The MSC Cruise Yacht Club Experience: Is It Worth It?

[@miaelsaf]

Loved your candid and entertaining review! Thank you for sharing!

[@admtim]

Thanks for watching!

[@sheilagrimsley6814]

Y’all got our friends in your video 😂 So glad we met y’all leaving the ship . This is lots of great info .

[@admtim]

Oh Sheila! I remember your song in the 90s! Great to meet you and the hubby. Hope to hang with y'all in the future!

[@blackafamily604]

After suffering through the last carnival cruise, I'm beginning to think the butler escort might be worth the price

[@admtim]

Probably shaved a good two-three hours from the beginning and end of our cruise.

[@maryanncapece2623]

Good evening. I just found your video. We were on the Meravaliga and we had no issues at all. Our butler meet us and walked us to the lounge. Put our wrist bands on and got us a glass of champagne. Said he'd be back in a few minutes. (I think it was like 5 min). We didn't even finish our drink. He came to our cabin and went over everything. Asked what pillows we wanted, newspapers and alcohol. We saw him many times during the day, from early morning to late evening. We're normally Haven and felt the service was far better on MSC. Alot more reasonable also. We had booked it pretty far out and got the deluxe suite for $1800. For the two of us total. Plus $400. OBC. We just sailed a few weeks ago. Thank you for the review.

[@admtim]

The yacht club is an amazing deal right now. We have a feeling that once they reach a certain capacity they’re going to start raising their prices like all the other cruise lines. But in the meantime, take advantage of the amazing service!

So glad you indicated a point of reference back to Royal Caribbean, and Carnival. Sets a pretty low bar for achievement. Thanks for the video.

[@admtim]

Those are the big fish and that’s who we have the most experience with so it made sense

[@millenniumvlog6497]

Seaside port Canaveral was awesome and easy. Will never go to Miami. Will book our yClub for our next cruise. Sounds awesome!

[@admtim]

Yacht Club on Seaside was excellent!

[@user-zs1yi1zm4l]

Thanks for your review. I’ve been scared to try MSC bc of negative things I’ve heard but think we will now after your review. If you tried the thermal suite, would love to hear your thoughts. We love the ones on NCL so hoping to hear a good review . Again, thx.

[@admtim]

To be honest, MSC features both the same negative and positive things as Royal Caribbean, Carnival, NCL, Celebrity, or any of the major cruise lines. The difference is you’ll get all those positives and negatives for a fraction of the price. The thermal spa on Seascape is quite small. I believe there were eight chairs, but I’d have to look at my video to see. The spa pool is also small, a little smaller than the spa pool we saw on Carnival Mardi Gras. It would probably seat 8 comfortably. There are several other rooms including a salt room, which is nice, but not very salty, several saunas, and the very cool snow room. We went on the first night and it was not very crowded. It becomes very busy on sea days. Give it a try, and let us know what you think. We just booked our 4th MSC cruise, back on Seaside (Yacht Club this time) in September.

[@FRM65]

Wife and I bid on an upgrade for Nov sailing out of Canaveral. ( fingers crossed) Have YC booked for February V-Day cruise. 🤗

[@admtim]

Yes!!! Enjoy!

[@MarkGaudie]

You guys are great. Love your cruise reviews. ❤

[@admtim]

Thank you!🙏

[@timwilliams9163]

Great job on figuring out the sound! you can see the wind blowing but the sound is awesome, not blowing thru the mics with that annoying sound. it's like you are recording from your cabin. My wife and I are doing Seaside in Sept. first time on MSC unfortunately not YC but still it will be different and new as we have done the others out of Port Canaveral.

[@admtim]

Thanks Tim! It took a while for our Tim to figure out the secret of ‘furry kittens’ but I think he finally got it. Now, if he could only UNmute the mic on his teleprompter app we’d be GOLDEN!

[@admtim]

TIM! How was it?

[@Nickyandhappy]

Thank you for sharing 🥰🥰we are going next month.

[@admtim]

You will LOVE Yacht Club! It’s like its own luxury cruise liner within an affordable cruise line

[@wendymasters367]

We’ve finally got status on RC, but now you’ve got us thinking MSC is a better deal. We watched your other MSC videos too (excellent job btw) and it looks pretty good!

[@eh5979]

MSC will match your status with RCL.

[@admtim]

It IS a better deal! Status won't get you much on any cruise anymore. RC's four drinks a day for Diamond is probably the best loyalty perk on the market, but MSC Yacht Club gives you open bar your entire cruise! WINNING!

[@admtim]

We tried status matching RC Diamond - all MSC gave us was gold. We'll hit MSC Diamond after our next cruise, but the perks look lame EXCEPT for the one free specialty dinner!

