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Tick off items as you pack — progress saves automatically.
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Plan meals day by day and see what you’ll actually spend.
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Ship excursion or go it alone? Find out in 60 seconds.
Drinks Package Calculator
Break-even maths — is a drinks package worth it for you?
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Tick off items as you pack — progress saves automatically in your browser so you can come back any time. Covers documents, clothing, port-day essentials, and the things people consistently forget.
Plan your meals day by day and see what you will actually spend on food and drinks across your whole cruise. Useful for deciding how many specialty restaurants to book and whether a dining package makes sense for you.
Not sure whether to book a ship excursion or explore independently? Answer a few quick questions about your port and your preferences — the tool gives you a personalised recommendation in under a minute.
The full honest breakdown on cruise drinks packages — MSC tiers compared, break-even maths, daily limits by cruise line, and a clear answer on whether a package makes sense for how you actually drink.
Before our first cruise, we spent hours trying to figure out whether a drinks package was worth it, what to pack, and whether to book ship excursions or go it alone. The answers existed — but they were scattered across forums, hidden in reviews, or buried in marketing copy from cruise lines with a clear commercial interest.
These tools exist to make those decisions straightforward. No sales pitch, no sponsored recommendations — just the maths and the questions that actually help you decide. Everything is free and stays free.
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