MSC Yacht Club - Is it a rip off or is it worth the money ??
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- Опубликовано: 11 май 2024
- Lots of info both good and bad on the internet about the MSC Yacht Club so we decided to try the MSC Yacht Club cruise experience for ourselves and see what its all about and then review it for you. So we booked a 7 day Western Mediterranean cruise leaving from Barcelona. Do we think MSC Yacht Club is worth it or not - watch the video to find out what happened.
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The benefits of reserving a FUTURE CRUISE whilst onboard MSC are fab, too! MSC also give 10% off on line for reservations if you're over 65.
We met a lovely retired couple from New Jersey on the Meraviligia in April whilst we were in Yacht Club. They have done the Haven many times with NCL and prefered YC much more. So much, that theyve booked for next year for the entire family! All in YC 10 adults and 4 kids $55.000 ! Note- 4 of them will be staying in the Family penthouse suite, which is under Aurea, but theyll still be in the YC experience. Its there mums 96th birthday and theyll be in that suite with her. They want to be sure she has an incredible time.🎉❤.
Wow the New Jersey couple sure are celebrating that big birthday in style and how nice to have the family join them. Nice story to hear 😃
Im British. Originally from Glossop Derbyshire. I was taught on the Queen Mary that the way you poor the milk is the class of person you are. Because the poor drank from clay mugs, the milk had to go in first to stop it cracking from the heat. And the upper class, the tea first. Because they drank from China cups, which withstand heat😉
You are exactly right, the milk first v tea first debate historically stems from the quality of tea pots and cups used by the upper class v the working class.
My bet on your next Yacht Club cruise is - itll be over the pond!🎉❤
Nope 😀
Glen and Rhonda thank you so much for this video.
I haven’t come across any other yacht club videos that detailed the food in the restaurant. My husband and I are thinking about going on NYC cruise this fall 2024. We are deciding between MSC yacht club, celebrity sky suite, hall, America, Neptune suite. I felt like I was right there beside you experiencing your Y.C. club experience.
Hello, glad you enjoyed the video - We can only comment on the YC experience as we have never tried the other cruise line offerings that you mentioned. All we will say is they had better be darned good to be able to beat YC. Thanks for watching :)
Hi There My Name is Domenico & My Wife Deborah , we live in US Florida and i just saw your video on the Barcelona Cruise in the Yacht Club , we have don e the Club 4 ti mes and we absolutely love it , love to hear more of your cruise . keep cruising
Hi Domenico and Deborah, happy you enjoyed the video and yes YC is a truly lovely experience. We are in YC again in January and look forward to that cruise. Thanks for watching :)
Enjoyed watching your video. Tks for all the tips and sharing of your lovely experience. We are gg on Yacht club soon on Bellissima soon.
Is it your first time in YC ? You will love it - enjoy your cruise 😄
We have been on the same ship in january (first time in Yacht Club). It was great to see some familiar faces on your video (especially Nathalia, she takes such good care of the guests in the top sail lounge). We were blown away by the YC-experience and have already booked a cruise for next year on the same ship. Can't wait to be on board again.
Yes Natalia is awesome and I think you will agree all the YC staff are great. Enjoy your cruise next time. 🙂
Enjoyed your video. You both were delightful and straight to the point. We will be in the YC for our 4th MSC cruise in July, MSC Seashore. YC is one of the best values in cruising. This will be our 16th cruise.
Thats awesome re your 16th cruise. We really enjoyed the YC experience and we booked already for a cruise in January 2025.
The biggest benefit of Yacht Club must be the line shipping - I've found some queues to board MSC ships absolutely laughable, so this benefit is worth its' weight in gold. I sometimes wonder if MSC deliberately built of the lines to give the benefit to YC guests, ha!
In our experience there are 3 main benefits to YC. We agree with the line skipping benefit as YC guests get priority boarding, priority disembarkation and that saves a lot of time. Second benefit is the all inclusive food and drink which is of excellent quality. And the third is the use of the exclusive areas that are only for YC guests. Never any worry about not getting a sun lounger as one example. Less crowded YC common areas. Anyway YC is great ! 👍
I was lucky enough to be in the YC on the Meraviglia earlier this year. I have a feeling we are going to look back at these as the "good ole days" soon. The YC secret is out. I can't imagine prices won't skyrocket soon.
I hope your premonition of increased YC prices does not come to fruition, that would be a sad day. Lets enjoy the good ole days while we can :)
I was too! In April. Did you meet on the pool deck, server 'Irish ' ?She's so lovely. We loved Maitre, 'Arthur' , too❤🎉.. and the Master & Commander of the Ship - Captain Alex Galotto. We made friends with cos he's looking to moving here in Spain 🎉
Thank you for sharing ❤❤❤
You are so welcome
Great video keep it up guys ❤️☝🏼🎯
Thanks for watching 😉
Very good video. However, posh people pour the tea in first as their fine China can take the heat. Us working class plebs have to put milk in first to ensure our cups never cracked.
That’s exactly right - historically the milk goes in first to cool the tea during pouring to protect the working class china cup.
Thanks for the video. I will go with my two children at the beginning of June, same ship and MSC Yatch Club. Really beautiful :)
Yup beautiful ship and the staff really make it a special experience - enjoy
Very down to Earth video. You seem to be people who know what you like, and enjoy life.
Thanks for watching !
We've done Aurea experience twice with MSC and loved it! Kinda scared to go YC, as I think I'd never want to travel any other way after that! hahahaha
Just go for it ! Book YC and you definitely will be hooked - happy cruising
Folks please stop showing your loyalty number in videos!
