MSC Seashore

Dates: August 20-27th

Ports: Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, Dominican Republic, Bahamas

Price: $2740 total for cruise (includes drink package and wifi) + approx $800 for flights 

San Juan (one of our favourite places on earth)

St. Thomas

Dominican Republic

Bahamas (MSC private island - drinks and food included in this port)

Pros:

- You get to visit four countries (plus the U.S)

- Variety of beaches, many which are top beaches in the world

- You get to try a cruise with experienced cruisers which makes it easier to navigate/a less daunting process

- Can cancel up to 48 hours before for a cruise credit however (a con) it has to be used by March 2023, which means I don't know when we would rebook

- New ship! 

Cons:

- You will spend some money at the various ports (though we don't tend to spend a lot) on transportation/food/drinks

- Lack of swimming pools (few small pools on ship) though the Dominican Republic port does have a pool

- Gratuities not included in cruise price, usually adds an extra couple hundred, however, no different than bringing money to tip staff (it's built into a standard daily price)

- This particular cruise line still requires you to have insurance so we aren't saving anything there

- This cruise line isn't as nice as the bigger lines, which may turn you off from cruising again

- Possibility of sea sickness

- Buffet and main dining room included which is quite sufficient but speciality restaurants (including sushi) cost extra (we usually skip them)

Note: The drink package ins't the basic one and does include frozen drinks, variety of cocktails, beers, hot drinks, so we don't need to upgrade that. 

Cruise Ship Video