Yorkshire I think I had better get my wear out of it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caffeine_demon Posted February 8, 2022 #36 Share Posted February 8, 2022 1 hour ago, nikkiw60 said: Went on a mosque tour today in Abu Dhabi and me being me as usual didn’t read the dress code properly! I wore trousers and took a poncho not good enoughWhat do you think of the new outfit? Can't see your shoes, so It looks like you're hovering! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam7392 Posted February 10, 2022 #37 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Hi Just got our -ve pcr tests so ready to fly out tomorrow and join the ship on Saturday so thanks for your info. Hope you had a great time. When were the elegant/dress up nights and did people make an effort ?- have DJ packed so hope so! Also where there any other theme events, think white event was managed but wondered if I we should fling anything else into the luggage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perakcruiser Posted February 11, 2022 #38 Share Posted February 11, 2022 4 hours ago, adam7392 said: When were the elegant/dress up nights and did people make an effort ? As always, Italians oh yes, Germans and Russians not so much 😚 Having said that, we also failed a little bit, but we this time were a men only group without our wifes, so what to do🤪 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nikkiw60 Posted February 11, 2022 Author #39 Share Posted February 11, 2022 5 hours ago, adam7392 said: Hi Just got our -ve pcr tests so ready to fly out tomorrow and join the ship on Saturday so thanks for your info. Hope you had a great time. When were the elegant/dress up nights and did people make an effort ?- have DJ packed so hope so! Also where there any other theme events, think white event was managed but wondered if I we should fling anything else into the luggage. There is only one elegant night and most of the people made an effort. The menu for this was very disappointing I didn’t even take a photo of what I had! Forgot! No steak no lobster even as a paid upgrade! I will post the photos separately as for some reason I cannot load on to cruise critic from my phone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nikkiw60 Posted February 11, 2022 Author #40 Share Posted February 11, 2022 This has been a difficult thread to keep up for me this time, not sure why! the cruise was good, the ship is fabulous the food ok but lots of people complaining about it. I would do it again for the unusual places we visited. It’s odd though having a night in port at each end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kernow Posted February 11, 2022 #41 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Have you been to the for fee show in the Carousel lounge or heard anything about it. It was not on when we went in June but see it is offered in our planner for £9 in May. Just wondering if it's worth it (we already have the Premium drinks). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outofofficeon Posted February 19, 2022 #42 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Enjoying your review. On in March. Tell me, can you get off on the island or whilst stationery in Dubai or at Abu D? Msc can’t seem to answer this. Dont want to book shore excursions for everything as like to wander myself if poss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobal Posted February 19, 2022 #43 Share Posted February 19, 2022 7 hours ago, Outofofficeon said: Enjoying your review. On in March. Tell me, can you get off on the island or whilst stationery in Dubai or at Abu D? Msc can’t seem to answer this. Dont want to book shore excursions for everything as like to wander myself if poss. Having just returned today from 2 weeks onboard I can tell you that you can get off in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the island do your own thing. The only place where you have to do an MSC excursion is in Doha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ConnieTact Posted February 20, 2022 #44 Share Posted February 20, 2022 On 2/11/2022 at 10:08 AM, kernow said: Have you been to the for fee show in the Carousel lounge or heard anything about it. It was not on when we went in June but see it is offered in our planner for £9 in May. Just wondering if it's worth it (we already have the Premium drinks). Hi Kernow Absolutely worth it! We loved both shows. There were two different ones and they were amazing. Try and sit in front of the stage if you can rather than the sides and you can enjoy the projections , high up, behind the performers. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did! We saw the shows again, when on our repeat cruise, as we really liked the experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondsd Posted March 19, 2022 #45 Share Posted March 19, 2022 (edited) Was the casino open on the first day while the ship is in port in Dubai overnight? Edited March 19, 2022 by mondsd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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