[@mjfreespirit]

MSC will match your rc status

[@admtim]

@@mjfreespirit yes! we just hit diamond!

[@AngryDadvice]

About half the price of Royal Carnival too

[@admtim]

True!

[@RaschellM]

Thank you, here I am looking at yacht club as an option for March 2024 and I see myself in this video from when I went in June 2023. 😂

[@admtim]

Hello again! You will LOVE Yacht Club!

[@jessg3995]

It seems the best part of the trip was Tim consuming that chocolate! 3:34 It looked like pure happiness!😜

[@admtim]

Or 11:36 after the “chocolate” kicked in 😂

[@jplinjon]

Your crack about steerage was great. I have only heard bad or neutral reviews. However, since it ticks the most important criteria for me for a cruise, that is, I can take a taxi to the ship, I have booked a cruise in Feb 2024. We shall see

[@admtim]

Same. We live 20 minutes from Port Canaveral, so we’re already partying before we get in the limo! Honestly, it’s not that different than Royal Caribbean, Carnival, or Norwegian. Enjoy!

[@ericmiller6309]

Do you get the jacket with the room? I also do NCL haven and thinking of doing msc

[@admtim]

@@ericmiller6309 we just did Haven. We’re going to compare them soon. The jacket is not included sadly, but you’ll get a robe!

[@johnsledz8823]

Recently did Yacht Club on Seaside. Fantastic service, food was great and nice private bars and pool area! On self walk disembarkation butler escorted us to the exit bypassing the Gen Pop people in line. If looks could kill!

[@admtim]

oooooh yeah that escorted debarkation is AMAZING!

[@eld4726]

Great video! Informative.

[@admtim]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lisaekern5231]

We received offer to upgrade to your style room for 1,300 - seems like a great deal.

[@admtim]

It is an incredible deal! Once MSC reaches critical mass in bookings, we’re sure their prices will rise like the other lines.

[@sparkyprep3905]

Stayed in the Yacht Club on the MSC Seascape last year. One big letdown was we had our own private bar on the private sundeck. No waiting in long lines for drinks, right? The bar was closed 3/4 of the time, so we had to walk down the deck to the pool bar, and wait in long lines.

[@admtim]

Our yacht club bar was never closed

[@admtim]

Oh the outdoor one on the pool deck. Yeah that was closed sometimes. The indoor one is open all the time

[@Desman228]

The ones who complain about the MSC food is because MSC don't season with enough flavor

[@admtim]

TRUTH. Here is our review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJyniYqniLGUa9U

[@mollygreathouse1191]

My friends were telling me that Mac is worse than Carnival. But this actually looks pretty nice. Thank you for making this video

[@admtim]

No way! MSC is WAYYYYY better than Cannibal Cruises!

[@oam2720]

@@admtimcannibal 😂

[@mostHumblePersonAlive]

Keep in mind though a major complaint about MSC is how crowded it feels and they are reviewing a "ship within a ship" concept.

[@FRM65]

Got our upgrade for YC on our Nov 5 sailing. Very psyched. 🤗

[@admtim]

YES! You will LOVE it! We're in YC November 16th on Seashore sailing from Port Canaveral.

[@FRM65]

@@admtim hope to see a funny review. Always enjoy. 🤣

[@FRM65]

Just back, yes YC was incredible. We’re on seashore in Feb over VDay in YC. LQQKing forward to your thoughts.

[@FRM65]

@@admtim good luck with the weather!! Good drinking weather! 🍹🥃

[@FreshandFelicia]

Love this review of the Yacht Club

[@admtim]

We LOVE Yacht Club! HALF the price of a Royal Caribbean BALCONY!!!

[@lisaekern5231]

We are doing Seaside Sept 17 🎉

[@bradarmstrong5033]

We will be getting off of "Seaside" the day you are getting on. Did you book "Yacht Club"?

[@lisaekern5231]

@@bradarmstrong5033 no turns out it was 2,700 - I know it’s worth it … just not in my budget. We are fantasia I think with drink package ! Balancing drinks how can you go wrong.

[@bradarmstrong5033]

Do you get a discount for mowing the grass?

[@admtim]

Probably!

[@lorenadugan6355]

We’ll done you!

[@admtim]

We look forward to meeting you there!

[@jessg3995]

I heard some very negative things about MCS clientele (mostly Europeans) treatment of Americans.

[@admtim]

True. They are rude AF.

[@jessg3995]

@@admtim I adore your candour! 😂🤣😂

[@admtim]

@@jessg3995 Felicia was especially amazed at how they will walk in groups and not yield to other pedestrians. But we always win, showing that good old American knowledge of prime dirty words in at least 10 languages. Maricons!

