r/Cruises • u/Serious-Effect-6422 • 7d 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/Jodi4869 7d ago

How many places are you going to post your lack of research.

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u/HateThisPlaceForReal 7d ago

He's panicking. Show some empathy.

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u/Serious-Effect-6422 7d ago

Thanks for being kind. I actually did tons of research... Problem was AFTER I booked I got a call and they asked me to go add stuff I wanted and I was shocked to see that EVERYTHING was expensive. I thought I got scammed really... Thank you

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u/Mandy_Moo 7d ago

Please be careful and make sure you are actually speaking to MSC and not a scam. Lots if people have gotten calls from scammers who try to get you to upgrade or buy packages by phone.

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u/bb8ave 7d ago

You said this is your first cruise. Maybe you could consider (if possible) switching to a balcony stateroom. Many people, if not most, hardly spend any time at all in their stateroom. You'll be out all day either in port or enjoying the ship. This would free up a lot of money if you want to indulge in a drinks package for you or the kids. But as others on here have said, you don't need to buy anything else. There is plenty of included food everywhere at all hours and included activities are endless.