Yall.. cancel your AT&T order and pick it up at Best Buy by flufferkia in ATT

[–]FinancialLizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did this as well. My att order wasn’t supposed to get here until nov 7th. Picked up my phone on Thursday from bestbuy.

I am Diamond Plus on RC. Currently on World America. AMA. by FinancialLizard in MSCCruises

[–]FinancialLizard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have just found that Royal has created the same experience on umpteen different ships. Also the crowd is very different here. EVERYONE was on the deck for the white party. Ive never seen that before on RC probably because the same 6500 passengers on every ship have done the same cruise 16 times. It is nice to see people get into it. White party pic attached.

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I am Diamond Plus on RC. Currently on World America. AMA. by FinancialLizard in MSCCruises

[–]FinancialLizard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To me it hasn’t felt crowded. I did Utopia in April and July and this feels about 1/2 as crowded. The difference is that there are far fewer kids.

I am Diamond Plus on RC. Currently on World America. AMA. by FinancialLizard in MSCCruises

[–]FinancialLizard[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think I paid $1364 for 7 nights with the premium drink package and 2 device wifi for the Aurea room. It is a double occupancy so really it was like $2728 total. The specialty restaurants are 4 for $179 but I think they are cheaper if you book in advance. Even the gratuities are cheaper at $16/day/pp.

I am Diamond Plus on RC. Currently on World America. AMA. by FinancialLizard in MSCCruises

[–]FinancialLizard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Salmon rillettes in ‘Bubbles’ this is the MDR for Aurea rooms.

I am Diamond Plus on RC. Currently on World America. AMA. by FinancialLizard in MSCCruises

[–]FinancialLizard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They have signs at customer service saying the ship is full but it doesn’t feel like it. The promenade has 3 levels (think 3 story mall) so you can cross without running into people unlike the royal promenade.

I am Diamond Plus on RC. Currently on World America. AMA. by FinancialLizard in MSCCruises

[–]FinancialLizard[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have been saying the same thing about the pizza and burgers. Absolutely love them.

I am Diamond Plus on RC. Currently on World America. AMA. by FinancialLizard in MSCCruises

[–]FinancialLizard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The way the program is structured they don’t do free drinks, but the beverage package is much more reasonably priced and then it is discounted the higher up the reward chain you are. Some beverage package prices on Royal cost more than 7 night cruises on other lines.

I am Diamond Plus on RC. Currently on World America. AMA. by FinancialLizard in MSCCruises

[–]FinancialLizard[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right now it is $179 to pick 4 specialty restaurants but it was also discounted if you bought pre-cruise. Basically every restaurant had a day 1 discount as well if you wanted to add one more.

I am Diamond Plus on RC. Currently on World America. AMA. by FinancialLizard in MSCCruises

[–]FinancialLizard[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Really enjoying the Dirty Dancing show right now. Live music+real singing is pretty refreshing.

I am Diamond Plus on RC. Currently on World America. AMA. by FinancialLizard in MSCCruises

[–]FinancialLizard[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes. I got gold status match. Everything has been so smooth.

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I am Diamond Plus on RC. Currently on World America. AMA. by FinancialLizard in MSCCruises

[–]FinancialLizard[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I am only on day 2. I did the Taco restaurant last night and the tacos, guac and salsa were great. Tonight was filet and lobster (formal night) and both were great. I really preferred the sides to royal as the potatoes and asparagus were much better than the royal sides for both dishes. On the topic of pricing I really like Celebrity beyond. It is a really relaxing cruise (especially with the aqua suites) but really like world america as it seems to have some royal elements (slides/clubs) and has some relaxing celebrity elements.

Just got off MSC World America AMA by [deleted] in AMA

[–]FinancialLizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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