How much money did you spend on your last cruise?

[Andoria]

These are promising... We have a budget of $500. I was worried that may not be enough. But I can't see myself spending too much money in Freeport. Nassau will be where we spend most of our port money. I figure $150 should be enough for a souvenir, food, and maybe a drink or two. We're going to Blue Lagoon for the day there with the all inclusive beach day package.

 

 

I never eat at the ports because there is plenty of food I want to eat back on the ship. Also, I'm a bit paranoid with getting food poisoning.

[parrothe8d]

The answer is always too much as I would always like to receive a cheaper price.

 

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[Domino D]

and get reminded every time when I lay my eyes on it that I was a faily failure who failed. :D

 

You are being to harsh on yourself. It is 2015 almost. Clearly it is Carnvials fault for not having money catching devices on deck, or the wallet manufacturer for not making a wind proof wallet, or the wind itself is at fault.

 

Did you go to guest services and tell them what happened, maybe you could get an OBC. I would have liked to been in line when you explained it and asked for restitution.

 

The views on deck are often described as million dollar views, you got a bargain. I.. I suppose.

[princessa]

We usually spend approximately 1,000 dollars for 7 day trip.

 

This includes drinks, fun shop, pictures, bingo, casino, internet and tips for two adults two kids. This does not include excursions as I pay for that in advance.

 

I could easily spend more but I try and be careful. I do spend more if the cruise price was really cheap.:D

[bucketlistbob]

Our trip normally costs us around $5,000.00. We get a balcony room so I can smoke. That's around $1,800.00 after port fee's, insurance, taxes, and gratuities. Then there's jewelry and watches, and pictures. That's around $1,500.00. Then there's 3 days of excursions that's about $550.00. There's the little gifts at each port that run about $300.00 to $400.00. Tips run about $100.00. Storing our truck for a week runs about $70.00. Gas to Galveston and back runs about $100.00. Sheltering our dogs and grooming them runs about $300.00. I had to stop going twice a year. Now we go once a year. I wanted to go again in November on a 5 day cruise. I got to but I got to work on quitting smoking. I'm sure our cruise will be cheaper the next time we go because we won't need the balcony... Sorry to bring smoking into this thread... Just giving the facts and how much it cost...

 

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[T. Advisor King]

These are promising... We have a budget of $500. I was worried that may not be enough. But I can't see myself spending too much money in Freeport. Nassau will be where we spend most of our port money. I figure $150 should be enough for a souvenir, food, and maybe a drink or two. We're going to Blue Lagoon for the day there with the all inclusive beach day package.

 

While your question asked about the S&S bill, it sounds like you're really asking about the total cost (excluding cabin fare, excursions, auto-tips and, presumably, air fare from Buffalo).

 

Our last itinerary was a B2B on the Glory (7 nights with my wife) and Breeze (8 nights with all four of us, in 2 cabins).

 

Additional costs were $3,018 (including about $500 in auto tips) and consisted of:

 

- Travel day airline fees: $607 (included an unplanned re-booking fee that I'm still trying to recover from United)

- S&S charges: Glory: $535 - auto-tips, $63 for food & drinks, $257 for internet (yes, we should have got a plan; no we were not expecting to have to rebook and reroute our kids while at sea), $66 for photos

Breeze: $708 - auto-tips, $73 for food & drink, $17 for internet, $75 for photos, $180 was a cash withdrawal, so to avoid double counting (because cash expenses are mentioned below, you should consider that S&S bill to be $528)

- Hotel (1 night): $180

- Cabs/busses/shuttles in transit (excludes in port): $194, of which $187 was in Miami and a $7 bus at home.

- Incidental food/meals/drinks - includes transit, purchased to bring on board, and in port: $388

- Souvenirs/goods: $161

- Other: map, coin laundry, additional on-board cash tips, post-trip photo developing, foreign transaction bank charges, cell phone roaming and foreign data plan charges: $425

 

This doesn't include $1,250 in excursions, because you said you have already prepaid your excursions. We generally don't buy ship's excursions. Our port excursion/activity costs were:

 

- Ship excursion: prepaid $360

- Do-it-yourself activities, car rentals, gas, etc.: $890

 

And just to make the picture complete, cabin fare was $8,699 (3 balcony cabins). Airfare was $2,995.

