View Poll Results: Which are your biggest Extra Expenses on cruises? (multi)
Alcoholic Beverages
18 43.90%
Specialty (extra cost) Restrauants
6 14.63%
Shore Excursions (Ship's and Independant)
32 78.05%
Spa/Beauty
5 12.20%
Shopping
10 24.39%
The Casino
13 31.71%
Tips/Extra Tips
11 26.83%
Photos/Pictures
10 24.39%
Other (kindly note which)
0 0%
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Almighty Cruiser
Location: South Carolina
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Which are your biggest EXTRA expenses on cruises?
Which are your biggest Extra Expenses on cruises? (multi)
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LuLu ... Visit SOUTH CAROLINA Crown Princess Island Pricess B2B Ft.Lauderdale to Acapulco and back (total 20 days)
Past Cruises
OVER 40 (started young) Princess, Celebrity, RCCL, HAL, NCL, Costa, Disney, Carnival, Sitmar (Princess bought), and (a very long time ago) SS Bahama Star
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Almighty Cruiser
Location: West St Paul, MN
Join Date: Jan 2006
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I voted, I am a sucker for the ship pictures. We always book the ship's tours and with our recent European cruises they can get rather pricey. I do allot an amount to "throw away" in the casino but don't always spend it all.
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Carol
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Past Cruises
Emerald Princess Aug/Sept 08 Mediterranean
Star Princess Sept.07 Baltic
Sun Princess Jan, 07 Southern Caribbean
Sun Princess Nov, 05 Southern Caribbean
Celebrity Infinity Apr, 05 Hawaii
Grand Princess Mar, 04 Western Caribbean
Sun Princess Feb, 03 Panama Canal
Sea Princess Nov, 02 Southern Caribbean
Ocean Princess Jan, 01 Southern Caribbean
Majesty of the Seas Nov, 1999 Southern Caribbean
Regal Princess July 1995 Alaska
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Super Cruiser
Location: Ft Lauderdale
Join Date: Apr 2005
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I voted for practically everything on the list. We spend a lot on drinks and bottles of wine, plus Linda hits the spa at least once or twice. Throw in some jewelry shopping and buying a bunch of photos and you've got a big tab, even before shore excursions and specialty restaurants.
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JV The 4 stages of cruising: planning, anticipation, experience and reflection. Coming up: HAL Westerdam(3/28/10), MSC Poesia(4/24/10) and Celebrity Millennium(9/17/10)
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Happy Sailing
Past Cruises
NCL Norway,
Celebrity Meridian,
Majesty Royal Majesty,
Costa Romantica,
Dolphin Ocean Breeze,
RCCL Majesty Of The Seas,
Carnival Paradise,
Celebrity Century,
Carnival Imagination,
Caribbean Princess,
Carnival Valor,
HAL Zuiderdam,
Carnival Legend,
Carnival Valor,
RCCL Enchantment Of The Seas,
Carnival Triumph,
Coral Princess,
Celebrity Century, Celebrity Century, Carnival Miracle, Norwegian Sun, Norwegian Pearl, Carnival Splendor,
RCCL Navigator Of The Seas,
Norwegian Jewel, Norwegian Sky, Norwegian Sky, RCCL JewelOf The Seas
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CLF Officer
Location: California
Join Date: Aug 2005
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I try to keep my DH out of the art galleries. And believe it or not, out of the jewelry stores. He thinks I always need more and I really don't. I mean after all, how many rings and necklaces can you wear doing housework?
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Past Cruises
Radiance of the Seas 6-2003
Brilliance of the Seas 11-2004
Jewel of the Seas 3-2006
Rhapsody of the Seas 12-2006
Rhapsody of the Seas 5-2007
Freedom of the Seas 11-2007
Radiance of the Seas 5-2008
Vision of the Seas 11-2008
Ruby Princess 11-2009
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CLF Navigator
Location: Bakersfield, Ca.
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 24,548
Frubals:2147483647
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Wine in the MDR and casino.
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CLF Celebrity Navigator
Radiance 10-14-09 Ruby 11-04-09 Enchantmet 11-14-09
Oasis 11-19-09 Radiance 4-2-10 Spirit 9-7-10
The Travel Place, Valencia, Ca. 1-800-688-4933
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gone cruising
Past Cruises
Viking Serenade ( 3 times ), Serenade,
Voyager OTS, Vision OTS,
Monarch OTS (16 times),
Majesty OTS,
Rhapsody OTS (2 times), Mariner(2), NCL Sea,
NCL Star,
Mercury ( 4 times ),
Infinity(2), Sapphire,
Paradise(4), Spirit, Pride, Elation, Miracle
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Super Cruiser
Location: Orange Co, CA
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 3,507
Frubals:1472427435
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Adult Beverages, Photos if they are good, Casino, Excursions... I should have checked them all. We did better on our last cruise. Only a few photos met my high standards (I usually hate how I look). I won in the Casino but no savings last time on the wine and beverages!!
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Past Cruises
Carnival Elation Mexico 04/1998, RC Vision of the Seas Mexico 05/2003, NCL Star, Mexico 09/2006, Princess Diamond Mexico 04/2007, NCL Star Mexico 12/2007, RCCL Mariner OTS 04/05/09 FUTURE CRUISES... Carnival Paradise 08/2009, RCCL Radiance 04/2010, Carnival Spirit 09/2010
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CLF Officer
Location: Cape Coral Fl.
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 56,796
Frubals:2147483647
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Drinks for Dickie, shopping for me and extra tips from both of us
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Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me! I want people to know why I look this way. I've traveled a long way, and some of the roads weren't paved .
Past Cruises
Most people walk into and out of your life . . . but FRIENDS leave footprints in your heart
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Cruising Machine
Location: Virginia
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,151
Frubals:587091690
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Drinks for DH, Excursions for both of us, Casino for me and must make sure to tip.
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Pat
Past Cruises
Carnival-Bahamas-3day
RC-E.Caribbean-9days-5/21/09-5/30/09
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Cruiser
Location: Ilinois
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 242
Frubals:603386592
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You know me, Lulu. Drinks and casino. Many times they cost as much as the whole cruise(including airfare), but hey, you can't take it with you and you only live once
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Past Cruises
Emerald Princess, Feb-08, Voyager of the Seas, Nov-07, Osterdam, Mar-07, Radiance Of The Seas,March-06, Zuiderdam,Nov-06.....and 40 others
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