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5 hours ago, JamieLogical said:

 

Do they not have the juice machines/dispensers even out at lunch and dinner? Are they just marked as out of order or are they empty?

They do not have the machines out at lunch or dinner.  The machines used in the morning for Pineapple juice and "ace" are covered for the rest of the day.

Just bumping this topic because I'm on the MSC Seaside right now and rather disappointed that for lunch and dinner the buffets only have water.  A choice of lemonade or iced tea would be nice, but nope...  Just water (not very cold), ice, and coffee.  It's a strange choice for what is otherwise a well stocked buffet.

Breakfast is better with some juices, although no orange juice after the first day.  The hot chocolate is also good in the morning.

8 minutes ago, JAGR said:

No direct experience, but this source quotes MSC age from US (21+) and Non-US (18+) ports:

https://cheap.cruiselines.com/cruise_info/age_requirements.cfm

 

I saw this one too, but it doesn't seem to mention the source.

5 minutes ago, Até said:

The Canadian Conditions of Carriage define Minors as passengers under 18.  It goes on in Section 12 to specify alcohol restrictions to Minors, or on sailings with a US port the minimum age of 21.  So on a non-US port sailing under 18 is a minor and restricted from alcohol. 

 

18-20 year olds still have the restrictions of not being allowed booked in a cabin without someone else at least 21.  There are some exceptions.

 

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This source seems *rather definitive*, but my son will be very unhappy if we arrive on the ship and he can't drink 🙂  I was hoping there may be someone that's actually sailed from one of the non-US Caribbean that can confirm how the rules are applied, since those itineraries do not sail from (or include any) US locations.

My internet searches on this question give two different answers, and I couldn't find the answer on the MSC website either.

The MSC Seaside has sailings in December from Fort-de-France Martinique, with no US ports.  Anyone know from experience if the drinking age on board 18 or 21 if the itinerary has no US ports?  One of the Cruise Critic blogs says MSC has 21 from sailings from "North America or Caribbean", but I can't find the source of this definitively, and another post says MSC is 18 if there is no US ports.