ARE LUXURY CRUISES ALL-INCLUSIVE?
What’s included varies by cruise line
Ever wonder what the difference is between luxury cruise lines? You aren’t alone. One of the ways they differentiate themselves is by what they include in your cruise fare. Some are more all-inclusive than others.
?While Regent Seven Seas offers the most all-inclusive fares, you might be surprised to learn that Cunard offers the least. These different pricing strategies allow guest to choose the cruise line that most closely aligns with their tastes, preferences, values and budget. If you don’t drink alcoholic beverages or take shore excursions maybe you’d choose a cheaper fare on a line that doesn’t include them in its base cruise fare. It might not be the only reason to choose one line over another, but if all other things are equal, it might tip the scale one way or the other.
Here is a chart which shows some of the primary differences between the cruise lines:
To view more detailed information on each cruise line, see below:
Azamara Cruises
What’s included:
• Pre-paid gratuities
• An Azamazing Evening Special Event
• Select standard alcoholic beverages
• Non-alcoholic beverages
?• Self-service laundry facilities
?• 24-hour room service
Suite Guests Extra Amenities:
• Specialty restaurants
• English butler service
• Afternoon tea service
• 240 minutes of WiFi service/guest
• One free bag of laundry/suite/7 days
?• Complimentary in-room spirits
What’s not included:
• Premium alcoholic beverages
• Shore excursions
?• Wifi
?• Specialty restaurants (complimentary for suite guests)
Crystal Cruises
What’s included:
• Pre-paid gratuities
• Specialty restaurants
• Premium alcoholic beverages
?• Non-alcoholic beverages
?• 24-hour room service
• WiFi
• Self-service laundry
What’s not included:
• Shore excursions
Cunard Cruise Line
What’s included:
• Standard non-alcoholic beverages
?• 24-hour room service
What’s not included:
?• Gratuities
• Specialty restaurants
• Alcoholic beverages
• WiFi
• Shore excursions
Oceania Cruises
What’s included:
• Specialty restaurants
• Non-alcoholic beverages
• Butler service in all suites
• 24-hour room service
What’s not included:
• Alcoholic beverages
• Gratuities
• WiFi
• Shore excursions
Regent Seven Seas
What’s included:
• Pre-paid gratuities
• Specialty restaurants
• Premium alcoholic beverages
?• Non-alcoholic beverages
• WiFi
• Round-trip business class air on intercontinental flights & economy class on domestic flights for all suite guests from select gateway cities
?• Ground transfers between airport and ship
• 1-night pre-cruise hotel for Concierge Suites and higher
• A variety of free shore excursions at each port
• Self-service laundry & laundry service
•24-hour room service
What’s not included:
Seabourn
What’s included:
• Pre-paid gratuities
• Specialty restaurants
• Premium alcoholic beverages
• Non-alcoholic beverages
• 24-hour room service
?• Self-service laundry
What’s not included:
• Shore excursions
• WiFi
Silverseas
What’s included:
• Pre-paid gratuities
• Limited selection of free shore excursions
• Premium alcoholic beverages
• Non-alcoholic beverages
• Butler in every suite
• 24-hour room service
What’s not included:
• Specialty restaurants
Viking Ocean Cruises
What’s included:
• One shore excursion in each port
• Specialty restaurants
• Wine/beer/soda with lunch & dinner
• WiFi
?• Self-service laundry
• 24-hour room service
What’s not included:
• Gratuities
ALSO CONSIDER OTHER FACTORS!
So how to choose the right vacation for you?
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