spending money

[locks84]

hiya eveyone, were going on ventura on jan 4th to the Caribbean for 15 night its my husband 6yr old son and myself going we have never cruised before so quite excited we have already booked 4 excursions but are unsure of how much spending money to take with us and what to leave in the bank to pay the bill at the end we dont want to have to watch the pennies to much but dont wana over spend we thought 1,500 spending and 1,000 in bank is that enought????:confused::confused:

[rubydoobydoo]

You won't need any cash on the ship so it depends how much you think you will spend ashore, depending on how much you drink and what trips you might book once on board I would probably leave more than £1000 in the bank and take less cash

[jeanlyon]

goodness, ~£1500 spending money? We don't get through anywhere near that? On board spend for 17 days recently was £480 without excursions. Ashore spend was about £500.

[tartanexile81]

I'd spend less on the excursions, particularly as your little one will probably be happy spending days on the beach which would be much cheaper if you just jump in a taxi at the port. These are really cheap and there's lots of info on this site about the best beaches in each port.

 

We'd never spend £1500 ashore as we put any larger purchases (of which we have very few) on our zero commission credit card. Quite a few banks offer these. We usually have a large breakfast on the ship and only have a snack and a coffee or drink ashore, then pay for the hire of beach chairs etc. None of this costs a lot.

[Eastbourne]

Hello!

 

We've cruised several times with at least 3 kids, this time we're taking 5 of them! We too are doing 14 nights in the Caribbean and experience has taught us to do just one or two organised trips (or no trips). We prefer to catch a taxi and head to the beach! And so do the kids!

On the ship it's possible and likely you won't spend too much. We buy the odd photo and wine packages. I'd be fuming if my bill exceeded £500!

As our Xmas cruise has 9 Islands and I have to transport at least 8 of us around we're looking at $100 per port day. This will do taxis, a few drinks and if essential a snack. (As the bill payer I prefer to shepherd the troops back to the ship for any food!).

What I love about cruises is that once you've paid, you've paid. I don't see spending money anything more than the bare minimal.

Of course, what I haven't mentioned is my penchant for expensive watches. Worked out that the price of a watch on some islands means that the cruise gets thrown in free! The last one was nearly £2k more here. (Customs, please disregard this)

 

Have a wonderful cruise-you will. It's all such fun!

[locks84]

thanks guys really helped