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Hi. Yes, very easy. If you keep left, you end up in the car park, so turn right after the Brittany Ferries building (which can be seen in my video) and dropping off will be easy. Best wishes.

@CaptainChrisCruises Many thanks !

Best wishes. Enjoy your next cruise.

Thank you so much for your very kind comment. It sounds like you probably know this, but for the benefit of anyone reading, there are drinking water dispensers dotted around the ship, where you can fill your own reusable container. I realise that your point was about the drinks from the bars. Best wishes, and enjoy your next cruise.

It's very un-British! I hope you enjoy your next cruise, without any of that. Best wishes.

Yes, it's difficult unless your kids can be satisfied with just the basic sodas and juices. The Classic soda package may be your best bet, but may not include everything they want. I hope you enjoy your cruise. Best wishes.

Thank you for your kind comment. Enjoy your next cruise.

Hi there. You're not allowed to take any drinks on board with you, so it's either the drinks packages, or pay as you go along. I've made a video about the drinks packages on MSC, so search for "Captain Chris Cruises", and check it out. Best wishes, and enjoy your cruise.

Yes, it's tricky when one drinks alcohol, but the other doesn't. At least, with Princess, you both get the other benefits, which are worth quite a lot, so make the most of all you can. Best wishes, and enjoy your cruise.

Happy Christmas. Enjoy your next cruise. Best wishes.

Thank you for your kind comment. No, I hadn't heard about that, and I don't like those mixed drink cans. Yes, probably a cost saving as you say. Best wishes, and enjoy your next cruise.

I've heard people say that they've done this, but I can't recommend it. If you drink a little, it won't cost too much to buy drinks as you go along. If you drink a lot, consider a drinks package. Search "Captain Chris Cruises" to find my video on MSC drinks packages. Best wishes, and enjoy your next cruise.

Thank you for this kind comment. That is exactly what I'm trying to do. Best wishes, and enjoy your next cruise.

I feel the prices are a bit steep.

Me too.

You have a point.

Many would agree! Best wishes and enjoy your next cruise.

Thank you for your kind comment. Best wishes, and enjoy your next cruise.

Thank you for your comment. It's a problem that has spoiled many a holiday. The ships are enormous, but struggle to cope with such a huge number of diners, and paying extra for the speciality restaurants all adds up. I hope your trip on Arcadia goes more smoothly. Best wishes.

Haha, good idea! Best wishes, enjoy your next cruise.

Hi. The casual dining venues on Royal Princess are Alfredo's Pizzeria, Vines Wine Bar & Ocean Terrace Sushi. Plus package guests get two visits included in their fare. Additional visits are chargeable. Best wishes, and enjoy your next cruise.

@@CaptainChrisCruises Still a little bit confused. If we have PLUS package, and say, going to Ocean Terrace Sushi (which the menu have $$ beside each dish) How do we order? Do PLUS packages to these places have a set menu OR can order anything from menu for free as part of PLUS package (2 free casual dining meals per guest)

The $14.99 cover charge is waived for "Plus" guests for their first two casual dining meals, and, in Ocean Terrace Sushi, includes one appetiser, one nigiri or sashimi and two maki rolls. Additional items ordered are chargeable. Hope this helps. Enjoy.

Maybe. Thanks for your comment. It was really interesting to hear about your experiences. Best wishes, and enjoy your next cruise.

No it's 1 cocktail that's 1 drink

@theangijt Great that's what I'd hoped.

Thanks for this question. I'm glad another viewer replied to you quicker than I could, I've been away for a few days. Best wishes, and enjoy your cruise.

Thank you for this info. Best wishes, and enjoy your next cruise.

Thank you for your comment. We found the onboard prices to be quite reasonable. Enjoy your next cruise.

Thank you for your comment. Best wishes, and enjoy your next cruise, whoever it's with.

All the best.

Thanks for your question. Just to try to be memorable, like your dilligaf name, which made me laugh. Best wishes, and enjoy your next cruise.

No need to swear.

Hi, thank you for your comment. I agree it's a shame, especially if one person likes a lot of drinks, and the other one doesn't, or perhaps if one drinks alcohol and the other one doesn't. The reason, of course, is to prevent only one person buying a package, and then gifting their drinks to their cabin mate. Enjoy your next cruise. Best wishes.

Thank you for your kind comment. Enjoy your next cruise. Best wishes.

We were offered water in the main dining room at dinner. If we wanted tea and coffee we would go up to the buffet afterwards and help ourselves to one. Often, we would take it back to our cabin. Hope this helps. Best wishes and enjoy your next cruise.

@@CaptainChrisCruises thanks for that ...not big drinkers so not going for rhe drinks package ...

Hi, thank you for your question. When we last cruised with P&O, there was no limit on soft drinks that you could take with you. These must be consumed in your cabin, not taken with you into restaurants etc. Although there was a change in the rules in May 2024 about what alcohol you can take, I don't believe there has been any change in the rules about soft drinks. How exciting that you're going on your first cruise! I really hope you love it. Check out my other videos about P&O, especially if you're sailing on Arvia, as we did, or Iona, which is her sister ship, and very similar. Search "Captain Chris Cruises" to find all my videos. Best wishes, and have a great time.

