We are booked in YC for the first time in February. Have never sailed MSC and have always read bad reviews! So why are we doing this??!! We are in our late 60’s and have only sailed NCL. The Haven is incredibly expensive and we were looking for something reasonably priced with the amenities we like. We are not huge foodies (husband likes meat and potatoes 😬) but want something not quite so crowded with more personal service. The price we paid for YC is at least $1k less than our cruise in September on NCL in a balcony suite. Thank you for your honest opinions on MSC and YC!
We have not done a NCL cruise yet but have one booked on the Bliss for next year so we are excited to try it! I will say YC never felt crowded and the butlers were excellent! I hope you have a wonderful time 😊
Normally, I would not think of spending that extra amount, but I think, just like what you mentioned, as far as if you got a good bargain on it, then certain features there would be worthwhile
Surprised, not in a good way, about the food quality in YC. We've cruised MSC twice in Aurea class, found service to be good and the food to be "ok" in the dining room and above average in buffet - like YC - Aurea does make a difference. QUESTION, for the same $ , would you do interior YC or take 2 seperate cruises in a balcony room?
I think we would probably decide to go with two separate cruises and upgrade our dining to the specialty restaurants, we’ve had really good experiences with the MSC specialty restaurants and they are very reasonably priced.
As usual, terrific job on the review. So my personal feeling is, well, I'll just say this first I liked that lounge. I think that lounge was nice but I'm way more into lounges I think than a lot of other cruisers. I think it is a way nicer lounge than what Celebrity's Retreat offers just in terms of it looks warm and inviting and not bright and monotone and some are windowless. But in terms of Yacht Club and ship within a ship, I don't like the concept one bit. I don't like other passengers not having access to areas of the ship. Either make the full ship exclusive and treat everyone like royalty or treat everyone like sheep. If you get the big room, sure, get your champagne and better this and that and packages. But portioning off a "first class" section of a ship is going backward to class cruising. I want my fellow passengers to be treated to the same features regardless of the room they book. And some of them may have more "class" than those paying for the separation. It's the separation that turns me off. However, I know some people love it and there are varying opinions on ship within a ship. I will say this. If this concept grows, in time we run the risk of having most of the ship paying more to book pseudo "suites" just to access popular areas or nicer areas of the ship. Regular rooms will put in better sheets and soap and be called "suites." The bean counters would love to do that. So, let's be careful about the ship within a ship trend.
I agree that limiting the access for passengers is getting into some murky territory, it will definitely be off putting to some passengers to not get full access to the ship and to have to pay a hefty fee to access prime locations and amenities.
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We are booked in YC for the first time in February. Have never sailed MSC and have always read bad reviews! So why are we doing this??!! We are in our late 60’s and have only sailed NCL. The Haven is incredibly expensive and we were looking for something reasonably priced with the amenities we like. We are not huge foodies (husband likes meat and potatoes 😬) but want something not quite so crowded with more personal service. The price we paid for YC is at least $1k less than our cruise in September on NCL in a balcony suite. Thank you for your honest opinions on MSC and YC!
We have not done a NCL cruise yet but have one booked on the Bliss for next year so we are excited to try it! I will say YC never felt crowded and the butlers were excellent! I hope you have a wonderful time 😊
Definitely on my list to try. We don't normally spend that extra money. But sometimes you gotta treat yourself
Normally, I would not think of spending that extra amount, but I think, just like what you mentioned, as far as if you got a good bargain on it, then certain features there would be worthwhile
Surprised, not in a good way, about the food quality in YC. We've cruised MSC twice in Aurea class, found service to be good and the food to be "ok" in the dining room and above average in buffet - like YC - Aurea does make a difference. QUESTION, for the same $ , would you do interior YC or take 2 seperate cruises in a balcony room?
I think we would probably decide to go with two separate cruises and upgrade our dining to the specialty restaurants, we’ve had really good experiences with the MSC specialty restaurants and they are very reasonably priced.
As usual, terrific job on the review. So my personal feeling is, well, I'll just say this first I liked that lounge. I think that lounge was nice but I'm way more into lounges I think than a lot of other cruisers. I think it is a way nicer lounge than what Celebrity's Retreat offers just in terms of it looks warm and inviting and not bright and monotone and some are windowless. But in terms of Yacht Club and ship within a ship, I don't like the concept one bit. I don't like other passengers not having access to areas of the ship. Either make the full ship exclusive and treat everyone like royalty or treat everyone like sheep. If you get the big room, sure, get your champagne and better this and that and packages. But portioning off a "first class" section of a ship is going backward to class cruising. I want my fellow passengers to be treated to the same features regardless of the room they book. And some of them may have more "class" than those paying for the separation. It's the separation that turns me off. However, I know some people love it and there are varying opinions on ship within a ship.
I will say this. If this concept grows, in time we run the risk of having most of the ship paying more to book pseudo "suites" just to access popular areas or nicer areas of the ship. Regular rooms will put in better sheets and soap and be called "suites." The bean counters would love to do that. So, let's be careful about the ship within a ship trend.
I agree that limiting the access for passengers is getting into some murky territory, it will definitely be off putting to some passengers to not get full access to the ship and to have to pay a hefty fee to access prime locations and amenities.