RC cruise to Ensanada,Mx?

Question

Whats the cost like on the ship.

Answer 1

I am not sure whether you are asking about the basic price of the cruise or the costs to you after you get on ship. So, here's the scoop on charges you will incur once you are on ship.

The price of your cruise regardless of the cruise line includes your cabin, ALL meals (except the specialty restaurants), all shows and entertainment, and use of all facilities on ship like the gym the rock climbing wall, all of the lounges and the disco, etc.. Any "speciality" restaurants on the ship, like French, Sushi, Italian, you must pay a fee ($10 to $20 per person each visit) to eat.

After you pay your cruise fare 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 the week. 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 drinks (alcoholic beverages) and they will add a 15% gratuity to each drink of soft drink order. Alcoholic drinks will be in the range of $6.00 to $7.50, less for beer and wine. You can save on drinks by ordering them in a plain glass rather than the souvenir glasses they often use.

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 $10, $15 to $20 for most. Skip them and save yourself a lot of money. Take your own camera and have the other passengers photograph you on and off the ship.

TOURS/EXCURSIONS: These are listed on your cruise line web site and you can reserve them well before the cruise and pay for them also. If you wait until you are on ship to book tours they will be charged to your on board account (then you can pay cash to settle your account on the last day). Tours from the ship usually start at $35 to $40 a person for short city tours but can be as much as $100 or more for more exciting things. They can add hundreds to your on board tab.

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.

OTHER: 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. Massages and things are usually in the range of $80 to $150, depending upon what you get.

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). Skip the ship's internet and wait until you get to a port and you will usually find an internet cafe for about $5-6 and hr.

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).