emtgirl1982 Posted June 22, 2009 #1 Share Posted June 22, 2009 what was ur total bill at the end of the cruise and how longdid u go for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkalnas Posted June 22, 2009 #2 Share Posted June 22, 2009 7 nights $252 on the 4/26 sailing if the Valor for two of us. Most of the charges were tips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emtgirl1982 Posted June 22, 2009 Author #3 Share Posted June 22, 2009 wow thats great! hope i can keep mine low lol going on a four nite in aug! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseLover824 Posted June 22, 2009 #4 Share Posted June 22, 2009 For the two I remember: Freedom Eastern Caribbean, 7-nights: All shore excursions purchased on S&S card this trip= $350--just me. Valor Western Caribbean, 7-nights: One shore excrusion, $45, purchased on S&S card this time= $360 --just me. I pre-purchased all excursions except for the one we did in Miami when we got back--so if I had put the excursions on for this cruise it woudl have been double!! I think I drank more on this cruise:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emtgirl1982 Posted June 22, 2009 Author #5 Share Posted June 22, 2009 wow that is great. my boyfriend and i are going on a four day. hard to get off work ...that why short cruise lol... we dont drink or use the casiono. i do love there coffee at the shop though....big coffee lover..trying to c how much to bring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isasprings Posted June 22, 2009 #6 Share Posted June 22, 2009 what was ur total bill at the end of the cruise and how longdid u go for? Me and DH $899. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseLover824 Posted June 22, 2009 #7 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Wow! If you don't drink or do the casino, then you should be able to keep it pretty low! Don't forget that they will automatically add the $10 per day per person for the auto-tips to your S&S card. That is unless you pay them before you go. I do know that the specialty coffees cost about the same as a Starbucks would. You can always drink the free coffee up on Lido deck instead:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isasprings Posted June 22, 2009 #8 Share Posted June 22, 2009 what was ur total bill at the end of the cruise and how longdid u go for? $899 for 7 day 2 persons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty dingo Posted June 22, 2009 #9 Share Posted June 22, 2009 If you don't drink, don't gamble, don't buy pictures or stuff in the shops, and do private tours, it can be really cheap! Of course if everyone did that fares would skyrocket! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmiller229 Posted June 22, 2009 #10 Share Posted June 22, 2009 For a 7 night NCL cruise last year, we (DH, myself, DD and SIL), we spent $3,000 :eek: That was for lots of bingo, drinks and "extra cost" restaurants plus some excursions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Gal Ann Posted June 22, 2009 #11 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Our total on our S & S card for my husband and myself was $750 for a 7 day cruise. I would not change anything that we did. This is a breakdown of what we did. 3 drinks each a day. I always had the most delicious iced drinks purchases from the gift shop - beautiful polar bear with 2 cubs in white marble and a polar bear with a jade fish (each $60.00) 2 - bottles of Bailey's 2 - bottles of Sake (loved the deep blue bottles) pre-paid gratuities 2 fancy coffees Hot chocolate with Baileys in a travel mug This is what we spend extra with cash: We also gave an extra $20.00 cash to our room stewart, $15.00 to his assistant, $20.00 to our dining room Server, $20,00 to his assistant and $20.00 to our favorite bartender Whenever we got a drink if they were friendly and nice, we tipped them $1.00, can not remember how many we tipped. Every morning we had coffee delivered to our room by roomservice - we tipped $2.00 each time. Looking back, it was one of the best holidays we have been on. We love cruising .... We work very hard for our money and both feel it was well spent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star1 Posted June 22, 2009 #12 Share Posted June 22, 2009 2 people 7 days-total bill $140! We had a wonderful time. Had our own booze with us. Used city transportation in all ports Did not gamble or play bingo. We brought our own surprise gifts for each other for each day. So we did not go to the shops. We played cards, watched the water and had a fantastic time. Next cruise 12/21/09 on the Valor. I already started bying my husband some surprise gifts. fun ,fun, fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseygirl79 Posted June 22, 2009 #13 Share Posted June 