Since this is mostly an RCL group :)...My next cruise is Star of the Seas Nov 29th sailing

I'm considering gong on a group cruise from Port Canaveral on MSC Seashore. It isn't till early October so I have time to decide. I have never cruised MSC though they often come up on the lower end cost wise. I've heard mixed reviews, mostly on YouTube. Was wondering if anyone in this community has experience on their ships leaving from US ports. I'm aware of the general pro's and con's. I'm also aware they seem to be different sailing from EU ports than US ports. So really just trying to get a first hand opinion from someone that has sailed them on a closed loop US sailing? If you can compare them to other lines even better? If you're like me and have never sailed them, please share what your reservations are about sailing on them if you have any?

We get asked a lot about how we actually manage work on a cruise, not just the WiFi side of it. Truth is, the WiFi is the easy part. The planning is what makes it work. We plan everything months in advance. We will look at the itinerary and break it down properly, sea days, port days, time zones, and then closer to the cruise we’ll check our calendars and meetings and start mapping out what each day realistically looks like. Sea days are where we get most of our work done. They are proper working days for us. We will usually do more than a normal 8 hour day, probably closer to 10, but not in one go. We break it up, move around the ship, and still fit in things we want to do onboard. Port days are completely different. We don’t have strict rules, but 90% of the time we are off the ship early, go and explore for a few hours, then come back onboard in the afternoon and do a bit of work. It just keeps everything ticking over without missing out on the destinations. The time zone side of it is the bit people don’t think about. At the start of the transatlantic we were starting work around 4am ship time to stay on UK hours. As we got closer to Europe that shifted to about 8am starts, which felt a lot more normal 😅 We also structure our calendar around it. We will avoid putting things in on port mornings, push calls into the afternoon where we can, and Kev batches his meetings rather than spreading them across the week. It does mean some longer days, but it gives us more control overall. The biggest thing though is flexibility. Your routine on a ship is never going to look like your routine at home, and if you try and force it, it probably won’t work. What surprised me most is I actually get more done, not less. Especially on the transatlantic with all the sea days and slower pace, it was probably one of the most productive periods we have had. If you have any questions, please drop them in the comments! Or check out our free guide (linked below) https://360cruising.com/cheat-sheets/remote-working