GrnXnham

We just got back from our MSC Seashore 4 night cruise to the Bahamas. There was almost ZERO children on board. Most people were over 60. Of course, I'm guessing that this is just because of the time of year we cruised. The water slides weren't getting a lot of use but the weather was colder than average also. We walked through the children's arcade room several times and it was completely dead. No one was using it. We enjoyed the laid back quiet atmosphere.

We are cruising MSC in a few weeks. We have transportation from our hotel in Orlando to Port Canaveral for our Bahamas cruise. My question is how does everyone plan transportation after disembarking? MSC said that they don't let us know our disembarking schedule until a week before the cruise. Also, how would I know how long it takes to disembark? If they give us a time of, for example, 10AM-11AM to disembark, does it take a couple of hours to get off the ship? How would you schedule transportation back to the hotel (which is one hour away back in Orlando) when we don't know exactly when we will be off the ship? Or does everyone just look for transportation after they are off the ship?

Okay, so we are going on our first cruise with MSC and my wife and I would like to get the basic internet for her phone and mine. So that is two devices total between the two of us. Don't need it for other devices. It's a 4 night cruise. But when looking at the MSC website prices it says: One device $63.96 per person Two devices $121.52 per person There are two ways I can translate this pricing. 1) Each device PER PERSON is $63.96. So we would pay a total of $127.92 for our two cell phones for our 4 day cruise or about $16 per cell phone per night. OR 2) Each device is $63.96 AND each person in my party has to pay this. So with two people, only one cell phone total is $127.92 and both our cell phones is $255.84? That's $32 per device per night for the basic internet without streaming! Ouch! I hope this isn't the correct one. So it it #1 or #2 above?

Thanks for the help, everyone!

Why not just bring some powdered chocolate to add to your milk?

My wife and I have never cruised before. We are looking at an MSC cruise (Seashore) to the Bahamas this winter. Scouring the internet I have been able to find the answers to most of our questions. However, we had some questions about drinks that we have been unable to find answers to. We don't drink alcoholic beverages and my wife pretty much lives on Diet Coke. I drink mainly water, coffee, and milk and very few soft drinks. 1) Trying to decide if we should get the non-alcohol drink package. I know we would both have to buy it even though I would rarely use it. Someone said if you drink more than 8 soft drinks per day, go ahead and get the drink package. So that would be 16 drinks per day between the two of us. When I asked her how many drinks she would have per day she naturally asked "How large are the drinks?" Good question. In fact, so good of a question that I have been unable to find the answer anywhere. Are they little 2 oz Dixie cups? 8 oz drinks? Big 24oz drinks? I've been told that Italians are used to smaller drinks than Americans and that this is an Italian cruise line so I am unsure what to expect as far as size. 2) Milk. Is Milk available for all three meals? Free or part of a drink package? Is it only available in the Buffet? Milk in the main Dining Room? 3) Are any drinks free in the Main Dining Room? I heard someone that even a glass of water is an additional fee in the main dining room if you don't have a drink package? Are the free drinks only in the Buffet? I know they are not free in the specialty restaurants. 4) When docked at Ocean Cay, is the buffet and main dining room on the ship still open or are you forced to eat on the island? Thanks for any help you can give to us newbies!