Plan it like a regular.

No. Your fare covers your cabin, main and casual dining, most entertainment, pools and the gym. Alcoholic and specialty drinks, specialty restaurants, gratuities, Wi-Fi, the spa, excursions and the casino are extra. It sits between a budget cruise and a full all-inclusive.

Margaritaville at Sea automatically adds $22.00 per guest, per night for staterooms and $25.00 per guest, per night for suites to your onboard account. They apply to every guest, including children. On a 4-night sailing for two in a stateroom that is $176; in a suite, $200. Source: Margaritaville at Sea’s Schedule of Onboard Charges (checked 10 August 2026).

A separate per-night charge Margaritaville at Sea may add to your onboard account. Their published schedule, dated 1 June 2024, sets it at $15 per guest, per night on Paradise and $0 on Islander — so a 4-night Paradise cruise for two carries up to $120 on top of everything else. No rate has been published for Beachcomber, which had not launched when that schedule was written, so ask before you sail. This is not included in the taxes and fees shown in a fare quote.

Yes — 20% is added to the listed price of optional onboard services including beverage purchases, room service, specialty dining and the spa, effective 1 February 2025. It is why a $14 cocktail actually costs $16.80, and it is worth factoring in before deciding against a drinks package. Our drink calculator adds it by default.

It depends on the itinerary and your citizenship. For any cruise that visits another country a passport is the safest, most flexible choice. Check the official document requirements for your specific sailing well before you travel.

It depends entirely on how much you drink. As a rule of thumb a package pays off if you would otherwise spend more per day than it costs. Our drink calculator does the break-even math once you enter your own numbers.

Margaritaville at Sea is casual. Pack resort-wear and swimsuits for the day, something relaxed for evenings, plus sunscreen, any medication in your carry-on, and a light layer for cool dining rooms. Keep essentials in a carry-on for the first few hours before your checked bags arrive.

Paradise runs short Bahamas and Key West getaways from Palm Beach; Islander does longer Caribbean and Mexico sailings from Tampa; Beachcomber sails wider Caribbean routes from Miami. Start from where you want to depart and how many nights you want.

Give yourself buffer to park, drop luggage and clear security before your boarding window. If you are flying to the port city, arriving the day before is the single best way to avoid missing the ship.

Every price on this site is per person based on two guests sharing a cabin — that is the only basis Margaritaville at Sea publishes at the stage of booking we can see. Sailing alone is NOT half the cabin price, and it is usually not the per-person figure either: a single supplement normally applies on top. As a published example, Margaritaville at Sea’s own 2026 Paradise Pass terms list a $159 single-supplement charge on 2- to 3-night sailings and $259 on 4- to 7-night sailings. That said, they do periodically run solo promotions that reduce or waive the supplement on selected ships, cabin categories and dates — so the amount genuinely varies, and we will not guess at it. If you are sailing solo, ask us and we will get you a real quote for your dates.

Yes — MAS Parrotheads is an independent fan resource, and our travel-advisor partner can help you book. Use any “Request info” or “Get help planning” link and a human will follow up. We do not sell or process bookings on the site itself.