Just returned from a North Europe cruise. Took 1 bottle of Prosecco and 1 bottle of wine, 8 cans of tonic and 12 cans of Pepsi. I carried the 2 bottles on with me and put the cans in our cases. No issues at all. We didn't buy any package. We drank about 4 or 5 alcoholic drinks between me and my wife a day, and our boy had 2 to 3 cokes a day. Would have wasted £90. I must say the waiter service was slow at times. Brodies seemed the slowest. One night we waited 25 mins but had to go to a show. Other bars are quicker, depends on the crowd and staff really. Overall prices are very reasonable.

We didn't, although it is listed on the statement at the end of your holiday. If you want one you could try asking in the MSC Foundation shop on board, or at reception. Best wishes, and enjoy your next cruise.

@@CaptainChrisCruises I bet that MSC Get a donation receipt for the TOTAL donations. A great SCAM.

Hi. I have been trying to find the answer to your question. First of all, you can register one bank card to pay for the spending of everyone in your cabin. Therefore only one preauthorisation will be necessary. You can enter the card details online before you travel, then it shouldn't be necessary to visit the onboard terminals when you embark. If you don't enter the details online, then you must visit a terminal once onboard to either register a card or prepay in cash. If you prepay in cash, then I don't think you need to enter any card details at all, but I have found this fact hard to verify, so I can't promise it 100%. If you register a debit card, rather than a credit card, there will need to be enough money in your account to cover the preauthorisation. I recommend asking at reception first thing, before you have made any purchases, if you feel you need anything clarifying. Maybe others will leave further comments below, if they've got any experiences that will help you more. I'm sorry that my answer has a small amount of uncertainty. I hope you enjoy your cruise. Best wishes.

Thank you for your interesting comments. Sorry I was a bit slow replying, but we have just returned from a cruise with Virgin Voyages. It was a real eye opener, so watch this space for videos about that. Best wishes, and enjoy your next cruise.

This is valuable information, and I thank you for it. The website agrees with what you say, but when I phone them to ask for confirmation, I never get the same answer twice! Enjoy your cruise. Best wishes.

No, I think it's the way MSC are across the fleet. The speciality restaurants were excellent on Virtuosa, but they are much dearer than P&O's specialities. If it's the food you're interested in, have a look at Virgin Voyages. We're off on one of theirs soon, so there'll be more from me about that before too long. Best wishes and enjoy your next cruise.

@@CaptainChrisCruises Thank you for your wishes, we’ve just started sailing on Arvia chasing the rest of summer in the Mediterranean. Thought Virgin Voyages is outstanding in many ways, great choice. Wish you all the best on your next cruise and looking forward to your next video.

It's a shame they don't honour the rules that were in place at the time of booking, isn't it? I hope you still enjoy your cruise. Best wishes.

Thank you for your interesting comment. Sounds like your experience was very similar to ours. Best wishes, and enjoy your next cruise.

I'm not much of a drinker myself, but the drinks packages are very popular. Thanks for your comment, best wishes and enjoy your next cruise.

Sounds wonderful. There's loads to do on Arvia, so hopefully your kids will love it. I've made quite a few videos about Arvia, so search "Captain Chris Cruises" and check them all out. There's info about the entertainment and activities, lots of tips and hacks and all you need to know about the drinks packages. Best wishes and enjoy your cruise.

Well, if you've bought the package, you'd be a fool not to try. Best wishes and enjoy your next cruise.

@@CaptainChrisCruises Many thanks !! What are your thoughts on the Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship?

All its residents have my sympathy. Belfast is great, but you wouldn't want to be stuck in port for all that time, would you. Hopefully they can get going again soon.

😂 good to hear

Enjoy your next cruise, whichever cruise line you choose. Best wishes.

Thanks for your question. There was a kettle in our cabin. Sometimes we got a coffee from the buffet, and took it back to our room, as we thought it was nicer. MSC do not allow travel kettles to be taken on board. Breakfast, including tea & coffee, in your cabin is free (£4 delivery charge for Bella guests) and the coffee was nicer, so you could order coffee to your room each morning. I have read online that kettles are only provided on cruises sailing from the UK, but, as I haven't taken an MSC cruise from anywhere else, I cannot confirm this. Hope this helps. Enjoy your cruise. Best wishes.

@@CaptainChrisCruises thankyou for that ..

Thank you for your comment. I agree, overall everything is great. Enjoy your next cruise. Best wishes.

Experiences like this can really spoil a holiday, can't they? I hope you enjoy your next cruise, whichever cruise line you choose. Best wishes.

Thank you for all the useful tips, which I'm sure others will find helpful. Enjoy your next cruise. Best wishes.

Good advice. Enjoy your next cruise. Best wishes.

Thank you for your comment and this information. Best wishes, and enjoy your next cruise.

Yep and sometimes even cheaper than that, I paid less than £25pppn for All Inclusive which includes the premium extra package.