Good point - you will see in the video the number is now blurred - thanks for the advice !
Really enjoyed your review, YC Is the place to be. Away from the peasants ! 😂 I like you’re both down to earth also considering the cost.. nice to see 👏
Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed 😀
So worth it. Sailed out of New York last year. Cannot cruise any other way. So spoiled!
Spoiled is definitely the right term - so spoiled in YC 👍😃
We did a cruise on the world Europa last September. It was our first cruise, so didn’t know what to fully expect. We knew there’d be huge crowds of folk, but nothing can prepare you for the mayhem! We only found out about yacht club halfway through the cruise, so next time we’ll 100% be upgrading to YC!
Well worth spending the extra to go YC for so many reasons 😃
YC is the only way to go with MSC. The service and the value are terrific.
Can’t agree more we thought it was terrific value and a terrific experience 😃
I was shocked to notice that on MSCS cruises in Europe , your key card shows your cabin number! SOOO BAD ! What about privacy?
But not on it in the USA. Only the deck.
Good point , you would think all MSC cruise cards would be the same
hey guys great Video Vvlog just asking are you using the osmo pocket?. 1,2, or 3?. only asking cos I have osmo pocket 1.. and love it.. but when videoing it tends to move..
Hi there, we use a combination of DJI Osmo Pocket 3 supplemented with the DJI Action 2 for things like "mooching" shots. Both great cameras.
Interesting, and well presented video on an otherwise gaudy, and ostentatious accommodation. Query: Another poster mentioned noise as being an issue. On other cruise lines (HAL, Celebrity, Princess, Viking) one must open the cabin door to hear general announcements. Not so on his MSC experience as YC doors were paper thin, and not insulated at all. He could also hear casual hallway conversations. What was your experience?
Hi , our YC cabin was super quiet and doors seemed to be heavy and substantial. We had to open the door to hear the ship wide announcements on the hallway speakers. We could not hear people in the hallway outside our cabin. We were very happy with our accommodation, super quiet, no complaints at all.
Thanks for watching.
How soft are the beds in YC? we've gone both fantastica and aurea and both times the beds were like rocks 😢, my hubby likes them but they were too firm for me, literally woke up in pain each morning
Our beds were quite soft and definitely super comfy for us 😃
Hi great video. Just want to ask for yacht club is tips included and do staff expect it
Good question - you are charged gratuities on your account just the same as every other passenger on the ship. MSC actually ask you, in their cruise info, not to tip the staff individually as they like to operate on fair distribution of gratuities between all staff. However, all passengers in YC that we met and discussed tipping with did hand a good tip to their butler, favorite waiter, bar staff, server etc. at the end of the cruise. We did the same but made sure we did this very discreetly.
@@GlenAndRhonda thanks for your reply. Is it US dollars or sterling ?
@@philipwong3530 Well on our cruise we were in the Mediterranean so it was Euros.
May I ask when did you sail & Where did you embark from?
I heard Spanish but see its not Barcelona.
Ships are called "her" because theyre like a womb carrying a baby. Sailors terms. She protects and nutures them❤ looked very quiet in YC ? Was it?
We sailed in April and embarked from Barcelona. YC was full but the layout is such that for such a small group of passengers YC bars, restaurants and deck areas always seemed uncrowded, quiet and peaceful. Quite a contrast to the ships main deck areas and bars.
What did you think of the ports on this cruise? Did being Yacht Club passengers affect the speed of getting on and off the ship for excursions?
The ports of call were great. Naples was awesome but for us was just spoilt by the speeding scooters in the old town. YC gives you priority disembarkation at all ports. Whenever you are ready to get off just ask the concierge for a butler escort and you fly past all the lines and are off the ship in minutes. So awesome
On the newer, bigger ships they have inside cabins in the YC for about half the price.
Nice to have a view but half price and still with YC perks is def worth considering :)
My wife and I are doing an inside YC cabin on seascape in February we are so excited!
@@shawnfarley3467 We also have booked an inside for our cruise on the Seascape out of Galveston in 2026.
Theyve stopped giving out the Toblerones and doing their signature frozen Toblerone cocktails 😢..its cos of nut allergies. Too risky and a liabilty
Ours was a dark chocolate Toblerone anyway - yuck - milk chocolate all the way for us. Thanks for the update !
@@GlenAndRhonda We got a dark Venchi bar. It was that pure dark chocolate it was 🤮,too! Like chewing on bitter wax
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Thanks for the heads 🆙 😀
I have never had good fish and chips on a cruise. And I am not an expert.
Last place you would expect to find good fish n chips is on a cruise ship but the ones served to us were, lets just say, very acceptable. We'd definitely rather be sat at an old English seaside town eating traditional fish and chips with fingers out of newspaper but thats not always possible :)
...the milk goes in second, how could you tell how strong it is other wise :)
Milk first or tea first is a modern debate. Historically tea is served in very fine, delicate china cups and milk was always added first so the boiling hot tea was cooled slightly as it is poured and so prevented cracking and damaging the expensive china. In Yorkshire where I am from this method turned into tradition.
Enjoy your next cuppa tea and thanks for watching and commenting 👍😃
Rather go on Regent seven seas or silverseas
So would we if we could afford it 😁
But maybe the atmosphere there would be too stuffy 🤷♀️
That would be our concern too that it could be too stuffy
How snobby obviously you've got money
Yacht club looks brill
All looked great until the flies-on-food appeared...should have edited it out 🙁
Just keeping it real :)