My hubby and I like to try different cruise lines. After experiencing Norwegian and Royal Caribbean, we decided to give MSC a try. We read that they are new to the American market so our expectations were tempered by that information.

We purchased the Aurorea experience which has several perks. Priority boarding, a drink package, spa package and priority disembarkation were some of them.

Embarkation did not go as I would have expected it. There was no priority boarding that we could find. We entered the cue just like everyone else and when we arrived at the head of the line, no one mentioned anything about going anywhere special so we went along with the rest of the heard. Read more