What is included in the price of the cruise?
On most cruises, your accommodations, all shipboard entertainment, all taxes and port fees, meals and most (if not all) onboard activities are included in your cruise fare. In some cases, airfare and ground transportation to and from the ship are also included. Liquor, soft drinks, shore excursions, gratuities, photos, gambling incidentals and medical services are additional. Some ships may offer optional dining venues which charge a per person cover charge. These are purely optional and are at your discretion. You are never ‘required’ to purchase a meal in an alternate dining venue.
Just about everything! All your meals are included (and there are usually about 7 or 8 per day from which to choose), all accommodations, all shipboard entertainment, all taxes. You must pay for extras such as liquor, shore excursions, gratuities, photos, incidentals, gambling, etc. My Free Travel will also be able to provide you with airfare, hotel and transfers at competitive rates. Please ask your cruise agent about these additional services.
– pick up and drop-off from a local airport, hotel or train station – all continental style buffet breakfasts (many offer cooked breakfasts on request) – lunches served with wine/s – four or five course evening meals served with wines (often a different wine with each course) – open bar, so no need to pay for any bar drinks (on the very few barges where this is not included, it will be clearly stated) – daily guided excursions to local places of interest – transport to and from places visited where necessary (if not within a short walking distance – relevant entrance fees to places visited – the use of on board bicycles – the use of on board facilities such as Jacuzzi, pool, exercise equipment and musical instruments (please note these items are not found on every barge do ask if you wish to be sure of your barges facilities)
Everything on board is free, that is your meals, your accommodation, all shipboard entertainment, all taxes and depending on what type of a cruise you have paid for, your airfare and ground transportation to and from the port is also included. You will have to pay for liquor, shore excursions, photos, gratuities, gambling and incidentals.
