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The cost of taking a cruise includes onboard fees and port fees, as well as derivative fees such as shore excursions. If you book a cruise departing from China’s home port through a domestic travel agency or an OTA platform like Ctrip, Tuniu, and Tongcheng, the fee you pay before the trip already includes the boat ticket (including accommodation, free restaurant meals, swimming pool, gym, etc.) Facilities, onboard entertainment programs and activities), port fees, taxes, visa/landing permit fees, basic shore excursion route fees, and tour leader fees, etc. Cruise travel is basically all-inclusive. Except for the cruise service fee (in layman's terms, it is the tip that needs to be paid on board), you can spend no more money on board. Of course, in order to improve the quality of your travel on the cruise, proper consumption is also a must. Let me talk about it separately according to the category of expenses:<br/><br/>1) Tips<br/><br/>All cruise companies will charge each passenger with tips according to the number of days according to your cabin class. Cruise tips are usually automatically credited to your ship card (generally 12-16.5 US dollars per person per night), half price for children 2-12 on some cruise ships, and free of charge for children under 2 years old. You just need to pay before disembarking. If you have bound your own international credit card after boarding the ship, the fee will be automatically deducted from your card. Take the Majestic Princess cruise I just took in September as an example. The ordinary cabin costs 12.5 US dollars per person per night, and 62.5 US dollars per person is required for a 5-night and 6-day itinerary. Suites will be tipped slightly higher. <br/><br/>2) WiFi fees<br/><br/>When the cruise ship is on the high seas, the mobile phone signal comes from the International Maritime Satellite, and the roaming fee is very high, and the call costs 20 to 30 yuan per minute. If your mobile phone does not handle international roaming, it will make your relatives and friends feel that you have disappeared from the world. So many people will buy a certain Internet package. Take the Royal Caribbean Quantum of the Seas as an example. If you buy a full package, it costs US$12 per 24 hours per device, and US$18 per 24 hours for two devices. Taking the Majestic Princess as an example, the basic package for each device is 20 US dollars, with a traffic limit of 222 MB, or 666 MB for 40 US dollars, and 1 G for 60 US dollars. However, because the Internet speed is slightly slower, 222 MB is enough for use. <br/><br/><br/>3) Special restaurants<br/><br/>Generally speaking, the free restaurants on board are already very good. The dishes and desserts are very exquisite and rich. If the voyage is short, There is absolutely no need for you to go to specialty restaurants that charge you. But the specialty restaurants that charge a fee will provide more exquisite dishes and a more elegant dining environment. Most specialty restaurants charge between US$15 and US$45 per person, while chef restaurants may charge more than US$100 per person. Some cruise companies will provide special restaurant packages, bundle several special charging restaurants together, and give a discounted price. For example, the Quantum of the Seas departing from Shanghai Port can choose 3 paid restaurants for $80. <br/><br/><br/>4) Drinks and beverages<br/><br/>Almost all main restaurants of cruise lines only provide free ice water, ice tea, milk, coffee and juice for breakfast, etc. , other alcoholic and soft drinks including soda, bottled water, fruit juice
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