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I neglected to mention at check in they gave me a white wrist band to denote my vaccinated status. Upon walking on the ship there was a table setup where they provided an MSC smart device that serves as door key, allows drink purchases but also does contact tracing since it is a tracker that knows where you have been. Next I walked into a lounge and was immediately greeted by a drink package salesmen. For 3 night cruise MSC doesn't offer drink packages for pre-purchase and I wasn't sure I was going to bite but in the heat of the excitement of being back on a ship I caved and bought the easy package for $32 per day plus 15% service fee. This next picture was my first glimpse of the ship and where I signed up for the drink package. Cabins were ready so I didn't grab a beverage just yet but I did grab a picture of the next area that the lounge led me into:

Look what arrived for me in the mail yesterday... nice that celebrity still will physically send you luggage tags upon request. Reminds me of the "old days"!

Cabin tour! Deck 9, starboard, somewhat midship. Waiting for me were... Closet: Balcony: View down into the deck 8 extended balconies. View aft: View forward: The balcony is "efficient". With the curtains open: Desk area with two euro power ports, two North American 110v outlets and 1 USB. Nicely laid out bathroom with shower door. There is a panoramic elevator not far from my cabin which is one of the reasons I picked this location. Back down to the Galleria. Four guests per elevator.

Since you asked beverage packages... Every bar has a paper menu but more common are these signs with QR codes: The bottom QR code links to the beverage packages available on board. PDF: MSC Meraviglia Drink Packages.pdf Here are some menus I've collected so far... Meraviglia Pub.pdf Meraviglia Pool Bar.pdfMeraviglia Bar.pdf Come to think of it this is like a challenge game... collect all the bar menus 🙂 Here is one of the physical menus I've seen: Also note MSC does charge local taxes while in port. Interesting to note they will post the beverage package purchase to my account later tonight so that it isn't subject to local taxes.

T-1 day. PCR test: Negative! Woohoo! In full disclosure i didn't need to a do a test prior to this cruise. MSC didn't ask me to get tested in advance. I'll be tested again at the terminal TOMORROW! Yay! I chose to get a test done within the 3 day window for two reasons: 1. I love to cruise and want to do my part to protect the cruise industry. If I was an asymptomatic carrier and brought the virus to the terminal that wouldn't be good. 2. I have more cruises in the coming weeks that do have a requirement for the cruise lines involved to have a negative test with results in hand before arriving to check in. This was an opportunity to confirm how quickly results came back for future reference. This was a practice run for me. So now I'm fully vaccinated, tested negative and ready to cruise safely!