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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 721572" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>The cruise seemed like the perfect venue for a group vacation. It had something for everyone.</p><p> </p><p>If we are choosing from an all inclusive stay at a single destination or a cruise to multiple ports, I vote for a cruise. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p>BTW, as a couple we didn't come close to spending 4 - 5k for a week... There were 3 of us in 1 cabin and we spent about $3000 on the cruise, that was for 3 people. That doesn't include the extra days at a hotel in Miami, car rental or airfare (ours was free via AA miles earned from our credit card) but does include the 7 day cruise in a premium aft cabin with a slightly bigger balcony, a generous eating and drinking allowance for 3 people in all ports, a couple of fairly expensive excursions for 3, bingo, $ for the casino, extra tips to our servers and everything else I am forgetting to mention here. You could do it for a lot less if you got a less expensive cabin, set up excursions through independent operators, eat all of your meals on the ship and avoid the gambling activities.</p><p> </p><p>This was our 13th cruise so we know the ropes. We've learned to avoid bar tabs, photo gallery charges, and most anything else that can quickly run up our bill. The one thing we purposely spend more on are tips. We usually wind up tipping more than the recommended minimum because cruise service is usually amazing so they deserve a little extra $. </p><p> </p><p>If you can manage to keep down your expenses, like we try to, then cruises are a really good value.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 721572, member: 1"] The cruise seemed like the perfect venue for a group vacation. It had something for everyone. If we are choosing from an all inclusive stay at a single destination or a cruise to multiple ports, I vote for a cruise. :) BTW, as a couple we didn't come close to spending 4 - 5k for a week... There were 3 of us in 1 cabin and we spent about $3000 on the cruise, that was for 3 people. That doesn't include the extra days at a hotel in Miami, car rental or airfare (ours was free via AA miles earned from our credit card) but does include the 7 day cruise in a premium aft cabin with a slightly bigger balcony, a generous eating and drinking allowance for 3 people in all ports, a couple of fairly expensive excursions for 3, bingo, $ for the casino, extra tips to our servers and everything else I am forgetting to mention here. You could do it for a lot less if you got a less expensive cabin, set up excursions through independent operators, eat all of your meals on the ship and avoid the gambling activities. This was our 13th cruise so we know the ropes. We've learned to avoid bar tabs, photo gallery charges, and most anything else that can quickly run up our bill. The one thing we purposely spend more on are tips. We usually wind up tipping more than the recommended minimum because cruise service is usually amazing so they deserve a little extra $. If you can manage to keep down your expenses, like we try to, then cruises are a really good value. [/QUOTE]
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