When purchasing cruise tickets are you paying just to get on or is it an all-inclusive fee?

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Barkley Hound

The basic cruise fare includes your room, meals in the regular dining rooms and buffets, room service, shows, and most ship facilities. Many ships also have free pizza, ice cream at various times. sushi, and hot dogs and hamburgers.

The extras are first tips. Figure about $10 per day per person for the tips to the room steward and wait staff. This is optional and some cruise lines automatically charge you. It can be adjusted or reversed at the end of the cruise. You should also tip a few dollars if you use room service. All bar drinks will have 15% added for a tip.

Many ships have alternate dining facilities that have a service charge of $15 on up. It may be a steak house or an Italian restaurant for example. There are also specialty coffee bars that have a charge. All bar drinks including sodas have a charge. The only free bar drinks are at the Captains Reception and the Repeat Cruiser Reception. Do not assume that the drinks being offered when you board are free. They are not. Bar drinks are $6 and up. Some ships are even charging for juice at any meal other than breakfast.

Some cruise lines sell a soda card for about $4 a day. It is only for fountain soda. Unless you have 3 sodas a day it is not worth it. You can also buy a specialty coffee card which gives you 15 for about the price of 12.

There is a charge for any personal service such as laundry, salons, private trainers, etc. Spa treatments are very expensive, $50-$100. There is also gambling which includes the casino, bingo ($10-$20 per session), and sometime deck games such as horse racing. A ship photographer will be taking pictures all over the ship and at special occasions. They cost over $10 each. Phone calls in the room are about $8 a minute. Some ships have cell phone service. You are charged for international roaming by your phone service at about $2.50 per minute. There is also a charge for using internet service on a ship but it is cheaper than phone calls.

Sundries are very expensive. Figure at least double the normal price. If you need a watch you will find no better prices anywhere.

Off ship excursions are expensive. They start at about $30 and can be in the hundreds. You can book them on the ship or go on your own. The ship will not leave without you if a cruise excursion is late. With one you did on your own they will not wait.

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Bedford S

all inclusive to a point. all food, tea, coffee and entertainment are included, alcohol is excluded. tips of around $10.00 per day per person are expected. sodas can be purchased on per day plan usually 5 to 6 dollars per day. Shore excursions to other places outside the port cost differently. They are the best bargain for the buck.

Just a guy

The cruise ticket includes your room, all entertainment (except for on-shore excursions), and food. Alcohol and pictures you might want to purchase on-board are extra. Water, juice, iced tea, and lemonade are included, but if you want to drink soda, you'll have to pay extra...you can get a soda package for about $20 for the week. It gets you unlimited soda.

Beers are around $4 - $4.50 and mixed drinks are around $5 - $6 each. I snuck in a bottle of bourbon and had jack and cokes all week.

Lew

The price you pay covers the cost of your cabin and all your food.
It costs you extra for:
Eating in the speciality restaurants (from $10-$30 per person)
Any ship's excursions.
Spa and Beauty treatments.
Staff gratuities.
Any thing you buy from the ship's shops, photographers and laundry services.
Anything you get from the bars and whatever you spend in
the casino.

Penny B

includes room and board, shows and entertainment, ports of call.

does not include coke, alcoholic drinks, and supper club.

chonudi

In most cases the fare you paid for the cruise is all-inclusive which usually includes the cabin, meals, snacks, drinks (check if it includes alcohol drinks), entertainment, and on-ship recreation.

Your additional expenses will be off-ship excursions, alcoholic drinks (maybe), and of course a tip for the cruise staff.

Alyson

Cruise vacations are all-inclusive
Alyson

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