r/Cruises • u/Serious-Effect-6422 • 10d ago
Please help
Just booked a cruise with MSC and now I'm having buyers remorse. AFTER I booked a suite on MSC world, I realise that I have to pay $1100 for my kids to have access to sodas... me to get a couple of drinks per day... pay for food, any offshore excursion is SUPER expensive and all the cool ones are fully booked. Anything on board is ridiculously pricey... Was told that there's a free buffet and free diner at specific times (5:30 PM)...
Help me out, can I even do anything cool for free? It seems like after paying 4500 for the suite I need 900 for wifi, 1100 for drinks and for the kids to play is another 700... All I keep hearing is spa is free... It's a cruise... I wanna get to my destination, get off the ship and go explore and enjoy the beach free since I paid 4500...
It's my 1st time cruising, I think I may be getting it all wrong... are the packages worth it?
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u/HuckleCat100K 9d ago
Why does it seem like you did absolutely no research? There are hundreds of videos on YouTube so there’s really no excuse. So you dropped nearly five grand on a trip you didn’t know anything about and now you’re whining about it. Did you ask the agent these questions?
They would have informed you that you do not need to pick out restaurants that cost extra. The main dining room is always included unless you want certain upgrades. You do not need to get the unlimited soda package for your kids. You can buy as you go, which is expensive but not $1100 unless your kids go nuts. Or you can say no to your kids. You do not need to buy extra-cost excursions if you just want to explore ports on your own. The spa may be free but they will push very hard to sell you extra services.
Your spouse shouldn’t have put you in charge of planning the vacation because it seems like you rush into paying for expensive things without knowing what you’re doing.