How big was your bar bill?

[kruisecat]

Ok, so this morning in my spin class we were talking about cruising and one of my participants said that on his last cruise his bar bill was $7,000 :eek:

 

It got me wondering how much others spend. Hubby and I have never had a bill over $600 but we are not drinkers and most of the time it's spa services for me :D

 

Just curious...

[kelkel2]

We bought a ton of pictures and quite a few mixed drinks and buckets of beer and I think ours was close to $400. This year we're getting bon voyage liquor to help cut down on the cost. Yes I will still buy a mixed drink but hopefully not as many. I can't imagine spending that much :eek:

[skippyy]

I'm a very private person and prefer not to reveal the amount of my bar bill. I will submit that it was bound in leather and personally delivered by the Captain and the Hotel Manager. I currently have a team of accountants reviewing it for accuracy. I brief examination suggets I could have gone on another cruise based on gratuities alone :eek:

[angel2wyld2]

We are not big drinkers so most spent on just alcohol/soda/bottled water is around $100 for a 7 day cruise

[sgcass123]

Dh and I went on a 4 day cruise with my sis and bil last April to the Bahamas.....between wine at dinner, other alcohol, pictures, 2 shore excursions for each of us, and gratuities, we spend a little less than $1000. We have a week long cruise booked this summer for us and 2 kids to the southern Caribbean with 5 ports of call......I'm hoping to everything is less than $4000.....it would be great if it was around $3000, but I'm not holding my breath!

[RTRMom]

Well, because we cruised with our son, we always bought a ton of pictures....400 in just pictures and photo stuff (canvas...etc). We probably spent about 100 or so at the bar at those times.

 

 

But I told my husband I am going to drink this cruise, since it's just the two of us this time. And we never drink when not on vacation, so I plan on having all the frozen drinks I can have. So I will tell you when I get back how much our bar Bill this time. Lol. I expect 200-300 on the three day cruise for the bar :)

[cruisergrandma]

On a 7 day cruise our bar bill runs between $5 - $10. All we drink is a few cokes. Cruise lines lose money on us!

[ibcnusoon]

Our bar bill was less than $50 for 2 welcome aboard drinks upon arriving on the ship and a bucket of beer in the EA Sports bar during the Giants football game.

 

We don't buy liquor from the bar, we purchased a bottle of vodka through Bon Voyage, brought soda, water and 2 bottles of wine on board, and bought a wine package for dinner.

[kruisecat]

I was just shocked by the dollar amount! It was $1000 per day and he didn't even flinch :eek: I think hubby would throw me overboard and try to collect the insurance money to cover that bill ;)

 

Thanks to those sharing!

[RTRMom]

I was just shocked by the dollar amount! It was $1000 per day and he didn't even flinch :eek: I think hubby would throw me overboard and try to collect the insurance money to cover that bill ;)

 

Thanks to those sharing!

 

I can't imagine spending the much. That had to include spa packages, casino..etc

[TheTravelista]

On a 7 day for 3 people usually in the 1,000-1200 range.

[Room Service!]

Ok, so this morning in my spin class we were talking about cruising and one of my participants said that on his last cruise his bar bill was $7,000 :eek:

 

It got me wondering how much others spend. Hubby and I have never had a bill over $600 but we are not drinkers and most of the time it's spa services for me :D

 

Just curious...

 

You aren't really asking about the bar bill. You're asking about the total s&s charges.

Our total bill is usually $7/800.00. Most of that is alcohol (his).

As the years go on we spend less for sovenirs.

[kruisecat]

I can't imagine spending the much. That had to include spa packages, casino..etc

 

 

No, he said it was all alcohol! He had a bottle of Dom every night in the dinning room and lots and lots of other heavy drinking. I asked him if he even remembered this cruise :D I'm with you, I could never spend that kind of money on booze. We didn't spend that amount on our 11 day Alaskan cruise/vacation for the entire vacation let alone just the bar bill.

[kruisecat]

You aren't really asking about the bar bill. You're asking about the total s&s charges.

Our total bill is usually $7/800.00. Most of that is alcohol (his).

As the years go on we spend less for sovenirs.

 

 

True...I did mean s&s, but in his case it was the bar bill only :eek:

[michelle1836]

On a 7 day cruise just the bar bill is about $50.

[FirstTimeCruisr]

on my last cruise it was 4 of us and i had alot of DOD and my bill was $350.00... and DH had alot of buckets of beer .... plus we got thing for the kids from the shop.....

[Room Service!]

True...I did mean s&s, but in his case it was the bar bill only :eek:

 

I think that man has a problem.:eek:

[maplered]

I find that very hard to believe.

[skridge]

I have been on two 5 night cruises that I had a $700.00 bar tab for both. It was 95% bar tab. The other 5% was duty free alcohol we bought in the duty free shop.

[Room Service!]

My niece and nephew racked up $10,000.00 (YIKES) on their s&s card for a 7 day. It was their first cruise. They did have 2 teenagers with them.

They did a few excursions. My niece likes to shop. They both like to gamble. The gambling is what did the most damage.

On this cruise they 'won' a '

free' cruise.

I don't think it was free at all.

On their 'free' cruise they avoided the casino like the plague.

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[Seaman123]

Wife and I are bringing a couple bottles of wine on board plus a few beers and umbrella drinks every day. Plus three days in port drinking their booze...better not have bar bill over $500.00 for a week!!

[askimdog]

I love drink, I like a drink after work everyday and have a few on weekends. But, I will not pay robbery prices on a cruise. I know some say the price is not that bad, where I live a good craft beer in a bar is 5 bucks top, most 3-4, and a hard drink the same at most.

 

I drink wine I carry on, and the wine bottle my non-srinking wife carries. Then I have a BV bottle delivered and drink that on ship, and buy beer in Port at a grocery/liquor store where a local beer can be had for 1-2 buck each.

 

I had to try Red Frog last cruise, paid 16 a pitcher...ugh!! It was just okay but the price hurt. This lifted my families S&S bill to $26.00 ( not counting gratuities). The largest we had on 3 cruises.

 

Cruises are afordable, if you stay away from ship drink prices and over priced photos.

[mckrob1981]

Our bar bill for a 7 day cruise was $2000 for three of us. We drink beer only no mixed drinks or drinks of the day. There may have been 3 or 4 frozen mudslides included as I like to have one of those as my dessert after dinner.

[elcuchio24]

I can't imagine it was 7k, even with pricey drinks, unless he was paying for 8 people or somthing.

 

Our total s&s bill including tips is usually around $400 for 7 nights (for 2 people)

[CruisersNC]

I'm a very private person and prefer not to reveal the amount of my bar bill. I will submit that it was bound in leather and personally delivered by the Captain and the Hotel Manager. I currently have a team of accountants reviewing it for accuracy. I brief examination suggets I could have gone on another cruise based on gratuities alone :eek:

 

 

lolol :D