Iluvcruising2 Posted December 3, 2012 #1 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Just wondering what your average spend is like, on a per-day basis. We come from Singapore and we don't really have a culture of drinking. So I am just wondering how much cruisers from other countries spend. In our case, I recall I didn't even have a single paid drink in my last 8 nights cruise. Ok, I had some complimentary wine during the C&A Welcome Back and Top-Tier party. So the spend on alcohol was $0! And we are not Diamond yet, so we don't have access to free alcohol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky0000547 Posted December 3, 2012 #2 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Just like yourself I do not have a culture of drinking but my last spend on an 11 night on Indy was $5.20. That was for a milkshake at Johnny Rocket. Otherwise I was quite happy with tea, coffee, iced water and breakfast juice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 3, 2012 Author #3 Share Posted December 3, 2012 My Dad just reminded me that our Platinum C&A booklets come with one-for-one coupons. Haha. I should use them the next time round. I do want to try some of the beers they have on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxoocruiser Posted December 3, 2012 #4 Share Posted December 3, 2012 This question is asked regularly on this forum. Just do a search and you'll find numerous threads regarding this very subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rummenroman Posted December 3, 2012 #5 Share Posted December 3, 2012 We usually will have 2, maybe 3 drinks a day between the two of us. With the few other things we buy our bill at the end of a 7 night cruise is in the neighborhood of $100. It is more if we decide to go to a specialty restaurant for dinner, but those are few and far between as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookwife Posted December 3, 2012 #6 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Just wondering what your average spend is like, on a per-day basis. We come from Singapore and we don't really have a culture of drinking. So I am just wondering how much cruisers from other countries spend. In our case, I recall I didn't even have a single paid drink in my last 8 nights cruise. Ok, I had some complimentary wine during the C&A Welcome Back and Top-Tier party. So the spend on alcohol was $0! And we are not Diamond yet, so we don't have access to free alcohol. well there are other things besides alcohol.. specialty coffees, milkshakes, soda. we do not drink any of these on a regular basis, but ginger ale is my go to for an upset tummy/seasickness so that's a couple dollars each time with gratuity. but as for an average... there isn't one. with options like alcohol or wine packages, that takes the bit out for some people, while others only have one drink a day, and still others will run up a bar tab of 4 digits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggy84 Posted December 3, 2012 #7 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I DO come from a culture of drinking, but i didn't wanna run up a huge bill so i budgeted myself to 1 drink a day (Either a glass of wine or cocktail) and i was so busy, to be honest i didn't even think much about my alcohol intake. I mainly drank from the complimentary drinks taps and occasionally added some vodka from my rum runner but hardly even touched base on my supply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakenashleysmom Posted December 3, 2012 #8 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I have a few beers/drinks during the day, cocktail before dinner, wine with dinner, and a few sociables in the evening. Still, I went ahead and figured out aproximately what I spend per day and it didn't warrant me doing the alcohol package. The alcohol package is $45-$55 per day depending which package you order. I figured $45 to be more than I would spend per day minus wine by the bottle for dinner. Hope this helps. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookish Angel Posted December 3, 2012 #9 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Our bar bill is never more than $20.00, generally it is zero. We are not big drinkers and only have a margarita if we are cruising on our anniversary, my birthday, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepless Posted December 3, 2012 #10 Share Posted December 3, 2012 This question is asked regularly on this forum. Just do a search and you'll find numerous threads regarding this very subject. Yes, one could do a search regarding this subject, but what is the fun of that? It is much more fun to ask the question, and to have the responses. Some people refer to it as a conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteukmcr Posted December 3, 2012 #11 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Oh well, here goes, $40 per person per day on a our last 7 night sailing. That included a wine & dine package, speciality coffees, bottled water, milk shakes. So basically any beverage not included in the cruise fare. And that doesn't include the complimentary cocktails from the Diamond Lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaribeDiver Posted December 3, 2012 #12 Share Posted December 3, 2012 This question is asked regularly on this forum. Just do a search and you'll find numerous threads regarding this very subject. If you are going to waste your time posting anything, why not just answer the OPs question? As for the OPs question: We usually spend between $100-$200 per cruise with the latter being if there is a true Diamond Lounge or not. We considered the all inclusive packages but decided with the port days it wouldn't make it worth while. Now, if we were taking a cruise that didn't really have many ports we would consider it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumorgan Posted December 3, 2012 #13 Share Posted December 3, 2012 From past experience about $50 a day and that's with bringing a bottle of wine also. SOOOOO on this next 10 day cruise that's $500 total. I must cut down whoa:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseguy1016 