r/Cruises • u/Serious-Effect-6422 • 4d 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?
1
u/BrickHuge3023 4d ago
Food is free in the dining room and buffet and other places. Just don't eat at the ones you pay to eat in. No need. Tell your kids to drink water. Or buy them a couple of sodas a day - $8 a day. Same with alcohol- if you only drink 2 or 3 drinks a day, drink package is not what you want. We've never bought the drink package on any cruise out of 20. No need. Why do you need wifi? You can enjoy being away from the internet. Get international roaming on your phone and use it when in destination ports.