MSC's Yacht Club VS Royal Caribbean's The Key! - embarkation comparison
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- This is a comparison of embarkation of MSC and Royal Caribbean's exclusive programs!
I did a back to back - we got The Key for the sole purpose of easy embarkation. Yacht Club includes much more benefits but embarkation is one of the main attractions for us.
Both cruise lines are so unique and each has their own strengths and weaknesses.
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We were the husband and wife that sat next to your table at dinner every night… You’re such a lovely family! I had also just come off of Royal Caribbean, mariner of the seas and had purchased the key… I found Royal Caribbean / Mariner of the Seas, to be very disorderly and no one was able to tell us where to go have our lunch, and when we finally did figure out where to go for lunch, it was it least 15 minutes before we even received a glass of water… Yacht club is an amazing experience, we even find it to be superior to Seabourn. Cannot wait to return Yacht Club next December for NY’s Eve on SeaShore:-)
thank you so much! we really enjoyed YC and there's nothing else like it that we have experienced. maybe we will see you next year! we loved the seashore and the YC staff there
Thank you Bro!👏🏾🤙🏾👌🏾 This is just the video Me and my Family needed to make our final choice between the two. Lastly I like that I saw kids in the YC I couldn’t find anyone with videos of that until yours popped up! Thanks again😃
Thank you for sharing
Thanks for the video. I will be in MSC Yacht Club for the first time next week. Can’t wait to experience it
Now that it's nearly a year later... How did you like it?
Kind of unfair comparison since you didn't print out yourMSC boarding pass which caused the confusion. Also the empty YC tent is certainly not the norm.I think it normally opens at 10:30 and you were too early. I did enjoy the video, but it just doesn't seem like the typical YC boarding process to me.
out of the 4 YC embarkations, this one was the longest so I def agree. Not sure when they usually open but the tent was empty bc they just got done checking a group of people in and there were a lot of people before us, so just bad luck i think but the porter helped us out. YC was at full capacity on this sailing. As for boarding passes, last 12 we went on we didnt print out and were 100% ok with going digital. It's why I pointed out they weren't MSC employees - once the butlers took over, it was smooth sailing from then on out
We have sailed on 7 MSC cruises in YC and over a dozen Royal Caribbean cruises as well. We have had over 2 hour waits to board with Royal in the past as that does happen to them as well. What I don’t see is you mentioning that their new terminal in Miami that is slated to open end of this year and will be able to handle 30,000 passengers on a given day - 3 cruise ships at a time. Most of our YC embarkations have been 20-30 min tops from arrival with luggage to sitting in the top sail lounge.
BTW, MSC is building one of the biggest cruise terminal for $450 Millionen Dollar at the Miami port, it will handle up,to 36000 passengers, the terminal is the very first spot in front of royal, the new terminal included a parking garage with 3500 spots and a separated yacht club terminal with waiting room etc, but for now it’s the regular port terminal which is not fit for this amount of people……
cant wait- hope to be one of the first to experience it
To be fair the instructions on MSC is to print out the boarding passes
Kids don't think about the internet not working everywhere all the time. Always have all your documents printed and copies. That is just good for travelling.
Which would be "not having your stuff together". Download the pdf to your phone, then internet does not matter either. CCL, RCL, NCL they all are fine with the app / screen shot.
MSC should make sure to have a separate entrance for Yacht Club in their new terminal. Kinda 💩 to make people move to bring others through.
I heard the new MSC terminal will have a seperate entrance for YC. fingers crossed bc I agree
If you can’t afford it 😂🤣
I did the NCL Haven and the embarkation process was so smooth and fast . Plus there where snacks, juice and coffee on the port waiting room
Wow, it looked a little uncomfortable with the butler walking you past the long lines. It is a pity they can't just make a designated path for the escorted people to use that doesn't make other passengers thinking you're line jumping. I look forward to seeing your videos about the ship and the MSC experience.
I’ll actually will enjoy that 😂🤣
We just got off of the Seascape out of Miami. The Yacht Club experience was great. You arrived too early. 10 AM is crazy.
What about price-wise? Which one is pricier?
Not printing you boarding pass is a rookie move
Excellent video. I really appreciate you taking video footage as you walk the entire journey & navigate the whole process. Very useful. It also gives me information to gauge the size of the ship. I was wondering if you ate in the main dining room & buffet for non Yacht Club members? If so, was it really crowded & how was the food quality compared to the Yacht Club?
Compare the Yacht Club to the Grand Suite on Royal is probably more comparable.
would love to be able to experience RCCL grand suite and compare the two. I had a great casino discount for YC
I love Yacht club. Only took me 25-30 minutes from arrival at the tent until we boarded. I love the butlers, they walk like a boss to get you around, you pay for the service. so why not use it. Plus the food, drinks and personalized service...
Thanks for posting great vlogs. With the MSC Yacht Club do the concierge run your card for sail and sign instead of doing the kiosk thing with the rest of the passengers? Also are there meat choices served in the Y/C dining area or is it mostly seafood? Thanks in advance.
You can run your card, or they can and yes plenty of meat choices every meal in YC. Best filet ever!
The key program for embarkation is not available anymore. I sailed on Memorial weekend on the freedom and I didn’t see the signs anywhere so I asked and they confirmed it not available for embarkation.
I am on a RC cruise in April and the Key was available but is now called the VIP pass.
Which cruiseport ?
Miami
@@CruiseDad Thanks we are going from Port Canaveral soon.
Both embarkation experiences looked normal prior to boarding the ship itself. There was nothing premium about those experiences. The MSC butler escorting your family through other passengers waiting in line is absolutely the worst. They should have had another entrance that takes you directly to the ship. "Forcing" you to endure the nasty looks from other passengers or having you feel guilty cutting the line is not the initial experience you want to put your premium passengers through. That was almost like the walk of shame. The logistics of that MSC boarding was absolutely atrocious...
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So you're comparing getting at RC at 11:30 to getting at Yacht Club checkin at 9:30. Before the port actuality opens😅😅😅 Then whine about boarding!
Stop skipping it's irritating you skipped whole video