[@lock.robster]

Yacht Club seems so opulent, bro. Is it worth it?

[@admtim]

Yes. Absolutely.

[@lock.robster]

What the heck is happening at 5:54???🤪

[@admtim]

Typical Tim.

[@cheryltracy3553]

😂

[@FRM65]

So true, ❤ MSC but landslide and seaside are on 2 different planets. Very frustrating. But still a BIg MSC fan.

[@admtim]

Us too. LOL "Landslide" - what happened?

[@FRM65]

@@admtim call center in a mess. Bangladesh, and bad English. No 800 number for voyagers Club contact, have to beg for Crews Credit Post cruise. Website antiquated, and outdated.. but alas, I’ll just have another double crown with a cherry in the yacht club, and all will be forgotten.

[@emilinaina]

At 3 hours x $100/hr x 2 people = $600 to save a couple hours of BS. Worth it?

[@admtim]

Depends on your tolerance for lines and crowds. Mine is wearing thin.

[@urdum8883]

Why is MSC so cheap I’ve been getting my family to go but 8000 for 5 people is not a lot for yacht club is there anything I’m missing or I need to know?

[@urdum8883]

Sorry I meant 9.5 thousand

[@admtim]

It’s amazing- nothing missing! Booked again for end of September before prices go up

[@admtim]

Yacht Club AGAIN for about $1500 pp November 16 on Seashore

[@RonnyG100]

Are specialty coffees included in Yacht clud

[@admtim]

They are

[@caseyhall2947]

We just received our bid offer acceptance. Do this mean we do not need to purchase additional drink packages?

[@admtim]

If it's Yacht Club, drinks are included!

[@caseyhall2947]

Yes! We won a Yacht club Bible from Aurea class. So glad I didn't add the drink packages yet! Thank you for the info.

[@716adiggs]

What about gratuity in the yacht club? Do you tip above the standard gratuity that is charged at the end?

[@admtim]

We tip a little extra for superior service, but it’s not necessary.

[@dgaither3838]

We did, but it is up to you.

[@blackafamily604]

It sounds like MSC has some problems they need to work on

[@admtim]

There’s definitely some communication issues at hand here. I told them we could fix it in a month, but Italian people know everything.

[@brigitt-annruiz4577]

How much are the gratuities?

[@admtim]

$16 a day per passenger. Saw a LOT of people remove them.

[@youngdrule5935]

Look nice

[@admtim]

It is nice!

[@KVDC2008]

Thanks for the informative MSC Yacht Club review, very nice recap. However, your experience, or lack of experience with your assign butler is very different than another KZbinr's channel (Byte Size Cruises - kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaHbYo1moNF6mLs). He was basically saying his butler escorted him everywhere, to the shows, off the ship for excursions, etc... Would you know why there is such a service discrepancy?

[@admtim]

It really depends on the staff and the YC director. Seaside's YC staff on our September crew was OUTSTANDING, but we did luck out (or MSC figured out we're KZbinrs) and got MSC's 2022 Butler of the Year. He was all up in our business! On Seascape, I guess we could have made a stink and requested more time, but we're not as high maintenance as some self-serving dork who wastes all the shared butler's time. I guess he chose to be that person. We did get an escorted debarkation and that's always nice. Sailing YC on Seashore on 11/16. Maybe we'll be that dork on this cruise and document our findings.

[@KVDC2008]

@@admtim Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated.

[@IcelandAdventures]

What happened? Are they so exclusive they did not let you inside ? 😂

[@admtim]

Lol that happens to Tim all the time

[@quantuamsea9475]

$7,500 FOR A YACHT CLUB EXPERIENCE ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

[@admtim]

half the price of NCL

[@davidc5191]

Yacht Club isn't "exclusive" since anyone who can afford it can get in. It's not like exclusive private golf clubs, like Augusta in Georgia, where the wait list is years long, and even then you have to be voted in by other members.

[@admtim]

Let's be honest here. People who frequent "exclusive" clubs like The Masters are the biggest douches on Earth and would rather sail on a private yacht. We personally know several of these douches, including two from Augusta. You wouldn't want to cruise with them anyway. Zero fun. Enjoy the only exclusivity most of us can afford on MSC's Yacht Club.

[@CarlosMozo-so5bv]

Why you have a fixation with the English and the language barrier? It is an Italian cruise line, not an American cruise line.

[@admtim]

When operating a business in America, try to speak the language its residents speak. I'm not going to open a Starbucks in Italy and only speak English, bro.

[@alanstrachan2458]

To much kids

[@admtim]

@@alanstrachan2458 it honestly depends what time of the year you go. We tend to cruise while the kids are in school and it’s much more relaxing