MSC Yacht Club – Merită banii?

29 thoughts on “MSC Yacht Club – Merită banii?”

1. We all work very hard to make a way for ourselves and our families in this society. For my one or two cruises each year, I go to the Yacht Club (or Disney Concierge) to get the luxury & exclusivity in order to maximize my vacation time, money, and experience. As you guys mentioned early in the video, the Yacht Club saves time – time spent in line, time waiting for drinks, time embarking/disembarking the ship at each port, etc. The Yacht Club stretches my vacation dollar to the maximum amount of time allowable. The YC crew members we’ve met since we started cruising with MSC in 2016 have watched our children grow up and they are truly our friends now. And could I cruise 4 times a year not in the Yacht Club, sure. But, I honestly don’t want to cruise that much because I’m afraid it would take away from the special excitement I get on embarkation day – like a kid on Christmas morning – on the way to see what old Santa brought me. Arriving at the terminal, seeing the Yacht Club tent and making that walk down the blue carpet to my little piece of paradise will always be special because I know what awaits me up in the Top Sail Lounge.

2. What I don’t like is that any Yacht Club deposits are non refundable. Any way around that? Do groups get refundable Yacht club deposits?

3. Also I have read where Yacht Club gratuities increased to $20/pp per day up from $16. Started July 3 I believe. Reservations prior to that are grandfathered in.

4. The answer to "What is this?"; It's a gift from your new pineapple friends 🫣

5. I cannot wait till they release the design for the yacht club for the World America. I have heard that it is larger than the Europa. Also, I bet the yacht club area in the new terminal in Miami will be insane as well!

6. Hi, I just wanted to add that if you do not cruise for any reason, that you are entitled to a full refund of your taxes and port fees. I have had to cancel twice on MSC and twice on Carnival and it's been my experience that these taxes and port fees are NOT automatically refunded. I've had to fight tooth and nail each and every time to get them refunded…. eventually. The cruise lines are required to refund these charges but apparently the cruise lines realize that these refunds are not being policed by anyone and they will be all too happy to keep them unless their hand is forced.

7. Up until now I have been turned off to MSC largely because of the food. Because of your Yacht Club series of videos I am thinking of giving them a second chance by trying a stay in Yacht club.

8. I thought umbrellas were free for yacht club guests 🤔

9. Hi Beth & Chris, CAN'T WAIT for your Triple T Vids on MSC SEASHORE Yacht Club experience! We're booked Seashore YC in January and also World America YC 2025 (previously did Divina YC and also World Europa YC… both fantastic!) Hope your Seashore YC "tour" video is comprehensive!

10. We cruised in YC earlier this year and there was a point (maybe day 3 or 4) where I looked over at my wife and I said, "What's on your mind?"
    She paused, and then said, "Nothing. Literally nothing, that's how relaxed I am."
    If that doesn't sum up the level of zen and relaxation that YC provides, I don't know what does.

11. Allison said thanks Chris for animated steampunk Humpty Dumpty. She loves it!

12. Yep! And, we even run back to the YC bar if my wife is in the casino gambling. It is quicker and more fun to go back there for bevys, then trying to get served in the casino.

13. December 2025 – MSC Grandiosa – Yacht Club

    March 2025 – MSC Seashore – Yacht Club

    December 2024 – MSC Seashore – Yacht Club

    February 2024 – MSC Magnifica – Bella

    December 2023 – MSC Seashore – Yacht Club
    April 2023 – MSC Seaside – Yacht Club
    March 2023 – MSC Meraviglia – Fantastica
    October 2022 – MSC Meraviglia – Fantastica
    July 2022 – MSC Divina – Fantastica
    May 2022 – MSC Seashore – Yacht Club
    April 2022 – MSC Divina – Bella
    March 2020 – MSC Divina – Fantastica
    December 2019 – MSC Seaside – Aurea
    November 2018 – MSC Seaside – Aurea
    May 2017 – MSC Divina – Fantastica
    July 2016 – MSC Divina – Fantastica …. we have experienced all four levels of MSC and we love it!!!

14. After booking Meriviglia for 7 night cruise / fantastical/ interior room, no drink package. I just got my upgrade offer to Yacht Club interior suite for a whopping additional $1,040 pp. Based on this it seems like your upgrade price is based on your initial booking price.

    When you get closer to cruise date l, do the upgrade offers ever get better/lower?

15. sadly no sunglass cleaning anymore on Merv- but you can ask for the cleaning cloth.

16. I just watched a video on youtube from a couple that compared msc seashore yacht club with rcl wonder of the seas. They had an interior room with yacht club and a central park balcon on wonder. They bashed msc seashore overall. What is appaling was that they paid more at rcl than for yacht club at msc and they were willing to not sail msc

17. 100% worth it. Could never go back to cruising any other way

18. That umbrella ticket is ridiculous. Also, they are charging twice as much as if you purchased it in the app pre-cruise.

19. Yacht Club is definitely worth it for a seven night Caribbean cruise. Probably wouldn't be worth it for a three night cruise with two port days.

20. I believe the diamond dining benefit is one "tasting menu"specialty dining meal for member plus one guest in the same cabin per cruise, not the special experience that you purchased.

21. I totally agree with you on the umbrella Voucher , i was confused the first time i saw it as well , i think its a trick too , marketing strategy 🙂

22. Thats why you have to repeat the experience! So you can take it all in next time 😂

23. It’s getting hard to get port fees and taxes back even when the ship decides not to dock for whatever reason. Not MSC specific

24. Quality and variety of the food.

25. We have only cruised with MSC, and only yacht club, and we will not cruise any other way. It's an amazing experience.

26. Still surprises me that in the US the price you see on the shelf isn’t the price you pay, because tax(es) need to be added at the till. Even in countries like South Africa you’ve had the final price on the shelf since the 80s already

27. Still surprises me that in the US the price you see on the shelf isn’t the price you pay, because tax(es) need to be added at the till. Even in countries like South Africa you’ve had the final price on the shelf since the 80s already

28. At first i felt uncomfortable saying i was in the YC until i realized how unorganized embarkation day was. People left and right were directing me to go every which way. Eventually i said forget this, im using my YC celebrity status because something dont seem right😅
    Once i told someone i was in YC i got the escort i knew i was supposed to get. it was weird because my husband actually walked off to find someone and it ended up being a guy that walked right by us🤦🏾‍♀️ what a mess. From what I've learned from watching multiple videos was you get the little sticker at the YC tent outside, so when you get inside the terminal, they know you're in YC and someone will walk you to where you belong 😂
    And I guess this isnt msc's fault but most of the group getting escorted on the ship got lost in the crowd of everyone else waiting to get on. Overall I think it's worth it. I actually just booked my second YC experience on the world america yesterday. Very excited for that.

29. Thanks for the info…..will be on the lookout for vouchers that I never puchased and make sure at our concierge in yacht club that we are not being charged for extras that are included. Next month is our turn on YC…..woo hoo!

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