A cruise can look like one of the easiest vacations to budget: pay the fare, board the ship and unpack once. But the advertised price often represents only part of what travelers ultimately spend, especially once gratuities, internet access, excursions and transportation enter the picture.
Those cruise costs can turn an affordable-looking getaway into a much more expensive trip. The surprise is not necessarily that extras exist, but how quickly small daily charges multiply across two people and seven nights. Before clicking “book,” here are five cruise costs worth putting into your vacation budget.