Edited October 19, 2014 by T. Advisor King

[mpcaruth]

For the four of us (2 adults and two tweens) we never spend more than $200 onboard. We have a few drinks, photos, casino, and the kids get an allotment of $30 each (arcade, shops, sodas, etc). And most of the time, we have enough OBC to cover gratuities and some onboard charges. We do not got to Carnival's specialty dining venues, the spa, nor do we play Bingo.

 

We do spend a significant amount of money in port and book most of our excursions outside of the cruiseline.

[momof3cruisers]

drinks is the main hit - about £15 per person per day so almost £300 for drinks for 2 people over 10 days - tips are £4 per day per head so £80 in £10 days - we had a couple of spa treatments but tips and drinks formed the bulk of the bill

 

How can your tips only be £4? Is that equal to $12? Sheesh...the exchange rate is worse than I thought.

 

As for my bills, traveling with sisters, about $130 on a three day. That included tips. With our family of 5 it was around $700 including tips, Bottomless Bubbles for the three kids and a few drinks each day for husband and I. I think we also played Bingo once. We had brought on bottled water and a 12 pk of Coke for me. No excursions but we had prepaid our cabana on Half Moon Cay.

[momof3cruisers]

Our trip normally costs us around $5,000.00. We get a balcony room so I can smoke. That's around $1,800.00 after port fee's, insurance, taxes, and gratuities. Then there's jewelry and watches, and pictures. That's around $1,500.00. Then there's 3 days of excursions that's about $550.00. There's the little gifts at each port that run about $300.00 to $400.00. Tips run about $100.00. Storing our truck for a week runs about $70.00. Gas to Galveston and back runs about $100.00. Sheltering our dogs and grooming them runs about $300.00. I had to stop going twice a year. Now we go once a year. I wanted to go again in November on a 5 day cruise. I got to but I got to work on quitting smoking. I'm sure our cruise will be cheaper the next time we go because we won't need the balcony... Sorry to bring smoking into this thread... Just giving the facts and how much it cost...

 

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$300 to board more than one dog isn't too bad, but it just cracks me up how much we have spent on boarding our dog and I ALWAYS forget to calculate that cost into trip expenses. Our dog is a bit nervous and doesn't exactly love other dogs so the place we take her is pretty pricey, but worth every penny.

 

Good luck on quitting smoking. And balconies are nice to just sit and relax or have a drink or breakfast out there too. ;)

[PortSideCruzan]

 

I'm just curious what past cruisers experienced with their final S&S bill?

 

Hi CruizinMama :)

 

When it comes to totals, its so very individual.

 

My wife & I tend to spend quite a bit when sailing, and we factor that

in during our saving process.

 

Our last voyage with Carnival was a 16-day B2B aboard the Splendor.

Both folio bill totals were high, but expected. We typically sail 14 days

or longer.

What we spent $$ on:

Ship gratuities & extra tips for:

(steward & assistant, server & two assistants, favorite bartender, room

service tips)

Soda card (both voyages)

Drinks

Five steakhouse meals

One Chef Table meal

Photo's

Bingo

Gift shop / fun shops

Specialty coffee's, cakes & milkshakes

One day spa pass

One casino evening

 

Plus the ports:

Last voyage had six ports & one turnaround day - $150 or so per port

Beaches, taxi's, excursions, souvenirs, food, drinks, tips, & so on.

 

Turnaround day - ( 7th port ) We never stay on-board the ship to enjoy the

60 minutes of having hardly any passengers aboard. During our B2B voyages

we like to make turnaround day, a port day.

 

We take our passenger in-transit passes, new sign & sail cards, and

disembark.