Posted December 3, 2012 #14 Share Posted December 3, 2012 DW and I average about $40 - $50 per day combined. A lot depends on how much time you are on the ship versus how much time off the ship in the ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CruiseIreland Posted December 3, 2012 #15 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Last two times, we took a 7 day wine package at $210, plus a few cocktails amounting to about $300-350 in total. We don't gamble or buy coffees, maybe a soda from the minibar to mix with our own hooch!:D Just noticed we're now below 300 days til Norwegian Epic cruise, yippee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxoocruiser Posted December 3, 2012 #16 Share Posted December 3, 2012 If you are going to waste your time posting anything, why not just answer the OPs question? As for the OPs question: We usually spend between $100-$200 per cruise with the latter being if there is a true Diamond Lounge or not. We considered the all inclusive packages but decided with the port days it wouldn't make it worth while. Now, if we were taking a cruise that didn't really have many ports we would consider it. Personally I don't think my post was a waste of time as people often do not realize that there's a search function on CC. Chose not to specifically answer OP's question as what I spend in no way has any bearing on what he/she might spend nor is it anyone's business. Not meant to sound rude just being truthful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser-007 Posted December 3, 2012 #17 Share Posted December 3, 2012 On our last cruise I think my wife and I had a beer each in the evening but even that added up because of the cruise being a 12 night. We are not day drinkers because it just makes us too sleepy to over-carb like that. That being said, we did have a few drinks at the ports because you can't pass up a $1.00 beer on the beach.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruzerci Posted December 3, 2012 #18 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Before we had access to the Diamond/concierge lounge, it was around $800 total for a 7 night cruise. Now that we have an open bar in the evening, it's probably down to about $300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted December 3, 2012 #19 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Really, everyone's bar tab is different. Do a search for drink menus/prices...then you can determine what you'll spend based on YOUR drinking habits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoBob2011 Posted December 3, 2012 #20 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Just wondering what your average spend is like, on a per-day basis. I've only been on one cruise, but I averaged $150 per day. That's why I think an all-inclusive resort might be a better fit for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvery Seas Cruiser Posted December 3, 2012 #21 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Really, everyone's bar tab is different. Do a search for drink menus/prices...then you can determine what you'll spend based on YOUR drinking habits! If the OP hasn't cruised before, he may not be aware of the many tempting opportunities for drinking day and night on a cruise ship and may be interested in if people really drink a lot more on a cruise than in regualr life. I think it helps to have some idea of what other people spend, especially as some included the cost of sodas, fruit juices and milk shakes too. He might be surprised to learn even bottles water will cost extra and might not have planned for such expenses. I think almost any question about cruising is fair here, most especially for first time cruisers. Finding out what other people experience is a help, even if he does decide to spend more or less than they did. Just looking at price menus is quite abstract. It doesn't really show the reality of what the real cruise expereince may bring. On my first cruise, I was astounded how much alcohol and soda people were drinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pltag Posted December 3, 2012 #22 Share Posted December 3, 2012 We come from Singapore and we don't really have a culture of drinking. So I am just wondering how much cruisers from other countries spend.So you are NOT asking this to in anyway improve or to plan better for an upcoming cruise!?!? :rolleyes: Seeing that you have already cruised and seem to know exactly what your are NOT going to spend on drinks. So ...... you're just being NOSY!!! Asking questions about others spending or $$$ in general, for no other reason than to be NOSY is considered rude........ at least in this culture it is. :D :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadbeck Posted December 3, 2012 #23 Share Posted December 3, 2012 So you are NOT asking this to in anyway improve or to plan better for an upcoming cruise!?!? :rolleyes: Seeing that you have already cruised and seem to know exactly what your are NOT going to spend on drinks. So ...... you're just being NOSY!!! Asking questions about others spending or $$$ in general, for no other reason than to be NOSY is considered rude........ at least in this culture it is. :D :) Relax not sure you should be calling someone else rude......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggy84 Posted December 3, 2012 #24 Share Posted December 3, 2012 So you are NOT asking this to in anyway improve or to plan better for an upcoming cruise!?!? :rolleyes: Seeing that you have already cruised and seem to know exactly what your are NOT going to spend on drinks. So ...... you're just being NOSY!!! Asking questions about others spending or $$$ in general, for no other reason than to be NOSY is considered rude........ at least in this culture it is. :D :) That comment is just RUDE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachT Posted December 3, 2012 #25 Share Posted December 3, 2012 On a seven day cruise, a couple will spend an average of $895 total on alcohol, shops, shore excursions, the spa and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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