valtandc Posted August 24, 2011 #1 Share Posted August 24, 2011 I read about people bragging how little they spend. Good for you. For those proud to go nuts financially on a cruise for whatever you enjoy feel free to post your total bill for a week cruise here.....or break down by day. My family of 4 had a bill of $1,800 for an 8 nighter. We had a blast....Could have done more but didn't want to go totally nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwg03 Posted August 24, 2011 #2 Share Posted August 24, 2011 This one will be fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dremn2004 Posted August 24, 2011 #3 Share Posted August 24, 2011 In July, my DH and I had $1370 for a 4 day. We went on to celebrate our anniversary (the 31st) and my bday (14th)..... We decided to really celebrate after a 250.00 bingo win the 2nd day..... (the 1370 was before the 250.00 bingo credit). Total out of pocket was like $1120. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockportgirl Posted August 24, 2011 #4 Share Posted August 24, 2011 14th birthday and 31st anniversary? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWCHIEF Posted August 24, 2011 #5 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Yep, all kinds of bragging goes on here it seems.:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbmeow Posted August 24, 2011 #6 Share Posted August 24, 2011 for 2 of us. 1379.95 for a 5 day. But we didn't police anything. Bought quite a few things from the shops and this is when we could carry alcohol home and not charged for bags . Lets say we had some fin carry ons. Without the duty free, our next cruise was only 700 for 5 days. we sail in just over a week and have a 1k budget for the ship. We prepaid all shore excursions already, and then have separate cash for the ports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshhawk Posted August 24, 2011 #7 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Well this may be a good thread to find out what not to spend your money on.... I know it wasn't a lot of $ but it was for us...because we bought pictures(who knew my hubby would look so cute in his Halloween costume:p)-40.00-we bought a shore excursion...it was our first cruise and I just had to get into that beautiful blue Bahamian water....-140.00:rolleyes:-we were really just there for a wedding....we bought NA drinks, who knew that some drink w/o booze would cost 6 bucks each???:eek: And we had to buy a hundred bucks worth of smokes....:(And we had paid premium when we booked, no early saving for us-we paid top billing because we were in a wedding group, so how do you ask to you pay 3K for a 3 day trip, no gambling and no booze???? :eek: We got hooked on cruising and learned to book smartly. (with some intelligence):cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshhawk Posted August 24, 2011 #8 Share Posted August 24, 2011 14th birthday and 31st anniversary? :D I too am confused! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papilliontraveler Posted August 24, 2011 #9 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Birthday was on the "14th" and anniversary was on the "31st". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockportgirl Posted August 24, 2011 #10 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Birthday was on the "14th" and anniversary was on the "31st". Ahhh. Lol. Apparently I need more coffee. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duanerice1 Posted August 24, 2011 #11 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Hi All, Other than excursions, which I could see will run up a bill, what can you possibly buy on a ship to have bills that high? Not commenting one way or the other, just have no idea what you guys buy. enjoy, Duane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfadj Posted August 24, 2011 #12 Share Posted August 24, 2011 As a stockholder we thank you for doing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfadj Posted August 24, 2011 #13 Share Posted August 24, 2011 But what would Suze Orman say about such behavior? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvdoxies Posted August 24, 2011 #14 Share Posted August 24, 2011 I read about people bragging how little they spend. Good for you. For those proud to go nuts financially on a cruise for whatever you enjoy feel free to post your total bill for a week cruise here.....or break down by day. My family of 4 had a bill of $1,800 for an 8 nighter. We had a blast....Could have done more but didn't want to go totally nuts. What we spend is our business and nobody elses imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRLLAL Posted August 24, 2011 #15 Share Posted August 24, 2011 $1400 for 4 on a 7 day this past week on the Pride. Doesn't seem really high BUT, we had $1000 of OBC, so it was really $2400. But we plan to spend a lot. For excursions, auto tips and the Steakhouse, it was $620 right there. But we do spend a lot on pics ($200), drinks(~$200), souvenirs in the shops ($100) and even bingo ($200). So that leaves about $1100 for a few items I am probably forgetting but we also put $500 on each of mine and my wifes casino/poker accounts. We cashed out on the last night and got a little over $1000 in cash so I call that a wash. So all in all, I would say our final "bill" was about $1300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worktocruise08 Posted August 24, 2011 #16 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Hi All,Other than excursions, which I could see will run up a bill, what can you possibly buy on a ship to have bills that high? Not commenting one way or the other, just have no idea what you guys buy. enjoy, Duane booze, gift shop and casino... its not that we drink like fish but when you add up 7 days of drinking with the first day and sea days the heaviest, it adds up at 8 bucs a pop(drink and tip):eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Cruiser Posted August 24, 2011 #17 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Birthday was on the "14th" and anniversary was on the "31st". Either that or she had a "teally rood gime!" :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestTxCruiser Posted August 24, 2011 #18 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Our first cruise in 2007 with DH and I and our 3 kids our Sail N Sign was just under $2600.00:eek::eek: (and we couldn't wait to book another one:p) That being said, we knew absolutely nothing about cruising. It was prior to me finding Cruise Critic and learning the tricks of the trade. :rolleyes: We had our excursions for Jamaica and Caymans included in that $2600, so you figure close to $1,000 was probably excursions, then $350 for Gratuities, Soda cards for the 3 kids, lots of pics and some booze thrown in there Mom and Dad. So I guess when you break it down like that, it doesn't seem so bad. Hubby and I cruised on the Ecstasy on a 5 day one year and our S & S was $1100. We love our beer!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestTxCruiser Posted August 24, 2011 #19 Share Posted August 24, 2011 booze, gift shop and casino... its not that we drink like fish but when you add up 7 days of drinking with the first day and sea days the heaviest, it adds up at 8 bucs a pop(drink and tip):eek: Those sea days can be killers, $25 a bucket for 4 beers, that lasts us about an hour IF we're lucky. :rolleyes::p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKIA Posted August 24, 2011 #20 Share Posted August 24, 2011 14th birthday and 31st anniversary? :D I read that the same way at first . I was like... huh? :confused: lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyblue78 Posted August 24, 2011 #21 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Just did $1006 for 2 of us on a 7-day on the Fantasy. That does not include any excursions, those were booked privately. :) All bar tab, tips, bingo, shopping, etc. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tef43 Posted August 24, 2011 #22 Share Posted August 24, 2011 $140 for two for a seven-night. Yep, the only item on the account was the gratuities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valtandc Posted August 24, 2011 Author #23 Share Posted August 24, 2011 $140 for two for a seven-night. Yep, the only item on the account was the gratuities. Do you ever think to buy someone a drink? like some really nice people that you meet? soda or wine or whatever? or do you say....can I get you lemonade from the fountain? lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise_cutie00 Posted August 24, 2011 #24 Share Posted August 24, 2011 WoW my 1st cruise I spent about $700.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room Service! Posted August 24, 2011 #25 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Niece, husband and 2 kids spent $10,000 on a 7 day. First cruise. Lots of gambling. Did some excursions and shopped. They 'won' a cruise on that one. The 2 of them used it to go to Alaska. Bill this time, $1800.00. Said they walked straight through the casino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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