leoparana

Absolutely not. I paid £1500 for 19 nights on the Opera from Buenos Aires to Southampton this year in the highest category balcony cabin with BA flights from Edinburgh to Buenos Aires and a flight from Southampton back to Edinburgh included. If I'd gone fir an inside cruise only, I could have gotten it for just £500-600. Just had a look on the UK website and the 17 night return trip from South America (Santos to Venice) on the Fantasies has insides available at £605, OCean views at £848 and superior balconies at £1090 all cruise only, sole occupancy (no single supplement)

Evidently you are enamored with MSC and only use that line. Try other cruise ships and perhaps you are less enthus ! MSC is very cheap, nickel and dimes passengers charging them for a scoop of ice cream and some staff said they keep the "tips", that are actually daily charges, pocketed by the line and not distributed to the crew. May be for that reason many passengers criticize the service. I took more than 25 cruises, and only one (and last and only) with MSC.

Thank you!!! Yes, you are absolutely right about calling the consulates. In fact, today I did call them, and they told me that as Korean passport holder, all I need is a passport that is valid for the duration of the stay.

 

I do really really want to extend my passport but I can't right now because of few problems:(

 

As long as I will not be forced to aboard the ship, I am ok with staying aboard.

Corea: I hope you are in luck ! I called the Consulate of Brazil in Miami, in a situation such as yours, and was given information indicating my documents were OK. Later on they provided me with the same information in writing, the letter signed by the Consul in Miami. I was OK to board the MSC ship, but then I was thrown out in Casablanca. All I can tell you is to be very careful on the issue, and count on your luck as far as what the MSC Staff will decide once you have boarded. Best regards !!