My husband and I and another couple are planning a cruise through the eastern caribbean next year, we looked at the prices which were pretty good, I was wondering if the prices meant the package was all inclusive? Please help
Cruises are "all inclusive" to a degree. Cabin and meals and many activities are included; drinks [soda/alcohol], spa treatments, shore excursions, tips [about $10 per passenger per day], some activities, port charges, taxes and government fees, transfers and air fare are not included in the prices you’ll see advertised [though some sites do include the taxes/fees]. The price you see advertised will also be for the lowest cabin category [an inside on a low deck or in an undesirable location]. Mass-market cruises to the Caribbean will run about $100 per passenger per day, give or take, depending on what type of cabin you choose and several other variables.
The truly all-inclusive cruises – the "luxury" lines – are more like $300-500 per passenger per day, but they do include drinks and on some lines even shore excursions.
If you don’t know anything about cruising, go to your library or bookstore and get a book about cruising and a book about Caribbean ports of call. These will give a good general idea of what’s involved and will help you make choices among the many variables before you go to work with a travel agent.
Once you’ve done some basic research, you might want to take a look at CruiseCritic.com. You can lots of great info there by clicking on "Boards", "Reviews" [especially read the member reviews] and "Cruise Styles".
