These Cruise Line Changes Are Costing You Money (And How to Beat Them!)
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Cruise lines have been making a lot of sneaky changes recently, and most cruisers haven't even heard of some of them yet, but they're not all bad.
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that starting in March, their drink package will no longer cover any beverages on Great Strup K, which is their private island in the Bahamas.
Royal Caribbean put out a statement that too many people are hiding ducks among the foliage, the plants, and trampling live plants and hurting them or even killing them in some cases.
MSC is now going to ban all children under two years old from all cruises longer than 10 nights.
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