Is MSC Yacht Club REALLY Worth the Extra Cost?

Join me as I spend four nights onboard MSC Virtuosa travelling in the exclusive Yacht Club.

Yacht club is MSC's ship within a ship concept.

Let me tell you my top tips and whether MSC Yacht Club is really worth the premium cost.

00:00 Introduction
00:44 Embarkation
01:33 Boarding
02:20 Top Sail Lounge
03:28 Embarkation day lunch
03:50 Deluxe suite cabin
04:54 MSC Yacht Club Food
09:22 MSC Yacht Club Sundeck
10:22 MSC Yacht Club Overall Experience
14:00 Top Tips

[russefrance]

Congratulations, a very nice and informative video. We've just finished a one week cruise on Preziosa YC. The staff there were wonderful. I think you'll enjoy the benefits of a smaller ship Yacht Club although the restaurant, being about as far away from the Top Sail lounge as you can get, means you'll see the rest of the ship every time you eat there. My wife called it going on safari🙂 Apart from embarkation and disembarkation, the butler service is really appreciated most when going to the restaurant - your butler will escort you through the madding crowd, calmly but firmly creating a bubble for you to walk in while operating the priority lifts when necessary. When we arrived at the restaurant the first time, our butler introduced us to the Maître D' and the sommelier. It really was a perfect experience on Preziosa. We have three more YC trips booked for this winter season and are really looking forward to them.

[TravelCruiseWorld]

Really enjoyed following you as you experienced Yacht Club. Its definitely something we want to try ourselves.
Just discovered you here, and looking forward to exploring more of your content on your channel 👍

[donnabendell]

Great video. Yes I’m the same, I can’t see if you say 50% more to stay in retreat that it could be 50% better than MSc. Really love yacht club. My husband changed our booking to yacht club after viewing the crowded on a video. Best thing he’s ever done ha ha. Too many people in main part of ship. Nowhere to sit down !

[davidmarsden]

Looks lovely, similar to yourself - cruised many times with the other major brands and while on celb Appex this year, someone suggested the MSC Y club. Never heard of it before. Ill definitely will be looking at what they have to offer in future cruises. Thanks for the vid/info👍

[MrGreatplum]

Very enjoyable video, Andy. Editing is top notch too.

[JohnsAlwaysAway]

Great video. Weve been in the Retreat on Celebrity Edge but not MSC Yacht Club. Going from your video I would say that it probably is just about worth paying that bit more for the Retreat, its a hugely elevated experience vs the rest of the ship

[carmelshepherd]

Great vlog 👍 complete chaos last time on Virtuosa, is the food better in YC ?

[theflattablesociety]

Great review - concise and informative, thank you! 😊

[liveskide]

That butler assistance at disembarkation is a great perk. Otherwise the process is awful on MSC compared to Princess, Cunard and P&O

[stefancobh]

As a solo cruiser, did they add something up, as the prices are mostly based on 2pp sharing

[richardhellenbrecht]

I’ve used both Retreat and Yacht Club each several times. The Retreat on Edge class ship are nice, but I found much better service on all of my YC trips. Butlers are better and more present, YC pool and grill MUCH better than Retreat, YC restaurant service far exceeded Retreat. Small things like white table cloths and the host placing napkins on your lap in YC, don’t happen on Retreat. Retreat has a small stand-up bar (although nicer lounge furniture) and snacks only during cocktail hour. I haven’t been back to Retreat since joining YC.

[darrenclayton]

Once you’ve done Yacht Club on MSC it’s very difficult to go back to non-YC

[Turn]

Hi! How much was this Yacht club experience? Terrific video. Thanks!

[susanbradfield]

No. Comparison YC 100% better can only comment on Apex last Holy land cruise and Equinox first one after covid