From the second of arrival at the Port of Miami, once we got to the Yacht Club check in and dropped off our bags, all of the worry completely disappeared! Disembarkation after arriving at the port around Noon. We were met by several people that too us right into the terminal where we were whisked through security. Once we were through TSA security, we were escorted up to the check in area where we were issued our Cruise Cards and MSC Bands for the voyage, we were asked if we would like some refreshments, Mimosa's all around! The escort handed us our beverages, and asked when we would like to board the ship. We looked at each other and said with out hesitation, Lets go! So with drinks in hand, we began the amazing walk to board this beautiful vessel!

So Lets talk about the first impressions of just the Embarkation process - Flawless on MSC's End, there are always the porters, We happen to have grabbed a transfer from the Airport, once at the port, they removed the bags, and we were on our own, the porters that were there would not handle any of the Yacht Club baggage, so no big deal, we just had to maneuver around some buses and lots of luggage to get to the check in area for us. Again NOT AN MSC Issue.

Now once we got on board, they took us directly past the Atrium, they were very nice to point out locations and answer questions as we were escorted directly into the Yacht Club, they explained how the Priority Elevators worked for us, and off we were in the Yacht Club. (BTW the Priority Elevator at times becomes quite useful and not at all as horrible as others have made it sound) We were escorted directly into the Club, taken to the desk to meet one of our Concierge Cast and get a briefing from them to get us acclimated to the boat, shows, and the services available and getting us online with the App and Internet! Very Helpful getting us online, and everyone was super friendly! It was almost a tad bit overwhelming, everyone came by and asked about what time we enjoy eating dinner at the Top Sail Restaurant, mostly to spread out all the guests, and if there was any special events and what night you wanted to celebrate that sort of thing. The Director for the Yacht Club was there making his rounds, the Maitre D (Pepe) as he did for the entire cruise. Then we were free to run around the boat and find everything! Read more