22, 2009 2 people 7 days-total bill $140!We had a wonderful time. Had our own booze with us. Used city transportation in all ports Did not gamble or play bingo. We brought our own surprise gifts for each other for each day. So we did not go to the shops. We played cards, watched the water and had a fantastic time. Next cruise 12/21/09 on the Valor. I already started bying my husband some surprise gifts. fun ,fun, fun! I love the surprise gifts. What were some of the gifts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetlm Posted June 22, 2009 #14 Share Posted June 22, 2009 DH and I for 7 days--2 excursions, few drinks, gifts and tips-- $710. Whale of a good time :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upandadam Posted June 22, 2009 #15 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Never more than $900 for two on a week long cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wennfred Posted June 22, 2009 #16 Share Posted June 22, 2009 On a resent 4 day cruise my total bill was 1.88, thats because we had cancelled the ATV Adventure excursion and it even absorb the Tips and I think that the highest I have seen on a 7 day cruise was probably 1400.00 - 1800.00 Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownies95 Posted June 23, 2009 #17 Share Posted June 23, 2009 7 day cruise, 4 of us $670. And yes, we had a blast! Tim:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wennfred Posted June 23, 2009 #18 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Wow! If you don't drink or do the casino, then you should be able to keep it pretty low! Thats pretty much where our money went, but today we don't play bingo but still donate around 800.00 to the casino. I am pretty much done with the Casino. Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Why-wait-to-retire Posted June 23, 2009 #19 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Miracle, 7 days, 2 people, $1400 and our excursions were prepaid. Spirit, 12 days, 2 people, $1100 This time our tips and excursions were prepaid. But on both cruises we did everything!!! (And planned it that way.) Had a great time both cruises! K&C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nealstuber Posted June 23, 2009 #20 Share Posted June 23, 2009 what was ur total bill at the end of the cruise and how longdid u go for? Generally speaking, if our cruise expenditures for a family of 4 on a 7day (usually includes the S&S, $400 on the Visa and $300 cash) is less than we paid for the cruise - we are very happy.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2Cruise525 Posted June 23, 2009 #21 Share Posted June 23, 2009 ZERO. ZIP. NADA!!!!!!!! Never spent any $$$ of our cruises (Family of 4)... 6 Day, 5 Day, 4 Day (two of them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanessa L Posted June 23, 2009 #22 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Wow! If you don't drink or do the casino, then you should be able to keep it pretty low! Don't forget that they will automatically add the $10 per day per person for the auto-tips to your S&S card. That is unless you pay them before you go. I do know that the specialty coffees cost about the same as a Starbucks would. You can always drink the free coffee up on Lido deck instead:) I respectfully disagree. It's not the booze or gambling that does it, but the I-can't-not-get-this-it-is-so-beautiful pictures they take. At $25 a pop. I've read several posts here from folks who had eight to nine hundred dollar S&S bills from nothing but pictures and tips. Our S&S bill, including $140 in tips on our week long Fantasy cruise in May was $191. And $10 of that was a heretofor never charged corking fee in the dining room (we learned that lesson after the 1st night). Your S&S bill can be as low as you choose it to be with self control. Advice: Stay away from all the photo taking opportunities if you have no desire to have a high S&S bill. Getting the photos taken is 100% optional. Just say no ;) Works for DH and me every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZchieffan Posted June 23, 2009 #23 Share Posted June 23, 2009 $2300. Drinks, Poker, Camp Carnival and a few odds and ends. We planned it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkboy95 Posted June 23, 2009 #24 Share Posted June 23, 2009 7 day cruise me and the wife with four friends and many many drinks 1100 but its only money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayscore Posted June 23, 2009 #25 Share Posted June 23, 2009 On the last seven day cruise, I put down $500 on the S&S, and received $98 cash the last night. Mostly for drinks, drinks, drinks, etc., a couple of pictures, and some bingo. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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