RandomUser123

Is this issue happening on other MSC ships or is this issue limited to Seascape?

If the cruise is already at a price you are comfortable paying then book it.

Have the individual drink prices also increased since they increased the cost of the drink package and upped the limit (i.e. Easy Plus going from $9 to $10).

I believe you are grandfathered in for the price you booked. I purchased a cruise in January for November which had Easy Plus included and when I go online in my account to the payment and price details tab the price is still the same.

All beers are included in Easy Plus.

But does this mean they will raise drink prices as well meaning that pretty much it will still be the same drinks covered and drink prices going up for those a la carte. One example, are "Tropical Treasures" that are currently $10 so not part of Easy Plus plan but with the limits rising will "Tropical Treasures" now be part of Easy Plus or will those starting tomorrow cost $11 instead.

Orlando is not Orlando, it is port canaveral which is 45 mins to an hour from Orlando. Most stay on the ship. It is too far and not a long enough stop to try to do a day trip to Disney. The space station would be worth the stop is your arrive at 8am but this is a 1pm arrival so you have no time for that. If you want to check out cocoa beach that would be the only reason to get off but otherwise just stay on the ship.

My policy on tipping for cruise ships is simple. I will pay whatever the tipping charge is. I will not do anything more and of course I will not go to guest services to make it less.

Last Month we booked a 6 night cruise in November to Bermuda on Meraviglia for me, my wife and our 2 kids (9 and 6 at time of sailing). The price of the cruise included the Easy Plus Package for me and my wife, Minors Package for the kids and Wifi for 2 devices. The price was really really cheap when we booked. I could not believe it. We had never done MSC before so we went for it. We saw mixed reviews but the price was too good to pass up and figured it was worth the risk plus we are pretty easy going. Since then the price has gone up but not ridiculously.

69 cruises, nice!!!!

I definitely had a different idea what I thought this thread would be about.

If I spent all this money I would not some low level commoner to enter my luxury grounds.

You can wear gym shorts and a sweaty t shirt if you want, as long as you are not just walking around mdr in just your underwear then you are fine.

Was it the NY flash sale? Yeah I was looking at the 8 day cruise to Miami, Nassau and Ocean Cay in end of April which was really cheap but did not go for it.

If you have minors in your cabin I believe they will be required to get the minors package if the adults get a drink package.

Feels like they always "extend" it.

Medical worker discount is not for all MSC cruises, we tried to apply the 5% healthcare heroes discount (interior room) to our cruise with them since my wife works in medical field and they said our cruise did not carry that discount.

Mazel Tov

I am doing a cruise in November on MSC (not your cruise) which was an unbelievable deal with Easy Plus Package and Wifi included and saw that our overall price now dropped $20. I thought about contacting customer service to see if I can get the small price reduction but figure it is not worth the hassle for $20 difference.

Interesting that they would pick the Knicks and not the Nets since they will use Brooklyn for their cruise terminal.

My first cruise with MSC will be in November. I could not believe the deal I got for it with my wife and kids. It was too good to pass up. I have seen mixed reviews but I am looking forward to it. As long as I have chairs to relax by the pools, as long as the kids enjoy the kids club on the ship, as long as the drinks keep flowing with the Easy Plus package that was included then it should be all good.

Let's say fine you want to be honest and not have your wife pretend to be your niece. Then the next step could be for your niece to upgrade her plan to an unlimited talk plan for 1 month. That should be much less than $200 so the cost would be the upgrade for 1 month.

I am doing MSC Meraviglia in November out of New York to Bermuda. My first time doing MSC and the deal was too good to pass up for me, my wife and kids. I have seen mixed reviews and many similar to yours about the long embarkation. I am hopeful my experience will be different. My previous experiences with Carnival (out of Baltimore) and Royal Caribbean (out of Bayonne) have been fast embarkations. 10 months away so maybe there will be improvement...

A couple days we booked a 6 night cruise on MSC Meraviglia in Interior Cabin out of New York to Bermuda in November the week before thanksgiving. The price of the cruise was so much cheaper than other cruise lines and the price we paid included Easy Plus Drink Package for me, my wife and minors package for our 2 kids as well as wifi for 2 devices (no video). I do see a lot of mixed reviews about MSC but we could not pass up the deal and we have never cruised on MSC (We have done Royal Caribbean and Carnival with the kids). It seems like the only issue I may have is lack of included (I do not use the word complimentary or free since I am paying for it in the cruise fare) dining options compared to Royal or Carnival but other than that the ship looks like it will be amazing. Are there issues I should be aware of?

Long time away but I will be doing my first MSC cruise in November 2023 to Bermuda and got the Easy Plus package included so thanks for the listing of drinks included. The Easy Plus listing is good enough for me and my wife.