Is there such thing as an all inclusive cruise?

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TINKERTOY ..... the 1 & only

YES!!! , For the most part all cruises are all inclusive. Let me explain.

Regardless of which cruise line you select, the things that are included are pretty much the same. The price of your cruise includes your cabin, all meals (including breakfast, lunch dinner, snacks and free room service)(you do pay to eat in the specialty restaurants), all shows and entertainment, and free use of all facilities on ship. The things that you will have to pay for are:

GRATUITIES: They will amount to about $10 per person in your cabin per day; about $70 each for a 7 day cruise. When you check in at the pier they will set up an on-board charge account for you to cover any and everything you may buy on ship. They will issue you a "cruise card" which will also serve as your room key and pass to get on and off the ship. At the end of the cruise they will add the gratuity to your tab and you can pay with a credit card or cash, your choice.

ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND SOFT DRINKS: Coffee, tea, milk, juice, and lemonade and punch will be provided free but you must pay for soft drinks and alcoholic beverages and they will add a 15% gratuity to each drink and soft drink order.

PHOTOGRAPHS: Cruise lines will take plenty of photographs of you all over the ship, in the dining room, and as you exit the ship in ports. These will cost a lot, like $15 to $20 for most.

TOURS/EXCURSIONS: You are not required to book any tours and can get off and on in the ports as much as you want. But the cruise line will offer a lot of tours and these are expensive.

SOUVENIRS: Anything you buy on ship from a gift shop or duty free shop goes on your on board account. Things that you buy on shore you pay cash or credit card for.

CASINO: If you plan to gamble on ship you will need cash for that.

SPECIALTY RESTAURANTS: most cruise lines have what they call "specialty" restaurants where there is a gratuity/service charge. Norwegian is the cruise line that tends to have many of these on their ships but most other cruise lines generally have just a couple specialty places to eat. All other food on board is free and its not really necessary to budget for food; you cannot eat all of the FREE FOOD that will be available.

SPA SERVICES: If you want/need to have your hair done, get a massage or wrap, or any services from the spa, you will have to pay for them. You can use the gym free but the spa stuff cost big bucks.

INTERNET ACCESS: Ships now have internet cafe and some have WiFi but the there is a fee for internet access and it is very expensive (like about $50 to $60 an hour).

You cabin will likely have a minibar with soft drinks and munchies; you have to pay for them (but there is free room service 24/7).

Now there are some top end luxury cruise lines like Crystal and Windstar that have more of the above included. They gratuities and wine with dinner, for example, is included in the price you pay. Cruises on these lines start at about $4000. vs about $800 for the medium priced cruise lines.

I have been on about 20 cruises that were inclusive as I have described above and they have pretty much covered all of the Caribbean, Mexico, South America, and Europe. Yes it was fun and that's why i have more cruises booked right now.

Rod H

Yes there are all-inclusives cruise lines. Everything is included except for shore excursions. Regent cruise line is one, Crystal cruises is another. Check Cruise critic for more details. Cost is around $400 to $600 per day, per person.
Believe me, it is money well spent.

Johan from Sweden

In most cases cruises tends to be all exclusive but there are upscale cruises where you dont have to pay for almost anything. But they will came with a price tag thats gonna make you cry.

In normal cruises youll fare include cabin, meals and entertainment. You pay for drink and tip and casin play and so on.

In the upscale cruises you dont pay for drinks and tips but for spa and casino and so on...

And then there is the world... Johan

tropics man

Well certainly there is!! In fact just five hours ago, right here on this site a person posted four tickets for sale to cruise almost anywhere including Branson Mo? Said everything was included!!! Jump on this one quick!!
I'm kidding for sure, and like Tinkertoy some things extra you DO have to pay for...

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