 

7-Ports approx: $1,400

16-day ship expenses approx: $2,500

Plus the cruise-fare, transportation, hotel, food, tips, and miscellaneous

items purchased prior to & during our voyage.

 

 

 

:)

Edited October 19, 2014 by PortSideCruzan

[T. Advisor King]

One more thing to consider is trip cancellation insurance and foreign travel medical insurance. That is another one of the costs of vacations that never seems to make it into any of those "comparison" advertisements.

 

I'm fortunate that the health insurance through my work contains foreign medical coverage on par with what you'd get buying travel insurance separately. I don't need cancellation insurance because it is an included benefit of the credit card I use.

[bucketlistbob]

Gee, I forgot the spa, message, and gambling. That's another $600.00. I do highly recommend the spa treatment. My wife and I did it twice a day for the whirlpool, steam room, and sauna. That was so worth the money... Now its $5000.00 plus...

 

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[bonnie&clydecruzers]

Just got off a 4 day. We spent $20 in casino, $20 souvenir shops, $50 take home liquor bottles, $60 alcoholic drinks. We didnt do bingo, spa, steakhouse or buy pictures (brought my dslr). We also brought on our own soda and a wine bottle. We like to do alot of the free stuff onboard ie trivia, bean bag toss, mini golf, people watch, tea time etc. Hope that helps a little.

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[SATOWN]

Our final bill on the Magic last week was $200.00 for the two of us.

[ccruisequeen]

$116 including tips

Included drinks, three photos and chocolate covered strawberries I paid $100 in advance for my Styx VIP tickets

 

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[lola61]

Depends what you want to do, our first cruise 3 day was $800, our last 4 day was less than a $100,live and learn :o

 

De

DH and I are leaving for our 4 day cruise in a few days and are trying to see if we can anticipate how much we may spend.

 

All of our excursions and gratuities are paid for already. We are not planning on purchasing any art. We do drink but we don't gamble. We've considered the CHEERS program but I don't anticipate us drinking $400 worth of booze. Plus we are bringin 2 bottles of wine...

 

I'm just curious what past cruisers experienced with their final S&S bill?

[siestakeys04]

Just got off a 4 day. We spent $20 in casino, $20 souvenir shops, $50 take home liquor bottles, $60 alcoholic drinks. We didnt do bingo, spa, steakhouse or buy pictures (brought my dslr). We also brought on our own soda and a wine bottle. We like to do alot of the free stuff onboard ie trivia, bean bag toss, mini golf, people watch, tea time etc. Hope that helps a little.

 

What liquors did you purchase. I couldn't remember how much I paid for rum.

 

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[DebJ14]

We prepay tips and shore excursions. On a 7 or 8 night cruise we usually still have a bill of 500-700. That is mainly for the specialty restaurants, wine, the spa and a few gifts bought in the shops onboard. If there is a Cherry on Top we end up with a hefty candy bill. DH hits Cherry on Top every night after dinner.

[sgttami]

All I can say is that in 22 years of cruising, my on board bill has NEVER been less than the cruise itself!!

 

The most ever was $4500.00 for a 4 day!

 

These days, "normal" for me as a solo is about $1500 for a week...

[siestakeys04]

All I can say is that in 22 years of cruising, my on board bill has NEVER been less than the cruise itself!!

 

The most ever was $4500.00 for a 4 day!

 

These days, "normal" for me as a solo is about $1500 for a week...

 

WOW:eek:

 

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[bplazo]

We pre-paid our tips last cruise and I think I spent 3.50 for ice-cream

[bonnie&clydecruzers]

What liquors did you purchase. I couldn't remember how much I paid for rum.

 

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I bought 2 bottles of Amarula for $37 onboard. And one bottle of Controy in Ensenada for $12. I believe my friend bought 2 bottles of Bacardi for $37 onboard.

[bar1068]

Hmmmm....last cruise, we pre-paid the gratuities and no shore excursions, so S&S total was only $1132.78

[BeyondKen]

[golfb4cruzing]

Every cruise is different for us. We've gone from a check for unused to having to see the tax man.