Can you add a second person to a cruise after booking?
If you try to add another passenger to your cabin after you've requested a single accommodation, you'll need to upgrade to a larger cabin or to a suite. The extra cost will vary, depending on the cruise line.
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You might not realize it, but while most people cruise with two to a cabin, you can cruise with three people… and even a fourth cabinmate. For some passengers this is a great way to sail with family or friends, without the cost of an additional room.
Name changes or additions are always at the discretion of MSC Cruises and maybe subject to cancellation charges, rate increases and amendment fees. For Restricted Fare Category reservations amendments are NOT permitted. An additional per person amendment fee may be charged by MSC Cruises if you request a waitlist.
If you booked directly through us, please give us a call to inquire about adding additional guests. If you booked through a Travel Advisor, please reach out to your Travel Advisor to inquire. Name changes (first or last) or substitutions can be made to all but one of the original names on your booking.
Cruise prices are typically shown per person, based on double occupancy, which means that the price is based on two people sharing a cabin. If you're traveling solo, you may be required to pay a single supplement fee, which is an additional fee that covers the cost of the second person in the cabin.
All major cruise lines have a No Visitor policy. This applies to all ports of embarkation and ports of call. Guests sailing will not be permitted to have visitors on board to see them off. The only exception is when attending a wedding.
Many regular cruise rooms, also called cabins or staterooms, can sleep up to four people. All rooms have two twin beds that can be pushed together to form a queen or king; additional sleeping spots might be a pullout sofa or upper bunks that fold down or pull down from the wall or ceiling.
Our largest Concierge-level suites can sleep 7 Guests, while all other stateroom types accommodate at least 3 people. It's easy to find the right-size stateroom for your party. When booking your cruise, provide the number of Guests you want to share your stateroom (one of whom must be an adult).
The fareIt's possible to find an inside cabin on a Carnival for $50/night, but a balcony cabin or suite on the same cruise could cost $200/night, so there's a lot of range here. Tip: Unlike hotel prices, cruise fares are listed per person, not per cabin, with rates based on two people occupying a stateroom.
Nope.Cruise lines keep this information to themselves. The best way you can have things is to watch how many cabin categories are available, which rooms, etc.
Because most cruise ship staterooms are meant to hold at least two people, booking a room by yourself often means still paying higher prices that are equivalent to two people. According to Cruise Critic, some cruise ships have solo cabins that are meant for just one person, but it's not common.
Cruise ship workers are not supposed to hook up with passengers, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen. It is rare though – most crew follow the rules because they know they'll lose their job if they're caught. You won't be surprised to hear that cruise lines ban crew from having sex with passengers.
Cruise fares are per person which includes children and infants. When traveling with two full fare guests, additional guests in the same stateroom pay a discounted cruise fare.
A cruise can cost anywhere between $550 for 2 adults on a 3-night weekend sailing to upwards of $80,000 total for a family to sail in the most luxurious multi-story suites. The cost of a cruise changes based on itinerary, ship, cruise length, number of passengers, and time of year you sail.
Because cruise fares are based on double occupancy in each cabin, cruising as a single person can be expensive. Cruise lines make up for the absence of another passenger by charging what they call a single supplement that can be as high as 200 percent of the standard price.
Even if you can't score a free cabin, group rates for cabin pricing are generally lower. When signing a group contract, you block out a number of cabins at a specified rate, which is usually the lowest available and in some cases, discounted from the price you would pay if you were booking the cabins separately.