What Is MSC Fun Pass?- A Price, Cost & Worth It Guide

When planning a cruise with MSC, the MSC Fun Pass might pop up as an add-on. Here is a guide explaining MSC Fun Pass explained, its price, MSC Fun Pass cost per person, a list of inclusions, and whether the MSC Fun Pass is worth it. Specific to the occasion will be if you have ships like MSC Meraviglia Fun Pass, MSC Seaside Fun Pass, or MSC Seascape Fun Pass.

What Is the MSC Fun Pass?

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MSC Fun Pass is a supplementary offer by MSC Cruises. It allows you to enter entertainment facilities on the ship at discounted rates, or it works on a credit/flat-fee basis, depending on the ship. Essentially, the MSC Fun Pass bundles attractions like 4D cinemas, bowling, simulators, video games, etc., to avoid shelling out money for each activity individually. You buy a pass and spend "credit" on it or use "unlimited usage" in some cases. Therefore, you can consider it as buying credits to spend on the attractions simultaneously.

MSC Fun Pass types:

More You Play, The Less You Pay – Those passes are available on ships including MSC Meraviglia, MSC Seaside, MSC Seaview, MSC Seascape, MSC Seashore, MSC Bellissima, MSC Grandiosa, MSC Virtuosa, MSC Euribia, etc. It gives you a prepaid credit plus bonus credit when you book (especially before sailing), which you then spend on entertainment until the credit runs out.

All You Can Enjoy- This pass is generally available on some older and different ships such as MSC Magnifica, MSC Fantasia, MSC Divina, MSC Splendida, MSC Preziosa, with a flat rate paid with unlimited access to a certain package of entertainment.

MSC Fun Pass Package Price and Cost Information

Cost per person for MSC Fun Pass and Package Price

For the More You Play, The Less You Pay pass: Pay first and receive bonus credits. Pay 100£ before you cruise and receive an 80£ bonus, totaling to 180£ as credit to use on the ship.

Here is arguably where things begin to get unorthodox. At enrollment, you still earn the credit; less so. Some typical tiers: pay £25 → bonus £5 → total £30; pay £50 → bonus £10 → total £60; pay £150 → bonus £70 → total £220.

For the All You Can Enjoy plan: Price of Pass varies according to ship, itinerary, demand, and length. It may come in at around £80-£100 for a 7-night cruise or so. However, it is per person and cannot be shared. Booking prior to sailing will often give you around a 20% discount.

Therefore, the MSC Fun Pass price might be £100 (for the "More You Play" pass with a bonus) or about £80-100 per person for the "All You Can Enjoy" package, depending on which ship and what cruise you are on.

What Do You Get?

The facilities include a vast array, dependent mainly on the pass and ship.

On More You Play ships (think MSC Meraviglia Fun Pass, MSC Seascape, MSC Seaside), you get attractions like interactive cinema, F1 simulator, bowling, arcade games, potentially zip lines or a flight simulator, depending on the ship. Maybe merchandise purchases are eligible, too.

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All You Can Enjoy ships offer fewer or more limited options—mini bowling as opposed to full bowling lanes; 4D cinema; billiards etc. Some ships may not offer every attraction.

Is the MSC Fun Pass Worth It?

If we answer depending on a few factors:

• How many entertainment facilities will you be on board? If you enjoy pretty much all attractions (cinema, simulator, bingo, the lot), the More You Play package could very well be good value; say, you pay £100 before cruise and get £180 credit on the ship, so you are saving some money.
• Whether you get it pre-booked or on-board: the pre-booking is always the better deal, offering more bonus value.
• The ship you are on makes a difference: some ships with All You Can Enjoy restrict your choice, whereas More You Play shall provide more of your choice and, thus, better value.
• How much time will you be spending on using the entertainment facilities versus just chilling, taking a dip in the pool, or port visits? If you are busy somewhere else, then probably the And Fun Pass won't make much sense.

Tips for Getting Best out of MSC Fun Pass Package

• Get the pass before your sailing for a higher bonus credit or discount.
• Look into what your ship specifically offers (e.g., zip line, flight simulator, and so on).
• Estimate roughly what you will use: ballpark the separate prices of individual attractions you want to use and compare that with the cost of the pass including bonus. If you're going to be spending more than the price of the pass, then it makes sense to get one. 
• Is the pass shareable? The More You Play pass can be shared among family/group, meaning one pass may potentially cover more people. All You Can Enjoy passes are per person.

Conclusion

The MSC Fun Pass has two variants:

• More You Play, The Less You Pay (credit-based, best value with bonus when pre-booked)
• All You Can Enjoy (unlimited or flat-fee access, less restricted options, per person)

Its cost ranges from about £80-£100 per person if buying an unlimited package to an undertaking of making an upfront payment in credit-based packages with extra credits added (e.g., pay £100, get £180 credit). Whether it's worth it depends greatly on how much use of any onboard entertainment purposes you'll be making and on what ship you will be (MSC Meraviglia, MSC Seascape, MSC Seaside, etc.). If you are intending to use all of the entertainment on offer, there may well be savings in buying a package of the MSC Fun Pass; otherwise price-wise it may be a bit cheaper to pay for each attraction individually.