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Cruise Real-Cost

What your cruise actually costs.

The fare is the easy part. Tell me your line and cabin. I'll show you the full landed cost — gratuities, drinks, Wi-Fi, excursions, port fees, and the pre-cruise hotel.

Takes about 60 seconds to complete. No account needed.

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Enter your cruise details

Cruise line, cabin tier, nights, and party size.

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Set drinks and add-ons

Gratuities, Wi-Fi, excursions, specialty dining — flip what fits.

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See the all-in total

The fare plus everything the brochure leaves out.

New to cruising? Read the Cruise Cost Guide — written by someone who's done 25+ cruises across every major line.

Your cruise

Optional — picking a port narrows the line list to lines that homeport there.

17 lines grouped by tier: Value, Mainstream, Premium, Luxury, and Ultra-luxury.

If your line or sailing isn't in the list, paste in the per-person quoted fare for a 7-night equivalent (before gratuities, drinks, excursions, port fees).

Under 3 sail free on most lines — no fare, no gratuity, no drink package.

Daily drink mix (per adult, per day)

Used both for pay-as-you-go cost and to show whether the unlimited package would actually pay off for you.

Cruise-line excursions average $80/person/port.

Add-ons

Auto-gratuities

~$18–22/person/day

Pre-cruise hotel night

~$160–260 near port

Port parking

~$20/day

Wi-Fi package

~$15–35/device/day

Specialty dining (2 meals)

~$40–80/person/meal

Photo package

~$180–250 flat

Sets your round-trip flight cost. Choose “driving” to zero out flights.

Fill in your cruise details — we'll add up everything the brochure doesn't mention.

How we got these numbers

Built from 2026 average pricing for 7-night Caribbean sailings (updated May 2026) — estimates, not live quotes. Fares vary 2-3x by sail date — off-peak (September, January, early February) is consistently 30-40% cheaper than spring break, summer, or holiday weeks.

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